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Significant Ongoing Armed Conflicts, 2007
Main warring parties Year began1 Middle East U.S. and UK vs. Iraq 2003 Israel vs. Palestinians…U.S. Troops in Iraq
Number of U.S. troops in Iraq at the end of 2008: 146,000 Number of casualties for 2008 U.S. troops (through Dec. 3): 300 Iraqi civilians and security…Time Tangled Island: Ancient China
Factropica Fast Facts and quizzes by Mark Hughes Related Links Great Wall of China Famous Buildings and Structures Seven New Wonders Try our Great Wall of China…Time Tangled Island: Ancient Greece
Factropica Fast Facts and quizzes by Beth Rowen Related Links Zeus Biography Ancient Greece Delphi Try our Ancient Greece Quiz! Factropica Fast…Time Tangled Island: Aztec Empire
Factropica Fast Facts and quizzes by Beth Rowen Aztec sun stone Related Links Aztec Montezuma Spain: History, Geography, Government, and Culture Try our Aztec…Time Tangled Island: Viking Explorers
Factropica Fast Facts and quizzes by Beth Rowen Viking ship Related Links Viking Explorers Birds as Symbols and Omens Denmark Try…World Population Hits New High of 7 Billion
UN and Census Bureau calculations agree on the figure but not on the date of the milestone by Beth Rowen Related Links World Population by DecadeWorld's Most Populous…The Immigration Crisis
European countries struggle with the surging number of migrants seeking asylum. Migrants at a train station in Bicske, Hungary Source: AP Photo/Petr David Josek Related Links…Mediterranean Migrant Deaths and
Thousands meet tragic ends fleeing across the Mediterranean each year. Year Victims Arrivals Largest Route 2014 3,283 # Libya–Italy 2015 3,783 1,012,179…Refugees: Countries of Origin
Syrian Civil War continues to prove major factor in refugee crisis Rank Country Refugees Population 1 Syria 6.654 18.270 2 Afghanistan 2.681 35.53 3…