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He Yafei, a vice foreign minister, said: "The standoff with Iran over its nuclear programme can only be resolved through dialogue. "

He said he is pleased with the results, noting that the captain's safety was his top concern throughout the standoff.

The mourning ceremony quickly turned into a tense standoff between the police and opposition supporters.

This was a standoff between the West, the US, versus the international communist world, centered around the Soviet Union.

We are often asked how the cover-up will break, as it is at present a standoff, at least by the great powers who dominate the scene.

North Korea says it may be ready to move in a standoff over frozen assets it insists be unblocked before shutting down its nuclear reactor.

Spears spent almost two days in a Los Angeles hospital after being taken from her home on a stretcher after a standoff with police.

Some historians give us a crash course in how we got to the current standoff over the nation's possible default.

The nation is waiting anxiously to see if the Organization of American States can broker a solution to the standoff.

The current standoff may eventually help force the adoption of one of these alternatives to the anachronistic system now in place.

It looks like a standoff, until a Darwinian melodrama plays itself out in a nest above.

Yet, in this week's standoff with the jihadist Arab group known as Fatah al-Islam, the Army has shown that it has muscle.

In any event, you do not have to take sides to see where the present standoff is leading.

Barroso's comments cut to the heart of the standoff between industrialised countries and the emerging economies.

Those disparate interests define the U. S. position in the standoff: one of limited options and tricky diplomacy.

Bahrain's foreign minister sat down with Foreign Policy yesterday to discuss the standoff.

The tough words suggested that both sides were digging in for a more prolonged standoff that may not be resolved easily.

THE standoff between Ecuador's president, Rafael Correa, and its striking police ended with a Hollywood-worthy flourish.

The guns, arranged in the manner of a Mexican standoff, can be disassembled into exquisite, jewel-like constituent parts.

Speaking at a gathering in northern Iran Friday, Mr. Ahmadinejad said Iran "should not show weakness" over the nuclear standoff.

The standoff between Thai authorities and thousands of protesters occupying the airports intensified through the weekend.

The paralyzing standoff between the two major American parties was dramatized by the idiocies of the debt-ceiling debate.

SYRIAN leaders are backing themselves into a corner by escalating a five-week-old standoff with protesters.

Until now there has been a standoff between leading countries about who should move first.

That led to an early and prolonged standoff over spending levels for that year.

Although the standoff between Pakistan and India has distinct local characteristics, both countries owe much to other nuclear states.

On Monday, France and Britain pledged to deploy attack helicopters to help the rebels amid their standoff with Gadhafi's forces.

Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa said the league's proposal to end the standoff is based on three points.

Thermal pad voiding control at QFN assembly is a major challenge due to the large coverage area, large number of via, and low standoff.

Some have drawn cartoons about this standoff, many wrote articles and some were inspired to become really creative.

The standoff between GM and its bondholders sets the stage for a bankruptcy filing, analysts have said.

"Today we hold a standoff to free our sister hostages from the church, " explained one of the protesters, Atef Wael.

A team of four African heads of state met with the two presidents in Abidjan this week, in an effort to reach an end to the standoff.

The standoff between the Davidians and the FBI dragged out for almost two months.

It's alleged there was a jealous standoff between the two women.

The attacks come as a standoff continues between the US navy and pirates holding an American captain hostage at sea.

The budget standoff appeared to move little on Wednesday.

But I've seen very few references to the budget standoff of 1995, a standoff that temporarily shut down the US government.

In the subsequent televised standoff, he tried to bargain for his job back.

The earliest that could happen is Wednesday, and the standoff between the Chicago Teachers Union and the school board has not been resolved.

The standoff came Thursday when Israeli security forces went into the house, using batons and tear gas.

They are a harbinger of a global geometry more complex than the assumed standoff between status quo and emerging powers.

His remarks to Russian diplomats Monday in Moscow, however, seemed to indicate concern at the ongoing standoff with Iran.

N. climate talks of seeking to kill the Kyoto Protocol pact to curb global warming, in a damaging standoff with Japan, Russia and Canada.

As summer came, Dick Holbrooke was back in the region to try to find a diplomatic solution for the standoff.

The dollar barely moved despite signs over the weekend that little progress was made toward resolving the budget standoff.

Wang Li, a property agent in Haikou, explains that potential buyers and developers are involved in a standoff in the city.

