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English football club Manchester United defeated rivals Arsenal 2–0 in the Battle of the Buffet, ending the latter's…
French Directorate General for External Security personnel aborted an operation to rescue Colombian politician Íngrid…
A Hamas suicide bomber killed 23 people and wounded more than 130 others, including many Orthodox Jewish children, on…
A car bomb destroyed the United Nations headquarters at Baghdad's Canal Hotel, killing Brazilian diplomat Sérgio…
A car bomb destroyed the United Nations headquarters at Baghdad's Canal Hotel, killing Brazilian diplomat Sérgio…
The first public release of Steam, a distribution service for computer games, was made available for download.
President Kumba Ialá (pictured) of Guinea-Bissau was deposed in a bloodless military coup.
President Kumba Ialá (pictured) of Guinea-Bissau was deposed in a bloodless military coup.
An independent commission appointed by the Football Association voted two-to-one to allow Wimbledon F
The Israel Defense Forces bombed the home of Salah Shehade, the leader of the military arm of Hamas, killing him, his…
Hamas detonated a bomb at the Mount Scopus campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, killing nine students and…
Hamas attackers detonated a bomb at the Mount Scopus campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, killing nine…
Second Chechen War: A Russian Mil Mi-26 was brought down by Chechen separatists with a man-portable air-defense system…
Al-Qaeda bombed the oil tanker Limburg, causing oil to leak into the Gulf of Aden.
A bomb exploded in the Myyrmanni shopping center in Helsinki, Finland (aftermath pictured), resulting in seven deaths…
After his terminal-cancer diagnosis, Warren Zevon made his last public appearance on the Late Show with David…
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