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Bbc News: Rwandan Ruling Party Wins Election

For Students 9th - 10th
The ruling party of Rwanda was elected in the first election since the 1994 genocide killings. Paul Kagame remains as president with a resounding victory. However, there are strong questions and concerns as to how democratic the election...
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Bbc News: Q&a: Macedonia Peace Process

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the strife between the Macedonian military and ethnic Albanian insurgents. How did it start? Who are the main parties involved? Casualties and war crimes? Introduction to the Peace Process as well as challenges to it....
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Bbc: Timeline: Iraq Weapons Inspections

For Students 9th - 10th
BBC provides a comprehensive timeline of weapons inspections in Iraq from 1991 until 2002.
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Bbc News: Peru's Shining Path

For Students 9th - 10th
BBC News provides this 2003 analysis on the Shining Path terrorist organization in Peru after a hostage release.
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Bbc: India Mourns Loss of Astronaut

For Students 9th - 10th
The BBC reports on the reaction in India after the death of astronaut Kalpana Chawla as a result of the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster.
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Bbc: Rebuilding New Orleans

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out how New Orleans considered how to rebuild the levee system that was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Maps of New Orleans and the levee system are available. (January, 2006)
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Bbc: Us Hurricane Response: Key Players

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical sketches of the key governmental officials involved in the Hurricane Katrina recovery effort.
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Bbc: Patrolling the 'Venice From Hell'

For Students 9th - 10th
September 2005 report chronicling the devastation, flooding, rescue efforts in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. A photographic slideshow accompanies this report.
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Bbc: Katrina 'Set to Slow Us Economy'

For Students 9th - 10th
September, 2005, report analyzing the economic impact of Hurricane Katrina on the United States.
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Bbc News: Smart Chips Making Daily Life Easier

For Students 9th - 10th
This article reports on "ubiquitous computing", which means sticking programmable microchip sensors onto everyday household objects to make them a little bit smarter. It gives specific examples of how smart chip technology is being used...
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Bbc: School Siege: Eyewitness Accounts

For Students 9th - 10th
This archive article reports the various eyewitness accounts of what really went on inside the school during the Beslan siege. (9/7/2004)
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Bbc News: Avian Flu (Bird Flu)

For Students 9th - 10th
This BBC article from January 2004 details basic facts about avian flu, including a general history of the virus and statistical information on infection and death.
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Bbc News: Profile: Condoleeza Rice

For Students 9th - 10th
BBC News: Profile: Condoleezza Rice
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Bbc News: Profile: Alvaro Uribe Velez

For Students 9th - 10th
A short biography of the new president of Colombia. He won the election without a run-off election in May 2002. The article is dated August 7, 2002.
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Bbc: Establishing Guatemalan Democracy

For Students 9th - 10th
An article that describes the recent efforts to maintain a democratic system in Guatemala which has been subject to a civil war for many years.
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Bbc: New Orleans: Nature's Revenge?

For Students 9th - 10th
August, 2005, report that discusses the flooding of New Orleans and the levee system designed to protect the city.
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Bbc: Hurricane Ruins Thriving Casino Town

For Students 9th - 10th
August, 2005, report on the devastation to Gulfport, Mississippi, by Hurricane Katrina.
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Bbc News: Hurricane Rita Lashes Gulf Coast

For Students 9th - 10th
In this September, 2005, report, the Gulf Coast is hit by Hurricane Rita. Along with report, is a photographic slideshow, satellite images, and links to other articles.
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Bbc News: Ten Years of Ceasefire in Nagorno Karabakh

For Students 9th - 10th
A summary of press accounts from Nagorno-Karabakh and the surrounding areas such as Armenia and Azerbaijan on how the ceasefire is working. The newspaper writers wonder if there were ever be a final settlement. Nagorno-Karabakh wants to...
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Bbc News: Profile: Bashar Al Assad

For Students 9th - 10th
A recent biography of the president of Syria. He came to power in 2000 with the death of his father. (10 March 205)
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Bbc: Lake Faces Aftermath of City Catastrophe

For Students 9th - 10th
The pollution and environmental impact of Hurricane Katrina is probed by BBC News in this September, 2005, report.
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Bbc: Remembering Thatcher the Day She Won

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from BBC provides the twentieth anniversary retrospective of the day Margaret Thatcher won the election for Prime Minister in 1979. Various personalities comment on their response that day.
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Bbc Interviews: Salvador Dali

For Students 9th - 10th
The BBC provides audio clips from an interview with the renowned Spanish painter, Salvador Dali. Additional content includes a brief biography, a list of his key works, and links to related articles on the BBC network.
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Bbc: World's Smallest Fish

For Students 9th - 10th
This article reports on the identification of a fish that has set a new record as the world's smallest known vertebrate.