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| Beirut Beirut (, Bayrūt) is the capital and largest city of Lebanon with a population of over 2.1 million as of 2007. Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's coastline with the Mediterranean sea, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport and also forms the Beirut District area, which consists of the city and its suburbs. Beirut | |
| Depleted uranium Depleted uranium (DU) is uranium primarily composed of the isotope uranium-238 (U-238). Natural uranium is about 99.27 percent U-238, 0.72 percent U-235, and 0.0055 percent U-234. U-235 is used for fission in nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons. Uranium is enriched in U-235 by separating the isotopes by mass. Depleted_uranium | |
| Bangalore Bangalore (), also known as Bengaluru (Kannada:Indian state of Karnataka. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and fifth-most populous urban agglomeration. Though historical references to the city predate 900 CE, a modern written history of continuous settlement exists only from 1537, when Kempe Gowda I, who many regard as the architect of modern Bangalore, built a mud-brick fort at the site and established it as a province of the imperial Vijayanagara Empire. Bangalore | |
| Delhi Delhi | |
| United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) is an international organization formed under the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1035 and extended by Resolution 1357.From the UNIMBH websiteUNMIBH’s mandate is to contribute to the establishment of the rule of law in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) by assisting in reforming and restructuring the local police, assessing the functioning of the existing judicial system, and monitoring and auditing the performance of the police and others involved in the maintenance of law and order. United_Nations_Mission_in_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina | |
| Standby High-Readiness Brigade Standby High-Readiness Brigade (SHIRBRIG) is a Danish-led initiative associated with the United Nations that aims to create a standby force ready for peacekeeping. It was formed largely as a result of the genocide in Rwanda and other atrocities. Its permanent headquarters is in Garderkasernen (Garder barracks), Høvelte 30 kilometres north of Copenhagen in Denmark. Standby_High-Readiness_Brigade | |
| United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo The United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo or UNMIK is the interim civilian administration in Kosovo, under the authority of the United Nations. The mission was established on 10 June 1999 by Security Council Resolution 1244. United_Nations_Interim_Administration_Mission_in_Kosovo | |
| Violence in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict 2002 Violence_in_the_Israeli–Palestinian_conflict_2002 | |
| Hebron Hebron ( or ; , Hevron, Tiberian Hebrew:West Bank, located in the south, 30 kilometers south of Jerusalem. It is home to some 166,000 Palestinians, and over 500 Israelis. Hebron lies 930 meters (3,050 ft) above sea level. Located in the Palestinian territories and the Biblical region of Judea, it is the second holiest city in Judaism, after Jerusalem.It is locally well-known for its grapes, figs, limestone, pottery workshops and glassblowing factories. Hebron | |
| Abolitionism Abolitionism was a movement to end the slave trade and emancipate slaves in western Europe and the Americas. The slave system aroused little protest until the 18th century, when rationalist thinkers of the Enlightenment criticized it for violating the rights of man, and Quaker and other evangelical religious groups condemned it as un-Christian. Abolitionism | |
| History of Andorra Andorra is the last independent survivor of the Marca Hispanica, the buffer states created by Charlemagne to keep the Islamic Moors from advancing into Christian France. Tradition holds that Charlemagne granted a charter to the Andorran people in return for their fighting the Moors. In the 9th century, Charlemagne's grandson, Charles the Bald, named the Count of Urgell as overlord of Andorra. A descendant of the count later gave the lands to the Diocese of Urgell, headed by Bishop of Urgell. History_of_Andorra | |
| History of Angola Angola is a country in southwestern Africa. Portugal explored the region and founded settlements and trading posts. Luanda was founded by Paulo Dias de Novais in the 16th century. The annexed territories in the region were ruled as a colony from 1655, and Angola was incorporated as an overseas province of Portugal in 1951. History_of_Angola | |
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| Voivodeships of Poland The voivodeship or province () has been a high-level administrative subdivision of Poland since the 14th century. Pursuant to the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998, which came into effect on January 1, 1999, sixteen new voivodeships were created. Voivodeships_of_Poland | |
| Macedonia Macedonia | |
| Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia Haile Selassie I (Ge'ez:Trinity"; 23 July 1892 Tafari Makonnen, was Ethiopia's regent from 1916 to 1930 and Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. The heir to a dynasty that traced its origins to the 13th century, and from there by tradition back to King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, Haile Selassie is a defining figure in both Ethiopian and African history.At the League of Nations in 1936, the Emperor's condemnation of the use of chemical weapons against his people was a pivotal moment in the onset of World War II, as well as a foreshadowing of the "barbarism" which was to come. Haile_Selassie_I_of_Ethiopia | |
