Current Events Quiz, March 8, 2010

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The European Court of Human Rights on Monday overturned a Polish law

permitting indefinite detention of terrorist suspects.permitting the president to run for an unlimited term of office.limiting the Lisbon Treaty’s effect in Poland.prohibiting same-sex marriage.

On Thursday, the Turkish government recalled its ambassador to the United States to protest

an announcement by the U.S. State Department that it would not support Turkish membership in the World Trade Organization.the extraordinary rendition of two Turkish nationals suspected of having ties to al Qaeda.passage of a bill condemning the genocide of Armenians in Turkey by a House committee.the continued use of U.S. bases in Turkey as staging grounds for missions in Iraq and Afghanitan.

Last week, U.S. and Canadian police shut down the crime ring referred to as “Mariposa.” What was Mariposa’s primary criminal enterprise?

Human traffickingTerrorism Drug traffickingComputer hacking

A meeting between French President Nicolas Sarkozy and the leader of the British Torries, _____, last week was intended to explore ties between French and British conservatives.

Claire ShortDavid CameronDavid MilibandTony Blair

More than a dozen people were killed in violence leading up to Sunday’s parliamentary elections in

Pakistan.Kyrgyzstan. Iraq.Afghanistan.

In a stinging defeat for the government, voters in Iceland on Saturday rejected a proposal to

repay billions in debt owed Britain and the Netherlands.enter into a free trade agreement with Canada.join the European Union. join NATO.

Faqir Mohammad \was killed by the Pakistani military last week. Who was he?

The deputy commander of the Taliban in PakistanAn Islamic cleric killed accidently.An Indian spy.Commander of al Qaeda in Afghanistan.

Seeking to consolidate his own power, Robert Mugabe, President of ______, last week reassigned several key ministries away from his coalition partners to ministers loyal to his own party.

BotswanaZimbabweAngolaMozambique

One week after a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck _____, residents of Talcahuano and other towns in the southern part of the country are still struggling to find food, water, and shelter.

ArgentinaChileUruguayBrazil

A constitutional crisis was spared last week in _____, when the country’s president, Christina Fernández, said she would go ahead with a plan to use central bank reserve funds to repay debts after a federal judge issued an injunction and the national legislature attempted to block the move.

BrazilChileArgentinaVenezuela

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