World's Top 10 News Stories of 2011 by Time

Top 10 news stories in the world this year by Time magazine, which listed the Arab Spring and killing of Osama bin Laden as the top attention-grabbing headlines.Time magazine compiled 54 wide-ranging lists of the top 10 happenings in 2011 in the field of politics, entertainment, business, sports and pop culture.Among the 'Top 10 World-News Stories' is "Anna Hazare's Hunger Fasts Rock India" with the magazine saying that "in a year with more than its share of protests worldwide, perhaps the most striking act of dissent took place in India, where the country's ruling coalition took flak for a host of corruption cases implicating a number of leading politicians".

Top 10 News of the Year 2011

1. Egypt Revolt

Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak lies on a stretcher as he is wheeled into a courtroom in Cairo, capital of Egypt, on Sept. 7, 2011

2. Osama bin Laden killed

Photo taken on May 3 shows bin Laden's portrait on the frontpage of a piece of newspaer sold in Lahore, Pakistan

3. Massive quake hits Japan

A photo taken on March 11 shows the quake-triggered tsunami hitting northeast coast of Japan. Japan's earthquake and tsunami caused up to 235 billion U.S. dollars in damage and a temporary impact on the economic growth of Japan and the region, the World Bank said in a report released March 21.

4. Eurozone Debt Crisis

Italy's new prime minister Mario Monti (L) receives the "bell", a symbol of power, from former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in Rome, Italy, Nov. 16, 2011. Mario Monti took over as Italian new prime minister and led the newly selected cabinet ministers to be sworn in at the presidential palace, a symbol of starting their task for drawing off a heavy debt-driven financial crisis.

5.Libya's Civil War

Chairman of the Libyan ruling National Transitional Council (NTC) Mustafa Abdul-Jalil gestures during the celebration ceremony at the main Square in Benghazi, Libya, Oct. 23, 2011. The NTC Vice Chairman Abdel Hafiz Ghoga Sunday declared here that Libya has been "liberated" from the regime of Muammar Gaddafi.

6. Syria Crisis

Syrian people gather at Sabe Bahrat Square in downtown Damascus, Syria, Dec. 2, 2011. Syrians participated in a demonstration to denounce recent economic sanctions impose by the Arab League and Turkey on Syria and to show support to their president in the face of mounting pressures.

7. Protracted Drought Affects Horn of Africa

A malnourished child receives medical treatment in a MSF medical station of a refegee camp in a border town of Ethiopia, Aug. 20, 2011. Data released by UNHCR show by Aug. 18, the number of Somali refugees pouring into the Ethiopian border in 2011 has reached 96,564.

8. Deadly Twin Attacks at Norway

Anders Behring Breivik, 32, who according to local media was arrested by police after the shooting in Utoeya, is seen in this handout photo released to AFP on July 23, 2011.

9 Palestine Bids for UN Membership

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas waves to supporters upon his arrival in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on Sept 25, 2011. Abbas returned from New York after he participated in the United Nations General Assembly and requested the statehood recognition. He said that the "diplomatic march" to obtain international recognition of a Palestinian state has started.

10. India's Anti-Corruption Protest

India's anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare drinks coconut water and honey offered by girls to break his fast in New Delhi, India, on Aug. 28, 2011. Indian anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare broke his 13-days fast with both Indian lower and upper house passing a resolution Saturday on the proposed Lokpal Bill.

( Source - Time Magazine)