In June 2012, McDonald's McCafé locations in Germany and Austria began offering bubble tea.

On July 17 2012, Mann reported that on July 1st 2012 he and his family were eating dinner at BFI Champs Elysées, a McDonald's restaurant in Paris, France when three employees allegedly assaulted him, apparently objecting to his wearing of a type of digital glass known as the EyeTap Digital Eye Glass.

On January 31, 2012, Carter was honored as one of the 35 greatest McDonald's All-Americans, and on February 23, 2012, President Obama, an avid NCAA and NBA basketball fan, gave praise to Carter at a fundraiser event, referring to Carter's game as a " huge treat for me ever since he ’ s been playing for the Tar Heels.

On January 31, 2012, Pierce was honored as one of the 35 Greatest McDonald's All-Americans.

In celebration of the London Olympics 2012, McDonald's Australia and New Zealand reintroduced the McRib as the Atlanta Pork McRib.

For 2012, McDonald's announced that the McRib's annual release would be delayed until the end of December, as opposed to its traditional autumn release ( which will instead be used to debut the Cheddar Bacon Onion Angus Burger ).

Swansea City have expressed a desire to have the capacity of the stadium increased and have held talks with Swansea Council during the 2011 / 2012 season for the future expansion of the Liberty stadium which would be completed in a number of phases beginning with expansion or redevelopment of the east stand. Plans for a new McDonald's fast food restaurant to be opened near the stadium threw expansion plans into doubt.

During an episode of the Adam Carolla Podcast that aired on June 6th, 2012, Marrow admitted that after being discharged from the army, he began a career as a bank robber.

The division admitted in July 2012 to providing engines and engine software for China's first attack helicopter, the Z-10.

In February 2012, Paisley was admitted to hospital with heart problems.

On 6 February 2012, Reverend Paisley was admitted to Ulster Hospital in Dundonald.

* On June 29, 2012, Rob Warney, a former Hamilton Township Director in Mayor John Bencivengo's cabinet, admitted to US District Court Judge Peter Sheridan to laundering money related to the federal bribery indictment against Mayor Bencivengo.

The BBC Trust admitted that this is due to technical and financial constraints, but the BBC announced on 6 June 2011 that the national variations of BBC One Northern Ireland, BBC One Scotland and BBC One Wales, would become available in 2012.

On September 25, 2012 The Globe & Mail announced they had disciplined high-profile staff columnist Margaret Wente after she admitted to plagiarism.

On 22 June 2012 TAM admitted it would be leaving Star Alliance.

During the Q & A aboard The Weezer Cruise 2012, Scott admitted that Elton John was a big influence during his childhood.

In January 2012, Ariel admitted to giving IDF troop movement information to such militants in order to facilitate disruption of army activities.

In 2012, Getty Images agreed to settle by paying Car-Freshener corp, but admitted no wrongdoing.

On January 17, 2012, Symantec admitted to their network getting hacked.

In March 2012, Wilson admitted that she received lap-band surgery earlier in 2012.

In January 2012, two years after the second Brusnikin novel was published and just prior to the release of the third one, Chkhartishvili admitted in his blog that it was indeed him hiding under a new nom-de-plume.

In February 2012, Ben Bella was admitted to a hospital for medical checks.

In June 2012 Denham publicly admitted that Labour knew immigration was causing huge problems for working class people in England as early as 2005.

On 10 July 2012, he admitted he did not know how much a pint of milk cost during an interview with BBC Radio 4's Farming Today.

During the Summer 2012 Olympic Games being held in London, G4S's failure to provide enough Olympic security guards has taught ministers that private firms are unsuited to providing many public services, the Defence Secretary has admitted.

* In August 2012 a male patient was admitted to Ziauddin hospital Karachi, suffering from typical signs of meningitis but later it was Discovered PAM. He died within 3 days.

In February 2012, Vettriano admitted drug possession and driving at twice the legal alcohol limit at Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court.

In 2012, UEFA's Executive Committee admitted the GFA as a provisional member as of the 1 October, pending a vote at its Congress in May 2013 to make it a full member.

In August 2012, a 32-year-old father and his 18-year-old daughter were convicted of incest after they admitted to having an incestuous relationship which began in August 2010 when the girl was 16.

In 2012 Beate Klarsfeld admitted to having received 2, 000 DM from the SED after her confrontation with Kiesinger in the 1960s, but said that she did not take orders from the GDR.

* 2012 – Carlo Rambaldi, Italian special effects artist ( b. 1925 )

On 19 March 2012 The Royal Mail launched a special stamp collection to celebrate Britain's rich comic book history.

Gavin appeared on the special for Betty White's 90th birthday on January 16, 2012

In the summer of 2011 a lot of the surviving cast and an ensemble of country artists taped a Country's Family Reunion special, entitled Salute to the Kornfield, which aired on RFD-TV in January 2012.

The Criterion Collection released a special edition version of the film on Blu-ray and DVD on June 12, 2012.

On January 20, 2012, hired John Bonamego, as special teams coordinator.

President Obama ordered in July 2012 the U. S. Treasury Department to issue two licenses, one giving special permission for investment in Burma and the other allowing financial services.

After La Russa retired as manager of the Cardinals in 2011, Smith became active in the organization again, starting with his stint as a special instructor for the team's 2012 spring training camp.

On June 2, 2011, the World Series of Poker and Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberté announced plans for an officially sanctioned special fundraising event, known as The Big One for One Drop, starting on July 1, 2012 with a record US $ 1 million entry fee.

On 19 March 2012 The Royal Mail launched a special stamp collection to celebrate Britain's rich comic book history, which included 2000 AD.

* I'm Not The Me I Remember: Fighting Encephalitis A special report from Inspire and Encephalitis Global Inc. in recognition of Rare Disease Day 2012

The move was part of NNSA's efforts initiated in October 2006 to consolidate special nuclear material at five sites by 2012, with significantly reduced square footage at those sites by 2017.

In 2012, The NCSE announced they would be engaged in efforts to keep climate change education, and global warming issues, safe from threats from special interests.

In 2012, the Horror Writers Association gave I Am Legend the special Vampire Novel of the Century Award.

This second special election, held on May 8, 2012, returned the number of commissioners on the council back to the original number of three.

In 2012, a special committee finally inducted the Comets into the hall.

On June 15, 2012, high wire artist Nik Wallenda became the first person to walk across the falls in 116 years, after receiving special permission from both governments.

Footage, music and art from the seven day event became available as a special edition box set in July 2012.

The series returned for three special episodes which aired on 25 December 2011, 1 January 2012 and 23 July 2012 to mark the show's 20th anniversary.

The first new special aired on 25 December with the second episode airing on 1 January 2012.

The third, and final special coincided with the 2012 London Olympics, with Stella McCartney appearing in a cameo role.

On June 19, 2012, a special meeting of the Maryland Racing Commission was convened at Laurel Park at the request of Penny Chenery, who hired companies to conduct a forensic review of the videotapes of the race.

On 2 March 2012 Didier Lombard, who remained special advisor to Stéphane Richard, leaves the company.

It is available on CD and a special, limited edition format of vinyl featuring the new 2012 remaster with a 5. 1 mix and high resolution audio on DVD, including previously unreleased 5. 1 and stereo bonus 2003 Ken Scott mixes of Moonage Daydream ( instrumental ), The Supermen, Velvet Goldmine and Sweet Head.