Word: ganges
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...mass breakout along with 55 other prisoners; in Dili. Widespread unrest and fighting between Reinado's troops and government forces in May killed at least 20 people, prompting the deployment of international peacekeeping troops and eventually leading to the resignation of Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri in June. Gang violence in Dili following Reinado's escape has raised concerns about the nation's fragile security situation...
...ahead of the Communist Party's annual confab in October. His predecessor, Jiang Zemin, hailed from Shanghai and seeded the government with prot?g?s including Party boss Chen, who had been mentioned for possible promotion to Beijing. A hometown scandal could weaken the influence of the so-called "Shanghai gang," allowing Hu to install his own acolytes in positions of power. "The Chinese leadership understands that releasing the details of corruption in Shanghai just before the October meeting will have a big impact," says Joseph Cheng, a China expert at City University of Hong Kong. "It's a clear signal...
...splinter group, the bombs mark a troubling departure in tactics. They are the first by the p.k.k. or any of its offshoots to target civilians and tourists on such a scale in recent years, threatening an $18 billion tourism industry. "We are facing an al-Qaeda?like terrorist gang," an editorial in the newspaper Hürriyet said the next day. "[They] take not only people's lives, but also their jobs and the bread from their hands." The blasts could provoke a change in thinking in how to deal with the p.k.k. Turkey had been urging...
...SCREEN DRAMA Real-life events inspire three new films: the Rocky-like Invincible (out now); Gridiron Gang, starring the Rock, right (out Sept. 15); and We Are Marshall, about the 1970 air crash that killed most of the M.U. team...
...that the war is more one of control of people and territory than of religion. If changing your name protects you from attack, then you can't tell your enemy by looking at him or even knowing what he believes. The agony in Baghdad seems more like territorial gang warfare than religious strife, more about revenge than an attempt to make people believe in a different theology. Mark Larsen Grants Pass...