Google map sightseeing
easy as never before.
easy as never before.
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 February 11th 2011 that are related to a particular country.
This map is informational only. No representation is made or warranty given as to its content. User assumes all risk of use. Maplandia.com assumes no responsibility for any loss or delay resulting from such use.
ChinaChina's wealthy flock to the snow covered slopes
Read the full article » | View on the map »
France, 
MexicoA Mexican appeals court upholds the conviction of a French woman, Florence Cassez, whose imprisonment for kidnapping has caused friction with France.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
BoliviaBolivian President Evo Morales abandons a public event in the face of a food protest by miners throwing dynamite.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
United KingdomA painting of Bacon's friend and fellow artist Lucian Freud went for three times the pre-sale estimate at Sotheby's in London.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
EgyptReaction to Egyptian President Mubarak's speech defying expectations he was to step down is seen online as well as on the streets of Cairo.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
United StatesAn armed US teenager who took hostages during a botched attempt to rob a North Carolina bank is shot dead by police.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
United KingdomWhat the world says about UK prime minister's controversial call
Read the full article » | View on the map »
South AfricaFormer South African President Nelson Mandela is recovering well from a recent health scare, according to his daughter Zindzi Mandela Hlongwane.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
South KoreaSouth Korea leaves its main interest rate unchanged at 2.75%, bucking a trend of rises in Asia as policymakers try to slow inflation
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Zimbabwe, ChinaChina's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi visits Zimbabwe amid reports the two countries have agreed a $10bn (£6bn) trade deal.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Pacific Ocean, 
Russia, 
JapanJapan's Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara visits Moscow amid a growing row over the Kuril islands in the Pacific Ocean, which are claimed by both countries.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Egypt, United StatesBarack Obama says Egypt has yet to propose a "concrete and unequivocal" path to democracy, as a defiant speech by President Mubarak sparks anger.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
EgyptEgypt braces itself for mass protests after President Hosni Mubarak refuses to step down.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
FinlandNokia announces plans to form a "broad strategic partnership" with Microsoft in response to challenges from Google and Apple.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Pakistan, United StatesPakistani police says a US citizen in custody over the deaths of two men in Lahore is guilty of murder, in a case fuelling tensions with Washington.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
UgandaAmnesty International says there is evidence of election-related violence involving all parties ahead of Uganda's polls next week.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
EgyptLeaders around the world have been watching the events in Egypt closely but not all governments want to see President Mubarak step down.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
United StatesUS pop star Beyonce will be one of the headlining acts at this year's Glastonbury Festival, her record company announces.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
NetherlandsA Dutch cardinal is accused of protecting a priest who sexually abused children - and who went on to reoffend, Dutch media reports say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
United States, MexicoAn episode of Top Gear in which its presenters mocked Mexicans will be cut before the BBC show is broadcast in the US.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Ireland, United Kingdom, United StatesInvestigators begin removing from the runway the wreckage of the plane which crashed at Cork Airport en route from Belfast on Thursday morning.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
EgyptEgypt's military high council has promised to lift the country's 30-year state of emergency when the "current situation has ended".
Read the full article » | View on the map »
SpainThe Spanish economy expanded by 0.2% in the fourth quarter, boosted by exports, according to official estimates.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
NepalNepal's Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal appoints his first ministers since being elected a week ago.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
SudanMore than 100 people are now said to have died in fighting in south Sudan after rebels attacked the army, officials say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
YemenYemen's president compromises but resists demands of protesters
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Malaysia, 
SomaliaMalaysian prosecutors file charges against seven Somalis accused of being pirates, who were captured in the Gulf of Aden last month.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
VenezuelaTensions between allies and adversaries of President Hugo Chavez boiled over in the Venezuela National Assembly prompting scuffles and causing a fight to break out.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
United StatesThe US trade deficit ballooned in 2010 by the largest amount seen in a decade, figures show, after record imports from China.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
SwitzerlandSwiss police say the father of missing twin girls posted a letter saying he had killed his daughters before he killed himself.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
GermanyGermany's Chaos Computer Club regularly exposes problems with technology presumed to be safe, David Reid finds.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
South AfricaA South African police officer lays charges against Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Nelson Mandela's ex-wife, whom he stopped and accused of speeding.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
IranReports from Iran say several opposition activists have been arrested and international news channels are being jammed.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
IrelandRatings agency Moody's cuts the rating of four more Irish banks to junk, citing concerns over new funding due at the end of February.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
LiberiaThe war crimes trial of Liberia's former President Charles Taylor is extended after judges say they will decide on a defence appeal.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Italy, United KingdomEngland captain Mike Tindall says they must not let Italy set the tempo of the game when they meet at Twickenham in the Six Nations on Saturday.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
EgyptEgypt's military vows to lift a 30-year emergency when the crisis ends, as crowds mass in Cairo and President Mubarak goes to Sharm el-Sheikh.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
GreeceGreece's economy is making progress, but the country needs to make faster structural reforms, the EU and IMF say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
EgyptHosni Mubarak steps down as president of Egypt, after weeks of protests by anti-government demonstrators in Cairo and other cities.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
GermanyGerman central bank boss Axel Weber will step down from the role at the end of April, the German government says.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Sweden, United KingdomClaims there would be "secret trial" if Julian Assange faced sexual assault charges in Sweden are inaccurate, a UK extradition hearing is told.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
EgyptHosni Mubarak steps down as president of Egypt, after weeks of protests by anti-government demonstrators in Cairo and other cities.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
United KingdomMillions of people in England and Wales who work or volunteer with children will no longer need criminal record checks, ministers say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
EgyptHosni Mubarak has stepped down as president of Egypt, after weeks of protests by anti-government demonstrators, many of which were organised on Facebook - so how important was social media to this revolution?
