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Bbc News: Fragile Peace in Nagorno Karabakh

For Students 9th - 10th
An article describing conditions in Nagorno-Karabakh ten years after the end of a bloody civil war in which Nagorno-Karabakh attempted to break away from Azerbaijan. So far the country of Nagorno-Karabakh is unrecognized by the world's...
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Bbc News: Putin Takes Control in Russia

For Students 9th - 10th
A more detailed article about the resignation of Boris Yeltsin and his turning over the reigns to successor Vladimir Putin.
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Bbc News: Timeline: After Milosevic

For Students 9th - 10th
A timeline which documents the key events in Kosovo-Serbia after the fall and arrest of Slobodan Milosevic in April 2001. Includes his death in March, 2006.
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Bbc: Profile: Jalal Talabani

For Students 9th - 10th
BBC provides a quick but comprehensive bio on Iraq's president, Jalal Talabani. (26 November 2002)
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Bbc: Najaf Militants Surrender Shrine

For Students 9th - 10th
Article reports on the chaotic circumstances surrounding Najaf as militants clash in this holy city. 8/27/04
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Bbc News: Elections in Iran

For Students 9th - 10th
This BBC archive article from 2004 reports on the February election in Iran in which the conservatives won and have appointed a nonclerical speaker of the parliament.
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Bbc News: Saddam Appears Before Iraqi Judge

For Students 9th - 10th
An account of Saddam Hussein's first encounter with an Iraqi judge and the reading of his rights under the new Iraqi court. This occurred on June 30, 2004 and was before his first actual court appearance on July 1, 2004.
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Bbc News: Saddam's "Special Tribunal"

For Students 9th - 10th
A short description of the Iraqi court which has been established to try former officials of Saddam Hussein's government for war crimes. Those accused include Saddam Hussein himself and other top leaders such as "Chemical Ali".
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Bbc News: Saddam Fights Back in Court

For Students 9th - 10th
An article by British journalist John Simpson on his reaction to seeing and hearing Saddam Hussein in his first court appearance on July 1, 2001.
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Bbc: Iraqi Press Reactions to Trial of Saddam Hussein

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of excerpts taken from various Iraqi newspapers on their reaction to Saddam Hussein and his first appearance in an Iraqi court on July 1, 2004.
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Bbc: Gaza in Turmoil

For Students 9th - 10th
A July 19, 2004, analysis of the problems Gaza is experiencing due to a struggle for power between Arafat loyalists and those who want to reform the Palestinian Authority.
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Bbc News: Palestinian Pm to Stay in Post

For Students 9th - 10th
This 2004 BBC article reports on the problems between the prime minister of the Palestinian Authority and Yasser Arafat, its president. Arafat has not given up authority over the police forces which the Prime Minister must have if he...
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Bbc: Allawi to Stand in Iraq Elections

For Students 9th - 10th
Despite the insurgency and violence in Iraq, hopes are high for elections to take place. Here is a report on the situation as of December, 2004.
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Bbc: Summit Ends Without Accord

For Students 9th - 10th
This BBC archive article from July 16, 2001 reports on the historic summit in Agra between India and Pakistan over the contested border region of Kashmir.
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Bbc News: Who Are the Northern Alliance

For Students 9th - 10th
Article describing the multi-ethnic group supported by the U.S. during the war in Afghanistan. Brief biographies of many of the major players in the Northern Alliance. 11/13/01
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Bbc: Former King Urges Afghan Unity

For Students 9th - 10th
Speech from the former king of Afghan opens the meeting "Loya jirga," that planned the future of Afghanistan. (11 June 2002)
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Bbc News: Crisis Talks After Sri Lanka Raid

For Students 9th - 10th
An article about the May 2006 sea battle between Sri Lanka and Tamil Tiger rebels which undermined the civil war cease fire that had been in place since 2002.
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Bbc: General 'Mad' Anthony Wayne

For Students 3rd - 8th
A detailed biography of General 'Mad' Anthony Wayne, a native of Pennsylvania and a general in the Amercian Revolution.
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Bbc News: Soil Loss Threatens Food Prospects

For Students 9th - 10th
An informative site that examines the multiple causes of soil erosion and possible remedies.
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Bbc News: The Unmasking of Piltdown Man

For Students 9th - 10th
A BBC news feature explores a twentieth-century "scientific embarrassment." The Piltdown Man fossils, originally thought to present a link between apes and humans, were revealed to be forgeries forty years after being discovered. Find...
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Bbc: Veteran Leader Yasser Arafat Dies

For Students 9th - 10th
Article describes the death of Arafat, leader of the PLO. Also mentioned are key dates in Arafat's life and the world's reaction to his death. ll/ll/2004
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Bbc News: Arab Media Urge Fair Trial for Saddam Hussein

For Students 9th - 10th
An article which discusses the reactions of the Arab world media to the trial of Saddam Hussein and his first appearance in court on July 1, 2004. The Arab media seems to be supporting Saddam.
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Bbc News: Saddam Trial Head Vows Justice

For Students 9th - 10th
An interview with Salam Chalabi, the head of the Iraqi Special Tribunal, which is trying Saddam Hussein for war crimes and other charges. The article also gives details on Saddam Hussein's first court appearance on July 1, 2004.
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Bbc News: British Iraqis Celebrate Saddam Trial

For Students 9th - 10th
The article discusses the reactions of Iraqi citizens living in Great Britain to Saddam Hussein and his first appearance in an Iraqi court room on July 1, 2004.