... by the Kuomintang led to the widespread impression among Taiwanese that it was plagued by nepotism, corruption, and economic failure. Tensions increased between Taiwanese and the ROC administration. The flashpoint came on February 27, 1947 in Taipei when a dispute between a female cigarette vendor and an officer of the Office of Monopoly triggered civil disorder and open rebellion that ...

... for using military ships to deliver humanitarian aid to Georgia. Meanwhile, Georgia slashed its embassy staff in Moscow to protest Russia's recognition of the two separatist enclaves that were the flashpoint for the five-day war between the two nations earlier this month. The tensions have spread to the Black Sea, which Russia shares unhappily with three nations that belong to NATO and...

... to keep out Palestinian suicide bombers, but the barrier also loops around settlement blocs, cutting off some West Bank villages from swathes of farmland. Construction sites are flashpoints for confrontations between Israeli security forces and local Palestinians, who are often supported by left-wing protestors from Israel and abroad. The army spokeswoman said the blockade was ...

... honest than any American newspaper about Zionist - Palestinian relations. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/981354.html "Flashpoints", radio program http://flashpoints.net/index.html#2008-05-07Executive Producer: Dennis Bernstein Senior Producer: Nora Barrows-Friedman. Good Irish names,huh? If you...

... the authorities and those angered at China's human rights record. So far 35 people have been arrested, all for public order offences. Throughout the day there have been incidents and flashpoints, the most serious being when a Free Tibet protestor slipped through a 50-strong pack of British policeman and Chinese security guards and attempted to wrestle the Olympic flame from Blue Peter TV ...

...Xinhua news agency said only that 10 "innocent civilians" had died, mostly in fires lit by rioters, and that 12 policemen had been seriously injured. Tibet is one of several potential flashpoints for the ruling Communist Party at a time of heightened attention on China. The government is concerned about the effect of inflation and wealth gaps on social stability after years of breakneck ...

...taken us to the precipice of global disaster, either indirectly regarding (arguably) global warming, or directly with the development of more potent weapons of mass destruction. The major flashpoints in the world are based on religious conviction (with an underbelly of materialistic requirements...better "gods" people inherit the resources). Ever get the sense that this...

...taken us to the precipice of global disaster, either indirectly regarding (arguably) global warming, or directly with the development of more potent weapons of mass destruction. The major flashpoints in the world are based on religious conviction (with an underbelly of materialistic requirements...better "gods" people inherit the resources). Ever get the sense that this...

... taken us to the precipice of global disaster, either indirectly regarding (arguably) global warming, or directly with the development of more potent weapons of mass destruction. The major flashpoints in the world are based on religious conviction (with an underbelly of materialistic requirements...better "gods" people inherit the resources). Ever get the sense that this is...

...to protect the environment of the reservoir area since the environment here has changed greatly due to the Three Gorges project and massive population relocation." Relocation has also been a flashpoint for unrest over the dam. Many object to being moved away from their communities and livelihoods, and petitioners have accused local governments of pocketing much of their compensation. ...