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07-01 Spain defeated Italy 4-0 in the Euro 2012 final
C. 07-01 Pena Nieto 'wins' Mexico election Mexico
D. 07-04 Long hunt detects possible 'God particle' Geneva
4. 07-05 Pilots blamed for Air France disaster Paris
F. 07-12 'Mass killing' in Syria village Hama, Syria
6. 07-14 Thousands flee Japanese floods Kyushu, Japan
H. 07-18 Top Syrian officials killed Syria
I. 07-18 Blast on Israeli bus in Bulgaria Burgas, Bulgaria
J. 07-20 US gunman kills 12 at Batman film Aurora, Colorado
Summary.     Click for More > Pena Nieto 'wins' Mexico election Long hunt detects possible 'God particle'   Cern scientists reporting from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have claimed the discovery of a new particle consistent with the Higgs boson Pilots blamed for Air France disaster 'Mass killing' in Syria village Thousands flee Japanese floods Top Syrian officials killed  Defense Minister Dawood Rajiha; Deputy Defense Minister, al-Assad's security adviser and assistant vice president, and Interior Minister were... Blast on Israeli bus in Bulgaria US gunman kills 12 at Batman film   At least 12 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a shooting at a midnight cinema showing of the new Batman film near Denver, Colora... Syrian forces, rebels battle in Damascus   Huge ceremony launches 2012 Games Map of Stratford United Kingdom
  Spain defeated Italy 4-0 in the Euro 2012 final Map of Olympic Stadium Kiev Ukraine
Jul.1  Turkey  Turkey scrambles jets to Syria border
  Kiev
  Spain become the first country to win three successive major international tournaments. Silva, Alba, Torres and Mata score in Olympic Stadium.    Spain are the first side to score four ...
  Mexico
Jul.2  Virginia  Storm-hit millions reel from US heatwave
Jul.3  London  Barclays Bank boss Diamond resigns
 Pakistan  Pakistan reopens NATO supply routes to Afghanistan
Jul.4   Geneva
 Japan  Parliament releases Fukushima probe report
Jul.5   Paris
 Argentina  Dictators found guilty of stealing babies
Jul.6  Syria  High-ranking general defects from Syrian military
 Cambodia  Mystery illness killing Cambodian children
 Kabul  Clinton made a surprise visit to Kabul
Jul.7  North Caucasus  Dozens killed in Russia flooding
 Libya  Libyans turn out big in landmark election
Jul.9  Eastern Afghanistan  6 American troops killed IED attack
 London  Federer captures seventh Wimbledon title
Jul.10  Congo  Warlord gets 14 years for using child soldiers
Jul.11  Spain  Spain unveils sweeping budget cuts
 Iraq  Top Syria diplomat abandons Assad
Jul.12   Syria
Jul.13  Northern Afghanistan  Wedding bomb 'kills top Afghan MP'
Jul.14   Japan
 Syria  UN team reach Syria killings site
 Egypt  Clinton meets with Egypt's new president
Jul.15  Syria  Syria is in civil war - Red Cross
 North Korea  North Korea military head removed
Jul.16  Syria  Clashes spread in Syrian capital
 San Francisco Bay Area  Yahoo names Google exec as new boss
Jul.17  North Korea  North Korea's Kim named marshal
Jul.18   Syria
  Bulgaria
Jul.19  Syria  Troops go in for Damascus battle
Jul.20   Colorado
  Syria
 UN Security Council  U.N. extends mission as Syria boils
Jul.21  Colorado  'Major threat ends' at US suspect's home
Jul.22  Paris  Wiggins makes history in Paris
 Colorado  Obama heads to cinema attack city
Jul.23  Pennsylvania  Penn State fined $60m over abuse
 Colorado  First view of Aurora shooting suspect
 Hong Kong  Strong typhoon lashes Hong Kong
Jul.24  Iraq  Iraq suffers deadliest day of 2012 as 103 are killed
 Northern Syria  Syrian troops hit back in Aleppo
Jul.25  Syria  Defections as Syria clashes rage
Jul.26  China  Wife of controversial Bo Xilai charged with murder
Jul.27  London  Young athletes light 2012 Olympic flame
  London
  The Queen has declared the London Olympics open following a spectacular ceremony, featuring Beckham, Wiggins and James Bond
 The three-hour spectacle, a quirky take on UK life, is set to be viewed by a TV audience of one billion people. The show, with a cast of 10,000, required 157 rehearsals, which makes London a bunch of slackers compared to the Beijing clambake
Jul.28  Northern Syria  Syria forces launch Aleppo attack  London  China's Yi Siling wins London Games' first gold   Northern Syria Syrian forces hammer Aleppo Map of Aleppo Syria
  The head of the opposition Syrian National Council (SNC) has called for foreign states to arm rebel fighters.    Tanks pounded the Syrian city of Aleppo on Saturday, a sign that a muc...
Jul.29  Southern India  Deadly fire strikes Indian train  New Delhi  Massive power outage hits India Jul.30  Northern Syria  Rebels inch closer to Syria's largest city  Northern Syria  Syrian rebels hold out in Aleppo  London  China swimming star denies doping Jul.31   India Half of India left without power  London  Phelps wins record Olympic medal



