last-ditch talks
1last-ditch — a last ditch attempt to solve a problem is the final attempt that you make after you have failed several times to solve it. The gesture has been seen by many as a last ditch attempt to win voters. (always before noun) The UN is trying to secure… …
2MAXjet Airways — MAXjet IATA MY ICAO MXJ Callsign MAX JET Founded 2003 Ceased operations …
3Sir Louis Spears, 1st Baronet — Major General Sir Edward Louis Spears, 1st Baronet, KBE, CB, MC (7 August 1886 ndash; 27 January 1974) was a British Army officer and Member of Parliament noted for his role as a liaison officer between British and French forces in two world wars …
4Ziaur Rahman — For other people named Ziaur Rahman, see Ziaur Rahman (disambiguation). Ziaur Rahman জিয়াউর রহমান President of Bangladesh In office 21 April 1977 – 30 May 1981 Prime Minister Mashiur Rahman (Acting) Shah Azizur Rahman …
5Mujibnagar — Also See: Provisional Government of the People s Republic of Bangladesh Mujibnagar (Bengali: মুজিবনগর), formerly known as Baidyanathtala is a town in the Meherpur District of Bangladesh. It is a common reference for the government in exile formed …
6international 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… …
7environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… …
8United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
9Israel — /iz ree euhl, ray /, n. 1. a republic in SW Asia, on the Mediterranean: formed as a Jewish state May 1948. 5,534,672; 7984 sq. mi. (20,679 sq. km). Cap.: Jerusalem. 2. the people traditionally descended from Jacob; the Hebrew or Jewish people. 3 …
10India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …
