Few Signs of Progress Lead to Protracted U.S. Involvement in Afghanistan • Greece and Ireland Battered by Financial Crisis • The Ground Shakes in Haiti • Undaunted by Sanctions, Iran Continues to Pursue Nuclear Program • Iraq Struggles to Form a Government After Elections • Peace Remains Elusive for Israelis and Palestinians • North Korea provokes South with brinkmanship • Anti-Government Protests Continue and Turn Deadly in Thailand • Release of Secret Military, Government, and Diplomatic Documents Sparks Outrage and Controversy by Wikileaks • A Deadly Spill by BP in the Gulf of Mexico • A Life Underground for the 33 Chiliean miners ends with them all being safely rescued • 3D TV became a reality, spurred by the massive box-office and Blu-ray DVD success of Avatar • Adam Crozier took the reins at ITV, David Abraham took over at Channel 4 and Five is now owned by Richard Desmond’s Northern & Shell • The BBC was told its license fee will be frozen • Girl in New Zealand sells her virginity for $47,000 • Students riot over tuition fees in London • Apple launcehes the iPad and the iPhone 4 • Britain suffers in its worst snow storms for years • The Wold Cup took place in South Africa • Beatles back catalogue appeared on iTunes • A lady dumped a cat in a wheelie bin to uproar from animal lovers • The vuvuzela became a love hate musical instrument at the world cup • Harry Potter, Toy Story 3 and Avatar were the box office favourites • Gunman Raoul Moat instigated a huge manhunt and finally ended it by shooting himself • Derrick Bird a Cumbrian taxi driver went on a rampage after getting stressed over his taxes and in 3 and half hours killed 12 people and left 25 injured • John Higgins was filmed agreeing to louse four matches after being offered 300,000 euros • Pakistani cricketers were ‘deliberately’ bowled no-balls after the News of the World paid a middleman £150,000 • George Osborne’s Comprehensive Spending Review was announced with the harsh reality still to be felt •
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