She tore the letter into pieces.

I tore the newspaper into pieces.

Indeed, Russia s liberal promises have been shattered time after time.

When I heard this thing, I tore my garment and my robe, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down confounded.

And when I heard this thing, I rent my garment and my mantle, and plucked off the hair of my head and of my beard, and sat down astonied.

Just 18 years ago, our society was torn apart by a brutal genocide that killed more than one million people.

CAMBRIDGE In the first half of the last century, Europe tore itself apart in two wars and destroyed its central role in world politics.

After all, the oppressive nature of the regime in Khartoum is at the root of the many conflicts that have torn the country apart.

By meeting those challenges in a creative and dynamic way, we can show ourselves to be worthy of our heritage and can fully learn the lessons of the Second World War, the terrible war that tore apart all of humanity.

In the wake of the ferocious religious war that tore Algeria apart in the 1990 s, a great number of Muslim fundamentalist Arabs fled south to the vast Sahara that covers part of Mali.

In that regard, Syria was in a unique position to come to Lebanon's aid when, in 1975, a destructive civil war erupted and tore that country apart and destroyed the role of its institutions, its army and its national fabric.

Mr. Proust (Monaco) (spoke in French) In 1945, in the aftermath of a war that tore apart all the peoples of the world a war during which the most basic human rights were violated a few leading countries came together at the San Francisco Conference, here in the United States of America, and created the United Nations.

How to Help Syrian Children? Earlier this week, we reported on the steep price Syrian children are paying in this war tearing their country apart. Today, we look at ways in which individuals could help alleviate some of their suffering.

Just 18 years ago, our society was torn apart by a brutal genocide that killed more than one million people. Today, Rwanda is a peaceful country full of promise and hope, with one of the world s fastest growing economies.