May 14, 2013:
The Noh Mul Mayan temple in Belize, which is over 2,000 years old, was bulldozed by a road-building company. The company uses it for gravel for road filler, a not uncommon occurrence as...
April 23, 2013:
The French parliament has approved a law that allows both gay marriage and adoption by same-sex couples. There has been strong opposition to the law, with a few clashes amidst predominantly...
April 15, 2013:
As blasts shook Boston, a series of bombings across Iraq killed 31 people and injured over 200. Several cities were hit, including Baghdad, Kirkuk, and Hilla. The sources of the explosions...
April 1, 2013:
North Korea’s parliament has decided to expand its nuclear weapons defense program. According to North Korea, a state of war is being entered between North and South. This is due to...
March 26, 2013:
The US Supreme Court is currently evaluating the Californian ban on same-sex marriages. Their decision could uphold the ban, overturn it, or nullify all same-sex marriage bans throughout...
March 18, 2013
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta’s lawyers are attempting to have the International Criminal Court drop the charges against him. Kenyatta is accused of instigating some of the violence...
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March 11, 2013:
Uhuru Kenyatta won the Kenyan election and is now the new Kenyan president. He is still facing charges of fuelling...
March 4, 2013:
In Kenya, vote counting has begun. So far, Uhuru Kenyatta has a lead over Prime Minister Raila Odinga, though that may change as the counting continues. There have been accounts of some...
February 25, 2013:
The Nigerian militant group Boko Haram is believed to be behind the kidnapping of the seven French citizens in Cameroon. The family had been kidnapped last Tuesday while from a visit...
February 11, 2013
Pope Benedict VXI has resigned due to his declining health at age 85. This will be the first papal resignation in 600 years, and the new Pope is expected to be elected before Easter....
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