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...humanitarian groups of their role as impartial actors in political conflicts. More bluntly, Rony Brauman, a former MSF president and one of Kouchner's strongest critics, accuses him of engaging in "media stunts." Kouchner as Foreign Minister is "not good," says Brauman. "He thinks it is our duty to kick out Third World dictators. We think [humanitarian organizations] should stay out of politics...
...tournament will kick off in Canada at the end of this month, with matches held in six sites around the country. The U.S. will play in Group D with Korea, Poland and Brazil, and begins play against Korea in Montreal on June 30. Matches will be broadcast on ESPNU, ESPN360.com and usoccer.com...
...time All-Star forward Chamique Holdsclaw, 29, was dubbed the "female Michael Jordan." The Olympic gold medalist, who plays for the Los Angeles Sparks, jolted teammates by announcing she was retiring, effective immediately. "I'm not depressed or anything," she said. "I just want to kind of kick back...
...immigrant's story of hungry hearts and divided loyalties is delivered with uncommon honesty and understanding in Sarfraz Manzoor's Greetings from Bury Park. But what gives the memoir its special kick is that the Pakistani-born Briton, now 35, manages to stake out his own life, more hopeful than his parents', not by becoming an assimilated Englishman, nor by turning to radical Islam, but by becoming, of all things, a Springsteenite. In the songs of the Catholic Bruce Springsteen, from New Jersey, the keema aloo-loving boy in working-class England finds a way to grasp his parents' dreams...
Thailand loves a good fight: Thais flock to watch kick-boxing, Olympic boxing (the first sport in which the Kingdom struck gold at the Games) and even transvestite boxing - one of the country's biggest celebrities is champion pugilist Parinya Charoenphol, who fought like a man to earn enough money to become a woman. Now, Thais have a new champion to celebrate: In April, a pint-sized woman named Siriporn Taweesuk, a.k.a. the Black Rose, did her homeland proud by pummeling her feisty Japanese opponent to capture the World Boxing Council light-flyweight title. The only catch? Siriporn is currently...