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1993: Two boys charged with toddler's murder Two 10-year-old boys are charged with the abduction and murder of two-year-old James Bulger in Liverpool.
BBC NEWS | Europe | Timeline: Break-up of Yugoslavia
May 22, 2006 · Yugoslavia has disappeared from the map of Europe, after 83 years of existence, to be replaced by a looser union called simply Serbia and Montenegro, after the two remaining republics.
BBC NEWS | Middle East | 1948: The State of Israel is founded
May 6, 2008 · The State of Israel was proclaimed on 14 May 1948, the culmination of nearly two thousand years of hopes by Jewish people.
BBC NEWS | Middle East | Why did Israel attack USS Liberty?
Jun 8, 2007 · For former US seaman Gary Brummett, the 40th anniversary of the 1967 Middle East war has stirred painful memories. As a 21-year-old third class petty officer, Mr Brummett was serving on board the USS Liberty off the coast of Egypt on 8 June, when, without warning, the vessel came under fire, first from fighter planes, then torpedo boats.
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Obituary: Sacha Distel
Jul 22, 2004 · Sacha Distel was not just one of France's best-loved singers: In the eyes of many he was the perfect Frenchman. His good looks, easy charm and ability to attract high-profile lovers were at least as responsible for his early fame as his crooning.
BBC ON THIS DAY | 31 | 1997: Princess Diana dies in Paris crash
Only Princess Diana's bodyguard, Trevor Rees-Jones, survived the crash. Blood tests showed the driver, Henri Paul, had taken both drugs and a large amount of alcohol before the accident.
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Gilgamesh tomb believed found
Apr 29, 2003 · Archaeologists in Iraq believe they have found the tomb of King Gilgamesh, the subject of the world's oldest "book".
BBC News | TV AND RADIO | Actor John Thaw dies
Feb 22, 2002 · The role that was to define Thaw's career began in 1985 when he was cast as the cerebral Inspector Morse, based on the books by Colin Dexter. When the character was finally killed off on screen in 2000 there was a sense of mourning, as 13 million people tuned in.
BBC News | What is a fascist?
Oct 20, 2009 · It's a word much applied by opponents to the British National Party and other radical political movements, but what is a "fascist"?
BBC News | MUSIC | Whatever happened to Boney M?
Jan 29, 2002 · With their wide-legged satin and fur trimmed costumes, wild hair and bizarre dance routines, few could ever forget '70s disco stars, Boney M. In their heyday, they sold 80 million records and in 1978 the chart-topping Rivers Of Babylon/Brown Girl In The Ring spent 40 weeks on the UK chart, becoming the second best-selling UK single in history at the time and it remains Britain's fifth best ...