Information about October 19, 2004
October 19 2004
- In Minsk, Belarus, protests continue over the results of Monday's referendum, which permitted President Alexander Lukashenko to seek a third term. At least 30 protesters are arrested, including opposition leader Anatoly Lebedko. Supporters say Lebedko was badly beaten by police and was refused treatment for his injuries. (BBC)
- Hassan Rowhani, the head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, says that he believes Iran's interests would be better served by the election of Republican incumbent George W. Bush, rather than Democrat John Kerry, to the U.S. Presidency. (Yahoo News/AP) (Link dead as of 22:35, 14 January 2007 (UTC))
- Conflict in Iraq:
- An unknown militant group kidnaps Margaret Hassan, head of the international charity CARE International, in Baghdad, Iraq. Ms. Hassan holds British, Irish and Iraqi citizenship. (Reuters) (Link dead as of 22:35, 14 January 2007 (UTC)), (AAP Australia)
- A mortar attack on an U.S. army compound in central Baghdad kills a U.S. contractor, while another mortar attack, on an Iraqi National Guard base in Mushahida, kills four guardsmen and injures 80. Iraqi security forces, backed by U.S. Marines, arrest 100 suspected insurgents south of Baghdad. Three car bombs kill two Iraqis in Mosul. (BBC)
- British police charge Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri with 16 crimes, including encouraging the murder of non-Muslims. (Reuters) (Link dead as of 22:35, 14 January 2007 (UTC))
- British and German officials announce that, on Thursday, representatives of France, the United Kingdom, and Germany will meet in Vienna with Iranian officials to offer Iran a final chance to halt uranium enrichment plans before proposed U.N. sanctions are imposed. (Reuters) (Link dead as of 22:35, 14 January 2007 (UTC))
- Thai officials say that Myanmar's military has removed the current prime minister of Myanmar, General Khin Nyunt, from office and placed him under house arrest. (BBC)
- Polytechnic University of the Philippines celebrates its centennial founding.
- In its annual report on national militaries, the International Institute for Strategic Studies says that the US-led invasion of Iraq has, at least for the short term, increased the risk of terrorism. (ABC) (Reuters) (Link dead as of 22:35, 14 January 2007 (UTC))
- A team of explorers reached the bottom of the world's deepest cave, located in Krubera. The depth reached was 2,080 meters (6,824 feet), setting a world record. (National Geographic) Sentiao 14:12, 8 March 2007 (UTC)
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Events
- 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal.
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Минск
Minsk
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Anthem
Мы, беларусы (Belarusian)
My, Belarusy (transliteration)
We Belarusians
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Мы, беларусы (Belarusian)
My, Belarusy (transliteration)
We Belarusians
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Belarus
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- Alexander Lukashenko
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Alexander Lukashenko (Belarusian: Алякса́ндар Рыго́равіч
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Anatoly Lebedko (Anatol Labiedźka Belarusian: Анато́ль Уладзі́міравіч
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Police are agents or agencies empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimate use of force. The term is most commonly associated with police departments of a state that are authorized to exercise the police power of that state within a
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Hassan Rowhani (حسن روحانی) is an Iranian politician and cleric, and as of March 2007, a member of the Supreme National Security Council.
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Sorūd-e Mellī-e Īrān ²
Capital
(and largest city) Tehran
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Sorūd-e Mellī-e Īrān ²
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Iran
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Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States of America, along with the Democratic Party. It is often referred to as the Grand Old Party or the GOP. It is the younger of the two major U.S.
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George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America, originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001. Bush was first elected in the 2000 presidential election, and reelected for a second term in the 2004 presidential election.
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"In God We Trust" (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum" ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
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"In God We Trust" (since 1956)
"E Pluribus Unum" ("From Many, One"; Latin, traditional)
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Iraqi (under Saddam Hussein):
375,000+ regular forces.
Post-Baathist government, multi-sided conflict:
Sunni Insurgents
Unknown
Mahdi Army
~60,000[6][7]
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375,000+ regular forces.
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Margaret Hassan (also known as Madam Margaret) (April 18, 1945–November 16 2004) was an aid worker who worked in Iraq for many years and was kidnapped and murdered there at the age of 59 by Iraqi insurgents.
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charitable organization (also known as a charity) is an organization with charitable purposes only. Trusts, foundations, unincorporated associations and in some jurisdictions specific types of companies, may be established for a charitable purpose or may acquire such purpose
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CARE is one of the largest international relief and humanitarian organizations in the world, with programs in nearly 70 countries. Worldwide staffing exceeds 12,000, most of whom come from the nation in which they work.
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Baghdad
بغدا?
A mosque in Baghdad, circa 1973.
The location of Baghdad within Iraq.
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بغدا?
A mosque in Baghdad, circa 1973.
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الله أكبر (Arabic)
"Allahu Akbar" (transliteration)
"God is the Greatest"
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الله أكبر (Arabic)
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"Dieu et mon droit" [2] (French)
"God and my right"
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"God Save the Queen" [3]
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"Dieu et mon droit" [2] (French)
"God and my right"
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"God Save the Queen" [3]
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Amhrán na bhFiann
The Soldier's Song
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Amhrán na bhFiann
The Soldier's Song
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mortar is a muzzle-loading indirect fire weapon that fires shells at low velocities, short ranges, and high-arcing ballistic trajectories. It typically has a barrel length less than 15 times its caliber.
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