January 25, 2012 (Wednesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2011–2012 Syrian uprising: 18 protesters are shot dead by Syrian security forces. (Naharnet)
- A Tibetan monk is shot dead in Sichuan, China, in the second violent clash this week as unrest spreads. (Times of Oman) (BBC)
- Protesters in Egypt commemorate the first anniversary of the revolution. (Al Jazeera)
- Riots break out in a prison in central Colombo, Sri Lanka, injuring 31 inmates and guards. (UPI)
- 10 people are injured in a grenade attack in southern Rwanda. (Reuters)
- A United States rescue operation in Somalia frees two foreign hostages and kills nine pirates. (Times of India)
- A truck bomb detonates at an Ethiopian military base in Somalia. (IOL)
Disasters and accidents
- A landslide in central Papua New Guinea leaves four people dead and 60 missing. (AP)
International relations
- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says that Iran is willing to talk about Iran's nuclear program with other leaders. (Al Jazeera)
Law and crime
- The United Nations says a new foreign judge at the Khmer Rouge trial can continue cases without the support of Cambodia. (AFP)
- Israeli police capture Aziz Dweik, Speaker of the Hamas-dominated Palestinian Parliament, and place him under detention for 6 months. (The Guardian)(Jerusalem Post)