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...bans to the States. As the United Nations General Assembly unfolds in New York this week, Burma is sure to be a topic of discussion among senior statesmen. Among their concerns is the continuing detention of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been under house arrest for much of the past 18 years...
...sophomore, wearing a circuit board sewn onto the front of her black hooded sweatshirt, was arrested at gunpoint Friday morning at Logan International Airport after police mistook the device for an explosive. The student, Star A. Simpson, was charged with disorderly conduct and possession of a hoax device, according to Assistant Suffolk District Attorney Wayne Margolis. Simpson first raised suspicions when she approached a MassPort employee working in Terminal C to ask about the status of an arriving flight. After briefly meandering through the terminal, Simpson exited and was confronted by Massachusetts State Police troopers wielding submachine guns, State Police...
...several Supreme Court cases concerning Musharraf's eligibility for another term continue into the second week of debate, analysts see this weekend's rash of arrests as signs of a government losing its grip. The Supreme Court could be turning against him, say some, or he no longer has the majority he needs to be reelected. "I think this is a sign of desperation" says Ayesha Tammy Haq, a prominent political talk show host. "Why else would you go and arrest a group of declawed politicians?" Or, she pauses, "it could also mean abject stupidity." Like Musharraf's attempts...
...text messages started arriving around midnight. They came with lists of names of opposition leaders and party workers aligned against Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf. One by one they had been arrested and detained - some thrown in jail, others kept under house arrest. They were given 30-day detention orders and arrested for breach of public safety ordinances, though they had done nothing yet. "Has Mush gone Mad?" asked one instant message. "Let them do their worst," said another. "We will carry...
From shuttle fights and benchings to the suspension of a starting quarterback for half of the season to the most headline-grabbing disruption of them all, the dismissal of team captain Matt Thomas upon his arrest for allegedly assaulting his ex-girlfriend (the charges were eventually dropped in late September of 2006), the spring and summer of last year were marred by the ongoing saga of off-the-field indiscretions...