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...Saturday in May, and though the crowds have dwindled as the sun sinks and people drag or carry home their sacks - a month's ration of mostly corn, with some beans - many recipients remain. They stand or sit in groups, waiting for food if they haven't yet been called, and arguing over how to divide the rations they've received. At the center with the food stash, police clutch assault rifles to scare off bandits, as well as sticks to beat recipients who try to steal. With just a few dozen sacks remaining, would-be thieves sprint...
...carry me to the polling station on June 27," he tells TIME. "I believe Zimbabwe will be free one day. I will exercise my right and continue to support the party of my choice." Zimbabwe's rulers may be dispensing with the pretense of democracy, but its people haven't given...
...haven't seen anything that so cleverly explores the capacity gay men have for fooling themselves when they want to unwind with sex or substances. The story follows Josh, a 26-year-old gay man who gets drunk a lot, sleeps around, and then faces the stark fear that he is HIV-positive. I won't give away the ending, but it's not that important. The key parts of the movies are those that remind us that even in the antiretroviral era, getting HIV is an enormous medical and psychological burden. "The medications aren't as easy...
...Friends A new study released by the rand corporation and funded by the U.S. Defense Department claims that Pakistani intelligence agents and paramilitary forces have helped train Taliban insurgents, and have given them information about American troop movements in Afghanistan. "Every successful insurgency in Afghanistan since 1979 enjoyed safe haven in neighboring countries, and the current insurgency is no different," said the report's author, Seth Jones. "Right now, the Taliban and other groups are getting help from individuals within Pakistan's government, and until that ends, the region's long-term security is in jeopardy." The Pakistani military...
...officials reacted angrily, swearing to defend their territorial sovereignty. Relations between the two countries have always been fragile; Karzai's statement strained them further. But instead of being chastised for his lack of diplomacy, Karzai received the blessing of U.S. President George Bush: "Our strategy is to deny safe haven to extremists who would do harm to innocent people," Bush said. "That's the strategy of Afghanistan; it needs to be the strategy of Pakistan." -With reporting by Ali Safi/Bamiyan