Take a look at selection of stories that too have been making headlines around the world over the past few days:
William Wallace's 700-year-old letter
A letter believed to be 700 years old that was found in the possession of famed Scottish military leader William Wallace has been returned to Scotland.
A 700-year-old letter believed to have been in the possession of William Wallace has returned to National Records of Scotland on January 12, 2012 in Edinburgh, Scotland. National Records of Scotland, which has reached agreement with The National Archives in London to borrow the Wallace letter from 2012 to 2014, to go on display in both years. Officials of both archives are discussing means of allowing the document to be housed in Scotland in the longer term.
Cruise ship capsize disaster
The cruise ship Costa Concordia hits rocks and capsizes off the Isola del Giglio, three people are known to have died but many others are missing..The captain of a luxury cruise liner that keeled over off Tuscany, killing on Saturday arrested as survivors told of scenes "like the Titanic".
A handout aerial view taken and released on January 14, 2012 by Italian Guardia de Finanza shows the Costa Concordia, after the cruise ship ran aground and keeled over off the Isola del Giglio, on late January 13. Three people died and several were missing after the ship with more than 4,000 people on board ran aground sparking chaos as passengers scrambled to get off. The ship was on a cruise in the Mediterranean, leaving from Savona with planned stops in Civitavecchia, Palermo, Cagliari, Palma, Barcelona and Marseille," the company said.
View of the Costa Concordia on January 14, 2012, after the cruise ship ran aground and keeled over off the Isola del Giglio, last night. Three people died and several were missing after the ship with more than 4,000 people on board ran aground sparking chaos as passengers scrambled to get off. The ship was on a cruise in the Mediterranean, leaving from Savona with planned stops in Civitavecchia, Palermo, Cagliari, Palma, Barcelona and Marseille," the company said
The passangers of the Costa Concordia take a ferry on January 14, 2012, after the cruise ship ran aground and keeled over off the Isola del Giglio, last night. Three people died and about 70 were missing after an Italian cruise ship with more than 4,000 people on board ran aground and keeled over, sparking scenes of panic. The Costa Concordia was on a trip around the Mediterranean when it apparently hit a reef near the island of Giglio on Friday, only a few hours into its voyage, as passengers were sitting down for dinner.
A police officer carries a child while helping a woman as they arrive at Porto Santo Stefano
Rescue workers help a woman as they arrive at Porto Santo Stefano
Passengers of the Costa Concordia arrive at Porto Santo Stefano on January 14, 2012, after being evacuated from the cruise ship that ran aground and keeled over off the Isola del Giglio, last night. Three people died and several were missing after the ship with more than 4,000 people on board ran aground sparking chaos as passengers scrambled to get off. The ship was on a cruise in the Mediterranean, leaving from Savona with planned stops in Civitavecchia, Palermo, Cagliari, Palma, Barcelona and Marseille," the company said. Around 70 people are missing from the Italian cruise ship which ran aground overnight, but could be safe on the island of Giglio, near the scene of the accident, an official said Saturday
A photograph taken early on January 14, 2012 of the Costa Concordia after the cruise ship with more than 4,000 people on board ran aground and keeled over off the Isola del Giglio, and Italian island, last night. Three people died and several were missing Saturday after a cruise ship with more than 4,000 people on board ran aground and keeled over off an Italian island, sparking chaos as passengers scrambled to get off. The ship was on a cruise in the Mediterranean, leaving from Savona with planned stops in Civitavecchia, Palermo, Cagliari, Palma, Barcelona and Marseille," the company said
The luxury cruise ship Costa Concordia, left, leans on its side after running aground off the tiny Tuscan island of Giglio, Italy, Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012. The luxury cruise ship ran aground off the coast of Tuscany, sending water pouring in through a 160-foot (50-meter) gash in the hull and forcing the evacuation of some 4,200 people from the listing vessel early Saturday, the Italian coast guard said.