| Rastafari movement The Rastafari movement is a monotheistic, Abrahamic, new religious movement that accepts Haile Selassie I, the former, and final, Emperor of Ethiopia, as the incarnation of God, called Jah or Jah Rastafari. Haile Selassie is also seen as part of the Holy Trinity and as the returned messiah promised in the Bible.Other characteristics of Rastafari include the spiritual use of cannabis, rejection of western society (called "Babylon"), and various Afrocentric social and political aspirations, Rastafari_movement | |
| Population transfer Population transfer is the movement of a large group of people from one region to another by state policy or international authority, most frequently on the basis of ethnicity or religion. Banishment or exile is a similar process, but is forcibly applied to individuals and groups.Often the affected population is transferred by force to a distant region, perhaps not suited to their way of life, causing them substantial harm. Population_transfer | |
| South West Africa South-West Africa (AfrikaansSuidwes-Afrika; GermanSüdwestafrika) was the name of what is today the Republic of Namibia. South_West_Africa | |
| Romance languages Talk:Romance_languages | |
| Diplomacy Diplomacy is the art and practice of conducting negotiations between representatives of groups or states. It usually refers to international diplomacy, the conduct of international relations through the intercession of professional diplomats with regard to issues of peace-making, trade, war, economics and culture. International treaties are usually negotiated by diplomats prior to endorsement by national politicians. Diplomacy | |
| Nuclear proliferation Talk:Nuclear_proliferation | |
| Ramallah Ramallah ( Rām Allāh) (literally "Height of God") is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank adjacent to al-Bireh with a population nearly 25,500. Ramallah is located 10 kilometers (6 miles) north of Jerusalem and currently serves as the administrative capital of the Palestinian National Authority. Ramallah | |
| Kosovo Liberation Army The Kosovo Liberation Army or KLA ( or ) was a Kosovar Albanian guerilla group which sought the independence of Kosovo from Yugoslavia in the 1990s.Its campaign against Serbian security forces precipitated a major Yugoslav military crackdown which led to the Kosovo War of 1998-1999. Kosovo_Liberation_Army | |
| Transnational Radical Party The Transnational Radical Party (former Radical Party, not to be confused with the Italian Radicals liberal party founded in 2001) is a political association of citizens, parliamentarians and members of government of various national and political backgrounds who intend to use nonviolent means to create an effective body of international law with respect for individuals and the affirmation of democracy and freedom throughout the world. Transnational_Radical_Party | |
| Indigenous peoples indigenous people can be used to describe any ethnic group of people who inhabit a geographic region with which they have the earliest known historical connection, alongside more recent immigrants who have populated the region and may be greater in number. However, several widely accepted formulations, which define the term indigenous peoples in stricter terms, have been put forward by prominent and internationally recognized organizations, such as the United Nations, the International Labour Organization and the World Bank. Indigenous_peoples | |
| Refugee A refugee is a person who flees to escape conflict, persecution or natural disaster. Owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion, is outside the country of their nationality, and is unable to or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail him/herself of the protection of that country. Refugee | |
| United Nations Trust Territories Trust Territories were the successors of the remaining League of Nations mandates and came into being when the League of Nations ceased to exist in 1946. All of the trust territories were administered through the UN Trusteeship Council. The one territory not turned over was South West Africa, which South Africa insisted remained under the League of Nations Mandate, and which eventually gained independence in 1990 as Namibia. United_Nations_Trust_Territories | |
| Demography Demography is the statistical study of all populations. It can be a very general science that can be applied to any kind of dynamic population, that is, one that changes over time or space (see population dynamics). It encompasses the study of the size, structure and distribution of populations, and spatial and/or temporal changes in them in response to birth, migration, aging and death. Demography | |
| Kinshasa Kinshasa | |
| Israeli–Palestinian conflict Israeli–Palestinian conflict is an ongoing dispute between Israelis and the Palestinians. It forms part of the wider Arab–Israeli conflict. Though the State of Israel was established in 1948, the term is usually used also in reference to the earlier phases of the same conflict, between Zionist pioneers and the Arab population living in Palestine under Ottoman or British rule. Israeli–Palestinian_conflict | |
| 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 | |
| Convention on the Rights of the Child Convention_on_the_Rights_of_the_Child | |
| Non-governmental organization Non-governmental organization (NGO) is a term that has become widely accepted for referring to a legally constituted, non-governmental organization created by natural or legal persons with no participation or representation of any government. In the cases in which NGOs are funded totally or partially by governments, the NGO maintains its non-governmental status therefore it excludes government representatives from membership in the organization. Non-governmental_organization | |
