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21Iranian Embassy siege — The Iranian Embassy, severely damaged by fire following the end of the siege Date 30 April – 5 May 1980 …
22Colombian armed conflict (1964–present) — For other Colombia related conflicts, see List of wars involving Colombia. Colombian Armed Conflict Colin Powell, then the US Secretary of State visiting Colombia as part of the United States support of Plan Colombia …
23Piracy in Somalia — Map of areas under threat by Somali pirates. Pirates holding the …
242008 Andean diplomatic crisis — 2008 Andean diplomatic crisis …
25japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… …
26Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… …
27Dates of 2007 — ▪ 2008 January Ladies and gentlemen: on this day, at this hour, it is still within our power to shape the outcome of this battle. Let us find our resolve, and turn events toward victory. U.S. Pres. George W. Bush, asking for support for his… …
28Military Affairs — ▪ 2009 Introduction Russia and Georgia fought a short, intense war in 2008, fueling global fears of a new Cold War. On August 7 Georgia launched an aerial bombardment and ground attacks against its breakaway province of South Ossetia.… …
29Álvaro Uribe — Infobox President name = Álvaro Uribe Vélez order = President of Colombia vicepresident = Francisco Santos term start = 7 August 2002 predecessor = Andrés Pastrana birth date = birth date and age|1952|07|04|df=y birth place = Medellín, Antioquia …
30Russia — /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… …
