- accrue: The June 7-8 meeting at a retreat southeast of Los Angeles, announced Monday by the White House, underlines the importance of the relationship between the countries as they work out ways for the U.S.-led world order to make room for a China that is fast accruing global influence and military power.
- viewpoint: The engagement has become more flexible, and that helps keep the contact at the highest levels, which is conducive to understanding each other's viewpoints and taking more effective measures," Zhu Feng, deputy director of the Center for International and Strategic Studies at Peking University.
- conducive: The engagement has become more flexible, and that helps keep the contact at the highest levels, which is conducive to understanding each other's viewpoints and taking more effective measures," Zhu Feng, deputy director of the Center for International and Strategic Studies at Peking University.
- pariah: WASHINGTON (Reuters)- President Barack Obama urged the president of Myanmar on Monday to halt violence against a Muslim minority but praised economic and political reforms in the formerly pariah nation that is emerging as a U.S. ally in China's backyard.
- boil: As the Myanmar government eases repression, long-simmering ethnic tensions are on the boil- a dynamic that resembles what happened when multi-ethnic Yugoslavia fractured in the 1990s after communism fell.
- legalize: U.S. officials argue that reforms by Myanmar- freeing democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi and hundreds of political prisoners, scrapping censorship, legalizing trade unions and protests- are transformative and deserve support from Obama, who confirmed the end of Myanmar's pariah status with the West with a landmark visit last November.
- courtesy: We have responded by expanding our engagement with the government, easing a number of sanctions, and as a courtesy in appropriate settings, more frequently using the name Myanmar," White House spokesman Jay Carney said.
- mineral: U.S. business leaders support lifting sanctions more quickly to facilitate access to an undeveloped consumer market in a country rich in oil, natural gas, minerals and timber.
- courtesy: White House spokesman Jay Carney said the U.S. government has begun to allow limited use of the name Myanmar as " a diplomatic courtesy" to show respect for the ambitious reforms the country is pursuing.
- rice: The last visit by a Myanmar leader to the White House was in September 1966 by Ne Win, an independence hero-turned dictator, who began the nation's descent from regional rice bowl to economic basket case.
- halt: On domestic challenges, he vowed to ensure that communal violence between Buddhists and minority Muslims that has claimed hundreds of lives over the past year would be brought to a halt and that all the perpetrators are brought to justice.
- credit: Obama credited Thein Sein for political and economic reforms and ending significant tensions between their two countries.
- bilateral: The U.S. last month announced it is considering duty-free access for Myanmar to U.S. markets, and on Tuesday the two governments will sign a bilateral trade and investment framework agreement.
- contravene: A spokesman for Uganda’s government says President Yoweri Museveni’s administration will continue with investigations into a security breach despite, criticisms that it is contravening the constitution.
- stifle: “That is not true that the government is stifling freedom of the press or freedom of the people of Uganda,” said government spokesman Fred Opolot.
- expedite: The search has been going on and it will continue tomorrow, and what you are seeing here is the police expediting the due process of the law.”
- descent: It will be the first by a Myanmar leader since a September 1966 visit by Ne Win, an independence hero-turned dictator, who began the nation's descent from regional rice bowl to economic basket case.
- rice: It will be the first by a Myanmar leader since a September 1966 visit by Ne Win, an independence hero-turned dictator, who began the nation's descent from regional rice bowl to economic basket case.
- bilateral: The U.S. last month announced it is considering duty-free access for Myanmar to U.S. markets, and there could be progress Monday toward a bilateral trade and investment framework agreement.
- award: Thein Sein will be accorded the protocol due to a foreign president, yet his Washington welcome will pale next to that granted last September to Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, the opposition leader who met Obama and was presented by Congress with the highest civilian award it can bestow.
- benevolent: Ahead of Thein Sein's trip, Myanmar released at least 19 political prisoners in what has become a pattern for amnesties that coincide with high-profile international meetings as a way of highlighting the government's benevolent policies.
