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(Encyclopedia) international language, sometimes called universal language, a language intended to be used by people of different linguistic backgrounds to facilitate communication among them and to…international law
(Encyclopedia) international law, body of rules considered legally binding in the relations between national states, also known as the law of nations. It is sometimes called public international law…international relations
(Encyclopedia) international relations, study of the relations among states and other political and economic units in the international system. Particular areas of study within the field of…Lions International
(Encyclopedia) Lions International, organization of business and professional people, founded (1917) by Melvin Jones. The International Association of Lions Clubs (popularly known as Lions…Amnesty International
(Encyclopedia) Amnesty International (AI,) human-rights organization founded in 1961 by Englishman Peter Benenson; it campaigns internationally against the detention of prisoners of conscience, for…Who Are the Taliban?
Their history and their resurgence Infoplease Atlas: Afghanistan Taliban ambassador to Pakistan Abdul Salam Zaeef seated in front of Taliban militia members. Source/AP Photos If a man fears…Cape Verde Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note Cape Verde Index: Geography People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Cape Verdean Relations GEOGRAPHYThe Cape…1997 Race Locations
March— MARLBORO GRAND PRIX OF MIAMI Presented by Toyota at Metro-Dade Homestead Motorsports Complex. April— INDYCARNIVAL at Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia; TOYOTA GP OF LONG BEACH at Long Beach,…June 1997 News and Events
1997 News Month-By-MonthWorldFrench Vote for Leftists (June 1): In setback to President Chirac, Socialists and Communists gain allies. Vote is a mandate to reject economic austerity and press…January 2003 Disasters
Jan. 1–8, Bangladesh and Northern India: Nearly 400 people perished from cold weather and icy winds in an area where millions of people have no heat, electricity, or warm clothing.Jan. 8,…