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Turkey scrambles jets to Syria border   Spain defeated Italy 4-0 in the Euro 2012 final Map of Olympic Stadium Kiev Ukraine

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Jul.1   Turkey
 Kenya  Kenya church attacks kill 17 near Somali border
  Kiev  
  Spain become the first country to win three successive major international tournaments. Silva, Alba, Torres and Mata score in Olympic Stadium
 Spain are the first side to score four goals in a European Championships final
 London  Barclays chairman to quit over rate fix   Mexico   Pena Nieto 'wins' Mexico election
  Old ruling party, the PRI, is set to return to power as early official results indicate its candidate Enrique Pena Nieto has won the presidential election.    Nieto, 45, is on some 38%, several poin...
 China  Apple 'settles China iPad case'

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Jul.2   Virginia   Storm-hit millions reel from US heatwave   About two million people remain without power in the eastern US following storms that have been blamed for 18 deaths since Friday  USA  GlaxoSmithKline 'guilty of fraud'  Syria  Syria regime torture 'widespread'

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Jul.3   London   Barclays Bank boss Diamond resigns  Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond has resigned a week after the bank was fined a record amount for trying to manipulate inter-bank lending...  USA  US recovery is tepid, says IMF   Pakistan     Pakistan reopens NATO supply routes to Afghanistan   Pakistan has decided to reopen supply routes that the United States and its allies have used for their troops in Afghanistan

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Jul.4   Geneva   Long hunt detects possible 'God particle'
  Cern scientists reporting from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have claimed the discovery of a new particle consistent with the Higgs boson
 Washington  Independence Day plans hit by power cuts and heat  Mexico  Partial recount in Mexico polls   Japan     Parliament releases Fukushima probe report   A Japanese parliamentary panel releases its report into the handling of the nuclear disaster at Fukushima, after months of hearings

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Jul.5   Paris   Pilots blamed for Air France disaster
  A series of errors by pilots and a failure to react effectively to technical problems led to the crash of Flight 447, Bureau of Investigation and Analysis said
 Sao Paulo  Corinthians win Libertadores   Argentina Dictators found guilty of stealing babies  China  China 'smashes' trafficking gangs

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Jul.6   Syria High-ranking general defects from Syrian military   Cambodia Mystery illness killing Cambodian children  Paris  Clinton to Russia, China: 'Get off the sidelines'  Washington  US unemployment rate unchanged  London  Federer beats Djokovic to reach final  London  Murray earns clash in Wimbledon final   Kabul Clinton made a surprise visit to Kabul

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Jul.7   North Caucasus   Dozens killed in Russia flooding   At least 103 people have died as floodwaters surge through southern Russia's Krasnodar region. Of those killed, 92 are in the Krymsk distric...   Libya Libyans turn out big in landmark election  London  Serena wins fifth Wimbledon title  Japan  Karzai urges help for 'progress'

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Jul.9   Eastern Afghanistan 6 American troops killed IED attack   London Federer captures seventh Wimbledon title  Egypt  Egypt military 'warns' president

