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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.…August 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…Countries Hosting Refugees, 2006
Although developed countries contribute most of the funding to assist refugees, developing countries host the vast majority of the world's refugees.…What is special about the current outbreaks in poultry?
What is special about the current outbreaks in poultry? The current outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza, which began in Southeast Asia in mid-2003, are the largest and most severe…South America Inherits Asia's Woes
1999 News of the World The Asian financial crisis seemed to stabilize by 1999, although recovery will require patience: the World Bank estimated that the four largest economies affected (Indonesia…JonBenet Ramsey
JonBenet Ramsey is the six-year-old beauty pageant contestant who was found murdered in her Boulder, Colorado home on December 26, 1996. The JonBenet Ramsey case became a national sensation due to…Winter Olympics: 2010 Competing Countries
92 countries are participating in the Vancouver Winter Olympics Related Links 2010 Winter OlympicsMemorable Olympic MomentsBirth of the Modern OlympicsEncyclopedia: Ancient OlympicsWinter…Winter Olympics: 2014 Competing Countries
So far 88 countries have qualified at least one athlete for the Sochi Winter Olympics. Six nations are making their Winter Olympic debut: East Timor, Malta, Paraguay, Togo, Tonga and…Tsunami Factfile
The Indian Ocean tsunami that occured in December 2004 was the deadliest in history by Borgna Brunner Before and after satellite images of Banda Aceh, North Sumatra, Indonesia. Related…The Organization of Islamic Conference Member States
Currently, the OIC has 57 member and 5 observer states Source: Organization of the Islamic Conference The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) is an international organization grouping…