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What is the Third World?

What does "Third World" actually mean? The "Third World" is a term whose meaning has always been a bit vague. It came into use during the cold war, and referred to nations that were not aligned with…

AIDS on the Rise

2001 UN/WHO Report shows cases increasing by David Johnson The U.N. is raising awareness around the world, as evidenced by this poster for World AIDS Day in German. (Source: UNAids.…

February 1999 News and Events

1999 News Month-By-MonthWorldU.S. Expands Air Strikes on Iraq (Feb. 2): Pilots hit wide range of military targets under broadened rules for attacks over northern and southern no-fly zones.…

Bahamas, the

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Bahamas, the Bahamas, the bəhäˈməz , officially Commonwealth of the Bahamas, independent nation (…

Saxony

(Encyclopedia) SaxonySaxonysăkˈsənē, Ger. Sachsen, Fr. Saxe, state (1994 pop. 4,901,000), 7,078 sq mi (18,337 sq km), E central Germany. Dresden is the capital. In its current form, Saxony is a…

September 2004

WorldRussian Insurgents Take Over School (Sept. 1): Armed Islamic guerrillas, most of them Chechen, take about 1,200 schoolchildren, parents, and teachers hostage in Beslan. (Sept. 3):…

Malaysia Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Malaysia Index: People Government Political Conditions Foreign Relations PEOPLEThe early Buddhist Malay kingdom of Srivijaya, based at what is now…