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...Iran's population. Along with policies supporting fiscal restraint and strengthening the rule of law, Karroubi promised that, if elected, he would sign Iran up to international protocols on women's rights, and would end patrols by the country's religious police, who enforce Islamic dress codes for women. (Read "The Iranian Opposition: Willing but How Able...
...south backing Karzai, and Tajiks, the second largest ethnic group, rallying in the north behind Abdullah, the son of a Pashtun father and Tajik mother. Abdullah is also more closely identified with the Northern Alliance, which ousted the Taliban - a largely Pashtun movement - from power in late 2001. (Read about the Taliban threat to disrupt the election...
...time and mounting pressure of a runoff would create a climate that could be readily exploited, according to Mir, by the Taliban or "neighbors who like to meddle in Afghan affairs" - a less-than-subtle reference to Pakistan. "If someone wants to make trouble, it's a good time." (Read about the warlord who is key to Karzai's victory...
...seemed to sprout almost simultaneously around the country. The government pledged then to improve the country's overstretched fire services. But as they watch live coverage of panicked residents fleeing their homes once again, many Greeks are asking what, if any, lessons were learned from the tragedy in 2007. (Read TIME's 2007 article "Athens Is Burning...
...forests better, improving public education on fire safety and being more careful about planning in places where urban development is expanding into wilderness areas, as on the outskirts of Athens. According to EFI, at least 90% of fires in Europe are caused by human activities - both accidental and intentional. (Read "The Science of Wildfires...