Editing 2012 (section)

===September===
* [[September 4]] &ndash; [[Windows 7]] overtakes [[Windows XP]] in market share globally.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/09/chrome-growth-picks-up-as-windows-7-becomes-the-worlds-most-used-os/ |title=Chrome growth picks up; Windows 7 becomes the world's most used OS |work=Ars Technica |date=2012-09-04 |access-date=2024-09-02 |archive-date=2012-09-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120906194258/http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/09/chrome-growth-picks-up-as-windows-7-becomes-the-worlds-most-used-os/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[September 7]] &ndash; Canada officially [[Canada–Iran relations|cuts diplomatic ties]] with [[Iran]] by closing its embassy in [[Tehran]], and orders the expulsion of Iranian diplomats from [[Ottawa]], over support for [[Syria]], nuclear plans and human rights abuses.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/sep/07/canada-cuts-diplomatic-ties-iran |title=Canada cuts diplomatic ties with Iran |work=The Guardian |date=2012-09-07 |access-date=2012-09-08 |location=London |archive-date=April 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409022214/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/sep/07/canada-cuts-diplomatic-ties-iran |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[September 11]]&ndash;[[September 27|27]] &ndash; A series of terrorist attacks are directed against United States diplomatic missions worldwide, as well as diplomatic missions of Germany, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. In the US, opinions are divided over whether the attacks are a [[Reactions to Innocence of Muslims|reaction]] to a [[YouTube]] trailer for the film ''[[Innocence of Muslims]]''. In Libya, [[United States Ambassador to Libya|US ambassador]] [[J. Christopher Stevens]] is among those killed during [[2012 Benghazi attack|attacks in Benghazi]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2012/09/20/161450341/official-versions-diverge-over-u-s-consulate-attack |title=U.S., Libyan Versions Of Consulate Attack Diverge |publisher=NPR |date=2012-09-20 |access-date=2012-11-29 |archive-date=September 21, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120921082750/https://www.npr.org/2012/09/20/161450341/official-versions-diverge-over-u-s-consulate-attack |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=2012-10-12|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/readersrespond/bs-ed-embassy-attack-20121012,0,5150938.story|title=Consulate attack in Libya|website=Baltimore Sun|access-date=2012-11-29|archive-date=December 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121204170801/http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/readersrespond/bs-ed-embassy-attack-20121012,0,5150938.story|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/14/world/middleeast/mideast-turmoil-spreads-to-us-embassy-in-yemen.html?pagewanted=all |title=Turmoil Over Contentious Video Spreads to Yemen and Iran |work=The New York Times |date=2012-09-13 |access-date=2012-09-13 |first1=Nasser |last1=Arrabyee |first2=Alan |last2=Cowell |first3=Rick |last3=Gladstone |archive-date=February 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170207172612/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/14/world/middleeast/mideast-turmoil-spreads-to-us-embassy-in-yemen.html?pagewanted=all |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/widespread-protests-against-us-over-anti-muslim-film/ |title=Widespread protests against U.S. over anti-Muslim film |work=CBS News |date=2012-09-14 |access-date=2012-09-14 |archive-date=September 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914235010/http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-202_162-57512841/widespread-protests-against-u.s-over-anti-muslim-film/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/9543241/US-embassy-in-Yemen-stormed-live.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/9543241/US-embassy-in-Yemen-stormed-live.html |archive-date=January 12, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Middle East protests against US embassies - live |work=The Telegraph |date=2012-09-14 |access-date=2012-09-14 |location=London |first=Raf |last=Sanchez}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* [[September 22]] &ndash; The United Kingdom informs the [[World Health Organization]] about a [[2012-nCoV|novel coronavirus]] case originating from Saudi Arabia.<ref>{{cite web |title=Novel coronavirus infection in the United Kingdom |url=https://www.who.int/csr/don/2012_09_23/en/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002054153/http://www.who.int/csr/don/2012_09_23/en/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 2, 2012 |website=World Health Organization |access-date=30 December 2020 |date=23 September 2012}}</ref>