Happy New Year! Have a good year!
CNN invites its readers to rank the top 10 news stories of 2011 out of 20 on its website:
http://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2011/12/specials/interactive.your.picks.intl/index.html?hpt=hp_c2
Here let's have a look at its list of the 20 news stories of 2011. It seemed to be an eventful year. Wish the world a more peaceful year.
1. Osama bin Laden: U.S. Special Forces carry out a raid, killing Osama bin Laden
2. Libya: Civil war in Libya leads to the death of Moammar Gadhafi
3. Egypt revolution: Revolution in Egypt, longtime president Hosni Mubarak steps down
4. Norway massacre: Terrorist attacks claim the lives of 77 in Norway
5. London riots: Riots break out in London, spread nationwide after fatal police shooting
6. Royal wedding: Prince William and Kate Middleton marry
7. Amanda Knox: American student Amanda Knox is freed in Italy
8. UK Phone hacking: News International tabloids are accused of hacking voicemails
9. Occupy movement: The "Occupy Wall Street" movement spreads from New York City
10. Dominique Strauss-Kahn: IMF chief accused of sex assault, loses post; charges dropped
11. European debt crisis: Spurred by Greek woes, other European countries begin to suffer
12. Turkey earthquake: A 7.2-magnitude earthquake devastates eastern Turkey
13. Queensland floods: Flooding in Queensland, Australia, causes widespread damage
14. Thailand flooding: The monsoon season causes three months of heavy flooding in Thailand
15. Japan: Japan suffers major earthquake, tsunami, and resulting nuclear crisis
16. Ai Weiwei arrest, release: Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is arrested, then released
17. Ratko Mladic captured: Accused Bosnian-Serb war criminal Ratko Mladic is finally caught
18. New Zealand quake: A series of quakes near the Kermadec islands rock New Zealand
19. Chinese economy: China is named the second-largest economy in the world
20. Castro steps down: Fidel Castro steps down as leader of Cuban Communist Party
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