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Lhasa
(Encyclopedia) Lhasa or LasaLasalä-sŭ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 118,000), capital of Tibet Autonomous Region, SW China. It is on a tributary of the Yarlung Zangbo (Brahmaputra) at an altitude of c.…2013 World News: Pakistan
Pakistan elected a prime minister and president in 2013; Taliban leader killed in a drone strike Flag of Pakistan Related Links 2013 Year in Review Pakistan Country…Estimated Deaths from Earthquakes, 2002
Date Region Magnitude Number killed1 Jan. 9 Tajikistan 5.2 3 Jan. 10 Papua New Guinea 6.7 1 Jan. 20 Dem. Rep. of Congo 4.7 Several Jan. 22 Crete,…Highest Mountain Peaks in the World (& Locations)
Photo Source: iStock Mountains have long been a source of awe and inspiration— the taller the better. In ancient times they were deemed to be the homes of gods. In recent years, they inspired the…South Asia's Nuclear States
1998 News of the World India and Pakistan raised fears of a budding Asian nuclear arms race when each detonated nuclear tests in May 1998. Just two months after staunch Hindu nationalist…Arundhati Roy
Name at birth: Suzanna Arundhati RoyArundhati Roy is the Indian social activist and author whose novel The God of Small Things won the prestigious Booker Prize for literature in 1997. Roy is a…India Map: Regions, Geography, Facts & Figures
Welcome to our comprehensive guide to India, a diverse and vibrant country in Asia. Situated between China and Pakistan, India is a mosaic of unique cultures, languages, and landscapes. This guide…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…The World's Most Repressive Societies
Each year, Freedomhouse.org publishes a Freedom in the World report, which categorizes countries as free, partly free, or not free. The countries below were deemed not…Frank Porter GRAHAM, Congress, NC (1886-1972)
Senate Years of Service: 1949-1950 Party: Democrat GRAHAM Frank Porter , a Senator from North Carolina; born in Fayetteville, Cumberland County, N.C., October 14, 1886; attended the public…Trending
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