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...country with almost a dozen Hindi words for “aunt” or “uncle,” depending on the exact relation, such a modern progression toward family breakdown and divide seems incongruous. But then again, partition in Indian history is a recurrent theme, referenced even in the Sanskrit epic “The Mahabharata,” where dividing the kingdom of Hastinapura among cousin, princely heirs is proposed as an alternative to war (although war inevitably ensues). In 1947, geographic partitioning of the subcontinent, intended to veil cultural-turned-political differences, later became...

Author: By Ashin D. Shah | Title: Divide | 8/10/2009 | See Source »

...postwar political class. In Sicily, political corruption mixed with murder, as the Falcone and Borsellino assassinations were followed by Cosa Nostra's deadly bombings in Rome, Florence and Milan. Some Mafia experts believe the Mob's decision to take its battle to the mainland was a response to the breakdown in longstanding attempts by certain government authorities to negotiate a truce with mob leaders. Indeed, after Riina's years on the lam, his arrest, in broad daylight in central Palermo, was itself a sign to many that someone had been playing a double game. (Read a TIME cover story...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Mafia Boss Breaks Silence on an Assassination | 8/3/2009 | See Source »

...this very, very unusual," said Gladney. Bequelin of Human Rights Watch concurred, noting that not only is the Uighur population small, but also that the city was already under very tight control by the security forces, meaning that "such a shockingly high death toll must have meant a complete breakdown of law and order...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China: At Least 140 Dead in Xinjiang Province Clashes | 7/6/2009 | See Source »

...stars. "The doctors prescribed so much drugs, it was crazy," said a longtime Jackson-family attorney, Brian Oxman. Jackson often looked frail and wasted away in his public appearances, the result, said another tabloid, of a malady called alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, a genetic condition that leads to the breakdown of the lungs. Yet according to those who worked with him, he was vital and tireless the night before his death...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Battle Over Michael Jackson's Legacy | 7/2/2009 | See Source »

...anywhere from 7 degrees Fahrenheit to 11.5 degrees Fahrenheit by 2090, with some margin of error. That's similar to the predictions found in the 2007 report by the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, but the real value of the new assessment is found in its detailed breakdown of the different effects warming will have in various regions of the U.S. - in a country as geographically vast and diverse as the U.S., climate change won't be felt monolithically...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Climate-Change Report: From Bad to Worse | 6/17/2009 | See Source »

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