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Main news of January 5

23:59 05/01/2012

A roundup of what has happened during the last 24 hours

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U.S. to cut armed forces – Obama
21:10 05/01/2012
The U.S. President Barack Obama unveiled on Thursday a new defense strategy that seeks to cut the country’s armed forces as a part of major cuts to the U.S. defense budget by almost $500 billion, RIA Novosti reported.
At least 68 killed in Iraqi deadliest blasts
20:11 05/01/2012
At least 68 people are reported to have been killed in Thursday’s suicide attacks targeting several Iraqi cities, the BBC reported.
Egyptian prosecutors demand death sentence for Mubarak
17:58 05/01/2012
Egypt’s Prosecutors General’s Office demanded on Thursday a death sentence for the Egyptian ex-president, Hosni Mubarak, the country’s former interior minister and six other defendants, Egyptian state news agency, MENA reported.
Tehran hails Moscow’s diplomatic efforts over Iranian nuclear program
17:16 05/01/2012
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev during a telephone conversation on Thursday that Tehran backed Moscow's diplomatic efforts to settle the dispute over Iranian nuclear program, the Kremlin said.
Syria frees over 550 anti-government protesters
15:32 05/01/2012
Syrian authorities on Thursday freed 552 people arrested during anti-government protests, the national TV channel Syria reported.
Ukrainian court bans protests near Tymoshenko’s colony
13:58 05/01/2012
A Kharkov court on Thursday banned any protests on the steps of the penal colony where Ukraine’s ex Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko is serving her 7-year sentence.
More than 20 killed in Baghdad blasts
11:55 05/01/2012
Several explosions have rocked Shiite neighborhoods of Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 21 and leaving dozens more wounded, world media said.
Mexico prison knife brawl kills 31
09:26 05/01/2012
At least thirty-one inmates were killed and other 13 were wounded in a brutal fight inside a prison in the northern Mexican state of Tamaulipas, the state's public safety department said in a statement on Wednesday.
At least 25 killed in Philippines landslide
07:20 05/01/2012
At least 25 people have been killed and many others remain buried in rubble after a landslide in a mining area in the Philippines’ southern Mindanao region, regional media reported.
Afghan president welcomes Taliban move to negotiate peace with U.S.
02:38 05/01/2012
Afghan President Hamid Karzai welcomed on Wednesday the Taliban’s intention to negotiate a peace deal with the United States in a presidential statement published by Western media outlets.
Experts monitoring jailed Norway killer Breivik deny his insanity
01:22 05/01/2012
An expert team monitoring the Norwegian killer, Anders Behring Breivik, in prison said they believed he was not insane, disagreeing with the original conclusion by court-appointed psychiatrists, the BBC has said.

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Main news of January 5

U.S. to cut armed forces – Obama

At least 68 killed in Iraqi deadliest blasts

Egyptian prosecutors demand death sentence for Mubarak

Tehran hails Moscow’s diplomatic efforts over Iranian nuclear program

Syria frees over 550 anti-government protesters

Ukrainian court bans protests near Tymoshenko’s colony

More than 20 killed in Baghdad blasts

Mexico prison knife brawl kills 31

At least 25 killed in Philippines landslide

Afghan president welcomes Taliban move to negotiate peace with U.S.

Experts monitoring jailed Norway killer Breivik deny his insanity

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