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August 2019 2011 Portal:Current events/ yes 300 3/3/3 We Are The 99%.jpg Free libya from Gaddafi (5510126745).jpg South Sudan independence celebration - Flickr - Al Jazeera English.jpg SH-60B helicopter flies over Sendai.jpg Oslo view of city after July 2011 bombing.jpg Obama and Biden await updates on bin Laden.jpg Oxfam East Africa - The barren landscape of Kulaley village.jpg Updated Minecraft cube.svg Tahrir Square on February11.png Clockwise from top to bottom left-right: A protester at Occupy Wall Street, which begins the Occupy movement; Protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, killed in October; Celebrating the independence of South Sudan, the world's newest country; Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami devastates Eastern Japan and kills nearly 20,000 people while initiating a major nuclear accident, becoming the most expensive natural disaster on record; Attacks in Norway kill 77 and mark the rise of Right-wing terrorism across the west; U.S. national security team gathered in the White House Situation Room to monitor progress of Operation Neptune Spear, resulting in the death of Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden; A drought in East Africa kills 50,000–260,000 people; A block from Minecraft, released this year, which later becomes the world's best-selling video game; Anti-government protests known as the "Arab Spring" spread across the Middle East and North Africa, sparking revolutions in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Yemen, and Syria. 2011 2011 2011 The year marked the start of a series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen, and in some cases sparking civil wars such as the Syrian civil war and the first Libyan civil war, the latter giving way to the second Libyan civil war. The year also saw the rise of the Occupy movement, including Occupy Wall Street, a protest movement against social and economic inequality, corporate influence, and the financial system that spread across numerous countries worldwide. U.S. Navy SEALs killed al-Qaeda leader and terrorist Osama bin Laden in his compound in Pakistan on May 2. The Curiosity rover, which was to land on Mars in August of the following year, launched from Cape Canaveral on November 26. In December, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, who had been the supreme leader of North Korea since the death of his father Kim Il Sung in 1994, died while traveling by train to a place outside Pyongyang. He was succeeded by his son Kim Jong Un. 2011 was designated as: International Year of Forests International Year of ChemistryUnited Nations Observances https://www.un.org/en/events/observances/ United Nations July 5, 2012 April 4, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230404042914/https://www.un.org/en/events/observances live International Year for People of African Descent In 2011, the nation of Samoa only had 364 days as it moved across the International Date Line skipping December 30, 2011; it is now 24 hours ahead of American Samoa.http://www.metro.co.uk/news/862729-samoa-to-change-time-zones-and-move-forward-by-a-day Samoa to change time zones and move forward by a day Metro https://web.archive.org/web/20110906164240/http://www.metro.co.uk/news/862729-samoa-to-change-time-zones-and-move-forward-by-a-day 2011-09-06 deadhttp://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/samoa-to-move-the-international-dateline/story-e6frf7jx-1226051660380 Samoa to move the International Dateline Herald Sun December 31, 2020 July 6, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160706170552/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/samoa-to-move-the-international-dateline/story-e6frf7jx-1226051660380 dead Events January January 1 Estonia officially adopts the Euro currency and becomes the 17th Eurozone country.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12098513 Estonia becomes 17th member of the euro zone BBC News 2010-12-31 2012-05-06 November 7, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191107004045/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12098513 live A bomb explodes as Coptic Christians in Alexandria, Egypt leave a new year service, killing 23 people. Flight 348 with 134 occupants, operated by Metrojet, catches fire while taxiing out for take-off. Three people are killed and 43 are injured, four critically, from smoke inhalation or burns. January 4 – Tunisian street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi dies after setting himself on fire a month earlier, sparking anti-government protests in Tunisia and later other Arab nations. These protests become known collectively as the Arab Spring.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16230190 Gardner, Frank Tunisia one year on: Where the Arab Spring started 2011-12-17 BBC News 2012-01-15 November 20, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181120073148/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-16230190 live Associated Press 2011-12-17 https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/vegetable-seller-who-inspired-arab-spring-honoured-1.1105682 Vegetable seller who inspired Arab Spring honoured CBC News 2012-01-15 January 17, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120117125849/http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/12/17/tunisia-anniversary-arabspring.html live January 5 – Internet vigilante group Anonymous launches DoS attacks on government websites of Syria, Tunisia, Bahrain, Egypt, Libya, and Jordan in response to the Arab Spring protests.wconeybeer 2011-01-08 Anonymous Operation Tunisia rages, US Govt grows worried https://www.myce.com/piracy/anonymous-operation-tunisia-rages-on-us-govt-grows-concerned-38617/ 2021-03-05 Myce.com en-US November 29, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211129222805/https://www.myce.com/piracy/anonymous-operation-tunisia-rages-on-us-govt-grows-concerned-38617/ liveOlson Parmy https://books.google.com/books?id=ncGVPtoZPHcC We Are Anonymous: Inside the Hacker World of LulzSec, Anonymous, and the Global Cyber Insurgency 2012-06-05 Little, Brown 978-0-316-21353-0 en March 5, 2021 March 22, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230322060715/https://books.google.com/books?id=ncGVPtoZPHcC live January 7 – A Bangladeshi teenage girl Felani Khatun, was shot dead by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on the Anantapur border area under Phulbari upazila in Kurigram. Her body was hanging from the fence for four and half hours. Global human rights organizations, including the media, became protesters.Roy S Dilip 2022-01-07 11 years of Felani killing: Family still waiting for justice https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/crime-justice/news/11-years-felani-killing-family-still-waiting-justice-2934311 2025-01-14 The Daily Star en2013-09-15 BSF authorities order revision trial in Felani murder case https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/bsf-authorities-order-revision-trial-in-felani-murder-case/ 2025-01-14 The Indian Express en January 9 – Iran Air Flight 277 crashes near Orumiyeh in the northeast of the country, killing 78 people. January 14 – The Tunisian government falls after a month of