It took place against the backdrop of rising concern over North Korea's nuclear weapons program and its continued defiance of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

But several thousand protesters remained inside the barricaded camp in the centre of Bangkok in continued defiance of government demands to leave.

He knows, however, that filing an appeal, even one that grasps at legal straws, creates an aura of legality around his continued defiance and delay.

Sir," it purred at last, "we perceive your continued defiance.

Large gray eyes stared up at him, filled with pain and confusion, but also with continued defiance.

The continued defiance prompted the Moldovan government to pass a law on May 10 making the acceptance of the new flag legally binding.

The Court also was entitled within reasonable limits to double the amount of the fine for each day of continued defiance.

And no sympathy need be wasted on Saddam Hussein, whose continued defiance of Security Council resolutions makes him, literally, an international outlaw.

As punishment for his continued defiance, Zeus also strikes Acrisius with lightning, transforming him into a monster.

In Russia and China, there were expressions of concern about the consequences of continued Iraqi defiance.