WHAT ALL HAPPENED JANUARY TO APRIL 2012
Find out what all happened January to April 2012

President Mohamed Nasheed of the Republic of Maldives resigns, after 23 days of anti-governmental protests calling for the release of Chief Judge unlawfully arrested by the military. (7. February 2012)

The Hong Kong-based file-sharing website Megaupload is shut down by the FBI. (19. January 2012)

A train derails in Burlington, Ontario, Canada killing at least three people and injuring 45. (26. February 2012)

A US soldier kills 16 civilians in the Panjwayi District of Afghanistan near Kandahar. (11. March 2012)

A bombing in Khyber Agency, Pakistan, kills at least 30 people and 78 others injured. (10. January 2012)

A Moldovan civilian is fatally wounded by a Russian peacekeeper in the Transnistrian security zone, leading to demonstrations against Russia. (1. January 2012)

A tornado outbreak occurred over a large section of the Southern United States and into the Ohio Valley region, resulting in 40 tornado-related fatalities. (2. March 2012)

A group of Gaddafi loyalists take control of part of the town of Bani Walid and fly the green flag after a battle with NTC forces left 5 dead and 20 injured. (23. January 2012)

The trial for Anders Behring Breivik begins in Oslo, Norway. (16. April 2012)

A series of coordinated actions take place in protest against Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Act. (18. January 2012)

The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia sinks off the coast of Italy. There are 31 confirmed deaths with one still missing, Russel Rebello, amongst the 4232 passengers and crew. (13. January 2012)

Azawad Declaration of Independence is declared. (6. April 2012)

The Pirate Party of Greece is founded, on the model of the Swedish Pirate Party. (14. January 2012)

The Pulitzer Prize winners were announced, it was the first time since 1977 that no book won the Fiction Prize. (16. April 2012)

A hot air balloon crashes near Carterton, New Zealand, killing all 11 people on board. (7. January 2012)

The European Space Agency (ESA) conducted the first launch of the European Vega rocket from Europe's spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. (13. February 2012)

A 8.2 magnitude earthquake hits Indonesia, off northern Sumatra at a depth of 16.4 km. A tsunami hits the island of Nias at Indonesia. (11. April 2012)

Tokyo Skytree construction completed. Now it is the tallest tower in the world, 634 meters high, and second tallest (man-made) structure on Earth, next to Burj Khalifa. (29. February 2012)