increasingly violent protests; President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali flees to Saudi Arabia after 23 years in power.Wyre Davies https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12195025 BBC News – Tunisia: President Zine al-Abidine Ali forced out BBC News December 15, 2010 2011-01-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20110115053136/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12195025 January 15, 2011 livehttp://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/01/16/18669320.php Uprising in Tunisia: People Power topples Ben Ali regime Indybay January 16, 2011 2011-01-26 July 26, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110726181556/http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/01/16/18669320.php live January 15 – The result of the South Sudanese independence referendum, 2011 is in favour of independence, paving the way for the creation of the new state in July.Sudan referendum: what's being voted on and what will happen? https://web.archive.org/web/20110111044247/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/sudan/8246615/Sudan-referendum-whats-being-voted-on-and-what-will-happen.html January 11, 2011 The Telegraph. January 8, 2011 January 24 – 37 people are killed and more than 180 others are wounded in a bombing at Domodedovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia.https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70N2TQ20110124 Suicide bomber kills 31 at Russia's biggest airport Amie Ferris-Rotman January 24, 2011 Reuters 2011-06-21 January 25, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110125181537/http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70N2TQ20110124 live http://rian.ru/society/20110224/338222803.html ru:Число жертв теракта в Домодедово возросло до 37 RIA Novosti February 24, 2011 February 24, 2011 ru February 27, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110227093411/http://www.rian.ru/society/20110224/338222803.html livehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12268662 Moscow bombing: Carnage at Russia's Domodedovo airport BBC News Steve Rosenberg January 24, 2011 January 24, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110125024514/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12268662 January 25, 2011 live January 25 – The 2011 Egyptian revolution begins. January 27 – Within Ursa Minor, H1504+65, a white dwarf with the hottest known surface temperature in the universe at 200,000 K, was documented.Werner K. Rauch, T. 2011 UV Spectroscopy of the Hot Bare Stellar Core H1504+65 with the HST Cosmic Origins Spectrograph Astrophysics and Space Science 335 1 121–24 10.1007/s10509-011-0617-x 2011Ap&SS.335..121W 116910726 January 28 – Friday of anger (Egyptian revolution of 2011). Protestors clash with security forces which resulted in over 600 protestors estimated dead and several police stations were raided. February February 10 – Manx2 Flight 7100, a Fairchild Metro III, crashes on its third attempt at landing at Cork airport, Ireland from Belfast. Six of the twelve passengers and crew are killed. February 11 – Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak resigns after widespread protests calling for his departure, leaving control of Egypt in the hands of the military, until a general election can be held.http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/02/201121125158705862.html Hosni Mubarak resigns as president February 11, 2011 February 11, 2011 Al Jazeera https://web.archive.org/web/20110211082027/http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/02/201121125158705862.html February 11, 2011 live February 14 – The Day of Rage in Bahrain begins, which marks the first day of the 2011 Bahraini uprising. February 15 – The First Libyan Civil War starts. February 19–April 2 – The 2011 Cricket World Cup is held in India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka with India defeating Sri Lanka in the final. February 22–March 14 – Uncertainty over Libyan oil output causes crude oil prices to rise 20% over a two-week period following the Arab Spring,https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703610604576158613735835374 The Stealth Return of $100 Oil February 22, 2011 March 12, 2011 The Wall Street Journal Jerry A. Dicolo Brian Baskin https://web.archive.org/web/20110224063242/http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703610604576158613735835374.html February 24, 2011 live causing the 2011 energy crisis. February 22 – A 6.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Christchurch, in what becomes New Zealand's third-deadliest natural disaster. 185 people are killed, many ESL students within the CTV Building, and the city centre and 10,000 homes are destroyed. Many foreign search and rescue workers respond to the event. February 26 – The Nintendo 3DS has its first release in Japan, following later releases in Europe on March 25, North America on March 27, and Australia on March 31. March March 5 – Egyptian protestors storm the State Security headquarters in the Nasr City district of Cairo. March 6 – Civil uprising phase of the Syrian Civil War is triggered when 15 youths in Daraa are arrested for scrawling graffiti on their school wall denouncing the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. March 11 – A 9.1-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami hit the east of Japan, killing 19,759 people and leaving another 2,553 missing. Tsunami warnings are issued in 50 countries and territories. Emergencies are declared at four nuclear power plants affected by the quake.Japan earthquake live blog: Death toll rises amid widespread destruction http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/12/japan-earthquake-live-blog-death-toll-rises-amid-widespread-destruction/ March 12, 2011 CNN blog Time Warner March 12, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110316132608/http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/03/12/japan-earthquake-live-blog-death-toll-rises-amid-widespread-destruction/ March 16, 2011 dead As a result of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, multiple plants at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant were damaged, several workers injured, and contaminants were released into the environment. March 15 Egypt’s Ministry of Interior dissolves the widely feared and hated State Security Investigations Service accused of human rights abuses and announced the establishment of the new National Security Agency will replace it and take over its internal security duties. Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain, declares a three-month state of emergency as troops from the Gulf Co-operation Council are sent to quell the civil unrest.Bahrain King Declares State of Emergency after Protests Staff writer https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12745608 BBC News March 15, 2011 April 15, 2011 Staff writer https://web.archive.org/web/20110405202821/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12745608 April 5, 2011 liveStaff writer Two Killed in Bahrain Violence Despite Martial Law BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12751464 March 15, 2011 April 15, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110405202839/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12751464 April 5, 2011 live Protests breakout across Syria demanding democratic reforms, resignation of President Bashar al-Assad, and release of those imprisoned for the March 6 Daraa protest.