| Economy of Zimbabwe economy of Zimbabwe is collapsing from economic mismanagement, resulting in 94% unemployment and hyperinflation. The economy poorly transitioned in recent years, deteriorating from one of Africa's strongest economies to the world's worst. Inflation has surpassed that of all other nations at over 80 sextillion(1021)% Economy_of_Zimbabwe
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| Moustapha Akkad Moustapha Akkad () (July 1, 1930 Syrian American film producer and director, best known for producing the series of Halloween films and directing Mohammad, Messenger of God and Lion of the Desert. He was killed along with his daughter Rima Akkad Monla in 2005 in Amman, Jordan by an Al-Qaeda suicide bomber. Moustapha_Akkad
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| Association pour la taxation des transactions pour l'aide aux citoyens Association pour la taxation des transactions financières pour l'aide aux citoyens (Association for the Taxation of Financial Transactions for the Aid of Citizens, ATTAC) is an activist organization for the establishment of a tax on foreign exchange transactions. Association_pour_la_taxation_des_transactions_pour_l'aide_aux_citoyens
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| MQ-1 Predator MQ-1_Predator
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| Shiraz Shiraz ( ) is the sixth most populous city in Iran and the capital of Fars Province. Shiraz is located in the southwest of Iran on the Rudkhaneye Khoshk seasonal river. Shiraz has a moderate climate and has been a regional trade center for more than a thousand years. Shiraz
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| Kurdish language Kurdish (KurdishKurdî or کوردی) is the language spoken by Kurds in western Asia. Unlike many other languages it does not have a single standardized linguistic entity with the status of an official or state language. On the contrary, it is a continuum of closely related dialects that are spoken in a large geographic area spanning several national states, in some of these states forming one, or several, regional substandards (e.g., Kurmanji in Turkey; Sorani in northern Iraq). Kurdish_language
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| Neem Neem (Azadirachta indicahi, syn. Melia azadirachta L., Antelaea azadirachta (L.) Adelb.) is a tree in the mahogany family Meliaceae. It is one of two species in the genus Azadirachta, and is native to India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Pakistan growing in tropical and semi-tropical regions. Neem
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| Globalization Globalization (globalisation) is a term for the process by which local, regional or national phenomena become integrated on a global scale.Globalization is often used to refer to economic globalizationtrade, foreign direct investment, capital flows, migration, and the spread of technology. Globalization
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| Land for peace Land for peace is a general proposal for resolving the Arab-Israeli conflict by which the State of Israel would relinquish control of all or part of the occupied territories it conquered in 1967 and expel the area's Jewish inhabitants in return for peace and security with full recognition by the Arab world. Land_for_peace
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| José Ramos-Horta (José Manuel Ramos-Horta (), GCL (born 26 December 1949) is the second President of East Timor since independence from Indonesia, taking office on 20 May 2007. He is a co-recipient of the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize and a former Prime Minister, having served from 2006 until his inauguration as President after winning the 2007 East Timorese presidential election. José_Ramos-Horta
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| Republic of Afghanistan The Democratic People's Republic of Afghanistan () before the national reconciliation talks in 1987 the official name of the country was the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan. The republic was a self-declared socialist state (but often referred to in the West as a "communist state") established by the Afghan communist party, People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA) by then leader Nur Muhammad Taraki in 1978 in the Saur Revolution. Republic_of_Afghanistan
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| Piracy Piracy is a war-like act committed by a non-state actor, especially robbery or criminal violence committed at sea, on water, or sometimes on shore. It does not normally include crimes on board a vessel among passengers or crew. The term has been used to refer to raids across land borders by non-state actors. Piracy
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| Somaliland Somaliland (, Arḍ aṣ-Ṣūmāl) is an autonomous region, which is part of the Somali republic located in the Horn of Africa. The Republic of Somaliland considers itself to be the successor state of the former British Somaliland protectorate. Having established its own local government in Somalia in 1991, the region's self-declared independence remains unrecognized by any country or international organization. Somaliland
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| Sabra and Shatila massacre This page is related to the 1982 events only. For the 1985war of the camps.The Sabra and Shatila massacre (or Sabra and Chatila massacre; 'Palestinian and Lebanese civilians carried out between September 16 and 18, 1982 by the Lebanese Forces Christian militia group. Sabra_and_Shatila_massacre
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| Creative Commons Creative Commons (CC) is a non-profit organization devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. The organization has released several copyright licenses known as Creative Commons licenses. These licenses allow creators to communicate which rights they reserve, and which rights they waive for the benefit of recipients or other creators. Creative_Commons
