The foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke.

And the posts of the door moved at the voice of him that cried, and the house was filled with smoke.

I merely wanted to remark on the striking arithmetical coincidence.

It is time to bring an end to this gross violation of human rights. Such a world is long overdue.

Yet Erdoğan, known for his brash style, responded with remarkable equanimity.

CAMBRIDGE China and Russia have just provided the world with sharp contrasts in the use of power.

This gross breach of the Peace Agreement was fully ascertained by an independent fact finding mission.

With energy revenues screeching to a halt, Putin s regime will lose popularity.

Several social movements have demonstrated against the flagrant disrespect for fundamental human rights , motivated by what some describe as institutional racism .

The Security Council failed to take any action against this gross violation of the most fundamental kernel of the Algiers Peace Agreement.

The dismantling of the Berlin Wall that stark, concrete symbol of a world divided into hostile camps is such a defining moment.

But dramatic gender inequities persist in South Asia, more so than in other low income countries.

In view of the flagrant violation of international human rights legislation, which had grave implications for Algeria, there was an urgent need to resolve the situation.

Navalny s candidacy received a recent boost when he became a convicted criminal, following a trial that resembled Khodorkovsky s in terms of blatant political manipulation.

The raised level of illiteracy in among women and the little knowledge of their rights make it possible that cases of blatant discrimination against women are never brought before a court of law.

Politicians often change their message from one speech to the next, but rarely contradict it so glaringly in the same speech.

It is inappropriate for somebody in such an important and apolitical role to engage in blatant activism.

Only then will we understand why the unified view of five years ago has fractured so violently.

The current charade of international control over Assad s chemical arsenal would be amusing if it were not so blatantly perfidious.

But I was struck by the fact that America, a country with such a tarnished civil rights record, could be repeating its mistakes so blatantly.

But it was exacerbated by the Bush administration s in your face disregard for a variety of international institutions as soon it came into office a pattern that continued through the onset of the Iraq war.

Public outcry at a time of scandal forced progressive change then we should hope that it does so now.

What accounts for the stark contrast between the mass protests against the Vietnam War and the muted public reaction to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq?

Although are made of colorful fabrics with pretty clips at the back, what most struck me was the blatant dichotomy between the hijab and their other clothes.

Simplistic ideologies got the world into the mess in which it now finds itself, and simplistic prescriptions (even of the tough love austerity form) will only compound the problems.

What makes this desolate economic landscape even gloomier is the striking inability of European leaders to explain what has happened and is happening to their citizens.

Had more attention been given to the country s most glaring inequalities in access to water, shelter, or jobs, this population might not have chosen violence as an instrument of change.

He then assumed the European Union presidency just days after the resounding Irish No to the Lisbon Treaty reduced his role to an exercise in damage control at best.

With energy revenues screeching to a halt, Putin s regime will lose popularity. Central myths about Putin the healer of the nation and the supplier of giveaway budgets are collapsing.

The latter alone, provided no permanent member of the Security Council disagrees, can decide whether a war is legitimized by a just cause (nowadays generally a gross breach of human rights).

It is hard to imagine that China s government, which obsesses over every minute issue of diplomatic protocol, had not orchestrated this stark image of America s decline relative to the country to which it owes 1.4 trillion.

The resulting added value will bolster policymakers ability to find long term solutions to persistent problems, including an inefficient health care system, inadequate primary and secondary education, and blatant social injustice.

The numerous meetings held on development had created an awareness of the flagrant and scandalous disparity between rich and poor countries, and of the poverty and misery afflicting 80 per cent of the countries of the world, 50 per cent of them being in Africa.

And the reality of the society that we're in is there are thousands and thousands of people out there leading lives of quiet, screaming desperation, where they work long, hard hours at jobs they hate to enable them to buy things they don't need to impress people they don't like.

2. For the purpose of determining whether there are such grounds, the competent authorities shall take into account all relevant considerations, including, where applicable, the existence in the State concerned of a consistent pattern of gross, flagrant or mass violations of human rights or of serious violations of international humanitarian law.

For the purpose of determining whether there are such grounds, the competent authorities shall take into account all relevant considerations, including, where applicable, the existence in the State concerned of a consistent pattern of gross, flagrant or mass violations of human rights or of international humanitarian law.

For the world, the WHO s recommendations represent a once in a generation opportunity to remedy a long standing and egregious inequity in health care, and, more broadly, to set a model for governance of global public goods befitting an era of globalization.

The Arab revolutions, following on the European Union s resounding No, Yes, But to Turkey s membership bid, have reinforced among Turks the attraction of the Orient while liberating their mix of nationalistic and religious impulses.

Taking into account the complex and sensitive nature of corruption and corrupt practices, especially high profile corruption, emphasis must be placed on unity of purpose among these vital institutions, the media and the civil society, i.e. community based organizations, NGOs, religious bodies, etc.

CAMBRIDGE Creditors and debtors have found themselves at odds for as long as money has changed hands. But rarely have the issues been framed as starkly and in such a public manner as in the just completed Greek referendum.