Shiite pilgrims bombed in Iraq
Bomb kills more than 50 Shiite pilgrims during religious commemorations in Basra, Iraq, on Saturday
An aerial view taken with a fish-eye lens shows Shiite Muslims gathering at shrine of Imam Abbas during the religious procession in the holy city of Karbala. A suicide bomber killed 53 people in an apparent sectarian attack in southern Iraq on Saturday, casting a pall over the conclusion of a Shiite Muslim pilgrimage that draws millions.
security forces inpsect the scene of a suicide bombing which killed more than 50 people on the outskirts of Basra.
Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims walk after the end of a ceremony to mark the religious ritual of Arbain in Basra, 420 km (261 miles) southeast of Baghdad, January 14, 2012. A suicide bomber disguised as a policeman killed at least 53 people and wounded 130 others in an attack on Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims at a checkpoint in the city of Basra, police and health officials said
Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims take part in a ceremony to mark the religious ritual of Arbain in Kerbala, 110 km (70 miles) south of Baghdad, January 14, 2012
Violence at Beijing Apple Store
After works delayed the 7:00 a.m. opening of the Apple Store in Beijing on the day the iPhone 4S was meant to launch in China, violence broke out as the crowd began throwing eggs and refusing to leave.
Thousands of Chinese customers queue up outside an Apple store in Beijing's upmarket Sanlitun shopping district. Apple said it was suspending sales of the new iPhone at its China stores after fans desperate to get their hands on it fought with security and threw eggs at an official outlet
A crowd stands outside an Apple store in the Beijing district of Sanlitun January 13, 2012. Apple Inc said on Friday it will stop selling its latest iPhone in its retail stores in Beijing and Shanghai to ensure the safety of its customers and employees. The iPhone 4S, which went on sale early Friday, caused a near-riot in one of Apple's Beijing retail stores
A man carries a plastic bag filled with eggs in the front of the Apple store in the Beijing district of Sanlitun January 13, 2012.
a policeman tries to drag away people who refused to leave the Apple Store in Beijing Friday, Jan. 13, 2012
A man is dragged away by police after he refused to leave from the front of the Apple store in the Beijing district of Sanlitun January 13, 2012
woman is dragged away by police after she refused to leave from the front of the Apple store in the Beijing district of Sanlitun January 13, 2012. A crowd of a few hundred people gathered outside the store from early morning on the first day of sales in China for Apple's iPhone 4S, but police were called to disperse the crowd after one potential customer threw eggs at the front of the store.
A woman, who was dragged away by the police after she refused to leave the Apple store, is taken to an ambulance on a stretcher in the Beijing district of Sanlitun January 13, 2012.
a man sells Apple IPhone 4S phones outside an official Apple store in Beijing days before its official launch in China on January 11, 2012
Tensions rise in Nigeria fuel protests
Nigerian oil workers threatened on Jan.11 to shut down output in Africa's top crude producer, deepening a national strike over a more than doubling of petrol prices
Demonstrators protest against the elimination of a popular fuel subsidy that has doubled the price of petrol in Nigeria's captial Abuja, January 10, 2012. Nigerians took to the streets on Tuesday in growing numbers on the second day of protests against a sharp increase in petrol prices, piling pressure on President Goodluck Jonathan to reverse his removal of fuel subsidies
Lola Soyinka, the daughter-in-law of Nigerian writer and Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka, addresses demonstrators during a protest against the elimination of a popular fuel subsidy that has doubled the price of petrol in Nigeria's capital Abuja, January 10, 2012. Nigerians took to the streets on Tuesday in growing numbers on the second day of protests against a sharp increase in petrol prices, piling pressure on President Goodluck Jonathan to reverse his removal of fuel subsidies
a woman prays during a protest against the elimination of a popular fuel subsidy that has doubled the price of petrol in Nigeria's capital Abuja, January 10, 2012
man carries a coffin as protesters march through a road on the third day of a protest against a removal of fuel subsidies in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos January 11, 2012. Nigeria's biggest oil trade union said it would decide on Wednesday whether to shut down output from Africa's largest oil producer as part of an ongoing protest against the government's removal of popular motor fuel import subsidies.