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-12749674 Mid-East unrest: Syrian protests in Damascus and Aleppo 2011-03-15 BBC News 2017-05-10 en-GB July 21, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180721134738/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-12749674 live The government responds by killing hundreds of protesters and laying siege to various cities, beginning the Syrian Civil War, which lasts until Assad’s overthrow in 2024.http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2011/04/20114309234489989.html Fresh violence hits Syrian town 2011-04-30 Al Jazeera 2017-05-10 December 18, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161218184815/http://www.aljazeera.com/news/middleeast/2011/04/20114309234489989.html live March 17 – The United Nations Security Council votes 10–0 to create a no-fly zone over Libya in response to allegations of government aggression against civilians.http://www.libyafeb17.com/ libyafeb17.com libyafeb17.com 2012-05-06 March 17, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110317022355/http://www.libyafeb17.com/ usurped March 19 – In light of continuing attacks on Libyan rebels by forces in support of leader Muammar Gaddafi,https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna42164455 World leaders launch military action in Libya March 19, 2011 March 19, 2011 NBC News September 23, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200923232056/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/42164455 live military intervention authorized under UNSCR 1973 begins as French fighter jets make reconnaissance flights over Libya.https://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/20/world/africa/20libya.html France Sends Military Flights Over Libya March 19, 2011 March 19, 2011 The New York Times David D. Kirkpatrick Elisabeth Bumiller https://web.archive.org/web/20110326012321/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/20/world/africa/20libya.html March 26, 2011 live April April 7 – The Israel Defense Forces use their Iron Dome missile system to successfully intercept a BM-21 Grad launched from Gaza, marking the first short-range missile intercept ever.Sholom Friedmann Feb 14, 2018 Our Journey Ami Magazine 355 118 April 11 – Former Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo is arrested in his home in Abidjan by supporters of elected President Alassane Ouattara, with support from French forces; this effectively ends the 2010–11 Ivorian crisis and civil war.https://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE73A0MX20110411 Gbagbo, wife in Ouattara's custody in I.Coast: UN Reuters April 11, 2011 April 11, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110426045833/https://af.reuters.com/article/topNews/idAFJOE73A0MX20110411 April 26, 2011 dead April 15 – The Mexican town of Cherán is taken over by vigilantes in response to abuses from the local drug cartel. The new government is strongly focused on crime reduction and preserving the local environment. April 17 – The 2011 PlayStation Network outage begins, becoming one of the largest data breaches ever recorded, and exposing personal data from 77 million accounts on the platform. The outage lasted 23 days.2011-05-21 Welcome Back PSN: The Winners https://kotaku.com/welcome-back-psn-the-winners-5804318 2023-02-14 Kotaku en February 14, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230214221410/https://kotaku.com/welcome-back-psn-the-winners-5804318 live April 24 – The 2011 Guantanamo Bay files leak occurs, WikiLeaks and other organisations publishing 779 classified documents about Guantanamo Bay detainees, and it had been exposed 150 innocent citizens from Afghanistan and Pakistan were held in the camp without trial and detainees being as young as 14 years old.Leigh David Ball James Cobain Ian Burke Jason Guantánamo leaks lift lid on world's most controversial prison http://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/apr/25/guantanamo-files-lift-lid-prison April 25, 2011 December 3, 2021 The Guardian en August 23, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130823013641/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/apr/25/guantanamo-files-lift-lid-prison liveMilitary Documents Detail Life At Guantanamo https://www.npr.org/2011/04/25/135690218/military-documents-detail-life-at-guantanamo 2021-03-12 NPR.org en April 26, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110426222325/https://www.npr.org/2011/04/25/135690218/military-documents-detail-life-at-guantanamo liveWikiLeaks: Guantanamo Bay terrorist secrets revealed https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/wikileaks/8471907/WikiLeaks-Guantanamo-Bay-terrorist-secrets-revealed.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/wikileaks/8471907/WikiLeaks-Guantanamo-Bay-terrorist-secrets-revealed.html January 11, 2022 subscription live 2021-03-12 The Telegraph April 25, 2011 en-GB2011-10-23 Wikileaks: Leak reveals new Guantanamo secrets https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/wikileaks-leak-reveals-new-guantanamo-secrets-2274616.html 2021-03-12 The Independent en November 12, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171112123641/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/wikileaks-leak-reveals-new-guantanamo-secrets-2274616.html deadWikiLeaks Documents Reveal U.S. Knowingly Imprisoned 150 Innocent Men at Guantánamo http://www.democracynow.org/2011/4/25/wikileaks_documents_reveal_us_knowingly_imprisoned 2021-03-12 Democracy Now! en April 25, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110425235925/http://www.democracynow.org/2011/4/25/wikileaks_documents_reveal_us_knowingly_imprisoned live2011-04-25 Guantánamo Bay files: Children and senile old men among detainees http://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/apr/25/guantanamo-files-children-old-men 2021-03-12 the Guardian en September 11, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130911090116/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/apr/25/guantanamo-files-children-old-men live April 25–28 – The 2011 Super Outbreak forms in the Southern, Midwest and Eastern United States with a tornado count of 362; killing 324 and injuring over 2,200. April 29 – An estimated two billion peopleGrimley Naomi https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world-13245069 Royal wedding: The world watches William and Kate BBC News April 29, 2011 May 16, 2011 May 17, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110517125038/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-13245069 live watch the wedding of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey in London.Prince William of Wales & Catherine https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/royals/prince-william-of-wales-catherine Westminster Abbey 8 October 2022 en August 4, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230804125342/http://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/royals/prince-william-of-wales-catherine live May May 1 – U.S. President Barack Obama announces that Osama bin Laden, the founder and leader of the militant group Al-Qaeda, was killed on May 2, 2011 (PKT, UTC+05) during an American military operation in Pakistan.Goldman Adam Brummitt Chris https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110502/ap_on_re_us/us_bin_laden Bin Laden's demise: Long pursuit, burst of gunfire Associated Press May 2, 2011 May 16, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110513040530/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110502/ap_on_re_us/us_bin_laden May 13, 2011 dead May 10–14 – The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 takes place in Düsseldorf, Germany, and is won by Azeri entrants Ell & Nikki with the song "Running Scared". May 11 – A 5.1 earthquake strikes southern Spain, killing 9 people and injuring over 400. May 16 – The European Union agrees to a €78 billion rescue deal for Portugal. The bailout loan will be equally split between the European Financial Stabilisation Mechanism, the European Financial Stability Facility, and the International Monetary Fund.