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Nine bombs placed by the Indian Mujahideen, then an unknown terrorist group, exploded in a 15-minute period in Jaipur, I
The International Court of Justice awarded the Middle Rocks to Malaysia and Pedra Branca to Singapore, resolving a 29-ye
The Convention on Cluster Munitions, prohibiting the use, transfer, and stockpiling of cluster bombs, was adopted
Controversy surrounding the relocation of the Bronze Soldier of Tallinn, a Soviet Red Army World War II memorial in Tall
A Palestinian suicide bomber detonated explosives in a restaurant in Tel Aviv, Israel, killing 11 people and injuring 70
The Parliament of Nepal unanimously voted to strip King Gyanendra of many of his powers
An Inconvenient Truth, a documentary film that has been credited for raising international public awareness of climate c
Uzbek Interior Ministry and State Security Service troops fired at protesters in Andijan, killing between 187 and 1,500
The New Yorker published an online article and photographs detailing accounts of torture and abuse by American military
An independent commission appointed by the Football Association voted two-to-one to allow Wimbledon F
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
The CIH virus activated widely, damaging hundreds of thousands of computers and causing hundreds of millions of dollars
Mireya Moscoso (pictured) became the first woman to be elected President of Panama
The Kargil War initiates when Indian forces detected the infiltration of Pakistani forces in Indian-administered Kargil,
The Kargil War initiates when Indian forces detected the infiltration of Pakistani forces in Indian-administered Kargil,
Kosovo War: NATO bombing of Yugoslavia, the United States bombed the Chinese embassy in Belgrade
President Olusegun Obasanjo took office as Nigeria's first elected and civilian head of state after 16 years of military