- amateur: An amateur video released by rebels showed the body of a bearded dead man with a tattoo of a Shiite saint on his arm.
- ambulance: Hezbollah-affiliated hospitals in Lebanon urged blood donations through mosque loudspeakers and ambulances raced along the Damascus road in a stark indication of the group's increasingly prominent role in Syria.
- offshoot: The Iranian-backed group's growing role in the conflict also points to the deeply sectarian nature of the war in Syria, in which a rebellion driven by the country's Sunni majority seeks to overthrow a regime dominated by Assad's Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shiite Islam.
- telephone: The White House said President Barack Obama telephoned Lebanon's president and expressed concern about Hezbollah's " active and growing role in Syria, fighting on behalf of the Assad regime, which is counter to the Lebanese government's policies.
- trickle: In addition to the Hezbollah involvement, Iraqi Shiite fighters have for months trickled into Syria.
- abduction: Egypt: Security beefed up in Sinai after abduction- Yahoo! News.
- brazen: Later that summer, militants carried out the most brazen attack against border troops along the frontier with the Gaza Strip and Israel, leaving 16 Egyptian soldiers dead.
- abduction: Last Thursday's abduction came after Abu Shita's mother said her son had been badly tortured in detention, almost losing his eyesight.
- redress: Bedouins have long complained of discrimination, heavy-handed security crackdowns during the previous regime and unfulfilled promises to redress such detentions, leading to a spate of kidnappings of foreign tourists who for the most part were quickly released.
- abduction: Even though he insisted those behind the abductions are not Islamists, he said they have tapped into their demands to gain sympathy.
- irritate: All of the targeted groups insist that they do not engage in partisan political activities of any kind, but that prosecutors are deploying a definition of " political" that includes any activities that might irritate authorities.
- spy: None have yet complied with the order, which they say does nothing to improve financial transparency and is solely designed to destroy their credibility with the Russian public, official institutions, and other organizations by saddling them with a label that means " spy" and nothing else in Russian.
- tantamount: All major NGOs have agreed among themselves to refuse prosecutors ' orders to don the " foreign agent" label, which they argue is tantamount to swallowing a poison pill.
- buoyant: Economic indexes will grow constantly, and support for our beloved leader will be always buoyant.
- insignificant: The funds we have received from foreign sources (including donations and grants won on a competitive basis) or payment for ordered surveys by foreign organizations (such as universities, mass-media, universities and consulting firms) makes up an insignificant part of the budget of Levada Center, basically between 1.5 percent and 3 percent in various years," he added.
- stray: We sincerely desire that all those who have strayed and have picked up arms against the nation return to the national fold," Kayani said in a rare public speech.
- spate: The Taliban carried out a spate of attacks against candidates and workers from secular parties in the run-up to the election.
- inclination: The Taliban have shown an inclination to negotiate with Sharif, who is known to be a devout Muslim and whose party has been criticized for not cracking down on Islamic militants in its stronghold of Punjab province.
- spate: It was the latest in a spate of attacks on polio workers in the last six months.
- cower: The video showed a terrified child and his father, Jalal, cowering in front of a wall during an exchange of fire between Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen.
- autopsy: No autopsy was conducted, and the Israeli investigation was based primarily on expert interviews and analysis of the raw film.
- exhume: The boy's father, Jamal al-Dura, on Monday called the Israeli allegations " silly" and offered to have the body exhumed for international inspection.
- straight: Yossi Kuperwasser, the Israeli official who led the investigation, said it was imperative to set the record straight.
- mendacious: This is a manifestation of the ongoing mendacious campaign to delegitimize Israel.
- stipend: Reacting quickly, her government allowed stipends scheduled for later this month to be paid out at ATM's over the weekend to stop the panic.
- dilapidated: Some economists say social programs will have to give for the country to invest more in industrial output and upgrade its dilapidated infrastructure to be competitive.
