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Upon arriving at the airport in America--where his behavior makes Roberto Benigni at the Oscars look civilized—his response to everything is simply “bravo.” This may inspire a chuckle the first few times, but rest assured that it quickly becomes exasperating...
...declaring: "Nepal's bitter experiences over the past few years tend to show that democracy and progress contradict one another ... In pursuit of liberalism, we should never overlook an important aspect of our conduct, namely discipline." As he spoke, telephone lines and Internet connections across Nepal went dead. The airport closed. Armored cars and soldiers with riot shields began patrolling Kathmandu's narrow alleys and set up roadblocks to catch anyone on a long arrest list that included everyone from student activists to human-rights workers. Later that day, the new Home Minister, handpicked by the King, announced a state...
...among the most anticipated events on the week's calendar, not just because of Lacroix's reputation as one of fashion's most intriguing talents but also because talk of the LVMH-Falic deal had been circulating since early January. The Falics, who own a chain of airport duty-free shops, have no previous experience running a fashion house. The looming question: Would they allow Lacroix to continue his haute-couture line which, like most others, is a perennial money loser? Or was their aim to milk Lacroix's name to cash in on his ready-to-wear clothes...
...dead don't rest in peace. Masked gunmen, allegedly in league with the powerful Islamic courts in Mogadishu, the capital, recently laid waste to an Italian colonial cemetery. After breaking open the tombs and pulling up the coffins, they dumped the human remains near the city's decrepit airport. The Militiamen now in control of the cemetery have begun to build a mosque there. The first to discover the desecration was a group of children who picked up bones and skulls and took them away as toys. Such horrors are all too common in Somalia. "For 14 years we have...
...Angeles International Airport two weeks ago, FBI agents arrested an Irish businessman they had spent a week tailing all over California's Silicon Valley, from the offices of two electronics manufacturers in Sunnyvale to a hotel in Mountain View and down a quiet cul-de-sac to a suburban house in San Jose. The technology exporter, according to court papers, had purchased sophisticated computer components in the U.S. to send to Russia through Ireland. He now stands to be charged in mid-February with "unlawful export of 'defense articles.'" U.S. officials point to this little-noticed case as one manifestation...