Portal:Current events/2010 January 12

Summary

Armed conflicts and attacks

Arts and culture

Business and economy
  • Google says it may end its operations in China as it is no longer willing to continue censoring its search results. (Reuters) (BBC) (Google blog) (The Guardian)

Disasters and accidents

International relations

Law and crime

Politics and elections
  • Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa announces that Tamils will be given greater say in matters of governance, proposing power sharing agreements. (The Hindu) (AFP)
  • Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua gives his first interview since going into hospital in Saudi Arabia to the BBC, saying he hopes to return home soon as protests in the capital Abuja demand an end to the political situation. (BBC) (Vanguard)

Science and technology
  • The "bizarre behaviour" of a nocturnal raspy cricket pollinating a flower is caught on camera on the island of Réunion, contradicting the image of crickets destroying flowers. (BBC) (New Scientist)

Sport

Weather
  • Australia experiences its hottest night since 1902, as a heat wave grips the country. (BBC) (Xinhua) (IBN Live)