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...Maldives; after a violent police crackdown on thousands of demonstrators on Friday; in the capital, Mal?. The administration of President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom imposed a curfew following the incident, which was sparked by demands for the release of five political detainees. Gayoom, who has ruled these islands off the Indian coast for 26 years, is accused by human-rights groups of condoning political repression and torture...
...Locals call the area Cappadocia (fairy chimneys), and at nearly every roadside stop, there's a stall selling gozleme - the region's extraordinary flat bread: a mixture of feta cheese, parsley, vegetables and spices wrapped in dough and sizzled on a griddle until crisp. Gozleme is tangier than an Indian paratha, more robust than a French crepe and altogether delicious. Cappadocians eat gozleme for breakfast, lunch and dinner (usually with a refreshing glass of ayran, a frothy yogurt drink). Newer restaurants in the area offer variants stuffed with eggplant or mushrooms. While purists scoff at such modern interpretations and argue...
Contrary to recent reports in the Indian press, Manmohan Singh, prime minister of India, will not be speaking at Harvard this September, according to Harvard University Marshal Jackie O’Neill...
...Indian Express wrote last week that, following a phone call from University President Lawrence H. Summers, Singh accepted Lamont University Professor Amartya Sen’s invitation to speak at the University...
...same article in the Indian Express also reported that India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) had advised Singh not to speak at Harvard. Recounting colorful bits of supposed dialogue between the prime minister and his advisers, the article reported that the MEA cited timing conflicts with bilateral negotiation appointments...