Portal:Current events/2012 January 13
January 13, 2012 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2011-2012 Syrian uprising: Security forces kill at least 13 protesters, including three children, amid ongoing protests in Syria. (Al Jazeera)
Business and economy
- European sovereign debt crisis:
- The Standard & Poor's credit rating agency lowers its long-term credit ratings on the eurozone countries of Cyprus, Italy, Portugal, and Spain by two notches each and Austria, France, Malta, Slovakia, and Slovenia by one notch each. (Standard & Poor's)
- Lions Gate Entertainment, the largest independent studio in the United States, purchases Summit Entertainment for US$412.5 million. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- Costa Concordia disaster: The cruise ship Costa Concordia runs aground at Isola del Giglio in the Mediterranean Sea, with 32 passengers dead, 2 missing and presumed dead, and 64 injured. (Sky News) (CNN)
Politics and elections
- Kiribati President Anote Tong is re-elected to a third (and final) term in the 2012 presidential election. (Radio Australia News)
- Reforms in Burma: Burma announces a mass pardon for political prisoners, including student leader Min Ko Naing. (BBC)