You may use the navigation bar to select any day since November 11th, 2005. See the most imporant events in the world – expore the recent history on the map.
The countries are differentiated by colour. Click a marker to see news of March 8th 2009 that are related to a particular country.
How Iraq's widows often lose more than just a spouse
Read the full article » | View on the map »
India and China compete for influence in Nepal
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Plans to redraw France's map are in trouble
Read the full article » | View on the map »
North Korea votes in elections which observers say could give a clue to the country's eventual succession.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Women in Iraq still lack security, despite an overall drop in violence six years after the US-led invasion, aid agency Oxfam says.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Two military personnel are killed at an Army base in County Antrim in Northern Ireland, the first such deaths in 12 years.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Silent protests have taken place in Northern Ireland against the three murders by dissident republicans. Will the peace hold?
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Prison authorities in the US state of Georgia who launched a manhunt for an escaped inmate catch him sneaking back into jail.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
An Ethiopian film about the regime of the country's former dictator takes the chief prize at Africa's main movie awards.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Both Sri Lanka's military and rebel forces say there has been a surge in fighting in recent days, with scores killed.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Sudan's president issues a warning to diplomats and other foreigners while visiting Darfur, scene of his alleged war crimes.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
President Obama suggests there could be talks with moderate elements of the Taleban in Afghanistan.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Pope Benedict XVI confirms he will visit Israel, the Palestinian territories and Jordan, from 8-15 May.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
West Indies duo Shivarnine Chanderpaul and Brendan Nash dig in on day three of the final Test with England.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Mining giant Vedanta is to buy struggling US copper firm Asarco for $1.7bn, 35% less than the £2.6bn first agreed last year.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
A suicide bomber kills 28 people at a police academy in Baghdad, as the US says it will withdraw 12,000 troops by September.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
At least 15 civilians have died in the last two days of fighting between Sri Lankan soldiers and Tamil Tiger rebels, a health official says.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Officers in a military camp near Madagascar's capital mutiny refusing to take any more orders from the government.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Israel's ex-President Moshe Katsav is to be charged with sex offences including rape of an ex-employee, justice officials say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
A pastor has been killed and other people injured in a shooting at a church in the US state of Illinois, police say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
The funeral for the wife of Zimbabwe PM Morgan Tsvangirai, killed in a car crash, is to be held on Wednesday, his party says.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Saudi authorities say they have broken up four big drug smuggling operations and arrested 35 suspected drug dealers.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
David Beckham has part funded the dual contract between AC Milan and LA Galaxy that allows him to play on in Italy.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Brendan Nash guide West Indies to 349-4, 197 behind England.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown condemns attacks on a Northern Irish army base in which two soldiers were shot dead.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
England's Stuart Broad says the pitches in the West Indies have been too much in favour of batsmen.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Clinton's efforts to build on goodwill towards US
Read the full article » | View on the map »
This content is from the BBC News website. We use BBC News RSS feed under BBC Terms and Conditions. Date and time information is related to GMT. Unfortunately we can not offer RSS feed of this site with geographically sorted world news. However, you can add this page to your favourites or set it as your homepage to see what's new in the world when you start browsing.
Maplandia.com is not sponsored by or affiliated with Google.