Riot police quickly moved in to defuse the standoff as the demonstrators shouted the names of family members they wanted released.

the standoff between the police and the kidnappers ended peacefully.

The strike has entered the eighth day as the standoff between the union and the management continues.

Monday's standoff opened the unsavory possibility that U. S. -trained forces could be unleashed to defend the embattled leader.

Diplomats said yesterday that the renewed standoff represented a setback for the Helsinki process.

The electrical conductors in the standoff tubes extend into the standoff housing for connection to electrical power wiring.

A standoff between an army that refuses to relinquish power amid mass protests is likely to result in chaos and possibly civil war.

Both sides would not give in. The debate ended in a standoff.

With the method of offense-defense confrontation simulation, combat effectiveness of standoff missile was analyzed.

Emmys. Once again, in a competition that's decided by insiders, the readers weighed in on the sartorial standoff.

The Webb City, Missouri man surrendered peacefully after a two-and-a-half-hour standoff.

The surveillance vessel, the USNS Impeccable, was involved in a standoff Sunday with Chinese ships.

It gives warfighters real-time awareness of critical situations and allows them to complete dangerous missions from safe standoff distances.

On Wednesday morning, Mr. Pekhtin cast the affair as a salvo in a larger standoff between social forces in Russia.

Polls show that most Americans are disgusted at the standoff in Washington over the nation's debt.

And financial aid for the beleaguered auto industry is being stalled by a political standoff .

An 8-hour manhunt and standoff ended late Thursday night when the suspect, Rodrick Dantzler, killed himself with a gunshot to the head.

At a conference last week, Mr. Immelt expressed frustration at the summer's debt-ceiling standoff.

The transfer of the two campaigners Thursday has ended a tense standoff in the icy waters of the Southern Ocean.

Guan's intervention comes as another embarrassing political standoff over budget policy looms in Washington.

These days, Radio Khyber regularly receives calls asking about developments in the standoff between militants and the military.

The Treasury market was roiled during the last shutdown and debt ceiling standoff in 1995.

The two sides have been at a standoff for four days now and some fear the confrontation could escalate.

The result was a standoff, but the Federals were now alerted to the Confederate army's movements.

The PLA pilot died and Chinese authorities detained the American crew for 11 days in a tense standoff.

The mob of dog lovers finally won the standoff by pooling together more than $17, 000 to pay off the truck driver.

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Meanwhile, Israel says it killed two Palestinian militants Friday after a 2-hour standoff near the West Bank town of Bethlehem.

They are also increasingly concerned about the predicted negative economic consequences of default if the standoff continues.

Iran denied entering Iraqi territory but only left the oil field after a three-day standoff.

On the third day of the standoff, Russian security forces stormed the building using tanks, thermobaric rockets and other heavy weapons.

Both sides would not give in. The debate ended in standoff.

The standoff over KTV copyright fees shows no sign of abating, with club and copyright owners at loggerheads over fees.

The West also needs Moscow's cooperation on issues a lot more serious than Georgia, particularly in resolving the Iran nuclear standoff.

She warns failure to resolve this standoff could trigger displacement on a massive scale.

News across America right now, police in Michigan say one man is dead after a seven-hour armed standoff with officers near Detroit.

During a 12-hour standoff, police tried unsuccessfully to break into the bus.

Progress has been reported in the negotiations recently, but the sides remain in a tense standoff.

Sally and Jeff both have excellent arguments so the debate ended in a standoff.

The Manila Bus Hostage Taking and hijacking incident ended last night in a bloodbath after an 11-hour standoff.

The border standoff between Cambodia and Thailand remains tense ahead of high-level talks on Monday.

The abrupt closing of negotiations meant the standoff would last indefinitely.

The abrupt closing of negotiation meant the standoff would last indefinitely.

The Egyptian army is the key player in the standoff between Mubarak and the protesters, Middle East experts say.

In this standoff, the innocent bystanders are emerging markets from Brazil to Israel to India.

Neither side can sustain the tense standoff. And one swift exchange will prove decisive.

Jack orders them to drop their weapons. They in turn hold DeSalvo at gunpoint, and Jack relents in the standoff.

Police and ambulances were lined up next to the vehicle in the pouring rain after the standoff ended.

A standoff plate is mounted to an exterior side of the header plate.

