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The Damascus bombings are carried out using a pair of car bombs detonated by suicide bombers outside a military intellig
Three gas cylinder bombs explode in front of a vocational school in the Italian city of Brindisi, killing one person and
A car bomb explodes near a military complex in the Syrian city of Deir ez-Zor, killing nine people
A suicide bombing kills more than 120 people in Sanaa, Yemen
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor is sentenced to 50 years in prison for his role in atrocities committed during
Former Liberian president Charles Taylor is sentenced to 50 years in prison for his role in atrocities committed during
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the killing of demonstrators d
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the killing of demonstrators d
Fidel Castro resigns as First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba after holding the title since July 1961
Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI's most wanted fugitive, is killed by the Uni
Two bombs explode in the Charsadda District of Pakistan killing 98 people and wounding 140 others
Mamata Banerjee is sworn in as the Chief Minister of West Bengal, the first woman to hold this post
Radio broadcaster Harold Camping predicted that the world would end on this date
Malta votes on the introduction of divorce; the proposal was approved by 53% of voters, resulting in a law allowing divo
The controversial Kharkiv Pact (Russian Ukrainian Naval Base for Gas Treaty) is signed in Kharkiv, Ukraine, by Ukrainian
The controversial Kharkiv Pact (Russian Ukrainian Naval Base for Gas Treaty) is signed in Kharkiv, Ukraine, by Ukrainian
Faisal Shahzad attempts to detonate a car bomb in Times Square, but the bomb fails to go off
Mass protests in Greece erupt in response to austerity measures imposed by the government as a result of the Greek gover
In just 36 minutes, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunges nearly 1,000 points in what is known as the 2010 Flash Cras
David Cameron takes office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom as the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats form the c