- stipend: BRASILIA (Reuters)- Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said on Monday she ordered the Federal Police to investigate the source of a rumor that sent thousands of poor Brazilians running to state bank branches seeking payment of a monthly family stipend.
- recapture: The military has also recaptured five areas from the militants, he added.
- quell: President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency in three north-eastern states last week to quell the insurgency by the Boko Haram group.
- verify: So far, this is war without pictures so it has not been possible to independently verify the military's upbeat account of the operation in remote areas of Borno State.
- porous: The militants, we are told, are in disarray but it seems most are getting away as they are reported to be heading for the porous borders with Cameroon and Niger.
- shallow: Advancing troops also observed a few shallow graves believed to be those of hurriedly buried members of the terrorist groups," he added.
- libel: Even well into the 21st century, traditional forms of anti-Semitism, such as conspiracy theories, use of the discredited myth of " blood libel" and cartoons demonizing Jews continued to flourish," the report said.
- ancestor: In Venezuela, government-controlled media published numerous anti-Semitic statements, particularly in regard to opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles, a Catholic with Jewish ancestors, the report said.
- desecrate: The Iranian government regularly vilified Judaism, and vandals in Ukraine desecrated several Holocaust memorials, the report said.
- fence: Vandals in Russia painted a swastika on a fence at a St. Petersburg synagogue and on a synagogue wall in Irkutsk.
- discomfort: Kerry called the report an attempt to make progress around the world," even though we know that it may cause some discomfort.
- contingent: The brigade commander for Adamawa state, Brigadier-General Fatai Oladipo Ali, addressed a contingent of 200 soldiers, part of an expected 1,000 reinforcements being sent to the state.
- dislodge: The insurgents have been dislodged from their previously safe havens and camps while many have been apprehended, and their activities in the affected states have been brought to a total halt," he said of operations around Lake Chad, along Nigeria's northeastern borders with Cameroon, Chad and Niger.
- apprehend: The insurgents have been dislodged from their previously safe havens and camps while many have been apprehended, and their activities in the affected states have been brought to a total halt," he said of operations around Lake Chad, along Nigeria's northeastern borders with Cameroon, Chad and Niger.
- trickle: Traffic remained at a trickle in Maiduguri, as many frightened residents were shuttered in their homes.
- frighten: Traffic remained at a trickle in Maiduguri, as many frightened residents were shuttered in their homes.
- ulterior: The ANC insisted it had no ulterior motive ahead of elections next year, and that it was only showing respect for a living national treasure.
- unsettle: The footage unsettled some viewers who considered the visit to be a stunt to make Zuma look good.
- pamphlet: For their part, ANC supporters said the opposition was crassly capitalizing on the Mandela name to get support when the Democratic Alliance party published a pamphlet showing an old photograph of Mandela embracing Helen Suzman, an anti-apartheid activist whose party was a forerunner of the DA..
- deity: The narrative around Mandela is a man who stuck to his guns in terms of the struggl e," said Casey, who noted that some people bestow a " level of deity" on such transcendent figures.
- overpay: Analysts said Yahoo appeared to be overpaying for a business that might not contribute to revenue for years, but said that Yahoo had to do something to plug a hole in its social media efforts.
- irreverent: Yahoo made clear it was sensitive to concerns that it might damage Tumblr by making it less irreverent or more corporate.
- shrink: Though Yahoo remains one of the Web's most popular destinations, it has seen its revenue shrink in recent years as consumers and advertisers favor rivals such as Google and Facebook.
- belle: “Ten times is what you pay to date the belle of the ball.
- sonnet: He hopes that by introducing Shakespeare's sonnets in small bites people will appreciate and understand the works.
- sonnet: Different locations across New York were selected for each sonnet, including the World Trade Center Memorial and the Brooklyn Bridge.
- sonnet: Created by Britain's Touch Press, it also features commentary and information about the sonnets.
- bard: Sonnet Project is a free app for the iPhone and iPad that showcases the bard's poetry through films of up to two minutes and performances by Tony-Award winning actors Joanna Gleason and Cady Huffman, among others.
