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| 2011 December 29 |
| | | Iran blames the USA and Israel for the murder of one of their nuclear scientists by a suicide bomber on a motorcyle | |
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| 2012 January 13 |
| | | The Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia crashes into a rock near the Italian island of Giglio, killing 32 people | |
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| c. 2012 January 23 |
| | | The European Union imposes an oil embargo on Iran to deter efforts to achieve a nuclear weapon | |
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| 2012 February 1 |
| | | About 80 people are killed and more than 1000 injured in a clash between fans at a football match in the Egyptian city Port Said | |
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| 2012 February 4 |
| | | Russia and China use their Security Council veto to block a UN resolution to end the violence in Syria | |
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| 2012 February 6 |
| | | The Diamond of Jubilee of Elizabeth II marks the 60th anniversary of her succession as Queen of the UK and Head of the Commonwealth | |
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| 2012 February 27 |
| | | After violent protests in the Yemen the president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, cedes power and leaves the country | |
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| 2012 March 4 |
| | | Vladimir Putin is elected president in Russia, prompting large public protests and widespread allegations of fraud | |
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| 2012 March 10 |
| | | An American soldier leaves his barracks and kills 17 villagers, including 9 children, in Afghanistan | |
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| 2012 March 13 |
| | | 244 years after its launch in Scotland in 1768 the Encyclopedia Britannica publishes its final printed edition | |
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