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War in North-West Pakistan: The Pakistani Armed Forces open Operation Rah-e-Nijat against the Taliban and other Islamist
Two skeletal remains found near Yekaterinburg are confirmed by Russian scientists to be the remains of Alexei and Anasta
Battle of Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester city centre between Zenit supporters and Rangers supporters and the Greater M
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) awards Middle Rocks to Malaysia and Pedra Branca (Pulau Batu Puteh) to Singapor
The first meeting of the Constituent Assembly of Nepal formally declares Nepal a republic, ending the 240-year reign of
Space Shuttle Discovery launches on STS-124 carrying the second portion of the Japanese Kibō module to the International
Two bombs explode at a train station near Algiers, Algeria, killing at least 13 people
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper makes a historic official apology to Canada's First Nations in regard to abuses a
Estonian authorities remove the Bronze Soldier, a Soviet Red Army war memorial in Tallinn, amid political controversy wi
Trains from North and South Korea cross the 38th Parallel in a test-run agreed by both governments
President of Romania Traian Băsescu survives an impeachment referendum and returns to office from suspension
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, is hit by the State's worst storms and flooding in 30 years resulting in the deat
The Al Askari Mosque is bombed for a second time
The al-Khilani Mosque bombing in Baghdad leaves 78 people dead and another 218 injured
A Palestinian suicide bomber detonates an explosive device in a Tel Aviv restaurant, killing 11 people and injuring 70
Bombings in the Egyptian resort city of Dahab kill 23 people and injure about 80
Construction begins on the Freedom Tower (later renamed One World Trade Center) in New York City
The government of Sudan signs an accord with the Sudan Liberation Army
The government of Sudan signs an accord with the Sudan Liberation Army