- sonnet: Shakespeare's 154 sonnets, first published in 1609 explore themes such as the love, beauty, and death.
- convene: Assad has scorned the idea that the conference expected to convene in Geneva could end a war that is fuelling instability and deepening Sunni-Shi ' ite rifts across the Middle East.
- loyal: AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters)- About 30 Lebanese Hezbollah fighters and 20 Syrian soldiers and militiamen loyal to President Bashar al-Assad have been killed in the fiercest fighting this year in the rebel stronghold of Qusair, Syrian activists said on Monday.
- ferocious: Syrian opposition sources and state media gave widely differing accounts of Sunday's ferocious clashes in Qusair, long used by rebels as a supply route from the nearby Lebanese border to the provincial capital Homs.
- ambulance: Several ambulances were seen on the main Bekaa Valley highway and residents said hospitals had appealed for blood to treat the wounded brought back to Lebanon.
- grave: If Qusair falls, God forbid, the opposition in Homs city will be in grave danger," said an activist who called himself Abu Jaafar al-Mugharbil.
- oppress: Iraq's Shiite majority, which was oppressed under the late dictator Saddam Hussein, now holds the levers of power in the country.
- lever: Iraq's Shiite majority, which was oppressed under the late dictator Saddam Hussein, now holds the levers of power in the country.
- exasperate: The surge in bloodshed has exasperated Iraqis, who have lived for years with the fear and uncertainty bred of random violence.
- enduring: Scenes of the child being shot in Gaza became one of the most enduring images of the second Palestinian uprising.
- bogus: France 2 has stood by the report and sued a French media activist, Philippe Karsenty, for defamation after he said the film was bogus.
- lifeless: Jamal survived the incident but the France 2 film showed what appeared to be the boy's lifeless body at the end of the report, which was aired around the world.
- mendacious: This is a manifestation of the ongoing, mendacious campaign to delegitimise Israel.
- ascend: The ascending balloon struck another balloon's wicker basket above it, causing a tear that sent it plunging to the ground, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported.
- volcanic: The balloons were flying above scenic canyons and volcanic cones of the Cappadocia region, a popular tourist destination some 300 kilometers (190 miles) from the capital, Ankara.
- volcanic: Cappadocia is famed for its" fairy chimney" volcanic cones and its subterranean cities carved out of soft stone.
- subterranean: Cappadocia is famed for its" fairy chimney" volcanic cones and its subterranean cities carved out of soft stone.
- research: The distinction between illegal fundraising and private lending still remains unclear," said the Dui Hua Foundation, a San Francisco-based group that researches China's justice system, in a report in February.
- reprieve: She was re-sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve, which usually is commuted to a long prison term.
- commute: She was re-sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve, which usually is commuted to a long prison term.
- apprehension: Apprehension statistics are imperfect measures because they only capture a fraction of the real flow, but the arrest numbers are definitely shifting.
- makeup: The makeup of the immigrants apprehended here is changing, too, driven by people flowing out of Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador.
- extort: Some immigrants are kidnapped and their families extorted by the organization.
- wrangle: The U.S. and Russia have wrangled repeatedly while more than 70,000 Syrians have died, but they now say they're working together to start direct talks between Syria's government and the opposition in Geneva next month.
- optimism: The optimism echoes the message of Kerry, who during his Moscow visit earlier this month declared that the old Cold War foes, by rejuvenating Syrian peace hopes, were demonstrating how they " can accomplish great things together when the world needs it.
- rejuvenate: The optimism echoes the message of Kerry, who during his Moscow visit earlier this month declared that the old Cold War foes, by rejuvenating Syrian peace hopes, were demonstrating how they " can accomplish great things together when the world needs it.
- embolden: Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the transfer of the advanced anti-ship missiles is " an unfortunate decision that will embolden the regime and prolong the suffering.
