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...mechanical snafu. There's only one acknowledged instance in which a U.S. warplane lost power over Iraq and had to limp to safety. It happened on Nov. 10, 1997, when an oil line broke on Captain Erik Pettyjohn's F-16 while he was 30 miles inside northern Iraq. "I had visions of being a guest of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad," Pettyjohn told TIME last week. He saw himself being paraded through the Iraqi capital in manacles while his family watched the scene on TV. "The adrenaline kicked in when I doubted I was going to be able to make...
...southern-born Tamil, the son of a candy maker, blessed with the unlikely ability to spin a cricket ball like a top. In Tamil-controlled territory only the fearsome and reclusive Tamil Tiger rebel leader Velupillai Prabakharan matches his legend. In the bombed-out streets of Jaffna on the northern peninsula, Muralitharan's picture is pasted on bullet-pocked walls in ads hawking insurance...
...Harvard College graduate was released on bail Wednesday from a Malawian jail two days after being arrested for anti-government protests in the northern city of Mzuzu...
Following up a perfect 3-0 start to its season last weekend, the No. 16 Harvard men’s water polo team battled for a split at Fordham University on Saturday. The Crimson (4-1) first lost to defending Northern Division champ Queens College 11-8, but pulled together in its second game to beat host Fordham...
Harvard was able to come back in the second game against Fordham, who finished next to last in the Northern Division last season...