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13408497 Portugal's 78bn euro bail-out is formally approved BBC Business News May 16, 2011 November 13, 2011 May 18, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110518135513/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13408497 live May 18 – Porto beats Braga 1–0 in the 2011 UEFA Europa League final at the Aviva Stadium. May 21 – Grímsvötn, Iceland's most active volcano, erupts and causes disruption to air travel in Northwestern Europe.http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/05/26/357246/european-proceedures-cope-with-new-ash-cloud.html European proceedures (sic) cope with new ash cloud May 26, 2011 Flightglobal David Learmount https://web.archive.org/web/20150703022217/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/european-proceedures-cope-with-new-ash-cloud-357246/ July 3, 2015 dead September 28, 2015 May 22 – The 2011 Joplin tornado, an EF5 tornado, strikes Joplin, Missouri, killing 158 people and injuring 1,150. May 24 – The 2011 El Reno–Piedmont tornado, an EF5 tornado, strikes El Reno and Piedmont, Oklahoma, killing 9 people and injuring 181. May 26 – Former Bosnian Serb Army commander Ratko Mladić, wanted for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, is arrested in Serbia.Interpol http://www.interpol.int/public/Data/Wanted/Notices/Data/1995/54/1995_47754.asp http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090704041327/http://www.interpol.int/Public/Data/Wanted/Notices/Data/1995/54/1995_47754.asp dead July 4, 2009 Interpol: Wanted MLADIC, Ratko Interpol.int 2011-05-26 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/serbia/8537878/Ratko-Mladic-war-crimes-fugitive-arrested-in-Serbia.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/serbia/8537878/Ratko-Mladic-war-crimes-fugitive-arrested-in-Serbia.html January 11, 2022 subscription live Ratko Mladic: war crimes fugitive 'arrested in Serbia' Wardrop Murray May 26, 2011 The Daily Telegraph May 26, 2011 London May 28 – Barcelona beats Manchester United 3–1 in the 2011 UEFA Champions League final at the Wembley Stadium. June June 4 – Chile's Puyehue volcano erupts, causing air traffic cancellations across South America, New Zealand and Australia, and forcing over 3,000 people to evacuate. June 6 – Twitch.tv, a video game-focused live streaming service, is launched as a spinoff from Justin.tv.https://thenextweb.com/media/2011/06/06/twitchtv-justin-tvs-killer-new-esports-project/ TwitchTV: Justin.tv's killer new esports project Alex Wilhelm June 6, 2011 The Next Web June 18, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180614221301/https://thenextweb.com/media/2011/06/06/twitchtv-justin-tvs-killer-new-esports-project/ June 14, 2018 live June 15 – A riot broke out in Vancouver, British Columbia in the aftermath of the Boston Bruins' win over the Vancouver Canucks in game seven of the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals. June 20 – Pakistani teenager Zar Ajam and an Afghan man are executed by hanging at Pul-e-Charkhi prison for the February 2011 terrorist attack on a bank in Jalalabad.Afghanistan hangs Kabul Bank attackers https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2011/6/21/afghanistan-hangs-kabul-bank-attackers 2026-09-21 Al Jazeera enHow the Taliban Turned a Child Into a Suicide Bomber https://abcnews.com/Blotter/taliban-killer-zar-ajam-duped-terror-attack/story?id=13894578 2026-09-21 ABC News en June 22 – Former Winter Hill Gang leader James "Whitey" Bulger is arrested in Santa Monica, California following an anonymous tip. June 26–July 17 – The 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup takes place in Germany, and is won by Japan. June 28 – The Food and Agriculture Organization announces the eradication of the cattle plague rinderpest from the world.https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/28/health/28rinderpest.html?pagewanted=all The New York Times Donald G. McNeil Jr Rinderpest, a Centuries-Old Animal Disease, Is Eradicated 2011-06-27 February 23, 2017 August 12, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180812021913/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/28/health/28rinderpest.html?pagewanted=all live July July 6 – The International Olympic Committee awards Pyeongchang the right to host the 2018 Winter Olympics. July 9 – South Sudan secedes from Sudan, per the result of the independence referendum held in January.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14069082 South Sudan: New nation July 24, 2013 BBC October 23, 2013 September 12, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190912211654/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14069082 live July 12 – The planet Neptune completes its first orbit since it was discovered in 1846.http://www.space.com/12249-neptune-completes-orbit-discovery-1846.html Neptune Completes First Orbit Since Its Discovery in 1846 Space.com July 12, 2011 October 30, 2015 October 29, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151029065245/http://www.space.com/12249-neptune-completes-orbit-discovery-1846.html live July 14 – South Sudan joins the United Nations as the 193rd member.Worsnip Patrick Davies Megan South Sudan admitted to U.N. as 193rd member https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sudan-un-membership-idUSTRE76D6F920110715#ULtdLzo0E4gtVS8b.97 November 29, 2015 Reuters July 14, 2011 October 2, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151002121503/http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/15/us-sudan-un-membership-idUSTRE76D6F920110715#ULtdLzo0E4gtVS8b.97 live July 14–23 – Two frontal systems enter south-central Chile causing great snowfalls that leaves thousand of people isolated. Díaz Labbé Fernando http://repositoriodigitalonemi.cl/web/bitstream/handle/123456789/393/Consolidado%20Nevadas%20zona%20sur%202011.pdf?sequence=1 Nevazones Zona Sur–Regiones Biobío y Araucanía: 2011 Oficina Nacional de Emergencia del Ministerio del Interior December 20, 2011 April 29, 2014 Spanish May 24, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140524022525/http://repositoriodigitalonemi.cl/web/bitstream/handle/123456789/393/Consolidado%20Nevadas%20zona%20sur%202011.pdf?sequence=1 