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28/05/2013

CALL FOR DEMOCRATISATION BY ANC | Breaking History

- South Africa’s ruling demands “democratisation”, whither http://breakinghistory.com/breaking_history/call-for-democratisation-by-anc/

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20/05/2013

NAWAZ SHARIF SECURES THIRD TERM AS PRIME MINISTER | Record Of World EventsRecord Of World Events

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

14/05/2013

CONVICTION OF RÍOS MONTT | Record Of World EventsRecord Of World Events

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

14/05/2013

WITHDRAWAL OF PKK REBELS | Record Of World EventsRecord Of World Events

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

07/05/2013

Death of , Italy’s arch political manipulator, excerpts chart his downfall http://recordofworldevents.com/daily_history/death-of-guilio-andreotti/

image: Alan Philip Mueller

07/05/2013

prospects & policies of world’s economies amid continuing global financial crisis http://recordofworldevents.com/breaking_history/2013-world-economic-outlook-report

image: Elvert Barnes

02/05/2013

OBAMA PLEDGE TO CLOSE GUANTANAMO PRISON | Record Of World EventsRecord Of World Events

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.

26/04/2013

SELF-IMMOLATION OF TIBETAN MONKS | Record Of World EventsRecord Of World Events

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

25/04/2013

preview of next issue of Keesings

23/04/2013

REPORT ON ACEH CONFLICT | Record Of World EventsRecord Of World Events

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

23/04/2013

MINISTERS’ DECLARATION OF ASSETS | Record Of World EventsRecord Of World Events

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

16/04/2013

DROP IN DRUG-RELATED VIOLENCE | Record Of World EventsRecord Of World Events

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

12/04/2013

DEATH OF MARGARET THATCHER | Record Of World EventsRecord Of World Events

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,

03/04/2013

*Annual Convention*

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ISA is looking forward to our Annual Convention next week in San Francisco. We will welcome 5,566 program participants and 78 exhibitors to our events held at the Hilton Union Square and the Parc 55. Please see our convention website for more information about our convention program, meetings, receptions, and the exhibition hall. See you in San Francisco!

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02/04/2013

appears before , excerpts on the ICC’s credibility

http://recordofworldevents.com/daily_history/appearance-of-bosco-ntaganda/

photo Vincent van Zeijst

27/03/2013

death of exiled , excerpts on fate of other critics

http://recordofworldevents.com/daily_history/death-of-boris-berezovsky/

photo: AJC1

27/03/2013

New Issue of Keesings Preview Front Page

26/03/2013

and the politics of – timeline, contemporary archives,

http://recordofworldevents.com/breaking_history/violent-protests-over-sentences-by-war-crimes-tribunals/

photograph by Zaman Babu

21/03/2013

FIRST VISIT TO ISRAEL BY PRESIDENT OBAMA | Record Of World Events

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...

19/03/2013

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

07/03/2013

presidential poll, backdrop of often under-reported electoral violence since independence

http://recordofworldevents.com/daily_history/presidential-elections/

photo courtesy of DEMOSH

07/03/2013

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

05/03/2013

shun elections in 's , timeline on a complex issue

http://recordofworldevents.com/breaking_history/100042553-2/

image courtesy of Jim Greenhill

04/03/2013

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04/03/2013

http://recordofworldevents.com/daily_history/appearance-in-court-of-jean-claude-baby-doc-duvalier/

in court in , extracts on current efforts to prosecute other ousted leaders

image courtesy of Jacoboal

26/02/2013

1st female president of excerpts on past Asian dynastic female leaders

http://tinyurl.com/ao4zp55

photo courtesy of Greek Foreign Ministry

23/02/2013

Front page January 2013

23/02/2013

’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

20/02/2013

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

15/02/2013

Resignation of , possible successors & immediate predecessors

http://recordofworldevents.com/daily_history/resignation-of-pope-benedict-xvi/

photo courtesy of Torvindus

06/02/2013

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

06/02/2013

life sentence for killer of Ukrainian journalist , background excerpts

http://recordofworldevents.com/daily_history/conviction-of-gongadze-killer-in-ukraine/

photo credit: zoe10

06/02/2013

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

06/02/2013

the abdicates, excerpts from other royal abdications

http://recordofworldevents.com/daily_history/abdication-of-queen-beatrix-of-the-netherlands/

image by esther1616

22/01/2013

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