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April 2004

WorldMadrid Bombing Suspect Kills Himself (April 3): Three others die in blast in Madrid during a police raid. U.S. Troops Under Attack (April 4): Eight Americans die in coordinated attacks…

April 2003

WorldHijackers Strike in Cuba (April 1): Suspect, Adermis Wilson Gonzalez, commandeers plane bound for Havana and demands that it land in Key West, Fla. He's arrested by U.S. authorities. (…

August 2005

WorldSudan Leader Killed in Crash (Aug. 1): Government confirms that John Garang, leader of the opposition Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) who was recently named vice president, had…

Chad Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Chad Index: Geography People History Government and Political Conditions Defense Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Chad Relations GEOGRAPHYChad is a…

2013 World News: Egypt

Violent Protests Lead to Ouster of Morsi and Crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood Mohamed MorsiRelated Links Egypt Country Profile 2013 Year in Review…

Tito, Josip Broz

(Encyclopedia) Tito, Josip BrozTito, Josip Brozyôˈsĭp brôz tēˈtō [key], 1892–1980, Yugoslav Communist leader, marshal of Yugoslavia. He was originally Josip Broz. As premier and minister of…

Suspected al-Qaeda Terrorist Acts

The following list includes the date, target of attacks, and casualties of significant attacks by the terrorist group al-Qaeda. 1993 (Feb.): Bombing of…

Shipwrecks Since 1833

The Titanic isn't the only notable shipwreck (though it is famous for crashing into an iceberg on April 15, 1912, killing over 1,500 people). The Lusitania, a British…

World Trade Center

(Encyclopedia) World Trade Center, former building complex in lower Manhattan, New York City, consisting of seven buildings and a shopping concourse on a 16-acre (6.5-hectare) site; it was destroyed…