European leaders, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, warn of more hardship and sacrifices in 2012 as the eurozone wrestles with a debt crisis.
South Sudan's government says it is sending more troops and police to the town of Pibor, the scene of an outbreak of ethnic violence.
Victor Anichebe scores his first goal in 22 months as Everton snatch a late victory at The Hawthorns.
British artist David Hockney is appointed a member of the Order of Merit by the Queen - despite turning down a knighthood in 1990.
Eating a diet rich in vitamins and fish may protect the brain from ageing while trans fats have the opposite effect, research suggests.
Jonathan Ive, the designer behind the iPhone, iPod and iPad, has been awarded a knighthood in the New Year Honours list.
The first of Nasa's Grail satellites goes into orbit around the Moon to map its gravity in unprecedented detail, revealing its internal structure.
La presidenta de Brasil acaba su primer año de gobierno con un estilo distinto al de su predecesor, sobre todo por cómo entiende las relaciones de Brasil con sus vecinos
2012年1月1日,有微博报道称在中国河南安阳爆发了数千人参与的大规模抗议示威活动。
أفادت الأنباء الواردة من طهران أن سلاح البحرية أجرى تجربة على صاروخ أرض-جو متوسط المدى، بينما وقع الرئيس الأمريكي باراك أوباما مشروع قانون يتيح فرض عقوبات جديدة مشددة على إيران.
به دنبال تشدید تحریمهای آمریکا علیه ایران که شامل شرکتها و موسسههای طرف معامله با بانک مرکزی ایران نیز میشود، رئیس کل بانک مرکزی ایران گفته است که دنیا به آمریکا به دلیل اعمال این تحریمها میخندد.
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