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Security sources say the most significant arrest so far is that of Badat. He is charged with "unlawfully and maliciously" conspiring with Reid "and others unknown to cause ... an explosion of a nature likely to endanger life or cause serious injury to property in the United Kingdom or elsewhere." A handprint and hair found in Reid's shoe-bomb explosives did not belong to Reid, suggesting the bombs were prepared for him by an accomplice shortly before his failed attack. According to two U.S. law-enforcement officials, British investigators have made a forensic link between Badat and Reid...
...tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan saw its last major war in 1865, when Bhutanese troops wielded rhinoceros-skin shields in a skirmish with the British Army. Since then the mountain nation has been so tranquil that a few years back King Jigme Singye Wangchuck ordered the dismantling of the country's sole traffic light, saying it was superfluous on such peaceful roads...
...hotels, the dialogue in a movie script or the little snubs that add up to a feud, not much escapes him. In the case of his growing estrangement from his longtime supporter Roy Disney, the final squabble came in a conversation a week before Thanksgiving over the Magic Kingdom heir's right to attend screenings of cartoons in development. "These were big screenings with like 100 people in the room, and he didn't want me there for some convoluted reason," Disney told TIME. "I griped about it, and we had some words." Then, like one of his Uncle Walt...
...made his life "intolerable" at the company, Disney last week resigned from his posts as chairman of the animation division and vice chairman of the board. With his longtime ally, Stanley Gold, who also quit the board, Disney plans to mount a public fight to boot Eisner from the kingdom. The advantage is still with Eisner, a bare-knuckles survivor, but the duo promise to dog him, says Gold, "for as long as it takes...
...what might be done to lighten their load - time visited four businesses in four different countries. Some are thriving, some are on the verge of giving up, but all have shown themselves to be willing to sacrifice and innovate to keep their vision intact and their businesses alive. UNITED KINGDOM: RED TAPE Mary Gallagher puts her hands on her hips and casts a practiced eye around Athenaeum House, the residential-care home for the elderly she runs in North London with her husband, Patrick. But before she can join her staff in feeding and tending to residents, she must tackle...