What do stars think TV highlight of last year has been?

More:
VIDEO: Stars pick their TV highlights

Egyptians have been voting in the first free presidential election in their history, made possible by last year’s Arab Spring uprising.

See the article here:
VIDEO: ‘Scuffles’ as eager Egyptians vote

Egyptians are voting in the first free presidential election in their history, made possible by last year’s Arab Spring uprising.

Here is the original post:
Egyptians vote in landmark poll

Two men accused of murdering an Irish teacher on her honeymoon last year pleaded not guilty when they appeared in court in Mauritius on Tuesday, police on the Indian Ocean island said.

More:
Pleas entered in honeymoon slaying

Two men charged with the murder of Michaela McAreavey in Mauritius last year plead not guilty at the start of their trial.

Link:
Michaela suspects deny murder

Nearly 6,000 people made bogus compensation claims for payment protection insurance mis-selling to the Financial Ombudsman last year, as total complaints rose.

Read this article:
Bogus PPI complaints ‘hit 6,000′

Survivors of Anders Behring Breivik’s shootings in Norway relive the horrors of last year’s massacre as they testify at his trial in Oslo.

View original post here:
Breivik survivors relive horrors

Public distrust created by last year’s nuclear disaster forced the nation to at least temporarily do without atomic power for the first time in 42 years.

See the rest here:
Last Reactor of 50 in Japan Is Shut Down

The owner of a Harley Davidson swept away by last year’s tsunami in Japan is delighted that the motorbike has been found washed up on the Canadian coast.

Link:
VIDEO: Biker delighted at tsunami Harley find

The number of people convicted of animal cruelty and neglect rose by nearly a quarter in England and Wales last year, the RSPCA says.

Go here to see the original:
Animal cruelty convictions rise

Pakistan's parliament reconvenes Monday to debate a committee's recommendation that the United States stop drone strikes inside its territory and apologize unconditionally for airstrikes last year that killed two dozen soldiers.

Read the original:
Pakistan debates end to drone strikes

A year after last year’s catastrophe, Japan is more vulnerable, and thus more wide open, than ever.

View original post here:
Update: Now Is the Season for Japan

Soon after South Sudan became independent last year, China opened an embassy here, eager to protect its oil interests. It quickly dispatched its foreign minister and began discussing a huge aid package for this destitute land. Read full article > >

Go here to see the original:
China in a tug of war between two Sudans

Transit ridership nationwide last year reached one of its highest points since 1957, according to a transportation trade group. In the Washington region, Metro kept pace with the trend but predicts that ridership will fall this year. Read full article > >

Excerpt from:
Transit use grew nationwide in 2011, trade group says

Profits at commercial broadcaster ITV rose by 14% last year thanks to strong advertising on Downton Abbey and the X Factor.

Read more:
Downton Abbey boosts ITV profits