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...When we reach the first of the caravillas at the northern corner of the Gaza Strip, we hover above a nearby battalion of tanks, parked in neat rows. Their presence reflects Israeli fears that Palestinian militants will try to attack the settlements during the relative chaos of the withdrawal. If that happens, these tanks will roll in to keep Palestinian gunmen occupied until the withdrawal is complete. Only one dune separates the field of tanks from the fence and the village of Beit Hanoun. It might not take much - a few homemade Qassam rockets - to set the tanks rolling...
...mourners gathered in southern Sudan to bid farewell to John Garang, many Sudanese were still struggling to understand what his death means for their country. Garang led the southern rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement (splm) during its 21-year war against the northern Arab-dominated government in Khartoum, and helped to negotiate the power-sharing agreement between the north and the south that brought the conflict to a close early this year. Three weeks ago, 60-year-old Garang arrived in Khartoum to take up his new job as Sudan's Vice President. He died last week when...
Harry Potter may be the summer's hot read, but it's just one chapter in the annals of English literature for kids. Now all those good reads have a home: Seven Stories, the Centre for the Children's Book, officially opens Aug. 19 in the northern English city of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. "There's never been anything like it before," says Philip Pullman, award-winning children's author. "For the first time, this country will have a properly organized and dedicated collection relating to children's literature." Even better, it's a great place for authors and young fans...
...Afzad's family to Bombay: India will be the next China; if you're looking to the future, you've got to be in India. As the nation's business capital, Bombay is a crucible of such hopes, drawing families like Afzad's, which came to the city's northern slum of Saki Naka 15 years ago. Living 10 to a two-bedroom shanty, they had television, electricity and a telephone, and a foothold in India's city of opportunity. "It was a good place," says Afzad, age 14. "We stayed put here...
...illuminated parade provide shore-based entertainment, but the real stars of the show are the humpback whales that visit this protected coastline between now and November, turning Hervey Bay into the country's top whale-watching location. The cetaceans are on their yearly migration from the warm waters off northern Queensland (where their calves are born) to Antarctica?and Hervey Bay is a favored stopover. There are dawn, half-day and full-day whale-watching tours, with expert commentary and refreshments, offered by an armada of boats throughout the season. Humpbacks are surprisingly agile for their size (the average adult...