Portal:Current events/2008 January 12
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January 12, 2008 (Saturday)
- A tanker crash, explosion and fire in Port Harcourt, Nigeria leaves at least 30 dead. (CNN)
- A collision near Bathurst, New Brunswick results in the deaths of 7 Bathurst High School Basketball team members. (CTV)
- Republic of China legislative election, 2008: The Kuomintang (KMT) and its coalition allies win a landslide victory over the Democratic Progressive Party, garnering 86 of 113 seats in the Legislative Yuan. (ChinaPost) (BBC News)