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Jul.10   Congo Warlord gets 14 years for using child soldiers  London  US-born heiress 'dead in London'

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Jul.11   Spain   Spain unveils sweeping budget cuts  Spain's government has announced sweeping new austerity measures, amid clashes between protesters and police   Iraq     Top Syria diplomat abandons Assad   Nawaf Faresm Syria's ambassador to Iraq, is the first senior Syrian diplomat to abandon the government of President Bashar al-Assad

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Jul.12  USA  Boeing and United sign $14.7bn deal  Pennsylvania  Penn State blamed over sex abuse   Syria     'Mass killing' in Syria village Map of Hama Syria
  At least 200 people are reported to have been killed in the Syrian village of Tremseh, in Hama province.    The village was attacked with...

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Jul.13  Annan  Syria 'atrocities' shock Annan  Global  Leaders condemn Syria killings   Northern Afghanistan Wedding bomb 'kills top Afghan MP'

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Jul.14   Japan   Thousands flee Japanese floods Map of Kyushu Japan
  About 250,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes to avoid floods caused by torrential rainfall in south-west Japan
  Syria UN team reach Syria killings site   Egypt Clinton meets with Egypt's new president

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Jul.15  Syria  Syria rejects UN attack criticism  Egypt  Clinton meets Egypt army leader  Nepal  Bus plunges into Nepal river, killing dozens   Syria Syria is in civil war - Red Cross   North Korea   North Korea military head removed   North Korean military chief Ri Yong-ho has been removed from all official posts, according to state media

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Jul.16   Syria Clashes spread in Syrian capital   San Francisco Bay Area Yahoo names Google exec as new boss  London  Heathrow braces as Olympics land

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Jul.17  London  Olympics security failure is 'humiliating shambles'  Syria  Central Damascus hit by clashes   North Korea North Korea's Kim named marshal

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Jul.18   Syria     Top Syrian officials killed
  Defense Minister Dawood Rajiha; Deputy Defense Minister, al-Assad's security adviser and assistant vice president, and Interior Minister were killed
  Bulgaria   Blast on Israeli bus in Bulgaria Map of Burgas Bulgaria
  An explosion has struck a bus carrying Israeli tourists in the city of Burgas, on the Black Sea. Reports say at least three people have been killed
 Washington  US sees Assad 'losing control' of Syria  Washington  Yemen drone killings prompt US lawsuit  Beijing  China pledges credit for Africa

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Jul.19   Syria Troops go in for Damascus battle  Bulgaria  Bulgarian bus bombing the work of suicide bomber  Tanzania  Red Cross: Dozens killed after ferry capsizes  Northern Syria  Syria rebels seize border posts

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Jul.20   Colorado   US gunman kills 12 at Batman film Map of Aurora Colorado
  At least 12 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a shooting at a midnight cinema showing of the new Batman film near Denver, Colorado
 A man wearing a gas mask opened fire after tossing a tear gas canister in the auditoriu
  Syria     Syrian forces, rebels battle in Damascus
  Syrian troops clashed with opposition fighters as the battle for the capital advances relentlessly amid collapsed diplomatic efforts
  UN Security Council U.N. extends mission as Syria boils  Colorado  US mourns Batman shooting victims

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Jul.21  Syria  Amid violence, Syrians race to borders  Colorado  Aurora police seek entry to flat  Northern Japan  Japan to probe Tepco 'cover-up'   Colorado 'Major threat ends' at US suspect's home  Norway  Norway marks killings anniversary

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Jul.22   Paris Wiggins makes history in Paris   Colorado Obama heads to cinema attack city  Northern England  Els triumphs after Scott falters  Northern Syria  Fresh clashes rock Damascus and Aleppo

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Jul.23   Pennsylvania   Penn State fined $60m over abuse  US college sport authorities have fined Penn State University $60m in the wake of child sex abuse perpetrated by a long-serving football coa...  Sunni Triangle  Attacks across Iraq kill dozens   Colorado First view of Aurora shooting suspect   Hong Kong     Strong typhoon lashes Hong Kong  Typhoon Vicente is leaving scores injured, hundreds of trees felled and many flights cancelled or delayed