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| Muammar al-Gaddafi Muammar Abu Minyar al-Gaddafi1 ( 'Colonel Gaddafi, is a military dictator, and has been the de facto leader of Libya since a 1969 coup. Although Gaddafi has held no public office or title since 1979, he is accorded the honorifics "Guide of the First of September Great Revolution of the Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya" or "Brotherly Leader and Guide of the Revolution" in government statements and the official press. Muammar_al-Gaddafi
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| Xanana Gusmão Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão GCL (born José Alexandre Gusmão, on June 20, 1946) is a former militant who was the first President of East Timor, serving from May 2002 to May 2007. He later became the fourth and current Prime Minister of East Timor on August 8, 2007. Xanana_Gusmão
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| Nursultan Nazarbayev Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev (Kazakh:Нұрсұлтан Әбішұлы Назарбаев ; Russian:Нурсултан Абишевич Назарбаев ) (born 6 July 1940 in Chemolgan, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union) has served as the President of Kazakhstan since the Fall of the Soviet Union and the nation's independence in 1991. He is criticised by some for slow action on widespread corruption, suppression of opposition, unfair elections and insufficient freedom of speech. Nursultan_Nazarbayev
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| Strait of Malacca The Strait of Malacca is a narrow, 805Peninsular Malaysia (West Malaysia) and the Indonesian island of Sumatra. It is named after the Empire of Melaka that ruled over the archipelago between 1414 to 1511. Strait_of_Malacca
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| Mogadishu Mogadishu Xamar; 'Somalia and the nation's capital.Located in the coastal Benadir region on the Indian Ocean, the city has served as an important regional port for centuries. Mogadishu
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| Ethnic cleansing Ethnic cleansing is a euphemism referring to the persecution through imprisonment, expulsion, or killing of members of an ethnic minority by a local majority to achieve ethnic homogeneity in majority-controlled territory. The term entered English and international media usage in the early 1990s to describe war events in the former Yugoslavia. Synonyms include ethnic purification . Ethnic_cleansing
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| Stock market crash Talk:Stock_market_crash
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| Gaza Strip Talk:Gaza_Strip
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| Holocaust denial Holocaust denial is the claim that the genocide of Jews during World War II—usually referred to as the Holocaust—did not occur at all, or in the manner or to the extent historically recognized.Key elements of this claim are the rejection of any of the followingNazi government had a policy of deliberately targeting Jews and people of Jewish ancestry for extermination as a people; that more than five million Jews Holocaust_denial
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| Anti-Arabism Anti-Arabism or Arabophobia is the advocacy of prejudice or hostility toward Arabs. Arabs are those whose native language is Arabic. People of Arabic origin often identify themselves as Arabs. Anti-Arabism is commonly confused with Islamophobia. There are prominent non-Muslim minorities in the Arab world, predominantly Arabic-speaking Christians in Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq, among other countries. There is also a sizable minority of Arab Jews. Anti-Arabism
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| Big Day Out The Big Day Out (BDO) is an annual music festival held in several cities in Australia and New Zealand in late January. It started in Sydney in 1992, spread to Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth by 1993, with the Gold Coast and Auckland joining in 1994. As of 2003, it has featured seven or eight stages (depending on the venue) accommodating popular contemporary rock music, electronic music, mainstream international acts and local acts. Big_Day_Out
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| Hijab Hijab or ''Arabic word for "curtain / cover" (noun), based on the root حجب meaning "to cover, to veil, to shelter". In popular use, hijab means "head cover and modest dress for women" among Muslims, which most Islamic legal systems define as covering everything except the face and hands in public. Hijab
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| Hezbollah Talk:Hezbollah
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| Second Intifada Talk:Second_Intifada
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| Politics of Israel Politics of Israel takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Prime Minister of Israel is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in the Knesset. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature. The political system of the State of Israel and its main principles are set out in 11 Basic Laws. Politics_of_Israel
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| Foreign relations of Israel The foreign relations of Israel refers to diplomatic relations and international agreements between the State of Israel and other countries around the world. Israel joined the United Nations on May 11, 1949. Today, Israel has diplomatic ties with 162 foreign countries. Since 1967, diplomatic relations have been established with several Arab and Muslim countries. High priorities in Israeli foreign policy are ending the Arab-Israeli conflict and promoting commercial and cultural exchange with other countries. Foreign_relations_of_Israel
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| Denmark Denmark
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| Ahmed Yassin Ahmed_Yassin
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| Use of capital punishment by nation Talk:Use_of_capital_punishment_by_nation
