to spark a new shoot-to-kill controversy
1Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy — The controversial cartoons of Muhammad, as they were first published in Jyllands Posten in September 2005 (English version). Th …
2Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
3Muhammad al-Durrah — Muhammad Jamal al Durrah (1988 2000) ar. محمد جمال الدرة) was a Palestinian boy reported to have been killed by gunfire from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during a clash between the IDF and Palestinian Security Forces in the Gaza Strip on… …
4international 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… …
5Criticism of government response to Hurricane Katrina — Hurricane Katrina 2005 Atlantic hu …
6Eighth Doctor — Doctorwhodoctor doc caption=Paul McGann is the Doctor portrayed=Paul McGann nth=Eighth logo period start=1996 period end=2005 start= Doctor Who finish= Doctor Who no stories=1 no episodes=1 no series=None series list=TV movie (1996) companions=on …
7brazil — /breuh zil /, n. brazilwood. [1350 1400; ME brasile < ML < It < Sp brasil, deriv. of brasa live coal (the wood being red in color) < Gmc; see BRAISE] * * * Brazil Introduction Brazil Background: Following three centuries under the rule of… …
8Brazil — Brazilian /breuh zil yeuhn/, adj., n. /breuh zil /, n. a republic in South America. 164,511,366; 3,286,170 sq. mi. (8,511,180 sq. km). Cap.: Brasília. Portuguese and Spanish, Brasil. Official name, Federative Republic of Brazil. * * * Brazil… …
9Arun Manilal Gandhi — (born April 14, 1934) is the fifth grandson of Mohandas Gandhi through his second son Manilal. Following the footsteps of his grandfather, he is also a socio political activist, although he eschews the ascetic lifestyle of his grandfather.… …
10Russia — /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… …
