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41APEC Australia 2007 — was composed of a series of political meetings held around Australia between the 21 member economies of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation. These meetings culminated in Leaders Week, where the heads of government of each member economy… …
42Timeline of the 2008 South Ossetia war — The 2008 South Ossetia war started on August 7, 2008 and involves Georgia, Russian Federation, South Ossetia and Abkhazia.Military conflict TimelineThe tensions have been escalating through the year of 2008, but the countdown to the open… …
432008 South Ossetia war — Part of Georgian–Ossetian conflict and Georgian–Abkhazian conflict Locat …
44History of Israel — The State of Israel ( he. מדינת ישראל, Medinat Yisrael ) was established in 1948 after nearly two thousand years of Jewish dispersal, and 55 years of Zionist agitation. In the sixty years since it achieved independence, its Arab neighbours have… …
45Gated community — In its modern form, a gated community is a form of residential community containing controlled entrances for pedestrians, bicycles, and automobiles, and sometimes characterised by a closed perimeter of walls and fences. Gated communities usually… …
46Embassy of the United States in Berlin — The Embassy of the United States in Berlin maintains diplomatic relations and represents United States interests in dealing with the German government. The U.S. Embassy in Germany has not always been in Berlin. Embassy history 1797–1930The U.S.… …
47The Chaser APEC pranks — were comic stunts which targeted the 2007 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders Summit in Sydney, Australia. All of these pranks were planned, coordinated and performed by Australian satire group The Chaser during September 2007, for… …
482011 Nakba Day — Nakba Day in 2011 was the annual day of commemoration for the Palestinian people marking the Nakba the displacement that accompanied the creation of Israel in 1948. Generally held on May 15, commemorative events in 2011 began on May 10, in the… …
49Transnistria — For the region during the Second World War, see Transnistria Governorate. Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic Република Молдовеняскэ Нистрянэ (Republica Moldovenească Nistreană) Приднестрóвская Молдáвская Респýблика (Pridnestrovskaya Moldavskaya… …
50Moldova — Moldovan, adj., n. /mawl doh veuh/, n. official name of Moldavia (def. 2). * * * Moldova Introduction Moldova Background: Formerly ruled by Romania, Moldova became part of the Soviet Union at the close of World War II. Although independent from… …
