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2012 World News: Libya
Libya Holds First Post-Qaddafi Election; Embassy Attack Becomes Political Issue in the U.S. by Beth Rowen Christopher StevensRelated Links Libya Country…Middle East Map: Regions, Geography, Facts & Figures
The Middle East is a region that spans parts of Western Asia and North Africa. It is home to several countries that are culturally, historically, and religiously significant. The region is…Ricardo Sanchez, 2004 News
U.S. Army general, served as top commander in Iraq for more than a year, until shortly after the Abu Ghraib prison-abuse scandal broke in April. Although Pentagon officials said the decision…Donald Rumsfeld, 2004 News
U.S. secretary of defense, was reprimanded by President Bush in May for his handling of the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal in Iraq. Although the Pentagon launched an investigation into the…The Devil's Dictionary: Geographer
by Ambrose Bierce GENTEELGEOLOGYGEOGRAPHER -n. A chap who can tell you offhand the difference between the outside of the world and the inside. Habeam, geographer of wide reknown,…David Spedding 2001 Deaths
David SpeddingAge: 58 spymaster, known as C, who headed Britain's Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) from 1994 to 1999. He specialized in Middle East issues and in 1984 helped to prevent an…2004 World History
Viktor Yushchenko (1954– ) 2004 Former Enron CFO Andrew Fastow pleads guilty to defrauding Enron (Jan. 13). Bush proposes ambitious space program that includes flights to the Moon, Mars…Islam Primer
The Islamic world—history, beliefs, and culture Countries with the largest Muslim populations Indonesia Pakistan India Bangladesh Egypt Turkey Nigeria Iran…April 2014 Current Events: World News
U.S. News | Business News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in world news for the month of April 2014. Japan Lifts Decades Old Arms Ban (April 1): Prime Minister Shinzo…Biographies: Selected Biographies A to Z: Z
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