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January 12, 2006 (Thursday)
- The foreign ministers of Britain, France, and Germany declare that negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program have reached a "dead end." They recommend that Iran be referred to the United Nations Security Council, where the nation may face sanctions. (ABC)
- A stampede during the Stoning the Devil ritual on the last day at the Hajj in Mina, Saudi Arabia, kills at least 362 Muslim pilgrims. A similar crush claimed 244 pilgrims' lives at the same spot in 2004. (BBC)
- Mehmet Ali Ağca, who tried to assassinate Pope John Paul II in 1981, is released from jail. (BBC)
- The French warship Clemenceau reaches Egypt and is barred access to the Suez Canal. Two Greenpeace activists board the ship. (BBC)
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