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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
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
Arizona governor Jan Brewer signed into law the controversial anti–illegal immigration bill SB 1070, much of which was l
Faisal Shahzad attempted to detonate a car bomb in Times Square, New York City, but it failed to explode
A draft sequence of the Neanderthal genome was published, demonstrating that today's humans have Neanderthal ancestors
David Cameron took office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom as the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats formed the
David Cameron took office as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom as the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats formed the
Gordon Brown resigned as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party after failing to strike a c
In Bangkok, the Thai military (pictured) concluded a week-long crackdown on widespread protests by forcing the surrender
A train derailment and collision in the West Midnapore district of West Bengal, India, caused the deaths of at least 148
Police in Napier, New Zealand, began a 40-hour siege of the home of a former New Zealand Army member who had shot at off
The Sri Lanka Army killed Velupillai Prabhakaran, the leader and founder of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, to bri
North Korea conducted a nuclear test and several other missile tests that were widely condemned internationally and led
Fernando Lugo became the first candidate not from the Colorado Party candidate to be elected President of Paraguay in 61
British barrister Mark Saunders was shot dead by police after a five-hour siege at his home in Chelsea, London