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Second Chechen War: A Russian Mil Mi-26 was brought down by Chechen separatists with a man-portable air-defense system…
India and Bangladesh began a six-day conflict over their disputed border, which ended in a stalemate
Twenty tourists were kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf militants in Palawan, Philippines, triggering a hostage crisis that lasted
Twenty tourists were kidnapped by Abu Sayyaf militants in Palawan, Philippines, triggering a hostage crisis that lasted
Timothy McVeigh, detonator of a truck bomb in front of the Oklahoma federal building, was executed by lethal injection f
Robert Edward Dyer was sentenced to 16 years' imprisonment for conducting a six-month-long letter-bomb campaign against
Megawati Sukarnoputri was sworn in (pictured) as the first female president of Indonesia following her predecessor's…
Phoolan Devi, a serving Indian member of Parliament, was shot outside her house in New Delhi, India.
Second Intifada: A suicide bomber attacked a pizza restaurant in Jerusalem, killing 15 people and wounding 130 others.
American singer Aaliyah (pictured) and several members of her record company were killed when their overloaded…
American singer Aaliyah and several members of her record company were killed when their overloaded aircraft crashed…
al-Qaeda hijacked four passenger airliners to carry out a series of terrorist attacks (one pictured) against targets…
American president George W. Bush delivered remarks at the Islamic Center of Washington (pictured) condemning…
American president George W. Bush delivered remarks at the Islamic Center of Washington (pictured) condemning…
Two al-Qaeda attackers assassinated Ahmad Shah Massoud, a pivotal Afghan resistance leader, two days before the…
President Bill Clinton awarded the Medal of Honor to 22 Asian Americans, mostly from the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, f
President Bill Clinton awarded the Medal of Honor to 22 Asian Americans, mostly from the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, f
Kursk, an Oscar-class submarine of the Russian Navy, suffered an on-board explosion and sank in the Barents Sea during…
British forces freed soldiers and civilians who had been held captive by the militant group the West Side Boys,…
The Real Irish Republican Army carried out a rocket-launcher attack on the MI6 headquarters in London, with no…