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Nearly 20,000 people are killed and more than 125,000 buildings destroyed or severely damaged by the Japanese earthquake and tsunami
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates agree to send troops and police to strengthen government forces in Bahrain
At 1.a.m. Osama bin Laden is killed in his house in Abbottabad, in Pakistan, by a special forces team of US Navy SEALs
President Saleh of Yemen is flown to Egypt for medical treatment, after being wounded on the previous day by an explosion in the government compound in Sana'a
In response to the continuing uprising the Syrian government launches an attack with tanks against several of the country's cities, in particular Hama
In a relaxation of military rule in Burma Thein Sein is sworn in as the first civilian president
Unusually heavy monsoon rains cause massive flooding in Pakistan, with some 5 million people forced to leave their homes
Russia and China use their Security Council veto to block a UN resolution to end the violence in Syria
After violent protests in the Yemen the president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, cedes power and leaves the country
The Taliban response to the murder of villagers is to suspend peace talks with the US and the Karzai government
Aung San Suu Kyi and her party win almost all the 45 available seats in Burma's nation-wide by-elections
The rocket Kwangmyongsong-3 breaks up less than two minutes after its launch, in North Korea's third attempt to put a satellite into space
The UN declares that the violence in Syria has become civil war
Russia and China again veto a UN Security Council attempt to apply economic sanctions on Syria
North Korea successfully launches a powerful rocket, alarming the world with a new sign of military potential
Burma's president Thein Sein says that he would accept Aung San Suu Kyi as his successor
A gunman severely wounds a 14-year-old Pakistani girl, Malala Yousafzai, because of her protests against the Taliban suppression of girls' schools
The UN General Assembly, defying Israel, grants Palestine the status of a non-member observer state
Netanyahu wins the Israeli election, with second place taken by a moderate party, Yesh Atid, newly formed by Yair Lapid
North Korea carries out its third underground nuclear test
Xi Jinping is elected the President of the People's Republic of China
The collapse of a jerry-built garment factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh, results in massive casualties and more than 1000 deaths
Israel makes the first of two air strikes into Syria, targeting arsenals of the terrorist group Hezbollah
The Afghan Taliban attempt to project a new image, opening an office in Qatar
A cleric with moderate views, Hassan Rouhani, wins Iran's presidential election, raising international hopes for dialogue
