2012 YEAR IN REVIEW

The massive fire that gutted a tower in JLT, the Filipina woman who was found dead in a car in Sharjah and the couple prosecuted for having sex in the backseat of a taxi … More » Top UAE news of the year

Each day there is a new gadget emerging. Here's our pick of the top gadgets of the year.

2012 has been a busy news year, with headlines packed with globe-altering events. More » Top news videos of the year

Offensive T-shirts. Outrageous news stories. Ridiculous … More » The 10 Most Controverisal Shine Stories of 2012

A round-up of all the big celebrity weight-losers from 2012. Stepping on to the scales: Jessica Simpson, Matthew McConaughey, Alec Baldwin, Anne Hathaway, Kelly Clar … More » Biggest Celeb Weight-losers 2012!!

Tunisian swimmer Ousama Mellouli won two Olympic medals to become the undisputed Arab sports personality of the year.More » Top 10 Arab athletes of the year

These film actors became barely recognizable for their roles this year.  - By Meriah Doty (@meriahonfiah) More » Most Dramatic Big Screen Transformations of 2012

The stork brought many bundles of joy to celeb homes this year. Click through to see the proud mamas and papas of 2012. More » Celebrity babies of 2012

The 2012 countdown includes poorly dressed peeps from Chloe Sevigny to Drew Barrymore. -- By Matt Whitfield, … More » The Worst of What Were They Thinking?!

The year 2012 saw many high profile Bollywood divas donning the bridal avatar. Naturally, all eyes were fixed on their bridal looks and they didn’t disappoint. … More » Bollywood's best wedding looks 2012

Year in Review 2012: Lighter side of politics More » Year in Review 2012: Lighter side of politics

Album art is shrinking, from the LPs we once fondled to the tiny digital covers we now squint to comprehend. But they'll never be too small to bring … More » The Worst Album Covers Of 2012

Heidi Klum and Seal, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, and many more called it quits this year. More » 2012's Celebrity Breakups

From the Angelina Jolie's leg to the most retweeted photo ever, here is a lookback at some of the most viral photos from 2012. More » Most viral photos of 2012

Bollywood Sangeets are always a star-studded affair. Most of the pre-wedding Sangeet ceremonies taking place in B-town receive widespread media … More » Bollywood's Sangeet Ceremonies of 2012

We look back at the most bitter celebrity bust-ups of 2011. Step in to the ring Halle Berry, Gabriel Aubry, Rihanna, Karrueche Tran, Lindsay Lohan vs her parents, Max … More » Top 5 Celeb Feuds of 2012

2012 was a big year in celebrity relationships, with some of our favourite couples tying the knot while others deciding they had found the one. See some of our favourite … More » Celebrity weddings and engagements of 2012

The biggest music makers of 2012: One Direction, Carly Rae Jepsen, Psy, The Wanted, Thanksgiving Girl More » Top 5 Pop Sensations 2012

Top celebrity spilts in 2012 More » Top celebrity spilts in 2012

Animal stars of 2012 More » Animal stars of 2012

Dumb criminals of 2012 More » Dumb criminals of 2012

Lucky escapes of 2012 More » Lucky escapes of 2012

2012 TV bloopers More » 2012 TV bloopers

Top sport bloopers in 2012 More » Top sport bloopers in 2012

2012's most dangerous animals. More » 2012's most dangerous animals

Spectacular crashes of 2012 More » Spectacular crashes of 2012

2012’s Dumbest Criminals More » 2012’s Dumbest Criminals

We look back through the year at some of the people we have lost over the past 12 months. More » The people we lost in 2012