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 14th 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.
United StatesUS planemaker Boeing has unveiled the latest version of its jumbo jet, the 747-8 Intercontinental, pledging to carry more passengers using less fuel.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Afghanistan, 
United KingdomThe tide is turning against insurgency in the Afghan province of Helmand, the commander of British forces tells the BBC.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
ColombiaColombia's Farc rebels release another hostage but fail to hand over two more, whose release was also scheduled for Sunday.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
United KingdomThe number of people being admitted to hospital in the UK for alcohol abuse could rise to 1.5 million a year by 2015, according to Alcohol Concern.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Hong KongA feng shui master loses an appeal, called "thoroughly dishonest" by the court, against the rejection of his claim to Hong Kong tycoon Nina Wang's fortune.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Philippines, Hong KongHong Kong opens its own inquest into a bus hijacking in the Philippines in which eight HK tourist were killed.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
IndiaThailand's foreign ministry says that it deported 91 Rohingya refugees who were found by police in India's Andaman and Nicobar islands last week.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
United KingdomEngland manager Martin Johnson says Saturday's try-scoring hero Chris Ashton has defied expectation in union since his conversion from rugby league.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
ChinaChina could eventually rue its dash for growth
Read the full article » | View on the map »
JapanJapan's next generation of workers must fight for a decent living
Read the full article » | View on the map »
IndonesiaControversial Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir says terrorism charges against him are "made up", as his trial resumes in Indonesia.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
ChinaChina's trade surplus has shrunk to a nine-month low due to strong imports, according to official data.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Portugal, IndiaIndia's Foreign Minister SM Krishna is derided by the opposition for reading out the speech of the Portuguese foreign minister at the UN.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
NigeriaNigerian freed after police torture and 15 years awaiting trial
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Japan, ChinaChina overtakes Japan to become world's second largest economy
Read the full article » | View on the map »
United StatesAn IBM supercomputer is to challenge two human contestants on the US quiz show Jeopardy in a test of artificial intelligence
Read the full article » | View on the map »
SwitzerlandSwiss bank Credit Suisse says it is to raise 6bn Swiss francs ($6.2bn) from Middle Eastern investors to boost its capital reserves.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
JapanJapan losses position as world's second largest economy for first time in over 40 years.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Italy, 
TunisiaThe Tunisian government has condemned calls from Rome to deploy Italian police in Tunisia to tackle a sudden wave of migration.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Ireland, 
FranceDeclan Kidney insists Ireland will continue pursuing their attacking game plan despite Sunday's agonising 25-22 Six Nations defeat by France.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
PakistanAt least 12 members of a wedding party are burnt to death when their bus catches fire in northern Pakistan, police say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Italy, TunisiaThe Tunisian government rejects calls from Rome to deploy Italian police officers on its territory to tackle a sudden wave of migration.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
EgyptEgyptian police are removing the final protesters from Cairo's Tahrir Square after the military rulers dissolved parliament.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
JapanFour Japanese women and a man file a challenge to a law that compels couples to share a surname after marriage.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Japan, ChinaChina overtakes Japan as the world's second-biggest economy, with analysts predicting it will keep moving towards the top spot.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
MexicoEight people have been killed in a shootout between rival drug gangs in Mexico.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
South Africa, United KingdomA South African man has been charged with threatening to unleash a biological agent in Britain unless he was paid $4m (£2.5m).
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Afghanistan, United KingdomTwo British soldiers have died at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan after what is thought to have been a fire on base, the MoD announces.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Hong KongHungarian prosecutors charge former military officer Sandor Kepiro with a notorious 1942 massacre in the Serbian city of Novi Sad.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
EgyptThe Egyptian stock market will remain closed until at least 20 February, after another planned opening is delayed.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
AfghanistanTwo guards are killed along with an attacker, officials say, during an assault on a shopping precinct in the centre of the Afghan capital Kabul.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
RussiaTwo steel tycoons retained their top two positions in the 2011 list of Russia's richest people compiled by Finans magazine.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
PakistanA police bodyguard who confessed to the killing of Punjab Governor Salman Taseer is charged with murder in a Pakistani court.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
BrazilBrazil's two-time World Cup-winning legend Ronaldo confirms his retirement from football at the age of 34.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
EgyptThe majority of anti-Mubarak demonstrations were focused in Cairo and Alexandria. But what do people in the rest of Egypt think about the end of his rule?
