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...Muzaffarabad, capital of the Pakistani portion. They returned to join a raging insurgency against the Indian government. Now, five years into an uneasy cease-fire, the trade again is mainly in apples, with only military and police checkpoints to serve as reminders that the two countries are not much closer to resolving their differences over Kashmir. "We were quite happy to have another market for our produce," says Bashir Ahmed Bashir, president of the Kashmir Fruit Growers and Dealers Association. "It was a good omen. But sadly, Kashmir is again in the news for the wrong reasons." (See pictures...
...will—the world must not let this tragedy pass without increasing pressure on Mugabe to abdicate power.Although we encourage and applaud Western efforts to lend relief to this troubling situation, those actions are not enough. Seeds of change are more likely to be successful if sewn closer to the root of the problem. To this end, the African Union (AU) ought to play a larger role in quelling this crisis. Zimbabwe is a member of the AU, and the peace-promoting body has made Zimbabwe and Mugabe’s questionable regime focal points of debate for much...
...bagels here suck. They taste like rocks,” she said. “No one outside of Manhattan knows how to make bagels, but at least Finagle gets a bit closer than whoever HUDS uses...
...agency since his position on space travel shifted - a lot - during the campaign. A year before the election he touted an $18 billion education program and explicitly targeted the new moon program as one he'd cut to pay for it. In January of 2008, he lined up much closer to the Bush moon plan - perhaps because Republicans were already on board and earning swing-state support as a result. Three months before the election, Obama fully endorsed the 2020 target for putting people on the moon. But that was a candidate talking and now he's president-elect...
...Simpfendorfer says he believes the 2.2% contraction - exports grew by 19% in October - was caused by a lack of overseas consumer demand for Chinese manufactured electronics. Electronics are shipped closer to the Christmas rush period, he notes, unlike toys and cheaper goods that are sent out months in advance. The fall indicates that weak markets in the U.S. and Europe aren't the only culprit. "To get a decline of this magnitude does suggest that this is a global story," he says...