January 10, 2012 (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- A bombing in Khyber Agency, Pakistan, kills at least 29 people and leaves over 50 others injured. (Vancouver Sun)
Law and crime
- Amir Mirza Hekmati is sentenced to death by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Court. (Wall Street Journal)
Politics
- The Scottish Government announces that it plans to hold the referendum on Scottish independence in the autumn of 2014, but Secretary of State for Scotland Michael Moore tells the House of Commons that the power to hold a referendum is "reserved" to Westminster. (BBC)
- Secretary of State for Transport Justine Greening gives the go-ahead for HS2, a £33bn high-speed rail line that will eventually link several major cities in the United Kingdom to London and enabling quicker journey times. (BBC)
- Early reports show that Mitt Romney wins the New Hampshire Republican primary with Ron Paul in second and Jon Huntsman in third. (CNN)