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...Yurt or Katyr-Yurt, but some 3,000 km away, at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. For the first time, the court agreed to hear lawsuits brought by ordinary Chechens against the Russian military under the European Convention on Human Rights, which Russia has signed. The com- plaints, dating from 1999 and 2000, center on allegations of torture, execution and the destruction of personal property, which are covered under the provisions of the Convention. That document also guarantees the right to "an effective remedy before a national authority, not- withstanding that the violation has been committed...
...What sets Phu Quoc's nuoc mam apart is its ingredients and the islanders' know-how. Unlike competitors in Thailand and the Philippines, Phu Quoc's factories use only ca com, or long-jawed anchovies, eschewing competitors' methods of mixing other kinds of fish in with the ca com. The three-meter-high fermentation vats are made with special woods, which lend their own unique flavor to the sauce. The island's nuoc mam is so famous it has inspired would-be sauciers in Vietnam and further afield to trade illicitly on its tangy reputation. Nguyen Thi Tinh, president...
Some students cite a decline of the dot-com mentality that tempted graduates to skip graduate school...
...culture makes for a law-and-order nightmare. The government argues later hours will remove the incentive for binge drinking - which usually takes place just before last orders - and that staggered closing times will prevent staggering drunks from pouring in to the streets at one go. But Deputy Assistant Com. Andrew Trotter, responsible for policing the West End, says all-hours drinking would simply "spread trouble right through the night." And who would drink to that...
...wound up talking to Jiang, according to a former diplomat close to Perry. And Jiang remains the Party's propaganda darling. In the last 10 days of November, Jiang's photo appeared on the front page of the Party's mouthpiece, the People's Daily newspaper, 10 times, com-pared to Hu's single showing. With Jiang staying atop the army, Hu better get used to saluting...