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...Singh, himself a Sikh, to issue a televised appeal. "Invoking the teachings of the Gurus, I appeal to all sections of people in Punjab to maintain peace," he said. The situation has spun out of control before. In May 2007, a prominent sect leader with significant political links, Gurmeet Ram Raheem Singh of Dera Sacha Sauda, had invited the ire of the Sikh masses when he addressed a congregation dressed as the tenth Sikh Guru, Gobind Singh, which is against Sikh tenets. Ram Raheem Singh's support base is primarily among the lower castes. At least one person was killed...
...taking in "politically indoctrinated" soldiers - a clear reference to Prachanda's Maoist brethren-in-arms. Since the peace accord, the Army has opposed full integration, fearful that the Maoists would then insinuate themselves into the military power structure. Facing intransigence, Prachanda directed that the general be fired. But President Ram Baran Yadav ordered Gen. Katawal to remain in office, with a presidential spokesman calling the sacking "illegal and unconstitutional." (See pictures of Nepal's uneasy peace...
When the Vikings arrived in Iceland, their culinary concerns revolved around food preservation, not flavor. That led to distinct specialities - still enjoyed by Icelanders today - such as hrútspungar (ram's testicles pickled in whey) and hákarl (rotted shark meat that reeks of ammonia). Thankfully, the advent of refrigerators, along with abundant natural fisheries, has decreased dependence on such idiosyncratic fare, and visitors today will be able to peruse an Icelandic menu without too much trepidation. (Watch TIME's video "In Iceland, Frozen Accounts, Boiling Assets...
...that doesn't mean that everyone has abandoned the fight. On March 9, Pedro Ramírez, editor in chief of El Mundo, which has been the most vociferous proponent of the conspiracy theory, noted his paper was conducting an online poll that had so far found that 80% of respondents believed the attacks had not been sufficiently clarified. "It's one of the most important events in Spanish history and we still don't know what really happened and who contributed," Ramírez said. "It's still pending, and it's still affecting the public imagination...
...care summit expected at the end of next week - but they may be looking toward the wrong end of Pennsylvania Avenue. Unlike the failed 1994 Clinton health-care-reform effort, this isn't going to be a bill that the Executive Branch drafts in isolation and then tries to ram down the throats of Congress. Instead, Congress - particularly a working group convened by longtime health-care-reform advocate Senator Edward M. Kennedy - is working on a consensus solution following the road map laid out by Obama. (See the top 10 medical breakthroughs...