Word: eruption
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...world commemorated the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp in Poland 60 years ago last week, the hatred that conceived it continued to erupt. The far-right National Democratic Party (NPD) walked out of the Saxon state parliament during a silence for Holocaust victims. "It is the common duty of all democrats to confront the disgusting propaganda of neo-Nazis," said German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, whose government has tried and failed to ban the party. The Interior Ministry is now formulating proposals to stop far-right groups from demonstrating near Holocaust memorials. This would...
...believed resisting the government by force of arms would be justified. Israeli intelligence fears an attack on the Prime Minister or on a politically charged target like the Temple Mount. "God forbid that anyone should touch the Prime Minister," says settler leader Levanon, "but some kind of violence will erupt under this stress...
...slowest. Recent years have witnessed a net outflow of foreign capital, frightened off not just by bomb blasts but corruption, red tape and a capricious legal system. The authorities have yet to resolve the stubborn separatist insurgency in the province of Aceh, and clashes between Muslims and Christians erupt periodically. When Yudhoyono, a 55-year-old ex-general, met with Time's Simon Elegant and Jason Tedjasukmana last week in his first interview since taking office, he appeared relaxed and confident, undaunted by the enormous challenges he faces. Excerpts...
...returned to Boston and attended the World Series on Saturday, it was a much different scene both inside and outside of Fenway Park. Instead of a constant police presence throughout the stadium, the police huddled in clusters at the entrances to the stands, seemingly waiting for a problem to erupt so they could react to it. Outside on Lansdowne Street after the conclusion of the Red Sox’s thrilling 11-9 victory over the Cardinals, the police that I saw were decked out in full riot gear with masks, shields and batons in full view. My friend needed...
...knocked a quick pass to Behncke on her right. Behncke one-touched it to the top of the six-yard box where waiting Esmeralda Negron knocked it in for the golden goal and the sudden-death win, prompting the Princeton bench to clear and the hundreds of fans to erupt in elation...