holding of hostages
31SWOS — /ˈswɒs/ (say swos) noun (in NSW) a special section of the law enforcement agency trained and equipped to deal with emergencies which are particularly dangerous or politically important, as the holding of hostages by terrorists or the hijacking of …
32Iran hostage crisis — Iran United States hostage crisis A defaced Great Seal of the United States at the former U.S. embassy, Tehran, Iran, as it appeared in 2004 …
33Iranian Embassy siege — The Iranian Embassy, severely damaged by fire following the end of the siege Date 30 April – 5 May 1980 …
34international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
35Piracy in Somalia — Map of areas under threat by Somali pirates. Pirates holding the …
36Iran–Contra affair — Iran–Contra Scandal Other names Iran–Contra Participants Ronald Reagan, Robert McFarlane, Caspar Weinberger, Hezbollah, Nicaraguan contras, Oliver North, Manucher Ghorbanifar, John Poindexter Date August 20, 1985 …
37Munich massacre — Image of hostage taker looking over the balcony of the Israeli team quarters at Building 31 of the Munich Olympic Village. This is probably the widely recognizable and iconic photo of the event.[1] …
38France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
39Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …
40Abu Sayyaf — Sword of God redirects here. For the 7th century Arab Muslim military commander known as the Sword of God , see Khalid ibn al Walid. For the album by Quasi, see The Sword of God Infobox War Faction name=Abu Sayyaf Group. war=the Islamic… …