usurped July 20 Goran Hadžić is detained in Serbia, becoming the last of 161 people indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gN0BSyDw5sirbLulQXqgi4DslMtQ?docId=9188fbcd8b194ff79407247b3df94840 The Associated Press: Serbia arrests last Balkan war crimes fugitive 2011-07-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20110720111844/https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gN0BSyDw5sirbLulQXqgi4DslMtQ?docId=9188fbcd8b194ff79407247b3df94840 July 20, 2011 dead The United Nations declares a famine in southern Somalia, the first in over 30 years.https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/somalia-on-verge-of-famine-1.1065398 Somalia on verge of famine July 18, 2011 CBC News July 18, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110720035002/http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/07/18/un-famine-east-africa.html July 20, 2011 live July 21 – Space Shuttle Atlantis lands successfully at Kennedy Space Center after completing STS-135, concluding NASA's Space Shuttle program.Atlantis Completes Final Space Shuttle Program Landing at 5:57 a.m. EDT http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html NASA July 21, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110726190430/http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/index.html July 26, 2011 live July 21, 2011 July 22 – In Norway, Anders Behring Breivik kills 8 people in a bomb blast which targeted government buildings in central Oslo, then kills 69 at a massacre at a Workers' Youth League camp on the island of Utøya.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-41678010 Norway massacre: 'We could hear the gunshots getting closer' BBC News October 19, 2017 October 13, 2018 November 3, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181103011607/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-41678010 live July 23 – Wenzhou train collision; 2 high speed trains in Wenzhou, China collided on a viaduct, sending multiple cars off the viaduct and crushing some. 40 people are killed and 192 people are injured.China bullet train crash 'caused by design flaws' BBC News 2011-12-28 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-16345592 2024-11-20 July 31 – In Thailand over 12.8 million people are affected by severe flooding. The World Bank estimates damages at 1,440 billion baht (US$45 billion).http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2101273,00.html Thailand cleans up; Areas remain flooded Associated Press Time December 2, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120108085747/http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2101273,00.html January 8, 2012 Some areas are still six feet under water, and many factory areas remain closed at the end of the year. 815http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/12/30/death-toll-thai-floods-rises-790.html Death toll of Thai floods rises to 790 The Jakarta Post 2011-12-30 2012-05-06 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120217204007/http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/12/30/death-toll-thai-floods-rises-790.html February 17, 2012 people are killed, with 58 of the country's 77 provinces affected.Daniel Zoe http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-05/27worst27-thai-floods-kill-2242c-threaten-bangkok/3221304/?site=sydney Hundreds killed in flood-hit Thailand ABC News Australia October 4, 2011 2012-05-06 October 6, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111006150901/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-10-05/27worst27-thai-floods-kill-2242c-threaten-bangkok/3221304/?site=sydney live August August – Stock exchanges worldwide suffer heavy losses due to the fears of contagion of the Euro area crisis and the credit rating downgraded as a result of the debt-ceiling crisis of the United States.https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-06/u-s-credit-rating-cut-by-s-p-for-first-time-on-deficit-reduction-accord.html Bloomberg John Detrixhe U.S. Loses AAA Credit Rating as S&P Slams Debt Levels, Political Process August 6, 2011 March 4, 2017 January 14, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150114003314/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-06/u-s-credit-rating-cut-by-s-p-for-first-time-on-deficit-reduction-accord.html live Analysis: France, Britain AAA-ratings under scrutiny August 8, 2011 Catherine Bremer Olesya Dmitracova Reuters Paris/London https://www.reuters.com/article/us-crisis-ratings-idUSTRE7773KG20110808 August 10, 2011 August 9, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110809173224/http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/08/us-crisis-ratings-idUSTRE7773KG20110808 live August 5 NASA announces that its Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured photographic evidence of possible liquid water on Mars during warm seasons. Juno, the first solar-powered spacecraft on a mission to Jupiter, is launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0805/nasa.html NASA launches mission to Jupiter August 5, 2011 RTÉ August 5, 2011 November 14, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121114054028/http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0805/nasa.html live August 20 – First Air Flight 6560, a Boeing 737-210C, crashed on approach to Resolute Bay Airport, Nunavut, Canada, killing 12 out of the 15 occupants onboard.Ranter Harro Accident Boeing 737-210C C-GNWN, Saturday 20 August 2011 https://asn.flightsafety.org/asndb/321073 2025-01-07 asn.flightsafety.org August 20–28 – Libyan rebels take control of the capital Tripoli, effectively overthrowing the government of Muammar Gaddafi.http://blogs.aljazeera.net/liveblog/libya-aug-31-2011-1131 Wednesday, August 31, 2011 – 09:31 GMT+3 – Libya Blogs.aljazeera.net 2011-08-31 2012-05-06 October 16, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111016041029/http://blogs.aljazeera.net/liveblog/libya-aug-31-2011-1131 dead Gadhafi Family Members in Algeria, Ambassador Says http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/08/29/libya.algeria.gadhafi/index.html?hpt=hp_c1 August 29, 2011 August 29, 2011 Staff CNN November 10, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121110133439/http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/08/29/libya.algeria.gadhafi/index.html?hpt=hp_c1 live Staff August 23, 2011 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14630702 Libya Unrest: Rebels Overrun Gadhafi Tripoli Compound BBC News August 24, 2011 May 13, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190513082953/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14630702 live September September 2 – 2011 Chilean Air Force C-212 crash. A CASA C-212 Aviocar military transport of the Chilean Air Force on a flight from Santiago to Robinson Crusoe Island, Chile, crashed into the sea while manoeuvring to land. All 21 passengers and crew on board were killed.https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/321061 Accident CASA C-212 Aviocar 300DF 966, Friday 2 September 2011 September 5 – India and Bangladesh sign a pact to end their 40-year border demarcation dispute.http://ibnlive.in.com/news/indiabangladesh-sign-pact-on-border-demarcation/181937-3.