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Jul.24  Egypt  Egypt minister to form government  London  Ex-Murdoch editors charged with hacking  Northern Syria  Warplanes hit Syria's second city  London  UK deploying 1,200 extra Olympics troops   Iraq   Iraq suffers deadliest day of 2012 as 103 are killed  There were at least 35 attacks in 7 provinces Monday, authorities said, ranging from shootings and assassinations to car bombs and roadside ...   Northern Syria Syrian troops hit back in Aleppo

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Jul.25  Northern Syria  Syria soldiers 'head for Aleppo'  Northern England  Boy flies to Rome without passport   Syria Defections as Syria clashes rage

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Jul.26   China Wife of controversial Bo Xilai charged with murder  Northern Syria  Syrian troops 'amass near Aleppo'

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Jul.27   London Young athletes light 2012 Olympic flame  Syria  Assad's fall 'matter of time' - ex-UN observer  London  Blind archer breaks Olympics' first world record  London  London awaits Olympic opening ceremony   London     Huge ceremony launches 2012 Games Map of Stratford United Kingdom
  The Queen has declared the London Olympics open following a spectacular ceremony, featuring Beckham, Wiggins and James Bond
 The three-hour spectacle, a quirky take on UK life, is set to be viewed by a TV audience of one billion people. The show, with a cast of 10,000, required 157 rehearsals, which makes London a bunch of slackers compared to the Beijing clambake

July 28 ... more > Top ^

Jul.28   Northern Syria Syria forces launch Aleppo attack   London China's Yi Siling wins London Games' first gold   Northern Syria   Syrian forces hammer Aleppo Map of Aleppo Syria
  The head of the opposition Syrian National Council (SNC) has called for foreign states to arm rebel fighters
 Tanks pounded the Syrian city of Aleppo on Saturday, a sign that a much-feared government offensive in the country's largest city has started

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Jul.29  Northern Syria  Syria vows to crush Aleppo rebels  Jerusalem  Mitt Romney backs Israel on Iran  Romania  Romania president 'survives' vote  London  French double gold in swimming pool   Southern India Deadly fire strikes Indian train   New Delhi Massive power outage hits India  USA  Panetta: Aleppo 'nail in Assad's coffin'

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Jul.30   Northern Syria Rebels inch closer to Syria's largest city   Northern Syria   Syrian rebels hold out in Aleppo   Syrian rebels have held out for another night in the city of Aleppo as a government offensive enters its fourth day.  London  Agnel wins second gold   London China swimming star denies doping  Northern Syria  Rebels inch closer to Syria's largest city

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Jul.31   India     Half of India left without power
  Hundreds of millions of people have been left without electricity in northern and eastern India after a massive power breakdown.    3 grids collapsed - ...
  London Phelps wins record Olympic medal  Washington  US imposes new sanctions on Iran  Northern Syria  'Thousands trapped' in Syria city  India  Power fully restored across India

Turkey scrambles jets to Syria border   Pakistan reopens NATO supply routes to Afghanistan   Pakistan has decided to reopen supply routes that the United States and its allies have used for their troops in Afghanistan High-ranking general defects from Syrian military 6 American troops killed IED attack Warlord gets 14 years for using child soldiers   'Mass killing' in Syria village Map of Hama Syria