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| Alianza Popular Revolucionaria Americana The Alianza Popular Revolucionaria Americana is a centre-left Peruvian political party.At the legislative elections held on 9 April 2006, the party won 22.6% of the popular vote and 36 out of 120 seats in the Congress of the Republic. Its presidential candidate at the elections of the same day, Alan García, won 22.6% of the vote and went on to win the second round on 4 June 2006 with 52.6%. Alianza_Popular_Revolucionaria_Americana
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| Mohammed Omar Mohammed Omar () (born c. 1959, Nodeh, near Kandahar) often simply called Mullah Omar, is the leader of the Taliban of Afghanistan and was Afghanistan's de facto head of state, and was recognized by three states, from 1996 to 2001, under the official title of Head of the Supreme Council. Mohammed_Omar
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| Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command (الجبهة الشعبية لتحرير فلسطين - القيادة العامة) is a Palestinian nationalist and Marxist organization, backed by Syria and Iran. It is considered a terrorist organization by the U.S., European Union, and Canada. Popular_Front_for_the_Liberation_of_Palestine_-_General_Command
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| 2002 Bali bombings Talk:2002_Bali_bombings
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| List of events named massacres list of events named "massacre". The term suggests mass murder and its usage may be controversial.The English word massacre comes from Middle French, derived from Old French maçacre (and variants) "slaughterhouse, butcher's shop". The term maçacre was already used in Anglo-Norman in the sense of "slaughter of many people" in the 12th century. List_of_events_named_massacres
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| Dési Bouterse Desiré Delano Bouterse of Suriname (born October 13, 1945 in Paramaribo District) has been a military sports instructor, coup leader, army leader and a politician in the Nationale Democratische Partij (NDP).Bouterse’s name is closely bound with the military regime that controlled Suriname from 1980 until the beginning of the 1990s. Dési_Bouterse
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| Hu Jintao Hu Jintao ( Hu_Jintao
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| Shanghai Cooperation Organisation The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is an intergovernmental mutual-security organization which was founded in 2001 by the leaders of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Except for Uzbekistan, the other countries had been members of the Shanghai Five, founded in 1996; after the inclusion of Uzbekistan in 2001, the members renamed the organization. Shanghai_Cooperation_Organisation
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| Camel racing Camel racing is a popular sport in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Australia, and Mongolia. Professional camel racing, like horse racing, is an event for betting and tourist attraction. Camels can run at speeds up to 65 km/h (18 m/s; 40 mp/h) in short sprints and they can maintain a speed of 40km/h (11 m/s; 25 mp/h) for an hour.Camels are often controlled by child jockeys, but allegations of human rights abuses have led to nationwide bans on underage labor in the UAE and Qatar. Camel_racing
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| Council on American-Islamic Relations The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is an organization that was created in June 1994; its professed goals are to enhance understanding of Islam, promote justice and empower American Muslims." In its work, the group has been a party to lawsuits, testified before the United States Congress, and met with President George W. Bush. Council_on_American-Islamic_Relations
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| History of East Timor East Timor is a small country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco. The first people's are thought to be descendant of Australoid and Melanesian peoples. The Portuguese began to trade with the island of Timor in the early 16th century and colonized it in mid-century. History_of_East_Timor
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| Gulbuddin Hekmatyar Gulbuddin Hekmatyar () (born 1947) is a Mujahideen leader and former prime minister. He is the founder and leader of the Hezb-e Islami political party and paramilitary group. He was a rebel military commander during the 1980s Soviet war in Afghanistan and fought in the civil war that followed the Soviet withdrawal. Gulbuddin_Hekmatyar
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| Islamophobia Islamophobia is a neologism that refers to prejudice or discrimination against Islam or Muslims. The term seems to date back to the late 1980s, but came into common usage after the September 11, 2001 attacks. In 1997, the British Runnymede Trust defined Islamophobia as the "dread or hatred of Islam and therefore, to the fear and dislike of all Muslims," stating that it also refers to the practice of discriminating against Muslims by excluding them from the economic, social, and public life of the nation. Islamophobia
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| Violence in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict 2003 Violence_in_the_Israeli–Palestinian_conflict_2003
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| Isaac Hayes Isaac Lee Hayes, Jr. (August 20, 1942 – August 10, 2008) was an American singer-songwriter, actor and musician. Hayes was one of the main creative forces behind southern soul music label Stax Records, where he served as both an in-house songwriter and producer with partner David Porter during the mid-1960s. Isaac_Hayes
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| OPEC The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC; , ) is a cartel of twelve countries made up of Algeria, Angola, Ecuador, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela. The cartel has maintained its headquarters in Vienna since 1965, and hosts regular meetings among the oil ministers of its Member Countries. OPEC
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