Current events of 12 November 2006 (2006-11-12) (Sunday) edit history watch

Central African Republic Civil War: Rebels claim to have captured a second town in the Central African Republic during a two-week long offensive. (BBC News) Iranian nuclear program: Israel threatens to launch air strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities "as a last resort", and the Iranian foreign ministry responds that it would "retaliate with a crushing blow" should Israel act. (BBC News) Somali Civil War (2006-present): Heavy fighting broke out in central Somalia, officials said, a day after the transitional government rejected a peace initiative with the country's Islamic movement. (The Jerusalem Post) An international treaty, the 2003 Protocol on Explosive Remnants of War, comes into force aiming to limit the impact of cluster bombs and other unexploded devices on civilian populations after a conflict ends. (BBC via ABC News Australia) A suicide bomber kills at least 35 people and injures about 50 more at a police recruiting center in Baghdad. (AP via ABC News) The former Soviet autonomous oblast of South Ossetia holds a referendum on independence from Georgia, heightening tension in the Caucasus. (BBC News) The first round of the 2006 local elections for local mayors and local city councils takes place in Poland.