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Jul.1   Turkey
Jul.3   Pakistan
Jul.6   Syria
Jul.9   Eastern Afghanistan
Jul.9  Egypt  Egypt military 'warns' president
Jul.10   Congo
Jul.12   Syria
  At least 200 people are reported to have been killed in the Syrian village of Tremseh, in Hama province.    The village was attacked with...
Jul.13  Annan  Syria 'atrocities' shock Annan Jul.13  Global  Leaders condemn Syria killings Jul.14   Syria UN team reach Syria killings site Jul.15  Egypt  Clinton meets Egypt army leader Jul.15   Syria Syria is in civil war - Red Cross Jul.15   North Korea North Korea military head removed   North Korean military chief Ri Yong-ho has been removed from all official posts, according to state media Jul.16   Syria Clashes spread in Syrian capital Jul.17  Syria  Central Damascus hit by clashes Jul.17   North Korea North Korea's Kim named marshal Jul.18   Syria   Top Syrian officials killed
  Defense Minister Dawood Rajiha; Deputy Defense Minister, al-Assad's security adviser and assistant vice president, and Interior Minister were killed
Jul.18  Washington  Yemen drone killings prompt US lawsuit Jul.19   Syria Troops go in for Damascus battle Jul.19  Northern Syria  Syria rebels seize border posts Jul.20   Syria   Syrian forces, rebels battle in Damascus
  Syrian troops clashed with opposition fighters as the battle for the capital advances relentlessly amid collapsed diplomatic efforts
Jul.20   UN Security Council U.N. extends mission as Syria boils Jul.21  Syria  Amid violence, Syrians race to borders Jul.22  Northern Syria  Fresh clashes rock Damascus and Aleppo Jul.24  Northern Syria  Warplanes hit Syria's second city Jul.24  London  UK deploying 1,200 extra Olympics troops Jul.24   Northern Syria Syrian troops hit back in Aleppo Jul.25  Northern Syria  Syria soldiers 'head for Aleppo' Jul.25   Syria Defections as Syria clashes rage Jul.26  Northern Syria  Syrian troops 'amass near Aleppo' Jul.28   Northern Syria Syria forces launch Aleppo attack Jul.28   Northern Syria Syrian forces hammer Aleppo Map of Aleppo Syria
  The head of the opposition Syrian National Council (SNC) has called for foreign states to arm rebel fighters
 Tanks pounded the Syrian city of Aleppo on Saturday, a sign that a much-feared government offensive in the country's largest city has started
Jul.29  Northern Syria  Syria vows to crush Aleppo rebels Jul.29  USA  Panetta: Aleppo 'nail in Assad's coffin' Jul.30   Northern Syria Rebels inch closer to Syria's largest city Jul.30   Northern Syria Syrian rebels hold out in Aleppo   Syrian rebels have held out for another night in the city of Aleppo as a government offensive enters its fourth day. Jul.30  Northern Syria  Rebels inch closer to Syria's largest city Jul.31  Northern Syria  'Thousands trapped' in Syria city


World, July 2012 Disasters Timeline ... See World Disasters timeline Top ^
2012 Jul.2   Virginia Storm-hit millions reel from US heatwave   About two million people remain without power in the eastern US following storms that have been blamed for 18 deaths since Friday Jul.4  Washington  Independence Day plans hit by power cuts and heat Jul.5   Paris Pilots blamed for Air France disaster
  A series of errors by pilots and a failure to react effectively to technical problems led to the crash of Flight 447, Bureau of Investigation and Analysis said
Jul.6   Cambodia Mystery illness killing Cambodian children Jul.7   North Caucasus Dozens killed in Russia flooding   At least 103 people have died as floodwaters surge through southern Russia's Krasnodar region. Of those killed, 92 are in the Krymsk distric... Jul.14   Japan Thousands flee Japanese floods Map of Kyushu Japan
  About 250,000 people have been ordered to leave their homes to avoid floods caused by torrential rainfall in south-west Japan
Jul.15  Nepal  Bus plunges into Nepal river, killing dozens Jul.19  Tanzania  Red Cross: Dozens killed after ferry capsizes Jul.21  Northern Japan  Japan to probe Tepco 'cover-up' Jul.23   Hong Kong   Strong typhoon lashes Hong Kong  Typhoon Vicente is leaving scores injured, hundreds of trees felled and many flights cancelled or delayed Jul.25  Northern England  Boy flies to Rome without passport Jul.29   Southern India Deadly fire strikes Indian train Jul.29   New Delhi Massive power outage hits India Jul.31   India   Half of India left without power
  Hundreds of millions of people have been left without electricity in northern and eastern India after a massive power breakdown.    3 grids collapsed - ...
Jul.31  India  Power fully restored across India


