Lockerbie Stirs Controversy

Britain's special relationship with the US took a heavy knock in August 2009 on account of the release of the only man convicted of blowing up an American airliner (Panam) over Lockerbie in Scotland in 1988.

Japan Rejects Conservatives

Japan's opposition swept to a historic victory in election in August 2009, crushing the ruling conservative Liberal Democratic Party the ran the country for most of the postwar era.

Unrest in Xinjiang

A protest about a brawl became China's bloodiest incident of Civil unrest since the Tiananmen Square massacre 20 years ago.

The Last of the Knnedys

      Edward Kennedy, a nine-times U.S. senator and a towering figure in the Democratic Party died at the age 77, in August 2009, after a year-long battle with cancer.

Swine Flu stirs panic

Swine flu,  a disease caused by the triple-reassorted flue virus A(H1N1) spread to as many as 170 countries in 2009, creating panic among the people.

Internal Crisis in Iran

The re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran in June 2009 plunged the country into its most serious internal crisis since the 1979 Islamic revolution.

Norman Borlaug RIP

Norman Borlaug, who was often credited for saving over a billion people from starvation died in September 2009 at the age 95. A Norwegian- American, he was also known as the father of the 'green revolution' which transformed agriculture through high-yield

Life Term for an Ex Prez

Taiwan's former President Chen Shuibian and his wife Wu Shu-chen were sentenced for life in September 2009 after being convicted for corruption.

King of Pop Dies

Michael Jackson, the self-anointed king of pop who 750 million records over his career and enjoyed worldwide adoration died in June 2009 due to cardiac arrest at the age of 50.

Sri Lankan War Ends

Srilanka's 26-years long insurgency ended as the leader if the Tamil Tigers, Velupillai Prabhakaran was killed in May 2009 while trying to flee the battle zone in Mullaitivu in the northern region of the country.

Nobel Prize for Obama

Less than a year into office, the Us President Barak Obama won the nobel peace prize "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen internation diplomacy and cooperation between peoples".