Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands becomes the oldest reigning monarch of the country as she turns 74 today. The oldest living Dutch monarch before her was William III who was 73 when he died.

Communist Party of the Philippines Founding Chairman Jose Maria Sison assails the Philippine government in pursuing the impeachment trial against Renato Corona, current Chief Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court.

Sison maintained that Philippine President Noynoy Aquino is not after real justice but only wants to protect his family's interest in the highly-debated Hacienda Luisita.

Philippine cargo ship MV Aztec Maiden ran ashore the coast of Wijk aan Zee in The Netherlands around 4:45 in the morning of January 20, 2011. 21 crew members aboard the ship are all Filipinos. Again, social media has done its fair share in updating the public.

2012, they say, is the year when the world ends. Movies have been made to describe this disaster that is supposedly according to the Mayan prediction. Did the Mayans predict the end of the physical world or could it have meant the online world?

The third Monday of the year has been tagged "Blue Monday" since 2005 by a UK advertising agency. They call it the most depressing day of the year in the western hemisphere since the days are long and it's still a long way before spring begins. But it seems that... they got it all wrong.

PVV party leader Geert Wilders is famous for his anti-Islam remarks. When Queen Beatrix of The Netherlands wore a headscarf during her visit to Abu Dhabi and Oman, Wilders just could not help but comment. The Queen thinks it's all "nonsense".

The Philippine Tourism Department has a new slogan: "It's more fun in The Philippines!". It's apparently trending on Twitter not just locally but WORLDWIDE.

Trying my hand at Storify, I thought it would be nice to compile a social media story on how the new year was celebrated by different people and places...