Read the full article » | View on the map »
EgyptLyse Doucet looks at how Egypt has changed since President Mubarak stepped down.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
PakistanPakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan is released after being held at Delhi airport for allegedly carrying a large amount of undeclared cash.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
China, Colombia, 
PanamaColombia has announced it is to promote trade with Asia by building an alternative to the Panama Canal with China.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
South KoreaThe heaviest snowfall in more than a century on South Korea's east coast is causing widespread chaos.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
RussiaA famous Russian ballerina has accused the Kremlin of pulling the plug on two TV shows about her life after she criticised the state's ruling party.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
United StatesAnglo-American jazz pianist Sir George Shearing, best known for his song Lullaby of Birdland, dies of congestive heart failure at the age of 91.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
IndonesiaIndonesian radical Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir has rejected terrorism charges against him, as his trial resumed in Jakarta.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
RussiaThe Russian judge who convicted ex-tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky last year did not write his own verdict in the case, an aide says.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Egypt, 
GhanaGhanaian footballers Cofie and Eric Bekoe are denying orders to return to Egyptian club Petrojet because of security concerns.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Haiti, United StatesThe cholera outbreak that has killed 3,600 people in Haiti has not been suppressed despite billions of dollars in promised aid, according to a report by Haitian and US researchers.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
United KingdomThe price of certain grades of oil - including the UK's Brent crude - jumps amid political protests in the Middle East.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Burma, United StatesWashington accuses the military-backed government in Burma of threatening pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her party.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
SpainPolice in Spain arrest a man for allegedly stealing private data on Nintendo users and trying to blackmail the company
Read the full article » | View on the map »
NetherlandsDutch anti-Islam MP Geert Wilders has been granted the right to challenge the charges against him of inciting hatred.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
EgyptFresh protests and strikes have flared in Egypt as demonstrators demand better pay and conditions from the country's new military rulers.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
United KingdomChelsea travel to west London neighbours Fulham with Carlo Ancelotti's side looking for a win to revive their fading Premier League title hopes.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
HondurasA plane crash in Honduras kills all 14 people on board, including government minister Rodolfo Robelo.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Italy, TunisiaItaly struggles to cope with a crisis on the tiny island of Lampedusa after thousands of migrants arrived from Tunisia.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
SyriaA state security court in Syria has sentenced a teenaged blogger to five years in prison for spying, human rights groups say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Afghanistan, United KingdomA soldier from 2nd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment has been killed in an explosion in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence says.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Ecuador, United StatesUS oil firm Chevron is fined for polluting rainforest and water resources in Ecuador, after a legal battle lasting years.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
IranIranian police fire tear gas at thousands of opposition protesters attending a banned rally in central Tehran, and detain dozens.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Afghanistan, United StatesSeven people, including two Americans, are charged with conspiring to aid the Afghan Taliban by selling weapons and moving drugs, US officials say.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
United StatesUS President Barack Obama unveils his 2012 budget, which he describes as a "down payment" on future cuts to the US budget deficit.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
YemenUnrest in Yemen turns ugly as protesters clash with police and government loyalists in Sanaa on a fourth day of rallies.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
CanadaCanada welcomed the highest number of legal immigrants in 50 years in 2010, according to newly released government figures.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
United KingdomPetr Cech's last-minute penalty save earns Chelsea a point in a 0-0 draw at Fulham but their title hopes continue to fade.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
AlgeriaHundreds of youths clash with security forces during protests in the northern Algerian town of Akbou, as police reportedly use tear gas and batons.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
ColombiaColombian security forces capture a man they say runs the finances and logistics of one of the country's most powerful drug gangs.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
EgyptFresh protests and strikes erupt in Egypt as demonstrators demand better pay and conditions from the country's new military rulers.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
Cambodia, 
ThailandThe UN Security Council urges a permanent ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand after deadly clashes on their border.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
RussiaAn aide to the Russian judge who convicted Mikhail Khodorkovsky at his second trial last year has said he did not write his own verdict.
Read the full article » | View on the map »
United StatesUS President Barack Obama wants more money to go towards developing commercial rockets and capsules to take American astronauts into orbit.
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