European Southern Observatory ESO astronomers discover an unexpected spiral structure around carbon star R Sculptoris.
American Two American scientists, Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka, win the 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on discovering the inner workings of G protein-coupled receptors.
John R. Allen U.S. President Obama nominates general John R. Allen for the SACEUR function. General Joseph Dunford would succeed Allen as ISAF commander in Afghanistan.
Ankara A Syrian passenger plane is forced by Turkish fighter jets to land in Ankara due to the allegations of carrying weapons.
Syrian civil war Syrian civil war: Rebels claim control of the strategic town of Maarrat al-Nu'man on the main road linking Damascus to Aleppo.