The young prince and heir to Saudi Arabia's throne, Mohammed bin Salman, made the news this year in connection with the brutal killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Mohammed bin Salman, reformist prince who has shaken Saudi Arabia

Kim Jong-un made history this year by becoming the first North Korean leader to cross the DMZ to step into South Korea to meet President Moon Jae-In. The summit between the two countries in April was the first in over a decade.

Kim Jong-un: The 'rational actor' who made history this year

British racing driver Lewis Hamilton had described the year 2018 as magical after he won his fifth Formula One world title and led his Mercedes team to its fifth consecutive championship.

Lewis Hamilton: Great driving, poor choice of words sum up Mercedes driver's year

The abrupt removal of Ranil Wickremesinghe as Sri Lankan Prime Minister by President Maithripala Sirisena and Rajapaksa’s appointment stunned the world and caused international concern.

Sri Lankan political turmoil: Crisis that caused mighty embarrassment for President Sirisena

In pics: NASA's five successful satellite missions in 2018

In pics: A busy year for ISRO with several rocket launches

In pics: Guests who made 2018 special

Year End Test Story

One of the major upheavals in South Asia this year was the jailing of two Reuters journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo. The journalists were detained in Myanmar since December 12, 2017.

Reuters reporters imprisonment: When Myanmar’s progress towards democracy was put to question

Scores of celebrities got married, announced their engagements or had children in 2018, but there was also a share of heartbreak and splits. By far the biggest wedding of the year involved a coming-together of the worlds of showbiz and royalty as Britain's Prince Harry and former US actress Meghan Markle got married.

Yearender 2018: Marriage, divorce and pregnancies in a year of celeb weddings and splits

Indian table tennis earned the world's respect in a watershed 2018 when the country won a historic two medals at the Asian Games after Manika Batra's unprecedented showing at the Commonwealth Games.

Landmark 2018 fuels Olympic medal hopes for Indian table tennis

The year 2018 will be looked back in future for some of the remarkable judgements that not only shaped the contemporary period but will also influence the life of the generations to come.

Major judgements of 2018 by Supreme, High Court

Yearender 2018: From celebrity weddings to #MeToo, all that shook the world of entertainment

Yearender 2018: Celebrity weddings that stole our hearts this year

As the year grew old, the ages of India's shooting champions got younger and if the medals won and world records owned by the incredibly talented teenagers are anything to go by, better days await the sport.

Young Indian shooters in 2018: Manu Bhaker, Saurabh Chaudhary, Mehuli Ghosh promise gold rush in future

UK Prime Minister Theresa May on December 12 survived a confidence vote over Brexit deal by her own MPs, but lost the support of her colleagues. This was the latest controversy to have hit the British government after the country's shock decision to exit the European Union (EU), popularly known as Brexit.

How Brexit saga unfolded in 2018

Luka Modric started the year 2018 with his tremendous performance for Real Madrid and his crucial contributions in the midfield inspired the team to win Champions League after defeating Liverpool in the final.

From football World Cup to Ballon d'Or, year 2018 belongs to Luka Modric

Diamantaire made the news this year for all the wrong reasons. Modi fled India after being accused of money laundering, Rs 11,400-crore fraud involving Punjab National Bank and embezzlement.

Nirav Modi: Fugitive diamantaire and India's most wanted

Google has released its annual year search list for 2018 listing what and who remained the hot topic of the year. The list includes FIFA World Cup, natural disasters, a royal wedding and many more.

Google's most popular search list for 2018: FIFA World Cup, Hurricane Michael and more

She may have had just one release in 2018, but Deepika Padukone is still the top star of Indian cinema. According to a list released by global movie website IMDb, Padukone has claimed the top spot beating Shah Rukh Khan who comes in second.

Deepika Padukone is Indian Cinema's top star in 2018: IMDb

The Philippines' Catriona Gray was named Miss Universe 2018 in a competition concluding Monday in Bangkok, besting contestants from 93 other countries and delighting her home nation.

Miss Universe 2018: Know all about Philippines' Catriona Gray

The global economy suffered a jolt in 2018 as world's two biggest economies - US and China - got involved in a trade war. Both the countries accuse each other of putting unfair tariffs on goods produced in respective countries.

Explaining the US-China trade war which grabbed spotlight in 2018

Yearender 2018: The year of incredible superhero films

Bangladesh's politics has been more of a tussle between two women who have ruled over the country, taking turns, for nearly three decades now. Incumbent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her arch-rival Khaleda Zia belong to families that had men fight for the cause of Bangladesh's liberation but with time the two women led separate camps to contest the general polls.

Khaleda Zia: Bangladesh's fighter Begum and former premier marred by controversies

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