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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
Seven people were killed and 10 others were injured in vehicle and knife attack in Tokyo, Japan
Seven people were killed and 10 others were injured in a vehicle and knife attack in Tokyo, Japan
Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper apologised to the First Nations for past governments' policies of forced assimila
Robert Mugabe was re-elected as President of Zimbabwe with an overwhelming majority after his opponent Morgan Tsvangirai
Rioting erupted in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, over allegations of fraud surrounding the recent legislative election.
Israeli–Palestinian conflict: An Arab man rammed a loader into traffic in Jerusalem, killing three people and injuring…
Under the belief that Israel and the United States were planning to attack its nuclear program, Iran conducted the…
Under the belief that Israel and the United States were planning to attack its nuclear program, Iran conducted the…
A taxi driver is murdered in Bangkok by a teenager addicted to video games leading to the Thai government banning the…
Mauritanian president Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi was ousted from power by a group of high-ranking generals that he had…
Mauritanian president Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi was ousted from power by a group of high-ranking generals that he had…
Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf resigned under pressure from a movement to impeach him.
After a ceasefire was reached in the Russo-Georgian War, Russia recognized the independence of Abkhazia and South…
Five bomb blasts took place in Delhi, India, killing at least 20 people as part of a series of attacks perpetrated by…
Financial crisis of 2007–2008: The global financial services firm Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy while holding…
Seven al-Qaeda fighters attack the embassy of the United States in Sanaa, Yemen, leaving 20 people dead.
Controversy surrounding the relocation of the Bronze Soldier of Tallinn, a Soviet Red Army World War II memorial in Tall