World, July 2012 Business Timeline ... See World Business timeline Top ^
2012 Jul.1  London  Barclays chairman to quit over rate fix Jul.1  China  Apple 'settles China iPad case' Jul.2  USA  GlaxoSmithKline 'guilty of fraud' Jul.3   London Barclays Bank boss Diamond resigns  Barclays chief executive Bob Diamond has resigned a week after the bank was fined a record amount for trying to manipulate inter-bank lending... Jul.3  USA  US recovery is tepid, says IMF Jul.6  Washington  US unemployment rate unchanged Jul.12  USA  Boeing and United sign $14.7bn deal Jul.16   San Francisco Bay Area Yahoo names Google exec as new boss Jul.16  London  Heathrow braces as Olympics land Jul.18  Washington  Yemen drone killings prompt US lawsuit Jul.18  Beijing  China pledges credit for Africa Jul.31  Washington  US imposes new sanctions on Iran


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2012 Jul.1   Kiev   Spain defeated Italy 4-0 in the Euro 2012 final Map of Olympic Stadium Kiev Ukraine
  Spain become the first country to win three successive major international tournaments. Silva, Alba, Torres and Mata score in Olympic Stadium
 Spain are the first side to score four goals in a European Championships final
Jul.5  Sao Paulo  Corinthians win Libertadores Jul.6  London  Federer beats Djokovic to reach final Jul.6  London  Murray earns clash in Wimbledon final Jul.7  London  Serena wins fifth Wimbledon title Jul.9   London Federer captures seventh Wimbledon title Jul.16  London  Heathrow braces as Olympics land Jul.17  London  Olympics security failure is 'humiliating shambles' Jul.22   Paris Wiggins makes history in Paris Jul.22  Northern England  Els triumphs after Scott falters Jul.23   Pennsylvania Penn State fined $60m over abuse  US college sport authorities have fined Penn State University $60m in the wake of child sex abuse perpetrated by a long-serving football coa... Jul.24  London  UK deploying 1,200 extra Olympics troops Jul.27   London Young athletes light 2012 Olympic flame Jul.27  London  Blind archer breaks Olympics' first world record Jul.27  London  London awaits Olympic opening ceremony Jul.27   London   Huge ceremony launches 2012 Games Map of Stratford United Kingdom
  The Queen has declared the London Olympics open following a spectacular ceremony, featuring Beckham, Wiggins and James Bond
 The three-hour spectacle, a quirky take on UK life, is set to be viewed by a TV audience of one billion people. The show, with a cast of 10,000, required 157 rehearsals, which makes London a bunch of slackers compared to the Beijing clambake
Jul.28   London China's Yi Siling wins London Games' first gold Jul.29  London  French double gold in swimming pool Jul.30  London  Agnel wins second gold Jul.30   London China swimming star denies doping Jul.31   London Phelps wins record Olympic medal


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2012 Jul.1  Kenya  Kenya church attacks kill 17 near Somali border Jul.5   Argentina Dictators found guilty of stealing babies Jul.5  China  China 'smashes' trafficking gangs Jul.10   Congo Warlord gets 14 years for using child soldiers Jul.12  Pennsylvania  Penn State blamed over sex abuse Jul.13   Northern Afghanistan Wedding bomb 'kills top Afghan MP' Jul.18   Syria   Top Syrian officials killed
  Defense Minister Dawood Rajiha; Deputy Defense Minister, al-Assad's security adviser and assistant vice president, and Interior Minister were killed
Jul.18   Bulgaria Blast on Israeli bus in Bulgaria Map of Burgas Bulgaria
  An explosion has struck a bus carrying Israeli tourists in the city of Burgas, on the Black Sea. Reports say at least three people have been killed
Jul.19  Bulgaria  Bulgarian bus bombing the work of suicide bomber Jul.20   Colorado US gunman kills 12 at Batman film Map of Aurora Colorado
  At least 12 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a shooting at a midnight cinema showing of the new Batman film near Denver, Colorado
 A man wearing a gas mask opened fire after tossing a tear gas canister in the auditoriu
Jul.20  Colorado  US mourns Batman shooting victims Jul.21  Colorado  Aurora police seek entry to flat Jul.21   Colorado 'Major threat ends' at US suspect's home Jul.21  Norway  Norway marks killings anniversary Jul.22   Colorado Obama heads to cinema attack city Jul.23   Pennsylvania Penn State fined $60m over abuse  US college sport authorities have fined Penn State University $60m in the wake of child sex abuse perpetrated by a long-serving football coa... Jul.23  Sunni Triangle  Attacks across Iraq kill dozens Jul.23   Colorado First view of Aurora shooting suspect Jul.24  London  Ex-Murdoch editors charged with hacking Jul.24   Iraq Iraq suffers deadliest day of 2012 as 103 are killed  There were at least 35 attacks in 7 provinces Monday, authorities said, ranging from shootings and assassinations to car bombs and roadside ... Jul.26   China Wife of controversial Bo Xilai charged with murder