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120622024224/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/indiabangladesh-sign-pact-on-border-demarcation/181937-3.html dead 2012-06-22 India-Bangladesh sign pact on border demarcation Ibnlive.in.com 2012-05-06 September 9–October 23 – The 2011 Rugby World Cup is held in and won by New Zealand who beat France in the final. September 10 – The MV Spice Islander I, carrying at least 800 people, sinks off the coast of Zanzibar, killing 240 people.197 bodies retrieved in Tanzania ferry accident: Minister Xinhua September 11, 2011 September 12 – Approximately 100 people die after a petrol pipeline explodes in Nairobi.Hassan Lali https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14879401 Kenya fire: Nairobi pipeline blaze 'kills at least 75' BBC News 2011-09-12 2012-05-06 December 6, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20181206095305/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-14879401 live September 16 2011 Reno Air Races Crash: The Galloping Ghost , a North American P-51D Mustang racing aircraft, crashed into spectators while competing at the Reno Air Races in Reno, Nevada. Snapchat was launched. September 17 – Occupy Wall Street protests begin in the United States. This develops into the Occupy movement which spreads to 82 countries by October.CNN tech Saba Michael Twitter #occupywallstreet movement aims to mimic Iran http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/16/tech/social-media/twitter-occupy-wall-street/index.html September 17, 2011 September 17, 2011 October 31, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111031022715/http://www.cnn.com/2011/09/16/tech/social-media/twitter-occupy-wall-street/index.html livehttp://www.adbusters.org/campaigns/occupywallstreet Occupy Wall Street September 17th Adbusters.org October 6, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111104044956/http://www.adbusters.org/campaigns/occupywallstreet November 4, 2011 dead https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/oct/25/egyptian-protesters-occupy-wall-street?newsfeed=true Tahrir Square protesters send message of solidarity to Occupy Wall Street November 15, 2011 The Guardian October 25, 2011 London Jack Shenker Adam Gabbatt February 26, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130226090356/http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/25/egyptian-protesters-occupy-wall-street?newsfeed=true live http://aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/F39F8293-C172-4018-9725-1E1184EED075.htm?GoogleStatID=9 احتجاجات بـ82 دولة للمطالبة بالعدالة AlJazeera.net January 3, 2012 December 19, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111219061013/http://www.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/F39F8293-C172-4018-9725-1E1184EED075.htm?GoogleStatID=9 deadOccupy America: protests against Wall Street and inequality hit 70 cities Joanna Walters https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/oct/08/occupy-america-protests-financial-crisis The Guardian October 8, 2011 October 14, 2011 London October 1, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131001041116/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/oct/08/occupy-america-protests-financial-crisis liveOccupy the World: The '99 Percent' Movement Goes Global Derek Thompson https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2011/10/occupy-the-world-the-99-percent-movement-goes-global/246757/ The Atlantic October 15, 2011 October 15, 2011 May 18, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130518181828/http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2011/10/occupy-the-world-the-99-percent-movement-goes-global/246757/ live Occupy Wall Street protests go global Karla Adam https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/occupy-wall-street-protests-go-global/2011/10/15/gIQAp7kimL_story.html The Washington Post October 15, 2011 November 8, 2011 November 18, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111118043720/http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/occupy-wall-street-protests-go-global/2011/10/15/gIQAp7kimL_story.html live Occupy Wall Street protests continue worldwide Karla Adam The Washington Post October 16, 2011Joanna Walters in Seattle https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/oct/08/occupy-america-protests-financial-crisis Occupy America: protests against Wall Street and inequality hit 70 cities World news The Observer UK October 13, 2011 October 8, 2011 October 1, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131001041116/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/oct/08/occupy-america-protests-financial-crisis live September 19 – With 436 people dead, the United Nations launches a $357 million appeal for victims of the 2011 Sindh floods in Pakistan.https://www.rferl.org/a/un_appeals_for_millions_to_help_pakistan_flood_victims/24332575.html UN Appeals For $357 Million To Help Pakistan Flood Victims Radio Free Europe Rferl.org 2011-09-19 2012-05-06 September 19, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110919085706/http://www.rferl.org/content/un_appeals_for_millions_to_help_pakistan_flood_victims/24332575.html live October October 4 – The death toll from the flooding of Cambodia's Mekong river and attendant flash floods reaches 207.http://www.wfp.org/content/floods-claim-207-lives-cambodia Floods claim 207 lives in Cambodia Wfp.org 2012-05-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20111227045950/http://www.wfp.org/content/floods-claim-207-lives-cambodia December 27, 2011 dead October 18 Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange: Israel and the Palestinian militant organization Hamas begin a major prisoner exchange, in which the captured Israeli Army soldier Gilad Shalit is released by Hamas in exchange for 1,027 Palestinian and Israeli-Arab prisoners held in Israel, including 280 prisoners serving life sentences for planning and perpetrating terror attacks.https://www.cnn.com/2011/10/18/world/meast/israel-prisoner-swap/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 CNN After 5 years in captivity, Shalit is back home - CNN.com October 19, 2011 October 20, 2011 April 16, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210416121728/https://www.cnn.com/2011/10/18/world/meast/israel-prisoner-swap/index.html?hpt=hp_t1 live https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/oct/18/gilad-shalit-release-palestinian-exchange London The Guardian Gilad Shalit release: Palestinian prisoner exchange getting under way October 18, 2011 December 16, 2016 February 12, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170212034810/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/oct/18/gilad-shalit-release-palestinian-exchange live https://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=242250 Schalit reunites with parents, PM... JPost – Diplomacy & Politics The Jerusalem Post 2011-10-18 2012-05-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20111222063009/http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=242250 December 22, 2011 dead Dozens of exotic animals were released from their enclosures at the Muskingum County Animal Farm in Zanesville, Ohio resulting in the need of local law enforcement to hunt and kill 48 animals including 18 