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The World's 20 Largest Cities by Population

The biggest cities to ever exist For the first time in human history, a majority of people live in urban environments. The world's largest cities today fall under a class that researchers call "…

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…

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):…

Barack Obama Biography

Barack Obama U.S. President Born: Aug. 4, 1961 Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii After a historic and bruising 22-monthlong campaign, Sen. Barack Obama was elected the 44th president of the…

Barack Hussein Obama, Jr.

The Democratic president was re-elected in 2012 by Beth Rowen and Jennie Wood Barack Obama Related Links Barack Obama's campaign website Michelle…

January 2021 Current Events: World News

Top of Page US News | Science & Technology News | Disaster News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world…

Tournament Results: Women's WTA Tour

LATE 1996FinalsTournamentWinnerEarningsRunner-UpScoreNov. 3 Ameritech CupJana Novotna$79,000J. Capriati64 36 61Nov. 3 Ladies Kremlin CupConchita Martinez67,000B. Paulus61 46 64Nov. 10 Bank of…

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 (…