World, July 2012 Politics Timeline ... See World Politics timeline Top ^
2012 Jul.1   Mexico Pena Nieto 'wins' Mexico election
  Old ruling party, the PRI, is set to return to power as early official results indicate its candidate Enrique Pena Nieto has won the presidential election.    Nieto, 45, is on some 38%, several poin...
Jul.2  Syria  Syria regime torture 'widespread' Jul.3   Pakistan   Pakistan reopens NATO supply routes to Afghanistan   Pakistan has decided to reopen supply routes that the United States and its allies have used for their troops in Afghanistan Jul.4   Geneva Long hunt detects possible 'God particle'
  Cern scientists reporting from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have claimed the discovery of a new particle consistent with the Higgs boson
Jul.4  Mexico  Partial recount in Mexico polls Jul.4   Japan   Parliament releases Fukushima probe report   A Japanese parliamentary panel releases its report into the handling of the nuclear disaster at Fukushima, after months of hearings Jul.5   Argentina Dictators found guilty of stealing babies Jul.6  Paris  Clinton to Russia, China: 'Get off the sidelines' Jul.6   Kabul Clinton made a surprise visit to Kabul Jul.7   Libya Libyans turn out big in landmark election Jul.7  Japan  Karzai urges help for 'progress' Jul.9  Egypt  Egypt military 'warns' president Jul.10  London  US-born heiress 'dead in London' Jul.11   Spain Spain unveils sweeping budget cuts  Spain's government has announced sweeping new austerity measures, amid clashes between protesters and police Jul.11   Iraq   Top Syria diplomat abandons Assad   Nawaf Faresm Syria's ambassador to Iraq, is the first senior Syrian diplomat to abandon the government of President Bashar al-Assad Jul.13  Global  Leaders condemn Syria killings Jul.13   Northern Afghanistan Wedding bomb 'kills top Afghan MP' Jul.14   Syria UN team reach Syria killings site Jul.14   Egypt Clinton meets with Egypt's new president Jul.15  Syria  Syria rejects UN attack criticism Jul.15  Egypt  Clinton meets Egypt army leader Jul.15   North Korea North Korea military head removed   North Korean military chief Ri Yong-ho has been removed from all official posts, according to state media Jul.17  London  Olympics security failure is 'humiliating shambles' Jul.17   North Korea North Korea's Kim named marshal Jul.18   Syria   Top Syrian officials killed
  Defense Minister Dawood Rajiha; Deputy Defense Minister, al-Assad's security adviser and assistant vice president, and Interior Minister were killed
Jul.18  Washington  US sees Assad 'losing control' of Syria Jul.18  Beijing  China pledges credit for Africa Jul.20  Colorado  US mourns Batman shooting victims Jul.21  Syria  Amid violence, Syrians race to borders Jul.21  Northern Japan  Japan to probe Tepco 'cover-up' Jul.21  Norway  Norway marks killings anniversary Jul.22   Colorado Obama heads to cinema attack city Jul.24  Egypt  Egypt minister to form government Jul.24  London  Ex-Murdoch editors charged with hacking Jul.24  London  UK deploying 1,200 extra Olympics troops Jul.25  Northern England  Boy flies to Rome without passport Jul.25   Syria Defections as Syria clashes rage Jul.26   China Wife of controversial Bo Xilai charged with murder Jul.27  Syria  Assad's fall 'matter of time' - ex-UN observer Jul.29  Jerusalem  Mitt Romney backs Israel on Iran Jul.29  Romania  Romania president 'survives' vote