51 events found for 2012
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor is sentenced to 50 years in prison for his role in atrocities committed during
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the killing of demonstrators d
A plane carrying 153 people crashes in a residential neighborhood in Lagos, Nigeria, killing everyone on board plus six
The pageant for the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II takes place on the River Thames
75 people die in a landslide triggered by two earthquakes in Afghanistan; an entire village is buried
Seventy-five people die in a landslide triggered by two earthquakes in Afghanistan; an entire village is buried
A series of bombings across Iraq, including Baghdad, Hillah and Kirkuk, kills at least 93 people and wounds over 300 oth
China successfully launches its Shenzhou 9 spacecraft, carrying three astronauts, including the first female Chinese ast
The United States Air Force's robotic Boeing X-37B spaceplane returns to Earth after a classified 469-day orbital missio
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange requests asylum in London's Ecuadorian Embassy for fear of extradition to the US after
A boat carrying more than 200 migrants capsizes in the Indian Ocean between the Indonesian island of Java and Christmas
An Indonesian Air Force Fokker F27 Friendship crashes near Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport, killing 11
Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo is removed from office by impeachment and succeeded by Federico Franco
A Turkish Air Force McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II fighter plane is shot down by the Syrian Armed Forces, killing both
Ashton Eaton breaks the decathlon world record at the United States Olympic Trials
Death of Lonesome George, the last known individual of Chelonoidis nigra abingdonii, a subspecies of the Galápagos torto
The Waldo Canyon fire descends into the Mountain Shadows neighborhood in Colorado Springs, burning 347 homes in a matter
The United States Supreme Court upholds the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate in Nationa
A derecho sweeps across the eastern United States, leaving at least 22 people dead and millions without power