Former Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi sentenced. Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak was in power since 1981. He was ousted during the Arab Spring riots in 2011. Mohamed Morsi became Egypt’s 1st elected President in 2012. Riots started in 2013 after he gave himself unlimited power. Protesters were killed by Morsi’s soldiers. Morsi was put on trial and cleared of murder charges. …
40 Years Since Cambodian Genocide
40 years ago today, Pol Pot began the Cambodian genocide. 65% of the population in Cambodia is under the age of 25. Many are orphans. If you’d like to help, you can visit the Cambodian Children’s Fund to find out how. April 17, 1975, the Khmer Rouge (KR) took Cambodia’s capital. The KR was headed by Pol Pot, a socialist …
Boston Marathon Bombing Trial
Trial for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev begins this week Jury selection started Monday for the Boston Marathon bomber. The bomb killed 3 people & wounded over 260 in April, 2013. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will plead not guilty to 30 federal charges. Lawyers have been working on a plea deal for Tsarnaev . So far, it hasn’t worked out because of the death penalty. …