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February 2009 Current Events: World News
U.S. News | Business/Science News Here are the key events in world news for the month of February, 2009. Iceland Swears in First Female Prime Minister (Feb. 1): Johanna Sigurdardottir will lead an…Lynne Stewart, 2002 News
New York defense attorney, was indicted in April for allegedly helping client Omar Abdel Rahman, the Egyptian sheik convicted of planning the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, to pass…Mohammad Khatami, 2001 News
Iranian politician, was reelected president in June, winning an overwhelming 77% of the vote. The win underscored the populace's desire for reform. Khatami has steadily introduced democratic…A Nuclear North Korea
—Borgna Brunner Hamid Karzai, leader of an interim Afghan government after the fall of the Taliban, officially became head of state in June 2002. Karzai's strong international support led to the…September 1999 News and Events
1999 News Month-By-Month World NATO and U.N. Agree on K.L.A. Role (Sept. 2): Part of Kosovo Liberation Army will be allowed to survive as lightly armed civilian emergency force. Middle East…Eclipse Lit
by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Eclipses have played an important part in literature from the early Chinese poets to Milton and Twain. Related Links Eclipses of the Sun and Moon, 2003Quiz: Eclipse…Memorable Quotes from Muhammad Ali
From the mouth of the Champ Compiled by John Gettings "Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth." —Time magazine (1978) "It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves…Sami Al-Arian, 2003 News
Kuwaiti-born Florida professor, was arrested and charged with racketeering by federal prosecutors in February. The 50-count indictment accuses the suspended University of South Florida…Pakistan Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Pakistan Index: People Historical Overview Government and Political Organization National Security Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Pakistan Relations…Jamil Abdullah Al-Amin, 2000 News
(H. Rap Brown), black activist, was arrested in March and charged with murder and aggravated assault. He allegedly shot two Atlanta sheriff's deputies when they attempted to arrest him for…Trending
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