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Former Liberia president Charles Taylor was sentenced to 50 years in prison for his role in atrocities committed during
Former Liberia president Charles Taylor was sentenced to 50 years in prison for his role in atrocities committed during
A suicide bomber attacked an Israeli tour bus at Burgas Airport, Bulgaria, resulting in the military branch of…
The New Irish Republican Army was formed from a merger of a number of dissident republican militant groups.
The New Irish Republican Army was formed from a merger of a number of dissident republican militant groups.
Radio Network House (pictured), damaged in the 2011 Christchurch earthquake, becomes the first building to be…
The American consulate and CIA annex in Libya were attacked by a heavily armed group, resulting in the deaths of U.S.…
The American consulate and CIA annex in Libya were attacked by a heavily armed group, resulting in the deaths of U.S.…
War in Somalia: Somali National Army forces and their AMISOM and Raskamboni allies launched an offensive against…
The Conservative Party of Canada won enough seats in the federal election to establish their first majority government
Two bomb explosions in Charsadda District, Pakistan, killed 98 people and wounded 140 others
Residents of Portland, Oregon, held a rally called Hands Across Hawthorne in response to an attack against a gay couple
Residents of Portland, Oregon, held a rally called Hands Across Hawthorne in response to an attack against a gay couple
The last edition of the British tabloid News of the World was published, closing due to allegations that it hacked the…
An explosion at the Evangelos Florakis Naval Base killed 13 people, including the head of the Cyprus Navy.
Mexican drug war: Fifty-two people were killed in an arson attack at a casino in Monterrey, Mexico.
Adbusters, a Canadian anti-consumerist publication, organized a protest against corporate influence on democracy at…
The United States military ended its "don't ask, don't tell" policy, consequently allowing gay and lesbian people to…
Arizona governor Jan Brewer signed into law the controversial anti–illegal immigration bill SB 1070, much of which was l