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...students complain that finding a parcel amidst the mayhem can be frustrating...

Author: By Ying Wang, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Centralized Delivery Causes Delays | 10/7/2004 | See Source »

...first explosions were followed by more, until the roof of the gymnasium collapsed. Half-naked children, some burned or bleeding, streamed out of the school as helicopters directed fire at the building. Some terrorists escaped, according to police, after swapping their camouflage uniforms for warm-up suits. In the mayhem, one young woman who made it to safety, shocked and disheveled, wailed, "They are killing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: They Are Killing Us All | 9/13/2004 | See Source »

...trove of illegal weapons: 2,090 submachine guns, 150 rocket launchers, 25,000 grenades and more than 1.1 million bullets. The authorities had to transport their catch in 10 trucks. With so much weaponry pouring into Bangladesh, the country's gangsters and Islamic terrorists are well equipped to cause mayhem. Since April, for example, local newspapers have claimed that a gang of Islamic terrorists headed by a man known as Bangla Bhai ("Bengali Brother") has killed at least 10 people through methods that have included torturing two victims to death while their cries were broadcast over a loudspeaker to their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Democracy is Shaken | 8/30/2004 | See Source »

...wire mesh and poles over which it can be hung to keep the snow leopards out of goat pens. The cats may stalk goats by day while they are grazing, but then the leopards kill only once, which is less financially ruinous than multiple mayhem at night...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Nowhere To Roam | 8/23/2004 | See Source »

...boost its troop numbers by another 2,000 to 8,500, mainly with soldiers from Spain and Italy. The election is only five weeks away, but no date has yet been set for the arrival of the extra troops. Without them, Afghanistan's first democratic election could slide into mayhem - if the Taliban has its way. - By Tim McGirk Heavy Weather Typhoon Ranamin killed at least 115 people as it hit eastern China, destroying 42,000 homes and causing an estimated $1.85 billion in damage. In the U.S., Florida reeled from the impact of Hurricane Charley (below). Despite the evacuation...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Worldwatch | 8/15/2004 | See Source »

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