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...because women are more sensitive to the carcinogens in cigarettes, a woman who smokes the same amount as a man has a 20% to 70% higher risk of developing lung cancer. To compound that, women's tumors tend to appear on the lungs' periphery, so their cancer is often caught later...
...began to unravel in late June, when her 14-year-old brother Abdul Shakoor was seen walking with his lover, an older girl from the more powerful caste. According to police, the girl's uncles kidnapped Shakoor, beat him up, sodomized him and held him captive in a family compound. The next day, Shakoor's uncle tried to get him released by proposing a formal panchayat. A council was formed by three members of each clan group. After hearing testimony it came to a decision: that Shakoor should marry his girlfriend, and one Tatla girl should be given...
...warrior for more than two decades and the victor of an intense power struggle in his home province of Nangarhar, Qadir faced a myriad of political, local and business enemies. The best clues lie with the shooters seen lurking for 30 minutes prior to the attack outside the ministry compound. Young cigarette seller Habib Jan noticed them from his stall across the road. "As Haji Qadir was about to pass the gates these two guys in shawar kameez [the traditional clothing typical of Qadir's province] with white caps on their heads stood up and I saw Kalashnikovs behind their...
...likely to be found in the destroyed interior. More, however, may be gleaned elsewhere. One question is what happened to the guards on the gate, eight to ten of whom were taken into police custody as witnesses. Doctor Zia, the chief of police district nine, which covers the ministry compound, said that the guards had left their post for a lunch break at the time of the attack. They belonged to Qadir's predecessor as Public Works Minister and had not been replaced...
...hiding in the house of a local elder. As troops approached, the al-Qaeda loyalists opened fire. After a four-hour battle, two fighters were killed and one, an Uzbek teen, was captured; 32 others escaped. Soldiers found a cache of heavy arms including rocket-propelled grenades before the compound was razed to the ground. MEANWHILE Peace Pills In a finding reminiscent of the happy drug soma in Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, U.K. researchers have discovered that maximum-security prisoners given pills containing vitamins, minerals and fatty acids committed 37% fewer disciplinary offences than inmates who popped placebos...