April 8: Due to very low visibility in a
sandstorm, 80 cars piled up in a mass crash on German
Autobahn 19. 30 of these caught fire, resulting in the death of eight people and the injury of 131 others.[8]
May 21: Two people have been killed and twenty others were seriously injured in a series of anti-government protests held in the Georgian capital of
Tbilisi.[13]
May 27: Riot police clashed with protesters as authorities cleared away a makeshift camp in
Plaça de Catalunya, Barcelona, set up as part of a Spain-wide demonstration against the country's precarious economic conditions. At least 121 people were lightly injured.[17]
June
June 2: Four people have been killed in a major explosion at an oil refinery in south-west
Wales.[18]
June 20: More than 300 people were injured in a sectarian interface near a Catholic enclave in east
Belfast.[19]
June 21: 44 people have died in a plane crash in north-west Russia.[citation needed]
July
July 10: At least 122 people have died when a passenger ship sank with more than 200 people aboard on Russia's
Volga River.[20]
August 6-11: Riots and looting initially breakout in
London but spread to other
English cities. The initial riot occurred after a peaceful protest in
Tottenham, north London over the fatal police
shooting of Mark Duggan, which later turned violent.[27] The aftermath saw over 3000 arrests made, consisting of individuals involved in rioting, looting, arson and other related criminal activity, 5 people killed and 186 police officers injured.[28]
August 9: A Russian cargo plane has crashed in a remote far eastern area, with all 11 people on board believed to have been killed.[29]
October 20: Basque separatist militant organisation
ETA declared an end to its 43-year campaign of political violence, which has killed over 800 people since 1968.[35]
October 24: 17 people died in Western European unprecedented floods, caused by low-pressure area Meeno.[37]
October 27: After an emergency meeting in
Brussels, the
European Union announced an agreement to tackle the European sovereign debt crisis which includes a writedown of 50% of Greek bonds, a recapitalisation of European banks and an increase of the bailout fund of the
European Financial Stability Facility totaling to €1 trillion.[38][39]
November
November 4: Seven people have been killed and 51 injured in a 34-vehicle pile-up on the M5 motorway in Somerset.[40]
November 9: A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck south-west of Van, causing the death of over 12 people in the collapse of several hotels.[41]
December
December 18: A jack-up rig capsized and sank in the
Sea of Okhotsk with the loss of 53 of its 67 crew.[42]
April 8: Due to very low visibility in a
sandstorm, 80 cars piled up in a mass crash on German
Autobahn 19. 30 of these caught fire, resulting in the death of eight people and the injury of 131 others.[8]
May 21: Two people have been killed and twenty others were seriously injured in a series of anti-government protests held in the Georgian capital of
Tbilisi.[13]
May 27: Riot police clashed with protesters as authorities cleared away a makeshift camp in
Plaça de Catalunya, Barcelona, set up as part of a Spain-wide demonstration against the country's precarious economic conditions. At least 121 people were lightly injured.[17]
June
June 2: Four people have been killed in a major explosion at an oil refinery in south-west
Wales.[18]
June 20: More than 300 people were injured in a sectarian interface near a Catholic enclave in east
Belfast.[19]
June 21: 44 people have died in a plane crash in north-west Russia.[citation needed]
July
July 10: At least 122 people have died when a passenger ship sank with more than 200 people aboard on Russia's
Volga River.[20]
August 6-11: Riots and looting initially breakout in
London but spread to other
English cities. The initial riot occurred after a peaceful protest in
Tottenham, north London over the fatal police
shooting of Mark Duggan, which later turned violent.[27] The aftermath saw over 3000 arrests made, consisting of individuals involved in rioting, looting, arson and other related criminal activity, 5 people killed and 186 police officers injured.[28]
August 9: A Russian cargo plane has crashed in a remote far eastern area, with all 11 people on board believed to have been killed.[29]
October 20: Basque separatist militant organisation
ETA declared an end to its 43-year campaign of political violence, which has killed over 800 people since 1968.[35]
October 24: 17 people died in Western European unprecedented floods, caused by low-pressure area Meeno.[37]
October 27: After an emergency meeting in
Brussels, the
European Union announced an agreement to tackle the European sovereign debt crisis which includes a writedown of 50% of Greek bonds, a recapitalisation of European banks and an increase of the bailout fund of the
European Financial Stability Facility totaling to €1 trillion.[38][39]
November
November 4: Seven people have been killed and 51 injured in a 34-vehicle pile-up on the M5 motorway in Somerset.[40]
November 9: A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck south-west of Van, causing the death of over 12 people in the collapse of several hotels.[41]
December
December 18: A jack-up rig capsized and sank in the
Sea of Okhotsk with the loss of 53 of its 67 crew.[42]