- circumvent: Russia's missiles support significantly boosts Syria's capability to target manned planes, drones and incoming missiles after its systems were easily circumvented in 2007 when Israeli jets bombed a suspected nuclear reactor site along the Euphrates River in northeastern Syria.
- outburst: The Myanmar leader has led the shift from decades of direct military rule, but has stalled on some reform commitments and failed to stop bloody outbursts of ethnic violence.
- junta: Thein Sein previously served in a repressive junta, and his meetings at the White House and Congress would have been all-but-impossible before he took the helm of a nominally civilian government in 2011.
- barring: His name was only deleted from a blacklist barring travel to the U.S. last September.
- benevolent: Ahead of the trip, Myanmar released at least 19 political prisoners in what has become a pattern for amnesties that coincide with high-profile international meetings as a way of highlighting the government's benevolent policies.
- abet: Authorities have failed to stop, and may have abetted in some cases, an explosion in communal violence that has killed hundreds and led to segregation of Muslim communities.
- recapture: What appears to be a concerted government attempt to recapture Qusair from the rebels had been in the making for some time.
- boil: More than 100 cases of " Aleppo boil ", a condition caused by a parasite, had been diagnosed in Lebanon in the past two weeks, it added.
- ambush: Unconfirmed reports in Lebanese media that a number of Hezbollah fighters had been killed in a rebel ambush.
- culinary: Despite food shortages and irregular power supplies, people in Gaza are finding ways to keep their culinary traditions alive- and eat their own distinctive spicy dishes.
- tonic: We say it's the best tonic and can even give you sexual energ y.
- pinch: Finely chop two or more green chillis, four or five cloves fresh garlic and 3tbsp dill, and mix by hand with large pinch of salt.
- culinary: In recent years, it has often been hard to keep culinary traditions alive in the Gaza Strip because of food shortages and power cuts.
- nautical: However, fishermen are still restricted to a zone just three nautical miles off the coastline, which dramatically reduces their catches.
- squatter: Ernst Roets, a leading Afrikaans campaigner from the AfriForum organisation, took me to a squatter camp outside the country's capital, Pretoria.
- squatter: According to Roets there are 80 white squatter camps- many of them bigger than this- in the Pretoria area alone.
- maize: The inhabitants live on two hand-out meals of maize porridge a day, which is provided by local volunteers.
- icon: U.S. officials argue that reforms by President Thein Sein's quasi-military government- freeing democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi and hundreds of political prisoners, scrapping censorship, legalizing trade unions and protests- are transformative and deserve support from Obama, who confirmed the end of Myanmar's pariah status with the West with a landmark visit last November.
- legalize: U.S. officials argue that reforms by President Thein Sein's quasi-military government- freeing democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi and hundreds of political prisoners, scrapping censorship, legalizing trade unions and protests- are transformative and deserve support from Obama, who confirmed the end of Myanmar's pariah status with the West with a landmark visit last November.
- pariah: U.S. officials argue that reforms by President Thein Sein's quasi-military government- freeing democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi and hundreds of political prisoners, scrapping censorship, legalizing trade unions and protests- are transformative and deserve support from Obama, who confirmed the end of Myanmar's pariah status with the West with a landmark visit last November.
- nascent: Franks and Democratic U.S. congressman Rush Holt are using budget legislation to press the Obama administration to hold back on expanding nascent U.S. military ties with Myanmar's armed forces until the country stops abuses of ethnic groups and enacts reforms to reduce the military's huge role in the economy.
- tangible: Obama administration officials believe that to deepen and sustain the reforms, Thein Sein has to be able to demonstrate tangible benefits to overcome opposition from powerful military leaders.
- surrender: MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters)- Nigeria offered an amnesty on Sunday to Islamist militants who surrender and said 17 people had been killed on the fifth day of a military operation to try to crush the Boko Haram insurgency in the northeast.
- chase: In their biggest offensive since the insurgency began in 2009, Nigerian forces are trying to chase well-armed militants out of territory they control in remote semi-deserts around Lake Chad, along the borders with Cameroon, Chad and Niger.
