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...seven-party alliance will meet Saturday to formulate a response to the King's announcement. But in an ominous sign that the turmoil is likely to continue, protests continued in parts of the country even after Gyanendra's speech; curfew in the capital, Kathmandu, was extended to midnight to forestall any violence...
...speech came after a tense day that saw thousands of protestors defying curfew laws to take to the streets of Nepal to demand change. Friday's protests were reported to be largely peaceful, but at least ten protestors have been killed in clashes with the police since the mass protests against the King began on April...
...companies keep producing gas-guzzling polluters? Why don't governments ban the production of large automobile engines? Doug Austin Cape Town Please do not advise us to "be worried." We can't halt global warming if we act like parents waiting up for a teenager out past curfew. We have to be proactive. We must make radical changes in the way we live, not just wring our hands while watching the catastrophe unfold. Valerie Fons Dowagiac, Michigan, U.S. As a citizen of a country that signed the Kyoto treaty, I read Time's cover headline urging me to be worried...
...lives improved in the post-Taliban era? LM: Formerly they couldn’t even leave the house, and they were hiding behind thick curtains and watching Bollywood movies all day. But now that the Taliban is gone there is crime everywhere. There isn’t any curfew anymore, but women don’t feel safe on the streets. But I didn’t find anyone who was happier under the Taliban. —Staff writer Bernard L. Parham can be reached at parham@fas.harvard.edu...
...case against Zhu and Kimbara is now on hold. Under the agreement filed this past Thursday, Zhu and Kimbara, who have been under electronic monitoring and a curfew since their arrest in June 2002, will not be prosecuted for a year. If they do not break the law in that span, the indictment will be dismissed...