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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…

Mennonites

(Encyclopedia) MennonitesMennonitesmĕnˈnənīts [key], descendants of the Dutch and Swiss evangelical Anabaptists of the 16th cent. The name Mennonite is derived from Menno Simons (c.1496–1561),…

Suspected al-Qaeda Terrorist Acts

The following list includes the date, target of attacks, and casualties of significant attacks by the terrorist group al-Qaeda. 1993 (Feb.): Bombing of…

Jordan, country, Asia

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Jordan, officially Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, kingdom (2015 est. pop. 8,117,000), 35,637 sq mi (92,300 sq km), SW Asia. It borders on Israel and the West Bank in the west, on…

Most Gold Medals

MenNo Sport G-S-B8 Bjorn Daehlie, NOR Cross Country 8-4-06 Ole Einar Bjoerndalen, NORBiathlon5-3-15 Clas Thunberg, FIN Speed Skating 5-1-15 Eric Heiden, USA Speed Skating 5-0-04 Sixten…

Yemen Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Yemen Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy PEOPLEUnlike other people of the Arabian Peninsula who have historically been…

World Capitals

Find the capitals of every country in the world and their population. Country City, Population Afghanistan Kabul, 2,206,300 Albania Tirana, 353,400 Algeria Algiers, 3,917,000 (…