Read the full article » | View on the map »
EgyptProtesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square are celebrating after President Hosni Mubarak announced he was standing down.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
United KingdomWest Ham United is selected as the preferred club to move into the Olympic Stadium in east London after the 2012 Games.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
EgyptHosni Mubarak steps down as president of Egypt, after weeks of protests by anti-government demonstrators in Cairo and other cities.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
El Salvador, United StatesAn immigrant from El Salvador is sentenced to 60 years in prison for the 2001 murder of US government intern Chandra Levy.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
EgyptBaroness Ashton: "We pay tribute to the Egyptian people for the manner in which these events have unfolded"
Read the full article » | View on the map »
MalaysiaMalaysian fauna snapped in wildlife ‘corridors’
Read the full article » | View on the map »
EgyptThe Higher Council of the Armed Forces has "saluted" Hosni Mubarak for his service to Egypt, during times of war and of peace.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
EgyptThe Cairo camp that toppled a president
Read the full article » | View on the map »
CubaThe Cuban government frees political prisoner Eduardo Diaz, who had refused to go into exile, with another release expected shortly.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
EgyptDoctor Samir Radman, who says he is still employed as Egypt's Finance Minister, has said the demands of demonstrators ''have been met'', as Hosni Mubarak steps down as president.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
EgyptEgypt is effectively under military rule following Hosni Mubarak's resignation as president of Egypt, but what the does the future hold for the country?
Read the full article » | View on the map »
BrazilMore than 20 police officers are arrested in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil in an operation to purge the force of links to criminal gangs.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
United KingdomWales wing Morgan Stoddart comes through a fitness test on a broken bone in his hand ahead of Saturday's Six Nations clash with Scotland.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
United StatesWhy Lahore shootings put US-Pakistan ties at risk
Read the full article » | View on the map »
CanadaThe Canadian government launches a formal challenge against the EU over its ban on Canadian seal products.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
EgyptHosni Mubarak has stepped down as president of Egypt, after weeks of protests by anti-government demonstrators in Cairo and other cities.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
France, 
ArubaAustralian Open champion Kim Clijsters regains her world number one ranking after beating Jelena Dokic in the quarter-finals of the Paris Open.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Egypt, United StatesUS President Barack Obama says the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is the beginning of Egypt's transition to democracy, not the end.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
EgyptGlobal share markets climb and the price of oil falls after Hosni Mubarak steps down as president of Egypt.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
CanadaThe Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto investigates the sudden death of 20,000 bees in a glass-enclosed beehive exhibit.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
EgyptThe BBC's Mark Mardell looks at the worldwide reaction to the resignation of Hosni Mubarak as President of Egypt.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
EgyptHosni Mubarak has stepped down as president of Egypt leaving the military in charge, so what does this mean for Egypt's future?
Read the full article » | View on the map »
United StatesUS plans overhaul of housing finance market in a move that involves winding down mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
ColombiaColombia's Farc rebels release two more hostages, bringing the number released so far this week to three.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
EgyptEgypt has a "precious moment of opportunity" to move towards "civilian and democratic rule", David Cameron says after Hosni Mubarak resigns.
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.
Copyright © 2005 maplandia.com. All rights reserved. | news | faq | contact us | RSS | XHTML & CSS