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...South Africa Tibet Tussle The South African government barred the Dalai Lama from attending a March 27 Johannesburg peace conference, citing the spiritual leader's tense relations with China but denying it was pressured by Beijing. Nobel laureates Archbishop Desmond Tutu and F.W. de Klerk protested by pulling out of the event, a walk-up to the 2010 World Cup. Organizers subsequently canceled the conference...
...India THE PEOPLE'S CAR Tata Motors, India's largest automaker, unveiled the $2,000 Nano, the world's cheapest car, on March 23. The 33-h.p. (25 kw) Nano aims to make automotive transportation affordable in a country where a car is beyond most people's budgets. While environmentalists worry about the impact of millions of new cars on Indian roads, Tata argues Nanos could actually clear the air by replacing exhaust-belching motorbikes. The car is expected to hit Indian streets by July...
...California Medical Marijuana Fight: Up in Smoke? U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder indicated on March 18 that he would not prosecute sellers of medical marijuana where it is legal under state law, reversing the Bush Administration's zero-tolerance policy. A federal judge in Los Angeles has already postponed the sentencing of a convicted marijuana-dispensary operator, asking the Justice Department to further clarify its stance...
...state funeral, but in other respects, the March 22 death of Jade Goody, 27, proved that the British reality-TV star had come closer than any of her compatriots--certainly closer than any royal--to filling the gap in public life left by Princess Diana. The street outside Goody's house swiftly disappeared under a snowfall of bouquets and soft toys, the Prime Minister and the leader of the opposition issued solemn statements, and newspapers published commemorative editions. Goody's image could shift newsprint like no other celebrity since Diana...
...convenient and long-standing tradition in Mexico to blame its problems on the U.S.--and one that's now finding agreement from surprising quarters. "Our insatiable demand for illegal drugs fuels the drug trade," declared U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton en route to Mexico on March 25. "Our inability to prevent weapons from being illegally smuggled across the border ... causes the deaths of police officers, soldiers and civilians." Mexico has seen more than 7,000 drug-related killings since early 2008, and the violence now threatening to spill north hasn't escaped attention. Late last year, somewhat hyperbolically...