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January

Costa Concordia gets too close to the Isola del Giglio

Wikipedia closes down for a day to protest Stop Online Piracy Act

Gabrielle Giffords announces her resignation to focus on her rehabilitation

 

February

Prince William goes to the Falkland Islands to work in search and rescue

The Artist wins Oscar for Best Picture

Sun on Sunday launched to replace News of the World

4 Iranians blow up a house on Sukhumwit Soi 71

 

March

According to the US Census Bureau, the world population reaches 7 billion

Bo Xilai replaced as Communist Party head in Chongqing

George Clooney arrested outside the embassy of Sudan protesting humanitarian crisis in that country.

 

April

Failure of North Korean rocket intended to celebrate birthday of Kim Il-Sung

Centenary of the sinking of the Titanic celebrated

Performances of 37 plays by William Shakespeare in 37 languages begin

 

May

The Scream by Edvard Munch sells for a record US$120 million

Death of Ah Kong in Bangkok Remand Prison

Mitt Romney releases an i-phone app with the slogan ‘A Better Amercia’

 

June

Bladder infection sends Prince Philip to hospital after spending a rainy day on a boat

Julian Assange granted diplomatic asylum by the Ecuadorian Embassy in London

Aung San Suu Kyi accepts Nobel Peace Prize 21 years after it was awarded

 

July

Psy releases Gangnam Style and earns a billion by December

Anders Behring Breivik found guilty in Oslo

Acquittal of John Terry on charge of racism

 

August

Kofi Annan resigns as UN-Arab league envoy to Syria

Andy Murray beats Roger Federer to win gold medal at Wimbledon

Death of Neil Armstrong, first man on the moon

 

September

Policeman killed by Ferrari driven by a member of the Red Bull family

Largest protest in Catalonia’s history in Barcelona demands independence

Ambassador killed at US consulate in Benghazi

 

October

Julia Gillard accuses Tony Abbot of misogyny

Shooting by Taliban of 14-year-old Malala Yousafzai in Swat Valley

Norodom Sihanouk, former King of Cambodia, dies in Beijing

 

November

Tear gas used as Pitak Siam ends rally

Cancellation of NY Marathon due to Hurricane Sandy

Bangkok Futsal Arena in Nong Chok not used for World Cup

 

December

Pope Benedict lets his ex-Butler go home for Christmas.

Lionel Messi’s 91 goals beat Gerd Mueller’s 40-year-old record

Agreement reached in Qatar to extend the Kyoto Protocol until 2020