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International relations Médecins Sans Frontières state that Sudanese refugees are in 'humanitarian disaster' in South Sudan. (BBC) Jang Song-thaek, the uncle of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, meets Chinese leader Hu Jintao. (AFP via Google News) Law and crime Russia: A Moscow court convicts three members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot of "hooliganism motivated by religious hatred and ...
Disasters Heading toward Taiwan, slow-moving Typhoon Saola's torrential rains lead to the deaths of at least 12 people and displacement of 154,000 in the Philippines. (The Washington Post) Law and crime The Tal Law, which granted a sweeping exemption from military service to a majority of the Israeli ultra-Orthodox population in Israel, expires. As a result Defense Minister Ehud Barak orders ...
August 17 in recent years ... 2012 – Victor Poor, American engineer, developed the Datapoint 2200 ... "Historical Events on August 17". OnThisDay.com.
The Summer Mixtape Festival (simply known as the Mixtape Festival) was a major summer music festival launched in summer 2012.The first festival was held in Hersheypark Stadium in Hershey, Pennsylvania on August 17–18, 2012, featuring a number of icons and mainstream headliners such as New Kids on the Block, Backstreet Boys, Kelly Clarkson, The Wanted, The Fray, and LL Cool J. [1]
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Pages in category "August 2012 events in the United States" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Environment Tropical Storm Helene approaches Mexico. (CNN) The Reserve Bank of India acknowledges poor data for the current monsoon season. (Indian Express) International relations Egypt's state news agency says President Mohammed Morsi is to attend the upcoming Non-Aligned Movement meeting in Iran at the end of August. (Al Jazeera) Law and crime A U.S. District Court judge declines Facebook's ...
International relations Japan is to deport 14 pro- China activists who landed on the disputed Senkaku Islands. (Channel News Asia) The U.S. State Department calls the UN Secretary-General's decision to attend the 120-member Non-Aligned Movement summit "strange" and "not a good signal". (DPB) Law and crime Two Louisiana sheriff's deputies are killed and two others wounded in a shooting outside ...