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...cruise to Mandalay and Bagan costs about $2,100; an 11-night cruise, including Bhamo, Bagan, Katha, Rangoon and Mandalay, is far better value at about $2,400. Even the most jaded travelers among you should prepare to be charmed. As Kipling said, Burma "will be unlike any other land you know about." See www.orient-express.com...
...relented on Siniora's refusal to allow U.N. peacekeeping troops to use force, and on his demand that a U.N. resolution call for Israel's withdrawal from the disputed Shebaa Farms territory, which he insists "is Lebanese land and they should withdraw from it. I cannot go and ask Hizballah to surrender their arms while my country is still occupied." He wants the U.S. to do more to pressure Israel to pull out, but so far Washington prefers not to add to Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's burdens...
...Canadian citizens under 16 who enter the U.S. by land or sea won't need a passport under a law going into effect as early as January. A birth certificate will...
...their discussions are limited to the refugee crisis. Syrian officials say their willingness to take in so many refugees has helped stabilize the region. Now they want something in return: a softer U.S. line on Syrian involvement in Lebanon and more pressure on Israel to give back occupied land in the Golan Heights. "One million refugees is a huge number," says Redwan Ziadeh, director of the Damascus Center for Human Rights Studies. "It is a card that Syria can play with...
...Lavietes Pavilion earlier in the year with deadly three-point shooting and a 90-70 win. “We just caught them on a night where they were on fire,” Goffredo said, referring to Columbia’s 11-for-13 shooting from three-point land. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen a team shoot like that before.” Much of Columbia’s three-point shooting success came as a result of inside-outside ball movement, with the Crimson focused on double teaming...