Word: deathly
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Even now Roh remains a thorn in the side of his opponents. His devoted supporters blame the conservative administration of President Lee Myung Bak for driving Roh to his death. Prosecutors were investigating allegations of corruption against Roh (which he denied). For a man who professed to practice "clean" politics, the embarrassment was apparently too much to bear...
...summit between Roh and Kim Jong Il but no lasting improvements in relations. Still, Roh left his imprint on South Korea's vibrant democracy. Through his commitment to activism, Roh encouraged South Koreans to fight for their rights. That's a legacy neither his critics nor his tragic death can rub away...
...SHELTER FROM THE STORM With winds gusting at 70 m.p.h. (about 115 kph), Cyclone Aila tore through parts of coastal Bangladesh and eastern India on May 26, killing roughly 200 people and forcing 500,000 to seek refuge in shelters and on rooftops to escape rising floodwaters. The death toll is expected to increase as rescue workers gain access to more isolated areas. Low-lying Bangladesh is regularly gutted by cyclones in the spring and fall, which precede and follow its monsoon season. Aila also hit Sundarbans, a mangrove forest on the India-Bangladesh border that shelters endangered royal Bengal...
...poorest. But the President's critics say he has pushed Iran's inflation rate to 25% with his "alms" policies. "They blame us for distributing potatoes," Ahmadinejad said from the stage. "I say you insult our people. They came to get potatoes, but what did they get to say, 'Death to America'?" The crowd roared in approval, and the iron railing in the front row bowed as people strained to get ever closer to their President. "The people of Iran will never accept imperialism...
...invasion he spoke of was an undertaking as large and treacherous as anything that has ever been attempted. Thousands of vessels charged the coasts, where German defenses, manned by about 50,000 soldiers, laid in wait. Less than three months later, on August 29, 1944, the death toll in Normandy was staggering: an estimated 38,500 Allied soldiers, 60,000 German troops, and 20,000 civilians had been killed...