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Arctic 30: Russian arrest of Greenpeace campaigners
In 2013, campaigners were arrested for protesting against oil drilling in the Arctic
Bi Kidude: Zanzibar's 'golden grandmother of music'
Bi Kidude was one of the first women from Zanzibar to sing in public without the veil
Murder of Swedish politician Anna Lindh
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Organising Chile's 1973 military coup
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Victor Jara: killed in Chile's coup
The musician's widow recounts his murder at the hands of Chile's army in 1973
Oslo Peace Accords: The secret talks behind Middle East deal
How a couple in Oslo brokered peace in the Middle East
Camp David Summit: How Middle East peace talks failed
President Bill Clinton’s failed attempt to end the conflict in the Middle East.
Ariel Sharon visits al-Aqsa
In 2000, the Israeli opposition leader visited the al-Aqsa Mosque compound
The siege at the Church of the Nativity
The final days of one of the most dramatic sieges of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The Ramallah concert
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Nazi eugenics
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Fighting for legal abortion in Italy
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The first person inside the 'Gates of Hell'
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Kenya: Nairobi shopping mall attack
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The year of the vuvuzela
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Vietnam War: Stopping nuclear disaster
In 1975, physicist Wally Hendrickson prevented nuclear disaster in Vietnam
Concorde's first flight
On 2 March 1969 Concorde took to the skies for the first time
Kassandra: The peacekeeping telenovela in Bosnia
The Latin American soap opera Kassandra helped keep peace in Bosnia
The Lampedusa shipwreck tragedy
In 2013, a ship carrying more than 500 migrants sank off the coast of Lampedusa.
The first cat cafe
In 1998, the world’s first cat cafe opened in Taiwan
The oil crisis of 1973
In October 1973, Arab nations slashed oil production causing prices to sky rocket
The oilfield that changed Kazakhstan
In 1993 Kazakhstan partnered with Chevron and started drilling for oil
Nigeria strikes oil
In 1956 commercial quantities of oil were discovered in Nigeria
The Amoco Cadiz oil spill
In 1978, a crude oil tanker was shipwrecked off the coast of
Protectors of the Amazon
In 2003, the Sarayaku community began a legal battle against an oil company
Yinka Shonibare: Nelson's Ship in a Bottle
On 24 May 2010, artist Yinka Shonibare unveiled his sculpture, Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle
The 84-year-old primary school pupil
In 2004, Kenyan great grandfather Kimani Maruge became the oldest person to start school
Theodosia Okoh: Designer of Ghana’s flag
Ghana's independence in 1957 was marked with a new flag designed by Theodosia Okoh
Kwame Nkrumah: Ousted from power
In 1966, Ghana's Kwame Nkrumah, one of Africa's most famous leaders was ousted from power
Surviving an acid attack and changing the law
In 2013, acid attack survivors in India celebrated a landmark Supreme Court ruling
Cambodian peace walk
In 1992, Cambodia held its first peace walk aimed at uniting a country torn apart by war
