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A Khmer Rouge people's tribunal sentences guerrilla leader Pol Pot to life imprisonment for his 1970s government policies that led to the death of two million Cambodians.
5 Aug.
A Korean Air Boeing 747 crashes on the U.S. protectorate of Guam with the loss of 220 lives.
31 Aug.
Diana, Princess of Wales, dies in a car crash in Paris. An estimated two billion television viewers worldwide watch her funeral in London on 6 September.
13 Sept.
The state funeral in Calcutta of Mother Teresa (who died on 5 September) is attended by dignitaries from around the world.
25 Sept.
Briton Andy Green sets a new world land-speed record of 714 mph when he drives the jet-powered car Thrust SSC across the Nevada desert. On 17 October he becomes the first person to break the sound barrier on land, reaching a speed of 764.18 mph.
26 Sept.
In Italy an earthquake kills eleven people, leaves thousands homeless, and seriously damages...
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