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- South Africa’s ruling demands “democratisation”, whither http://breakinghistory.com/breaking_history/call-for-democratisation-by-anc/
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wins 3rd term as PM, excerpts on his controversial record in government http://recordofworldevents.com/daily_history/nawaz-sharif-secures-third-term-as-prime-minister/
wins 3rd term as PM, excerpts on his controversial record in government http://recordofworldevents.com/daily_history/nawaz-sharif-secures-third-term-as-prime-minister/
NAWAZ SHARIF SECURES THIRD TERM AS PRIME MINISTER - Following his party’s victory in general elections, Nawaz Sharif prepares to begin a third non-consecutive term as Pakistani prime minister despite a contr
guilty of , excerpts on wider crimes against http://recordofworldevents.com/daily_history/conviction-of-rios-montt/
CONVICTION OF RÍOS MONTT - The historic conviction of former Guatemalan dictator José Efraín Ríos Montt for the genocide of indigenous Ixil Mayans during the 1980s draws attention to
rebels begin pull out from Turkey, excerpts on earlier false dawns in peace process http://recordofworldevents.com/daily_history/withdrawal-of-pkk-rebels/
WITHDRAWAL OF PKK REBELS - Rebels of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) begin withdrawing from Turkey in a promising—yet fragile—move toward a lasting settlement of its 29-year confl
Death of , Italy’s arch political manipulator, excerpts chart his downfall http://recordofworldevents.com/daily_history/death-of-guilio-andreotti/
image: Alan Philip Mueller
prospects & policies of world’s economies amid continuing global financial crisis http://recordofworldevents.com/breaking_history/2013-world-economic-outlook-report
image: Elvert Barnes
Obama renews pledge to close amid growing prisoner hunger strike, key excerpts http://recordofworldevents.com/daily_history/obama-pledge-to-close-guantanamo-prison/
OBAMA PLEDGE TO CLOSE GUANTANAMO PRISON - US President Barack Obama renews his pledge to close down the controversial prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, amid a growing prisoner hunger strike there.
Wave of self-immolations among continues unabated, excerpts of historical examples http://recordofworldevents.com/daily_history/self-immolation-of-tibetan-monks/
SELF-IMMOLATION OF TIBETAN MONKS - The wave of self-immolations among Tibetans continues unabated in south-western China causing embarrassment for the government of the People’s Republic of
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decry Indonesian handling of secessionist insurgency,background excerpts http://recordofworldevents.com/daily_history/report-on-aceh-conflict/
REPORT ON ACEH CONFLICT - A new report by Amnesty International denounces the inadequate attempts to atone for atrocities committed during the Aceh insurgency by the Indonesian auth
Aftermath of in , excerpts on other financial disgraces in http://recordofworldevents.com/daily_history/ministers-declaration-of-assets/
MINISTERS’ DECLARATION OF ASSETS - French government ministers reveal details of their personal wealth as part of efforts by President François Hollande to regain public trust in the afterma
Drop in drug-related violence in , excerpts on regional demands for legalisation/regulation
http://recordofworldevents.com/daily_history/drop-in-drug-related-violence/
DROP IN DRUG-RELATED VIOLENCE - The new government of Mexico announces a fall in drug-related killings amidst demands from elsewhere in the Americas for legalisation and regulation of som
death of former UK PM , excerpts on the polarising force of http://recordofworldevents.com/daily_history/death-of-margaret-thatcher/
DEATH OF MARGARET THATCHER - The death of Margaret Thatcher, the UK’s first female prime minister, stokes longstanding tensions in British society between her supporters and opponents,
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appears before , excerpts on the ICC’s credibility
http://recordofworldevents.com/daily_history/appearance-of-bosco-ntaganda/
photo Vincent van Zeijst
death of exiled , excerpts on fate of other critics
http://recordofworldevents.com/daily_history/death-of-boris-berezovsky/
photo: AJC1
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and the politics of – timeline, contemporary archives,
http://recordofworldevents.com/breaking_history/violent-protests-over-sentences-by-war-crimes-tribunals/
photograph by Zaman Babu
BreakingHistory: Obama’s first visit to Israel as US president, background on recent “awkward” Israel -US Relations
http://recordofworldevents.com/daily_history/first-visit-to-israel-by-president-obama/
Breaking history: ISRAEL-USAFIRST VISIT TO ISRAEL BY PRESIDENT OBAMA Mar, 2013. Barack Obama receives a warm welcome on his first visit to Israel as US president, despite unresolved differences with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin NetanyahuOn March 20, US President Barack Obama commenced a long-awai...
BreakingHistory first ever completion of full parliamentary term in , excerpts on past coups & crises
http://recordofworldevents.com/daily_history/completion-of-parliamentary-term/
photo courtesy of the government of Pakistan
presidential poll, backdrop of often under-reported electoral violence since independence
http://recordofworldevents.com/daily_history/presidential-elections/
photo courtesy of DEMOSH
convenes in Thailand, excerpts on past efforts to combat slaughter of and .
http://recordofworldevents.com/daily_history/16th-cites-conference/
image by Andy Bernay-Roman
shun elections in 's , timeline on a complex issue
http://recordofworldevents.com/breaking_history/100042553-2/
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in court in , extracts on current efforts to prosecute other ousted leaders
image courtesy of Jacoboal
1st female president of excerpts on past Asian dynastic female leaders
http://tinyurl.com/ao4zp55
photo courtesy of Greek Foreign Ministry
Front page January 2013
’sRecordofWorldEvents, January 2013 issue is now completed, lead stories as follows:
: military intervention by France
: inauguration of President Obama
: arrest warrant for prime minister
: proposal for EU referendum in 2017
: Islamist attack on gas plant
: annual meeting
re-elected president of Ecuador, excerpts on region’s most politically volatile state
http://recordofworldevents.com/daily_history/re-election-of-rafael-correa/
Photo: Gobernacion Imbabura
Resignation of , possible successors & immediate predecessors
http://recordofworldevents.com/daily_history/resignation-of-pope-benedict-xvi/
photo courtesy of Torvindus
funeral of of Cambodia, excerpts from a turbulent life
http://recordofworldevents.com/daily_history/funeral-of-king-sihanouk-of-cambodia/
Photo by Gryffindor modified by JJ Georges derivative work: [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
life sentence for killer of Ukrainian journalist , background excerpts
http://recordofworldevents.com/daily_history/conviction-of-gongadze-killer-in-ukraine/
photo credit: zoe10
Tobago elections, detailed timeline, immediate & historical context on Trinidad & Tobago
http://recordofworldevents.com/breaking_history/elections-to-the-tobago-house-assembly/?view=full
Photograph: People's National Movement leader Orville London, by Trinidad-news.com
the abdicates, excerpts from other royal abdications
http://recordofworldevents.com/daily_history/abdication-of-queen-beatrix-of-the-netherlands/
image by esther1616
Timeline & archived data on post-war in -
http://recordofworldevents.com/breaking_history/approval-by-bundesrat-of-application-to-ban-far-right-npd/
photograph by Herder3 Wikimedia Commons
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