WorldRunoff Election Necessary in Brazil (Oct. 1): Incumbent president Luiz Inácio da Silva fails to win a majority in presidential election, taking 48.65% of the vote. He'll face Geraldo Alckmin…
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Pres. Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir, Field Mar. Prime Min. (acting) Osman Hussein Min. of…
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UN Declaration Calls for More Action on AIDS (June 2): General Assembly urges countries to triple annual spending to $23 billion a year by 2010 for AIDS and HIV prevention, education, and…
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/…
U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Defense Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Qatari Relations PEOPLENatives of the Arabian…