- bombard: Nigerian forces used jets and attack helicopters to bombard militant camps in the northeast on Friday.
- alienate: At a meeting of ministers from Nigeria and the European Union in Brussels on Thursday, the EU voiced concern that military action could be counterproductive if it was so heavy-handed that people were alienated, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said.
- ambush: The insurgents have people who look out and tip them off by phone, which opens the military up to ambushes.
- scrutinize: Sharif's policies towards India will be heavily scrutinized- some in the army justify its massive budget on the potential threat from India- but there are signs the military may be slightly more amenable to overtures than in the past.
- hustle: ISLAMABAD (Reuters)- Pakistan's all-powerful military overthrew Nawaz Sharif 14 years ago and hustled him off into exile in handcuffs.
- absolve: Sharif was at pains to absolve the military of blame for his overthrow at a recent news conference.
- proxy: Pakistani militants have previously enjoyed the backing of the army, which used them as a proxy to attack India.
- wean: It still has a lot of input on foreign policy and needs to be weaned off that gradually.
- exhume: It said it was also ready to help exhume the boy's " to help clarify the circumstance s" of his death.
- blight: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in September ordered an investigation into the incident which Israel sees as a blight on its image and an enduring inspiration for violence against it.
- lifeless: Israel at first apologized then blamed Palestinian militants for the death of Dura, whose lifeless image was shown around the world, turning him into a martyr in Arab countries.
- prone: Because Bangladesh is prone to earthquakes, groups such as the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center recommend Ferro scans.
- vertical: Reuters Television video taken inside Liz Apparels on Wednesday showed a vertical crack running up one wall, which appeared to have been re-plastered recently.
- inspect: Liz Apparels was inspected on behalf of Nassa Group by Shaheedullah and New Associates Ltd, which VF called " one of the top three engineering companies in Bangladesh.
- impermissible: The third-party engineering consultant examined all the columns and beams on all floors and found " no significant or impermissible foundation settlement has taken place.
- inspect: Sultan Mahmud, a civil engineer who works for Shaheedullah, said he inspected the building on his own and spent two hours taking measurements, studying soil reports and structural and architectural drawings.
- conduit: In affluent Guangdong in the Pearl River Delta, cities like Zhuhai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Dongguan are major underground conduits for Chinese hot money.
- queue: In a high-roller VIP suite at a major casino in Macau where baccarat tables were placed between two giant aquariums filled with bright reef fish, people queued at six counters, some holding slips of paper with an account number and a monetary amount written on them.
- plaque: ZHUHAI, China/HONG KONG (Reuters)- In an underground mall just a stone's throw from China's teeming border with Macau, a row of 30 small shops with identical golden plaques does a brisk, though shadowy trade with mainland Chinese visitors, many of them bound for the gambling hub.
- liquor: Licensed as liquor and dry goods stores with stacked shelves of rice wine and cigarettes, many conduct their real business in back rooms- as underground bankers and remittance agents.
- enormity: The enormity of money laundering right now is a problem," said a senior law enforcement official in Hong Kong, who asked not to be named given the politically sensitive nature of his comments as a public official.
- abduct: The video, posted on YouTube, is the first sign of the six policemen and one border guard since they were abducted by gunmen on the road from the Sinai Peninsula to Cairo on Thursday.
- embarrass: The kidnappings have embarrassed President Mohammed Morsi's government, and are seen as a test of his administration's ability to restore security to the volatile peninsula.
- volatile: The kidnappings have embarrassed President Mohammed Morsi's government, and are seen as a test of his administration's ability to restore security to the volatile peninsula.
- brief: The statement followed a meeting Morsi held with politicians from largely Islamist groups to brief them on efforts to secure the captives ' release.
- assailant: Security officials say they believe the assailants carried out the kidnapping after being angered over reports that a prisoner, Ahmed Abu Sheta, had been tortured while in jail.
