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July 12, 2012
(
2012-07-12
)
(Thursday)
history
watch
Armed conflict and attacks
Syrian uprising (2011-present)
:
Battle of Tremseh
At least 200 people are reportedly killed by the Syrian army in the Syrian village of
Tremseh
, in
Hama province
.
(BBC)
War in North-West Pakistan
:
Gunmen kill nine
police officers
and injure others in an overnight raid in the
Pakistani
city of
Lahore
.
(AFP via Yahoo! News)
,
(AP)
Arts and culture
Tongan
Crown Prince
Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala
marries
Sinaitakala Fakafanua
in a
wedding ceremony
in
Nukuʻalofa
. The marriage, the first for a Crown Prince of Tonga in 65 years, sparks controversy as the couple are second cousins.
(
The Daily Telegraph
)
English
rock
group,
The Rolling Stones
, celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of their first performance at the
Marquee Club
in
Oxford Street
,
London
.
(
Herald Sun
)
Business and economy
French
automaker
PSA Peugeot Citroen
announces that it will cut 8000 jobs from its domestic operations as a result of a downturn in
Europe
.
(AAP via News Limited)
Wells Fargo
decides to pay a $175 million settlement in a
subprime mortgage
compensation case.
(
Chicago Tribune
)
International relations
The
US Treasury
announces that sanctions on
Iran
due to its
nuclear program
are further tightened.
(BBC)
Disasters
At least nine
mountaineers
are killed and eight injured in an
avalanche
on
Mont Maudit
near
Mont Blanc
in the
French Alps
.
(
Daily Mail
)
An oil tanker in
Okogbe
,
Rivers State
,
Nigeria
, explodes after crashing, leaving around 90-115 dead.
(BBC)
Buildings shake in
Kabul
as tremors from magnitude 5.8 earthquake in the
Hindu Kush
region are felt.
(Shanghai Daily)
Heavy rain leads to flash floods and mudslides and causes at least 15 deaths and 11 more people missing in southern
Japan
.
(
Washington Post
)
Law and Crime
The two men on trial for the murder of
Michaela McAreavey
are found not guilty by a court in Mauritius.
(Sky News)
Former
FBI
Director
Louis Freeh
's report into the
Penn State sex abuse scandal
is released, alleging that late head football coach
Joe Paterno
and other school officials covered up child sexual abuse by former assistant coach
Jerry Sandusky
.
(ESPN)
(CNN)
A 38-year-old seller of antiquities
attacks and beheads two people
in the Chilean town of
Lolol
(El Mercurio)
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July 2012
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:
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
<
Portal:Current events
July 12, 2012
(
2012-07-12
)
(Thursday)
history
watch
Armed conflict and attacks
Syrian uprising (2011-present)
:
Battle of Tremseh
At least 200 people are reportedly killed by the Syrian army in the Syrian village of
Tremseh
, in
Hama province
.
(BBC)
War in North-West Pakistan
:
Gunmen kill nine
police officers
and injure others in an overnight raid in the
Pakistani
city of
Lahore
.
(AFP via Yahoo! News)
,
(AP)
Arts and culture
Tongan
Crown Prince
Tupoutoʻa ʻUlukalala
marries
Sinaitakala Fakafanua
in a
wedding ceremony
in
Nukuʻalofa
. The marriage, the first for a Crown Prince of Tonga in 65 years, sparks controversy as the couple are second cousins.
(
The Daily Telegraph
)
English
rock
group,
The Rolling Stones
, celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of their first performance at the
Marquee Club
in
Oxford Street
,
London
.
(
Herald Sun
)
Business and economy
French
automaker
PSA Peugeot Citroen
announces that it will cut 8000 jobs from its domestic operations as a result of a downturn in
Europe
.
(AAP via News Limited)
Wells Fargo
decides to pay a $175 million settlement in a
subprime mortgage
compensation case.
(
Chicago Tribune
)
International relations
The
US Treasury
announces that sanctions on
Iran
due to its
nuclear program
are further tightened.
(BBC)
Disasters
At least nine
mountaineers
are killed and eight injured in an
avalanche
on
Mont Maudit
near
Mont Blanc
in the
French Alps
.
(
Daily Mail
)
An oil tanker in
Okogbe
,
Rivers State
,
Nigeria
, explodes after crashing, leaving around 90-115 dead.
(BBC)
Buildings shake in
Kabul
as tremors from magnitude 5.8 earthquake in the
Hindu Kush
region are felt.
(Shanghai Daily)
Heavy rain leads to flash floods and mudslides and causes at least 15 deaths and 11 more people missing in southern
Japan
.
(
Washington Post
)
Law and Crime
The two men on trial for the murder of
Michaela McAreavey
are found not guilty by a court in Mauritius.
(Sky News)
Former
FBI
Director
Louis Freeh
's report into the
Penn State sex abuse scandal
is released, alleging that late head football coach
Joe Paterno
and other school officials covered up child sexual abuse by former assistant coach
Jerry Sandusky
.
(ESPN)
(CNN)
A 38-year-old seller of antiquities
attacks and beheads two people
in the Chilean town of
Lolol
(El Mercurio)
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