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Back to SearchKieu Chinh: A real Hollywood story
In 1974, legendary Vietnamese actress Kieu Chinh found herself on a farm in Canada cleaning up after chicken.
She had narrowly escaped the fall of Sa…
3 years, 6 months ago
Iraq War: US security guards killed my son
It has been 20 years since the start of the Iraq War.
On 16 September 2007, private security guards employed by the American firm Blackwater opened fi…
3 years, 6 months ago
Iraq War: The capture of Saddam Hussein
It has been 20 years since the start of the Iraq War.
On 13 December 2003 the deposed president of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, was captured by US forces.
Muw…
3 years, 6 months ago
Iraq War: 'Most wanted' playing cards
It has been 20 years since the start of the Iraq War.
In April 2003, the US military unveiled a set of playing cards to help troops identify the most-…
3 years, 6 months ago
Iraq War: Refugees escaping
It has been 20 years since the start of the Iraq War.
Millions of citizens attempted to flee the country after America and its allies invaded in March…
3 years, 6 months ago
Iraq War: The beginning
It has been 20 years since the start of the Iraq War.
In March 2003, the United States launched its invasion, dropping bombs on Iraq's capital Baghda…
3 years, 6 months ago
From a goddess to a graduate
In 2000, when Chanira Bajrycharya was just five years old, she was chosen to be a Kumari - a child goddess in Nepal. For the next 10 years, she remai…
3 years, 6 months ago
Monica McWilliams’ role in the Northern Ireland peace process
Monica McWilliams played one of the most pivotal roles in the Northern Ireland peace process.
She spent two years at the negotiating table which fina…
3 years, 6 months ago
First all-women peacekeeping unit
In 2007, the UN deployed its first all-female contingent of peacekeepers in Liberia in West Africa.
The country was still recovering from its long ci…
3 years, 6 months ago
Mexico's first female presidential hopeful
In 1982, human rights campaigner Rosario Ibarra became the first woman and first political outsider to stand for president in Mexico.
Her presidential…
3 years, 6 months ago