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• 4 February 2012: Unarmed man killed by narcotics officer in The Bronx
• 27 January 2012: Report indicates Texas state parks still suffering following worst drought on record
• 26 January 2012: Wikinews Shorts: January 26, 2012
• 20 January 2012: Wikinews Shorts: January 20, 2012
• 16 January 2012: Dozens killed, injured after blast hits Shias in Punjab, Pakistan
• 14 January 2012: Man killed in police shooting in Brooklyn, New York
• 11 January 2012: US Coast Guard rescues Iranian ship
• 6 January 2012: 31 die in Mexico jail violence
• 22 December 2011: Cypriot court clears all of wrongdoing in Greek air disaster
• 9 December 2011: Four dead as Mexico gunmen attack ambulance

Africa Drought stricken Somalia nears famine At least fourteen dead after eating toxic fish in Madagascar U.S. military denies reports helicopter opened fire on Libyan civilians during rescue mission U.S. fighter jet crashes in Libya Atlantic storm Danielle strengthens to hurricane force Asia Wikinews Shorts: January 26, 2012 Wikinews Shorts: January 20, 2012 Dozens killed, injured after blast hits Shias in Punjab, Pakistan US Coast Guard rescues Iranian ship Cypriot court clears all of wrongdoing in Greek air disaster Central America 'Brakes failed': fourteen killed in Guatemala bus crash Richard becomes a hurricane, threatens Belize Tropical storm Richard nears hurricane strength, soaks Honduras Tropical storm Richard forms, drifts towards Honduras Wikinews Shorts: September 6, 2010 Europe Wikinews Shorts: January 26, 2012 Wikinews Shorts: January 20, 2012 Cypriot court clears all of wrongdoing in Greek air disaster Three-car accident in Birmingham, England leaves eight injured Earthquake hits Turkey, hundreds reported dead

Middle East Wikinews Shorts: January 26, 2012 Cypriot court clears all of wrongdoing in Greek air disaster Man commits suicide by jumping from Burj Khalifa Train crash in Netanya, Israel injures at least 50; no casualties Explosion at Yemen weapons factory kills dozens North America Unarmed man killed by narcotics officer in The Bronx Report indicates Texas state parks still suffering following worst drought on record Wikinews Shorts: January 26, 2012 Wikinews Shorts: January 20, 2012 Man killed in police shooting in Brooklyn, New York Oceania Wikinews Shorts: January 26, 2012 Wikinews Shorts: January 20, 2012 6.8 earthquake rocks northeastern coast of Papua New Guinea One confirmed dead after tornado hits Auckland, New Zealand Dingoes attack toddler on Fraser Island South America Fire in Pichilemu, Chile kills family of five Military plane crashes in Chilean Juan Fernández Archipelago; reports say no survivors Four U.N. staff dead after plane crash in Bolivia Flight recorders from Air France Flight 447 found Surfer dies at beach in Pichilemu, Chile

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