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...assistant and produced a collection that impressed critics with its glamour when Loris Azzaro died of cancer and left the creative responsibility to her. Thanks to Seward's '70s-inspired vision and the increasing demand for dazzling red carpet-bound eveningwear, the Azzaro look?silk jersey columns with dramatic crystal beading, kind of a Parisian Halston?has made a great comeback, turning up on the likes of Nicole Kidman, Diane Lane and Naomi Watts. Come 2005, Seward plans to expand beyond the red carpet, introducing swimwear in addition to cashmere separates and costume jewelry. Perfect for a weekend in Cannes...
...instead is a commitment from NATO to help train Iraqis forces. That's not a bad thing but training is slow and even the terms of the training-will it be done in Iraq or in Europe? who will do what?-remains to be seen. What's crystal clear is that this is still an American fight and no communiqu?s issued here to the thousands of media-who are themselves inside a secured green zone of sorts-changed that...
...experts from three nations are busy cleaning up the mess. Khan's neighbor was more than just a dirty factory. Police say it was one of the world's biggest drug labs, run by a criminal enterprise with tentacles stretching from China to the South Pacific. The crystal methamphetamine, or ice, being cooked inside the warehouse was destined, says Fiji police commissioner Andrew Hughes, for the U.S., Australia, New Zealand and Europe. The cops who swooped on the building June 9?finding 5 kg of the glassy drug and enough chemicals to make a ton of it?came from Fiji...
...warehouse - in a sprawling industrial estate on the edge of Suva, Fiji's capital - had been leased by a trader from Hong Kong. The crystal methamphetamine, or ice, being "cooked" inside was destined, says Fiji Police Commissioner Andrew Hughes, for "the U.S., Australia, New Zealand and Europe." The cops who swooped on the building June 9 - finding 5 kg of the glassy drug and enough chemicals to make a metric ton of it - came from Fiji, Australia and New Zealand. Of the suspects arrested that day, one was Fijian-born, two were Chinese Fijians and four held Hong Kong passports...
...gram, sells for about $A50 in Australia but costs only about $A1 to make), ice is as toxic to societies as it is to users. Addicts are prone to reckless criminality and extreme violence as well as paranoia and convulsions. Countries like Australia and New Zealand (where high-purity crystal meth is fast displacing less potent forms of the drug) are robust enough to absorb some of the damage. Island societies are not. Ice abuse has caused social and economic mayhem in Guam, Palau and Hawaii, says Shaun Evans, law enforcement adviser to the Pacific Islands Forum. Just as worrying...