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April 2013 Current Events: World News
U.S. News | Business News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in world news for the month of April…Russia's Anti-Gay Bill Ignites International Protests
In 2013, Russia passed an anti-gay bill that sparked protests worldwide and caused concern for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games. by Jennie Wood International Day Against Homophobia and…October 2004
WorldU.S. and Iraqi Troops Attack Insurgents (Oct. 1): More than 5,000 soldiers attempt to take over Samarra, held by militants. As many as 125 insurgents killed. (Oct. 3): U.S. and Iraqi…Sinn Féin
(Encyclopedia) Sinn FéinSinn Féinshĭn fān [key] [Irish,=we, ourselves], Irish nationalist movement. It had its roots in the Irish cultural revival at the end of the 19th cent. and the growing…July 2015 Current Events: World News
U.S. News | Business News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in world news for the month of July 2015. Cuba and U.S…December 2005
WorldSeveral Marines Die in Attack (Dec. 2): Ten marines are killed and about a dozen wounded by a bomb attack in Falluja.Military Admits to Paying for News Coverage (Dec. 2): Pentagon…October 2005
WorldBombers Attack in Bali (Oct. 1): At least 22 people die when several bombs explode at tourist sites on the Indonesian island of Bali, which was also attacked in 2002. Suicide bombers are…Russian Government Changes, 1991–2008
by Ben Snowden Boris Yeltsin's sudden sacking of prime minister Sergei Stepashin on August 9, 1999, was part of a long series of reorganizations within the Russian government. After his…September 2008 Current Events
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 | Nation | Business/Science/Society Japanese Prime…Kyrgyzstan Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Kyrgyzstan Index: People and History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Kyrgyz Relations PEOPLE AND HISTORYAccording to…