Trade union leaders and activists speak to thousands of people protesting against the government's scrapping of oil subsidy at Gani Fawehinmi Park in Lagos on Wednesday. A national strike that has paralysed Nigeria and brought tens of thousands into the streets entered its fourth day on Thursday with oil workers threatening to halt production
Policemen stand watching thousands of protesters gather at Gani Fawehinmi Park in Lagos. A national strike that has paralysed Nigeria and brought tens of thousands into the streets entered its fourth day on Thursday with oil workers threatening to halt production
Protesters shout slogans as they march through a road on the third day of a protest against a removal of fuel subsidies in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos January 11, 2012.
Protesters gather on an empty road on the third day of a protest against a removal of fuel subsidies in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos January 11, 2012
S. Korean special forces winter training
Members of the Special Warfare Command brave the winter snow while topless. The training exercise is done every year to improve their members' combat abilities in cold weather and heavy snowfall
Members of the Special Warfare Command run on a snow-covered field during an annual severe winter season drill during a photo opportunity for the media in Pyeongchang, about 180 km (111 miles) east of Seoul January 11, 2012. The special forces carry out the training course every year to improve their members' combat abilities in cold weather and heavy snowfall
Members of the Special Warfare Command take part in an annual severe winter season drill during a photo opportunity for the media in Pyeongchang, about 180 km (113 miles) east of Seoul, January 11, 2012. The special forces carry out the training course every year to improve their members' combat abilities in cold weather and heavy snowfall
Members of the Special Warfare Command take a cold bath during an annual severe winter season drill during a photo opportunity for the media in Pyeongchang, about 180 km (111 miles) east of Seoul January 11, 2012.
Members of the Special Warfare Command shout in frozen water during an annual severe winter season drill
Alaskan towns buried by snow
A record snow fall has hit parts of Alaska, forcing certain towns to call in the National Guard to help them dig out.
A man clears snow near William Henry Seward statue, past Loussac Library in Anchorage, Alaska, January 12, 2012. Successive storms have hammered communities along the Gulf of Alaska coast in the southern part of the state, including Anchorage, the Prince William Sound village of Cordova, and the island fishing port of Kodiak, where some boats in the harbor sank after being overloaded with snow.
A sign reading Free Snow is seen on top of a pile of snow on a residential street in Anchorage, Alaska, January 12, 2012.
a Guardsman clears a building roof of snow Monday, Jan. 9, 2012, in Cordova, Alaska. There are currently 57 National Guardsmen assisting citizens in this small Alaska town dig out from a series of winter storms.
people work to clear snow from the roof of the Cordova volunteer fire department in the fishing town of Cordova, Alaska. Residents have turned to the state to help them dig out of massive snow levels that have collapsed roofs, triggered avalanches and even covered doors, trapping some people in their homes.
Alaska National Guardsman clears a building roof in Cordova January 9, 2012. Alaska National Guardsmen are helping shovel what has been the biggest snowfall in decades in Cordova, another 6 to 14 inches are expected on January 10 accompanied by rain and high winds, the National Weather Service said. Valdez, which is on track to set a snowfall record this winter, could see more than a foot more snow through early Wednesday, the service said
a man stands on a house buried in snow in the fishing town of Cordova, Alaska. Residents have turned to the state to help them dig out of massive snow levels that have collapsed roofs, triggered avalanches and even covered doors, trapping some people in their homes.
a house in Cordova, Alaska is covered with snow and icicles in this handout photo released to Reuters January 9, 2012. National Guardsman were helping residents of the Prince William Sound fishing town of Cordova dig out on Monday following weeks of storms that have left parts of the town buried in more than 10 feet of snow
French journalist Gilles Jacquier killed in Syria
French journalist Gilles Jacquier is seen in this undated picture released by France Televisions January 11, 2012. Cameraman Jacquier was among several people killed in Syria's central city of Homs on Wednesday, becoming the first Western reporter to have died in 10 months of unrest in the country. "France 2 television has just learned with a great deal of sorrow the death of reporter Gilles Jacquier in Homs," France 2 said in a statement, adding it did not have details of the circumstances of his death.
