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 January 31st 2010 that are related to a particular country.
US doctors say scores of badly injured quake victims in Haiti could die because of the suspension of airlifts to the US.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
The number of people killed in heavy flooding in southern Peru rises to 20, officials say, with five more missing.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
China has recently intensified its efforts to control the media, says a report by the International Federation of Journalists.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Federer victorious in Australia
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Britain's Andy Murray has a mountain to climb as he attempts to win his first Grand Slam title after Roger Federer wins the opening two sets in the Australian Open final.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
A moderate earthquake destroys at least 100 homes and kills one person in Sichuan, in south-western China.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Piers Edwards torn between Egypt and Ghana in Africa Cup
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Roger Federer beats Andy Murray in the Australian Open to win his 16th Grand Slam and end the Briton's hopes of his first.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
The row over the reported death of Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud deepens after reports of his burial.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
The US government bail-out programme has done little to prevent future financial crises, a key watchdog's report says.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Libya's Muammar Gaddafi fails to extend his one-year term as AU president as Malawi's president takes over.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Britain's Andy Murray says his desire to win a Grand Slam title remains undimmed by defeat to Roger Federer in the final of the Australian Open.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
The wife of a missing Sri Lankan journalist who favoured the loser in last week's presidential poll pleads he be freed.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Yemen rejects a truce offer by northern rebels, insisting they must agree to halt attacks on Saudi Arabia, officials say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
El Salvador's troubled adoption history
Read the full article » | View on the map »
A Libyan appeal court quashes a Swiss businessman's jail term for a visa charge in a case that has been linked to a diplomatic row.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
A British couple kidnapped by Somali pirates have told the first journalist to see them in captivity they are in urgent need of help.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
How tightly will US banks be regulated in the future?
Read the full article » | View on the map »
A Malaysian court reportedly orders a man and a woman to pay a fine of four buffaloes and a pig for an extra-marital affair.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Egypt beat Ghana 1-0 to take the Africa Cup of Nations title for the third successive time.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Egypt secure a record seventh Africa Cup of Nations title, after beating Ghana 1-0 in a tense final in Angola.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
President Obama is set to abandon the US space agency's "Moon rockets" and turn astronaut launches over to the private sector.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Cairo overjoyed as Egypt wins African Cup football
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Cairo overjoyed as Egypt wins African Cup football
Read the full article » | View on the map »
The UN begins distributing food aid to women in Haiti's capital, nearly three weeks after the deadly earthquake.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
The self-professed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks is likely to be executed if convicted of his alleged crimes, a US official says.
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.