2013 Event Amidst criticism for its lack of help in the wake of Typhoon Haiyan, China's 'Peace Ark', a 14,000-ton navy hospital ship, is sent to the Philippines to help its relief efforts'; the country also sent an emergency medical team and a disaster relief team from the Chinese Red Cross 2013 Event U.S. President Barack Obama announces a series of NSA reforms aimed at minimizing criticism over the NSA's electronic surveillance program 2013 Event Attracting NATO criticism, Russia conducts unscheduled military exercises in the Black Sea 2012 Event Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt and the MEP for Belgium voice concerns that the Flemish N-VA party and the far right are 'the same'; N-VA responds by saying their criticism is 'gratuitous' 2011 Event Amid criticism from rebel fighters, NATO pledges to protect the besieged town of Misrata, Libya 2010 Event In Cambodia's capital, Phnom Penh, the government dismisses criticism from rights groups and opens a 'protest park' 2006 Event Pope Benedict XVI quotes a criticism of the Islamic faith leading to mass protests 1983 Event AL President Lee MacPhail suspends Yankees owner George Steinbrenner for one week, for his public criticism of umpires 1960 Event Belgium threatens to leave United Nations due to criticism on it's Congo-policy 1903 Death Charles Renouvier, French philosopher (neo criticism), dies 1903 Birthday Rene Wellek, Vienna Austria, writer, Concepts of Criticism 1793 Event Curacao Island Council forbids criticism on House of Orange 1728 Birthday Robert Bage, English writer, Criticism by Peter Faulkner 1706 Death Pierre Bayle, French theologist (History of Criticism), dies at 59
