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...between Hindus and Muslims soared. RSS membership hit 4.5 million, and the BJP burst onto center stage. In December 1992, in a spectacular demonstration of religious fervor, a crowd of Hindu demonstrators broke down fences protecting the mosque, climbed onto its three domes and, within hours, tore it apart brick by brick. It was a lasting lesson in the power of political theater...
...London's Manchester Square Fire Station. But when the familiar clanging began at 9 a.m. last Friday, Collis felt only emptiness. Instead of running for the gear and piling into their red fire engines, Collis and his colleagues strolled somberly to the front of the ornate 19th century red-brick building and, for the second time in a week, formed a picket line. They had begun the first strike in a feisty, even jaunty frame of mind. This time, they were more subdued. Some of the men had spent all night in front of the station TV set, following...
...paths and past the university's museums will bring you to Rodeløkka, a slice of small-town Norway plunked into the heart of the city. The neighborhood's narrow, hilly streets are lined with some of Oslo's best samples of Norwegian village architecture - clapboard cottages in brick reds, royal blues and daffodil yellows, with windowboxes and white picket fences. A few more streets over, you'll find Grünerløkka, a gentrified ex-working-class district with trendy boutiques, gourmet delis and upscale bars. Munch spent much of his early life here, and downstairs from...
Clearly, this Californian now exudes Crimson. He has found himself a comfortable niche in the Ivy-draped brick buildings. So when he has to leave, Armstrong faces some tough decisions. Business school is definitely on the horizon, and he’s even thinking of starting his own business before then...
...minutes' walk from the chic shopping district in what was once Shanghai's French Concession, Dechang Road dead ends at an iron gate guarded by three men in military uniforms. Beyond stands a new, three-story brick house with tan stucco trim. Known to officials as the "Shanghai No. 1 Construction Project," the property is supposed to be the retirement home of Communist Party chief Jiang Zemin. During China's 16th Party Congress that concluded last week, Jiang, 76, became the first modern Chinese supremo to resign his position. He was expected to go off and peacefully build his library...