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David Cameron takes office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom as the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats form the c
Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on the STS-132 mission to deliver the first shuttle-launched Russian ISS component — Ras
The Royal Thai Armed Forces concludes its crackdown on protests by forcing the surrender of United Front for Democracy A
The Royal Thai Armed Forces concludes its crackdown on protests by forcing the surrender of United Front for Democracy A
In West Bengal, India, the Jnaneswari Express train derailment and subsequent collision kills 148 passengers
Seven civilians and the perpetrator are killed and another ten injured at a Queen's Day parade in Apeldoorn, Netherlands
An American soldier in Iraq opens fire on a counseling center at Camp Liberty in Baghdad, killing five other US soldiers
The LTTE are defeated by the Sri Lankan government, ending almost 26 years of fighting between the two sides
North Korea allegedly tests its second nuclear device, after which Pyongyang also conducts several missile tests, buildi
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
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