What Happened in 2011

US Intelligence Chief Predicts Gadhafi's Forces will Triumph Over Rebels

Rebel fighters in Libya are unlikely to beat the forces loyal to ruler Moammar Gadhafi, says the US director of national intelligence. James... Read more

France Recognizes Rebels as Legitimate Representative of Libyan People

France today became the first country to recognize the Libyan National Council as the only legitimate representative of the Libyan people,... Read more

8.9 Earthquake, Tsunami Slams Japanese Coast

A tsunami rammed the coast of Japan following a powerful 8.9-magnitude earthquake that violently shook buildings in Tokyo and sent panicked... Read more

US Announces Plan for Removing Gadhafi from Power

The White House has announced a five-point, non-military plan aimed at removing Moammar Gadhafi from power in Libya. Officials are set to partially... Read more

EU Leaders Call on Gadhafi to Step Down

It’s time for Moammar Gadhafi to go, the leaders of the EU have declared following an emergency meeting in Brussels. The leaders will “examine all... Read more

Wisconsin Democratic Senators Return Home, Join Protests

The 14 Democratic state senators who fled Wisconsin nearly a month ago returned from Illinois today, reports the Wisconsin State Journal. They were... Read more

Walls of Nuclear Reactor Explode in Wake of Earthquake, Tsunami

An explosion at a nuclear power station today destroyed a building housing the reactor amid fears that it was close to a disastrous meltdown after... Read more

Arab League Announces Support for Libyan No-Fly Zone

Moammar Gadhafi just got a little more isolated: The 22-nation Arab League today called on the UN to impose a no-fly zone over Libya, reports the... Read more

Gadhafi's Forces Retake Oil-Rich Town of Brega

In the latest domino to fall for Libya's ragtag rebels, state television is reporting that Moammar Gadhafi's forces have retaken the oil town of... Read more

State of Emergency Declared at Second Japenese Nuclear Plant

The International Atomic Energy Agency said today that Japan has declared a state of emergency at a second earthquake-ravaged nuclear plant after... Read more

Third Explosion Strikes Dai-ichi Nuclear Plant

A third explosion in four days rocked the earthquake-damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant in northeast Japan early Tuesday, the country's... Read more

Japanese Earthquake Upgraded to 9.0

The US Geological Survey has upgraded the magnitude of Friday's deadly earthquake in Japan to 9.0. The move comes after Japan's Meteorological... Read more

Bahrain Declares State of Emergency

Bahrain’s king declared a three-month state of emergency Tuesday and gave the country’s military chief wide authority to battle a Shiite-led... Read more

Xsyon Launches

Developed by relative newcomers Notorious Games, Xsyon: Earth 2012 – The Prelude (to give it its proper title) is a sandbox, build-‘em-up, open... Read more

Emperor of Japan Gives Rare Address to Express Concern for Nation

In a sign of the increasingly critical nature of Japan's nuclear plant tragedy, the nation's emperor appeared on TV to plead with his countrymen:... Read more

UN Security Council Approves No-Fly Zone and Military Action in Libya

The UN Security Council has approved a resolution to impose a no-fly zone over Libya and authorize "all necessary measures" to protect civilians... Read more

Radiation from Damaged Japanese Reactor Reaches US West Coast

According to the statement, the levels were “approximately one-millionth of the dose rate that a person normally receives from rocks, bricks, the... Read more

Elevated Levels of Radiation Discovered in Japan's Water

Japan has detected elevated radiation levels in spinach and milk in the prefecture containing its foundering Fukushima nuclear plant and a... Read more

All Six Fukushima Dai-ichi Reactors Connected to Power Lines

A potential milestone in Japan's efforts to get the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant under control: Workers have for the first time connected all six... Read more

Elizabeth Taylor Dies

One of Hollywood's most legendary beauties, Elizabeth Taylor, died on Wednesday (March 23) at the age of 79 after spending two months in a Los... Read more

NATO Assumes Official Command of Libyan No-Fly Zone

A no-fly zone versus a “no-drive’’ zone: That is the conflict emerging betwixt the duelling command structures of international military operations... Read more

Increased Radiation Levels Detected in Water Around Stricken Reactor

Radiation is spiking both in and around the stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, forcing workers to evacuate the plant. Radioactive iodine in... Read more

President Obama's Libya Speech

With admirable concision and a minimum of bluster, he conveyed a strong sense of the complexity of the Libyan situation, a situation in which many... Read more

US Intelligence Source Reveals CIA Operating in Libya

The Central Intelligence Agency has inserted clandestine operatives into Libya to gather intelligence for military airstrikes and to contact and... Read more

Sum 41 releases Screaming Bloody Murder

Screaming Bloody Murder is the fifth studio album by Canadian rock band Sum 41, released on March 29, 2011, after many delays. It was the band's... Read more