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...darkness above the Mainstage, the set is both nowhere and anywhere, a claustrophobic box with no sense of time or place. “Outside of here, it’s death,” Hamm says, but inside has an air of decay as well. The uniform lighting almost never changes, and even the characters themselves are stuck in their initial locations. Cracks and water stains blemish the drab walls; outside light is prevented by boarded windows adorned with ragged, brown curtains. Adhering closely to Beckett’s own directions, this starkness allows the interactions of the characters...
Usman, now 36, was one of the founding militants in LeT - and his tale, too, sheds light on the growth of jihadi militancy. As a boy in the Punjabi city of Faisalabad, he often heard accounts of Indian atrocities against Muslims in Kashmir. In the early '90s, Kashmiris toured Pakistan, telling their stories and seeking donations for their cause. Usman was moved by the story of a man whose brother had been killed by Indian soldiers and whose sister had been sexually assaulted. "Then he asked, 'If this was your sister, what would you do?' That's when I decided...
...some analysts buy the government line and argue that the worst may be passed. "Generally, there is hope that Russia can come out of the turbulence a lot faster than the rest of the world," says Richard Hainsworth, CEO of RusRating, a Russian credit ratings agency. "There is a light at the end of the tunnel, and whilst severe recession-related problems remain, they appear manageable. In the financial sector, a turn-around is beginning to be seen." (See pictures of the global financial crisis...
...take full responsibility and apologize for the inappropriate and insulting nature,” she said. Jung said that he hopes that this incident will be resolved by the time that Kim formally takes office this summer. “We will do our best to welcome him in light of this incident, and I think he will come to understand,” he said...
...Brazil except in cases of rape or when the mother's life is in danger, both of which apply in this case. (The girl's immature hips would have made labor dangerous; the Catholic opinion was that she could have had a cesarean section.) When the incident came to light in local newspapers, the Church first asked a judge to halt the process and then condemned those involved, including the 9-year-old's distraught mother. Even Catholic Brazilians were shocked at the harshness of the archbishop's actions. "In this case, most people support the doctors and the family...