Demonstrators ask for life in van der Sloot trial
Joran van der Sloot pleaded guilty on Jan. 11 to the 2010 murder of a 21-year-old Peruvian woman he met at a Lima casino who was killed five years to the day of the unsolved disappearance in Aruba of an American teen in which he remains the main suspect.
Men protest against Joran van der Sloot outside San Pedro prison where his murder trial is held in Lima, Peru, Wednesday Jan. 11, 2012. Van der Sloot pleaded guilty on Wednesday to the 2010 murder of a 21-year-old Peruvian woman he met at a Lima casino who was killed five years to the day of the unsolved disappearance in Aruba of an American teen in which he remains the main suspect.
Joran van der Sloot enters the courtroom for the continuation of his murder trial at San Pedro prison in Lima, Peru, Wednesday Jan. 11, 2012. Van der Sloot pleaded guilty on Wednesday to the 2010 murder of a 21-year-old Peruvian woman he met at a Lima casino who was killed five years to the day of the unsolved disappearance in Aruba of an American teen in which he remains the main suspect
People hold signs next to a picture of Peruvian Stephany Flores during a demonstration against Dutch citizen Joran Van der Sloot outside the Lurigancho prison in Lima January 11, 2012
Dutch citizen Joran Van der Sloot (R) speaks to his lawyer Luis Jimenez at the end of his trial at the Lurigancho prison in Lima January 6, 2012
Protesters mark Guantanamo's 10th anniversary
Human rights protesters dressed in orange prison-style jumpsuits and covering their heads with black bags marched past the White House on Jan. 11 to mark the 10th anniversary of the U.S. military detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Amnesty International members protest in front of the White House in Washington January 11, 2012. Human rights groups planned protests worldwide on Wednesday to mark the 10th anniversary of the opening of the U.S. military detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, organizers said
Protesters march during a rally against holding detainees at the military prison in Guantanamo Bay during a demonstration in front of the US Supreme Court in Washington, DC. Demonstrators decried what they said was a lack of due process at Guantanamo, while others expressed outrage at what they said was the lack of humane treatment of inmates there.
Amnesty International activists dressed in orange prison jumpsuits hold photographs of prisoners as they protest against the detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, in front of the U.S. embassy next to the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin January 11, 2012.
aKuwaiti protester takes part in a demonstration outside the US embassy in Kuwait City on the tenth anniversary of the opening of the Guantanamo Bay detention camp to demand the release of Kuwaiti prisoners who are still being held there
Other Snaps on certain News/Events
A delegate reacts to the announcement of a programming delay during the Liberal Biennial Convention in Ottawa January 14, 2012.
Min Ko Naing, founder of the pro-democracy movement 88 Generation Students Group, who was released from prison on Friday, stops to greet supporters at the Latt Padan township, about 110 miles (177km) north of Yangon, on his way back to Yangon January 14, 2012. Myanmar freed at least 200 political prisoners on Friday in an amnesty that could embolden the opposition and put pressure on the West to lift sanctions as one of the world's most reclusive states opens up after half a century of authoritarian rule
January 12 marks two years since a deadly earthquake hit Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and many residents are still struggling to rebuild their lives - Photo shows aHaitian woman washes clothes across the street from the remains of the presidential palace in Port-au-Prince. In the Port-au-Prince suburb of Petionville, some 2,500 people subsist in a crowded public park near open ditches flowing with human waste, a grim scene frozen in time two years after Haiti's earthquake disaster
Neil Patrick Harris, Cobie Smulders, Josh Radnor, Alyson Hannigan and Jason Segel pose with Favorite Network TV Comedy Award for "How I Met Your Mother" in the press room during the 2012 People's Choice Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on January 11, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
Actresses Whitney Cummings and Kathy Griffin pose backstage during the 2012 People's Choice Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on January 11, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.
Actresses Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs pose with Favorite New TV Comedy for "2 Broke Girls" in the press room
Katy Perry and 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: art 2' were the big winners at the 2012 People's Choice Awards.
Thanks & Regards, Raj. Kumar(Images courtesy goes toReuters/Getty/AFP/Yahoo)
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