After a tense standoff, the marchers agreed to board government buses to Deyang, the county seat.

Why has nothing worked to alleviate the standoff, which stretches on hour after hour?

Two guys are equally strong. The fight ended in a standoff .

Add drones and there is a whole new mix of standoff weapons . . . we are, assume the chinese are as well.

This is putting greater pressure on all sides to try to reach an agreement to the nuclear standoff.

If these tests allow interception of services, a standoff will be averted, it said.

The standoff between the protesters in Syria and the government has escalated to new levels of violence.

Thus a standoff system of resentment- filled checks and balances existed for five thousand years after the second break up.

The morning after the standoff ended at the Taj Mahal Palace & Tower Hotel, the official death toll remained 172.

Note that if you set the stand off delays to very large values, you may end up waiting a very long time.

These new sensors will allow the 250-pound weapon to hit moving targets from standoff ranges in bad weather.

The 2009 climate-change talks in Copenhagen ended in disarray after another U. S. -China standoff.

Putin's visit on Tuesday was watched closely because of Moscow's possible leverage in the Islamic Republic's nuclear standoff with the West.

Earlier this month, a resident on the verge of losing his house shot himself after a 14-hour standoff with police.

After a standoff, troops stormed inside and killed the wanted men.

Obama, who has been meeting in Paris with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, called the standoff with Iran extremely serious.

The standoff continued into the night.

Although priced in increments of 1 " standoff, between handle and stem, they can be supplied in exact lengths if specified when ordered. "

A police standoff ensued, and ended only when the suspect shot himself.

After the army take charge the political standoff ended.

The US is also looking to China to work alongside it on a series of thorny international issues, such as the Iran nuclear standoff.

Besides lost wages, estimates show the standoff cost the government $30 million a day in lost airline taxes.

Water acts as the standoff to some extent; in the meanwhile, it will shorten the jets by eroding the jet tip.

Keep a standoff between persons .

The fight ended in a standoff .

The game ended in a standoff.

In your case, your preparation must take place long before the standoff.

Some analysts in China and elsewhere say they fear the moves could backfire, risking a cold war-style standoff with China.

Police rescue all four hostages after 24-hour standoff.

Of course, one reason for the standoff is that there are real merits to both sides, as many of the comments to expressed.

The hijacker was shot and killed by police after an 11-hour standoff.

My dad, a school psychologist, came home after work to this tense standoff.

Suddenly, the way was clear; I'd won the standoff.

The result is a global standoff.

How can we break the standoff?

The standoff with Moscow over nuclear weapons in America's backyard.

The hostages were used as bargaining chips during the standoff between the bank robbers and the police,

The standoff underscored how sentiment in Japan had hardened against China, even in recent months.

Four men and four women were killed in the standoff, authorities in Hong Kong said.

They may also travel to Hong Kong to talk to survivors of the nearly 12-hour standoff.

The standoff between the U. S. Navy and pirates is generating debate within the Obama administration over policy toward Somalia,

Liberals in his political base see him as a pushover who was outmanoeuvred at every turn in the standoff over the debt ceiling;

Protesters watch as Russian tanks head toward the White House during the standoff. (October, 1993)

Simulation of Standoff Land Air-to-Ground Anti-Radiation Missile Attack's Zone and Its Combat Effectiveness

Standoff deepens after claims Angela Merkel will not allow UK 'to get away' with refusal to back financial transactions tax

The standoff in Wukan exemplifies the growing tensions between state and society in a rapidly urbanising country

Philippine President Receives Report on Hostage Standoff

Optimal Gliding Guidance in Vertical Plane for Standoff Released Guided Bomb Unit

Key Technologies for Developing Standoff Missiles

After a five-day standoff , U. S. Navy Seal snipers shot and killed three pirates and brought Phillips to safety,

Effectiveness evaluation of standoff jamming in air attack

Analysis on Climb-dive Attack Trajectory of Standoff Missile

Blair: Next Two Days Critical in Iran Standoff over British Sailors

Development of standoff chemical agent infrared warning

Ahmadinejad: Iran Ready for Standoff With West Over Nukes

Measurement of Thread Standoff of Oil Casing

Lawmakers ask Shwe Mann to lead in solving oath standoff

Iran Vows No Weakness over Nuclear Standoff