tigers, 6 black bears, 2 grizzly bears, 2 wolves, 1 macaque monkey, 1 baboon, 3 mountain lions and 17 African lions. October 20 Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is killed in Sirte, with National Transitional Council forces taking control of the city and ending the war.http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/10/20111020111520869621.html NTC claims capture of Gaddafi – Africa Al Jazeera English 2011-10-04 2011-10-20 November 9, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111109103953/http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/10/20111020111520869621.html live https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15387872 BBC News – Col Gaddafi killed BBC October 22, 2011 2011-10-20 January 9, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190109185148/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-15387872 live http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-libya-gaddafi-death-idUKTRE79J2S320111020 Gaddafi dies of wounds – NTC official Reuters UK Reuters October 20, 2011 2011-10-20 Samia Nakhoul March 7, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160307033525/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-libya-gaddafi-death-idUKTRE79J2S320111020 deadhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/10/20111020111520869621.html Muammar Gaddafi 'killed' in gun battle – Africa Al Jazeera English 2011-10-04 2011-10-20 November 9, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111109103953/http://english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/10/20111020111520869621.html live Basque separatist militant organisation ETA declares an end to its 43-year campaign of political violence, which has killed over 800 people since 1968.https://politica.elpais.com/politica/2011/10/19/actualidad/1319056094_153776.html ETA pone fin a 43 años de terror Política &#124 El País October 20, 2011 Politica.elpais.com 2012-05-06 Aizpeolea Luis R. June 20, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180620024236/https://politica.elpais.com/politica/2011/10/19/actualidad/1319056094_153776.html live October 23 – A magnitude 7.2 Mw earthquake jolts eastern Turkey near the city of Van, killing over 600 people and damaging about 2,200 buildings.http://earthquake-report.com/2011/10/23/very-strong-dangerous-earthquake-in-eastern-turkey/ 2011 Van earthquake Earthquake Report 2011-10-23 2012-05-06 November 22, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201122183632/https://earthquake-report.com/2011/10/23/very-strong-dangerous-earthquake-in-eastern-turkey/ usurped October 27 – After an emergency meeting in Brussels, the European Union announces an agreement to deal with the Euro area crisis which includes a writedown of 50% of Greek bonds, a recapitalisation of European banks and an increase of the bailout fund of the European Financial Stability Facility totaling to €1 trillion.Leaders agree eurozone debt deal after late-night talks https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15472547 October 27, 2011 BBC News October 27, 2011 January 9, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190109215455/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15472547 liveBhatti Jabeen EU leaders reach a deal to tackle debt crisis https://www.usatoday.com/money/world/story/2011-10-25/euro-summit/50919216/1?csp=34news October 27, 2011 USA Today October 27, 2011 March 5, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305070743/http://www.usatoday.com/money/world/story/2011-10-25/euro-summit/50919216/1?csp=34news dead October 29 A large snowstorm produced unusual amounts of early snowfall across the northeastern United States and the Canadian Maritimes, leaving 1.7 million people without power and disrupting travel.CT resumes digging out from 'Alfred' http://hbweb.sx2.atl.publicus.com/article/20111031/NEWS01/310319989 https://archive.today/20130131235351/http://hbweb.sx2.atl.publicus.com/article/20111031/NEWS01/310319989 dead January 31, 2013 October 31, 2011 Michael D. Higgins is elected President of Ireland.Taggart Peter 2011-10-29 Higgins wins Irish presidential election https://www.cnn.com/2011/10/29/world/europe/ireland-presidential-election/index.html 2023-12-29 CNN en October 31 Date selected by the UN as the symbolic date when global population reached seven billion.Population seven billion: UN sets out challenges https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-15459643 BBC News 2011-10-26 2011-10-30 August 15, 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190815233211/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-15459643 live UNESCO admits Palestine as a member, following a vote which 107 member states support and 14 oppose.http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/general_conference_admits_palestine_as_unesco_member_state/ General Conference admits Palestine as UNESCO Member 2011-10-31 2011-12-11 December 14, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111214135140/http://www.unesco.org/new/en/media-services/single-view/news/general_conference_admits_palestine_as_unesco_member_state/ live November November 9 – The first nationwide Emergency Alert System test is conducted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency in the United States.https://www.foxnews.com/politics/white-house-on-nationwide-alert-its-just-a-test White House on Nationwide Alert: "It's Just a Test" Fox News November 9, 2011 November 11, 2011 November 18 – Mojang Studios of Sweden officially release the video game Minecraft, which becomes the best-selling video game of all time.Gerken Tom 2023-10-16 Minecraft becomes first video game to hit 300m sales https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-67105983 2024-07-15 en-GB November 26 – The Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center. It lands on Mars on August 6, 2012.Marcia Dunn NASA launches world's largest rover to Mars https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/nasa-launches-worlds-largest-rover-to-mars/article2250839/ Cape Canaveral, Florida The Associated Press The Globe and Mail November 26, 2011 August 23, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20120107080758/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/technology/science/nasa-launches-worlds-largest-rover-to-mars/article2250839/ January 7, 2012 dead mdy-all Irene Klotz NASA rover launched to seek out life clues on Mars http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-space-mars-idUKTRE7AP0EV20111126 Cape Canaveral, Florida November 27, 2011 Reuters July 6, 2021 July 29, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200729221833/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-space-mars-idUKTRE7AP0EV20111126 dead NASA launches new Mars rover https://www.aljazeera.com/video/americas/2011/11/2011112682011425406.html November 26, 2011 Al Jazeera December 7, 2011 September 21, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200921133410/https://www.aljazeera.com/video/americas/2011/11/2011112682011425406.html live November 30 – The United Kingdom severs diplomatic relations with Iran and expels diplomats, less than 24 hours after protesters attacked the British embassy in Tehran.James Reynolds https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15966628 UK to expel all Iranian diplomats over embassy attack BBC November 9, 2011 December 1, 2011 November 30, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111130174105/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-15966628 live December December 16 – Tropical Storm Washi causes 1,268 flash flood fatalities in the Philippines, with 85 people officially listed as missing.http://www.ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/358/NDRRMC%20Update%20SitRep%20No%2023%20re%20TS%20SENDONG.pdf Effects of Tropical Storm "Sendong" (Washi) and Emergency Operations December 30, 2011 National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council January 1, 2012 Philippines dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120502002130/http://www.ndrrmc.gov.ph/attachments/article/358/NDRRMC%20Update%20SitRep%20No%2023%20re%20TS%20SENDONG.pdf May 2, 2012 December 17 – In North Korea, following the death of the country's leader, Kim Jong-il, the official reaction is grief and support for the succession of his son, Kim Jong Un.North Koreans' reaction to Kim Jong-il's death is impossible to gauge McCurry Justin the Guardian 19 December 2011 13 September 2020 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/dec/19/north-koreans-kim-jong-il 23 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160423004813/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/dec/19/north-koreans-kim-jong-il livehttps://www.nknews.org/2018/04/fourteen-days-which-shook-the-country-kim-jong-uns-rapid-rise-to-power/ Fourteen days which shook the country: Kim Jong Un's rise to power | NK News 4 April 2018 December 18 – The United States withdraws the last forces which effectively ends the Iraq War. While this ends the insurgency, it begins another.http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/us-troops-complete-their-withdrawal-from-iraq/story-e6frf7jx-1226225154019 US troops complete their withdrawal from Iraq Herald Sun Australia 18 December 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20140304204059/http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/us-troops-complete-their-withdrawal-from-iraq/story-e6frf7jx-1226225154019 4 March 2014 live https://www.usatoday.com/news/world/story/2011-12-17/iraq-us-troops/52032854/1?csp=ip Last U.S. troops leave Iraq, ending war 18 December 2011 USA Today 17 December 2011https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iraq-usa-pullout-idUSTRE7BH08E20111218 Timeline: Invasion, surge, withdrawal; U.S. forces in Iraq 18 December 2011 Reuters 18 December 2011 David Cutler https://web.archive.org/web/20111219122246/http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/18/us-iraq-usa-pullout-idUSTRE7BH08E20111218 19 December 2011 live http://world.myjoyonline.com/pages/news/201112/78464.php Last US troops withdraw from Iraq 18 December 2011 BBC 18 December 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120110090556/http://world.myjoyonline.com/pages/news/201112/78464.php 10 January 2012http://www.neontommy.com/news/2011/12/final-us-convoy-withdraws-iraq Final US Convoy Withdraws From Iraq 18 December 2011 neontommy.com 18 December 2011 Catherine Green https://web.archive.org/web/20130531053228/http://www.neontommy.com/news/2011/12/final-us-convoy-withdraws-iraq 31 May 2013 dead http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/17/9528197-the-war-is-over-last-us-soldiers-leave-iraq 'The war is over': Last US soldiers leave Iraq 18 December 2011 NBC News 18 December 2011 Richard Engel dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111218112907/http://worldnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/12/17/9528197-the-war-is-over-last-us-soldiers-leave-iraq 18 December 2011 December 19 – Liechtenstein becomes the 26th member state of the Schengen Area. December 29 – Samoa and Tokelau move from east to west of the International Date Line, thereby skipping December 30, in order to align their time zones better with their main trading partners.https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-16351377 Samoa and Tokelau skip a day for dateline change December 30, 2011 BBC News May 26, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20141210101623/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-16351377 December 10, 2014 live Full date unknown Bahrain-based Takaud Savings and Pensions B.S.C. provider is founded.KIPCO Takaud announcement https://www.reuters.com/article/news-release-kprokw-idUSLDE78P00Q20110926 Reuters 25 September 2011 December 7, 2023 November 15, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231115002011/https://www.reuters.com/article/news-release-kprokw-idUSLDE78P00Q20110926 live Births and deaths Category:2011 births Deaths in 2011 Nobel Prizes right|120px Chemistry – Dan Shechtmanhttps://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/2011/press.html The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2011 2011-10-05 Nobel Foundation 2011-10-05 October 6, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111006103006/http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/2011/press.html live Economics – Christopher A. Sims and Thomas J. Sargenthttps://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/2011/ The Nobel Prize in Economics 2011 Nobel Foundation 2011-10-20 October 19, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111019180246/http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/economics/laureates/2011/ live Literature – Tomas Tranströmerhttps://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/2011/ The Nobel Prize in Literature 2011 2011-10-06 Nobel Foundation 2011-10-06 October 7, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111007061342/http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/2011/ live Peace – Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkol Karmanhttps://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2011/ The Nobel Peace Prize 2011 2011-10-07 Nobel Foundation 2011-10-07 December 27, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171227204259/https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2011/ live Physics – Saul Perlmutter, Adam Riess, and Brian Schmidthttps://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/2011/press.html The 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics – Press Release Nobelprize.org 2011-10-04 2012-05-06 October 4, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111004182642/https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/2011/press.html live Physiology or Medicine – Bruce Beutler, Jules A. Hoffmann, and Ralph M. Steinmanhttps://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/2011/ The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2011 Nobelprize.org 2012-05-06 September 24, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110924211928/https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/2011/ live New English words blockchainhttps://www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/2011 Time Traveler by Merriam-Webster: Words from 2011 merriam-webster.com May 4, 2018 May 5, 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180505070731/https://www.merriam-webster.com/time-traveler/2011 live See also 2011-related lists 2011 by country 2011 by continent 2010s References