| Economic reform in the People's Republic of China The Chinese economic reform () refers to the program of economic reforms called "Socialism with Chinese characteristics" in the People's Republic of China (PRC) that were started in 1978 by pragmatists within the Communist Party of China (CPC) led by Deng Xiaoping and are ongoing as of the early 21st century. Economic_reform_in_the_People's_Republic_of_China | |
| United Nations Security Council Resolution 242 United Nations Security Council Resolution 242 (S/RES/242) was adopted unanimously by the UN Security Council on November 22, 1967, in the aftermath of the Six Day War. It was adopted under Chapter VI United Nations Charter. The resolution was drafted by British ambassador Lord Caradon and was one of five drafts under consideration. It calls for ...the establishment of a just and lasting peace in the Middle East which should include the application of both the following principles United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_242 | |
| Torture Torture, according to the United Nations Convention Against Torture, isIn addition to state-sponsored torture, individuals or groups may be motivated to inflict torture on others for similar reasons to those of a state; however, the motive for torture can also be for the sadistic gratification of the torturer, as was the case in the Moors Murders. Torture | |
| Yugoslavia Talk:Yugoslavia | |
| United Nations Security Council Resolution 242 Talk:United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_242 | |
| Kolkata capital of the Indian state of West Bengal and is the second largest city by area in India, after Mumbai. It is located in eastern India on the east bank of the River Hooghly. When referred to as "Kolkata", it usually includes the suburbs, and thus its population exceeds 15 million, Kolkata | |
| Pyongyang Pyongyang () is the capital and largest city of North Korea, located on the Taedong River. According to preliminary results from the 2008 population census, it has a population of 3,255,388.The city was split from the South P'yŏngan province in 1946. It is administered as a Directly Governed City (Chikhalsi), on the same level as provincial governments, not a Special City (Teukbyeolsi) as Seoul is in South Korea. Some sources, mostly older and South Korean, refer to P'yŏngyang as a Special City. Pyongyang | |
| Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac The Liberation Army of Preševo, Medveđa and Bujanovac (, UCPMB) was a guerrilla group fighting for independence from Yugoslavia (present day Serbia) for the three municipalities of Preševo, Bujanovac, and Medveđa, home to most of the Albanians of Central Serbia, adjacent to Kosovo Liberation_Army_of_Preševo,_Medveđa_and_Bujanovac | |
| Proposals for a Palestinian state Proposals for a Palestinian state refer to the proposed establishment of an independent state for the Palestinian people in the Palestinian territories that have been occupied by Israel since the Six-Day War of 1967. The proposals include the Gaza Strip, which is currently controlled by the Hamas faction of the Palestinian National Authority, the West Bank, which is administered by the Fatah faction of the Palestinian National Authority, and East Jerusalem which is under Israeli administration. Proposals_for_a_Palestinian_state | |
| Proposals for a Palestinian state Talk:Proposals_for_a_Palestinian_state | |
| Israeli settlement Talk:Israeli_settlement | |
| Shimon Peres '' on 2 August 1923) is the ninth and current President of the State of Israel. Peres served twice as Prime Minister of Israel and once as Interim Prime Minister, and has been a member of 12 cabinets in a political career spanning over 66 years. Peres was elected to the Knesset in November 1959 and, except for a three-month-long hiatus in early 2006, served continuously until 2007, when he became President. In November 2008 he was presented with an honorary knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II. Shimon_Peres | |
| History of Korea The history of Korea stretches from Lower Paleolithic times to the present. The earliest known Korean pottery dates to around 8000 BC, and the Neolithic period began before 6000 BC, followed by the Bronze Age around 2500 BC. According to the Samguk Yusa and other Korean medieval-era records, the Gojoseon (Old Joseon) kingdom was said to be founded in 2333 BC, eventually stretching from the peninsula to much of Manchuria. By 3rd Century BC, it disintegrated into many successor states. History_of_Korea | |
| War crime War crimes are "violations of the laws or customs of war"; including but not limited to "murder, the ill-treatment or deportation of civilian residents of an occupied territory to slave labor camps", "the murder or ill-treatment of prisoners of war", the killing of hostages, "the wanton destruction of cities, towns and villages, and any devastation not justified by military, or civilian necessity". War_crime | |
| Universal jurisdiction Universal jurisdiction or universality principle is a principle in international law whereby states claim criminal jurisdiction over persons whose alleged crimes were committed outside the boundaries of the prosecuting state, regardless of nationality, country of residence, or any other relation with the prosecuting country. Universal_jurisdiction | |
| Human rights Talk:Human_rights |
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