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2001 World News Events
—Borgna Brunner The ultimatum issued to the Taliban after Sept. 11 to turn over bin Laden was the last of several such demands made by the U.S. and the UN after bin Laden was implicated in the…July 1999 News and Events
1999 News Month-By-MonthWorldWomen's Groups Challenge Vatican (July 1): Worldwide organizations at U.N. conference attack Vatican efforts to block plan to limit population growth through…October 2002
WorldBosnian Serb Leader Pleads Guilty (Oct. 2): Biljana Plavsic admits to committing crimes against humanity during the 1992–1995 Bosnian war against Croats and Muslims. In exchange, the war…October 2003
WorldIsrael To Expand Barrier and Settlements (Oct. 1) Government approves expansion of barrier miles into parts of Palestinian-controlled West Bank to protect Jewish settlements. (Oct. 2)…November 2002
WorldTurkey Elects New Leadership (Nov. 3): Justice and Development Party, led by Recep Erdogan, a former Islamicist, takes 34.1% of the vote.Netanyahu Accepts Cabinet Post (Nov. 3): Former…August 2003
WorldNorth Korea Agrees to Multilateral Talks (Aug. 1): Regional session on North Korea's nuclear weapons program to also include U.S., China, Russia, Japan, and South Korea.Truck Bomb…August 2004
WorldChristian Churches Targeted in Iraq (Aug. 1): Four churches attacked in coordinated car bombings in Baghdad and Mosul. About a dozen people killed. Secessionist Tension Rises in Georgia…Nuclear Proliferation
—Borgna Brunner Spain. On March 11, 2004, Spain's most horrific terrorist attack occurred: 202 people were killed and 1,400 were injured in bombings at Madrid's railway station. The government at…November 2007
Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World Pakistani President Declares State…2006 World History
2006 Coalition forces battle insurgents on the streets of Iraq, as secretarian violence intensifies; see Iraq Timeline 2006 for details (all…Trending
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