EPS 2012 EPS Edison Volta Prize was awarded to Rolf-Dieter Heuer, CERN Director General, and two his colleagues.
Rex Hunt Sir Rex Hunt, who was Governor of the Falkland Islands at the time of the 1982 invasion dies aged 86.
Helen Boaden Helen Boaden, the BBC's Director of News, and her deputy Steve Mitchell relinquish their roles in the wake of the "Newsnight" scandal.
Abu Qatada Muslim cleric Abu Qatada will be released on bail after winning an appeal against deportation from the United Kingdom to Jordan. The UK government says it will appeal against the ruling.
Wade Davis "Into the Silence" by Wade Davis, a biography of George Mallory wins the 2012 Samuel Johnson Prize for Non Fiction.
2012 terrorist attacks in Kenya At least 38 police officers are killed in northern Kenya amid clashes with cattle rustlers.
Mortar bombs A second mortar shell from Syria has been fired at an Israeli military outpost in the Golan Heights, after a similar incident the day before. The Israel Defence Forces have responded with tank fire at the source of the bombardment, scoring several direct hits on artillery units belonging to the Syrian Army.