- mockery: Opposition legislators said the check broke ethics rules that forbid senators from taking presents and made a mockery of the government's repeated promises to increase accountability in Ottawa.
- caucus: Duffy, a former national television journalist, resigned from the Conservative caucus on Thursday.
- caucus: Pamela Wallin, another Conservative senator whose expenses have been questioned, quit the caucus late on Friday.
- sidestep: Harper- who leaves for a South American trip on Tuesday- has twice previously shut down Canada's parliament to sidestep political problems.
- offshoot: Qusair lies along a land corridor between Damascus and the Mediterranean coast, the heartland of Assad's Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shiite Islam.
- conduit: Many rebel fighters are Sunni Muslims and Qusair, overwhelmingly Sunni, had served as a conduit for shipments of weapons and supplies smuggled from Lebanon to the rebels.
- shell: Hadi Ab dullah, a Qusair activist reached by Skype, said regime troops and Hezbollah fighters began shelling the town late Saturday, followed by airstrikes early Sunday that sent residents taking cover in basements.
- municipal: Syrian state media said Assad's troops took control of the main square, the area around the municipal building, a sports stadium and a local church.
- flee: Syrian state TV said troops arrested rebel fighters who tried to flee Qusair dressed as civilians.
- allay: In order to allay Palestinian concerns, Lapid told the Yediot Ahronot daily that President Barack Obama should set a three-year timeline for determining the final borders of a Palestinian state.
- explosive: The issues of Jerusalem and final borders are just some of the explosive core issues that must be resolved.
- descendant: The Palestinians demand the " right of return" of millions of Palestinian refugees and their descendants, whose families lost property in what is now Israel.
- torpedo: Lapid said the disputes over Jerusalem and Palestinian refugees would " torpedo any Israeli-Palestinian dialogue" and it is preferable to set them aside and pursue an interim arrangement.
- preferable: Lapid said the disputes over Jerusalem and Palestinian refugees would " torpedo any Israeli-Palestinian dialogue" and it is preferable to set them aside and pursue an interim arrangement.
- disdain: The Interior Ministry announced on Friday a ban on the gathering of Ansar al-Sharia," which has shown disdain for state institutions, incited violence against them and poses a threat to public securit y ".
- calm: While the situation in Kairouan had calmed down by Sunday evening, clashes continued in Tunis where police arrested dozens of people in the Ettadamen neighborhood where Islamists chanted: " The rule of the tyrant should fall.
- incite: The Interior Ministry announced on Friday a ban on the gathering of Ansar al-Sharia," which has shown disdain for state institutions, incited violence against them and poses a threat to public securit y ".
- inhibit: In a presentation to the International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, Elizabeth Townsend explained that the ginger components inhibit an enzyme and a protein structure which play a role in constricting the smooth bronchial muscles.
- enzyme: In a presentation to the International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, Elizabeth Townsend explained that the ginger components inhibit an enzyme and a protein structure which play a role in constricting the smooth bronchial muscles.
- constrict: Many common drugs used to relieve the effects- medications known as beta-agonists- work by relaxing the smooth muscles constricting the bronchial tubes, enabling air to flow in and out of the lungs more easily.
- constrict: In a presentation to the International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, Elizabeth Townsend explained that the ginger components inhibit an enzyme and a protein structure which play a role in constricting the smooth bronchial muscles.
- dynamo: South Korea: The little dynamo that sneaked up on the world.
- lampoon: When Psy sings " Hey, sexy lady," he is lampooning Seoul's strutting nouveau riche.
- demur: In his unpretentious Seoul home, Ahn politely demurs from a discussion of politics, preferring to discuss Korean character.
- pudgy: The stocky K-pop party rocker Psy spreads " Gangnam Style" to the world while the North's pudgy supreme leader, like his father and grandfather before him, spreads menace, Pyongyang style.
- menace: The stocky K-pop party rocker Psy spreads " Gangnam Style" to the world while the North's pudgy supreme leader, like his father and grandfather before him, spreads menace, Pyongyang style.
