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...here. But for a fan of that endangered species, foreign films, it's cheering to note that movies Americans have never heard of can pull in blockbuster numbers. Recent global winners include the French comedy Welcome to the Sticks, at $243 million; the first installment of the two-part Red Cliff, John Woo's return to Chinese-language action films, starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai and Takeshi Kaneshiro, which has taken in $125 million; and Hayao Miyazaki's charming animé for kids, Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea, earning $177 million. U.S. fans of Miyazaki (Princess Mononoke, Spirited...
...We’re trying to focus on one Ivy League match at a time.”In doubles, Harvard won at No. 1 and No. 3. Unable to play singles due to injury, senior Beier Ko teamed with sophomore Agnes Sibilski to take down Big Red opponents 8-4 in the No. 1 position. At No. 3, Jania and Peterzan triumphed 8-2.The Crimson zoomed through the singles portion, dropping just one of thirteen sets. At No. 1, Peterzan earned a 6-4, 6-2 victory, and at No. 2, Rosekrans squeaked out a three-set win. Though Cornell...
...unlikely to be much awkwardness, however, when Obama encounters ordinary Czechs, among whom there is tremendous excitement over his visit. Thousands are expected to gather on Sunday when the President will speak at historic Hradcansky square next to the majestic Prague Castle, a site offering splendid views of the red-roofed, river-laced city. He is expected to talk about reducing the nuclear weapons proliferation. "I am absolutely thrilled," says Jiri Hlupy, 76, a set designer in the local movie industry. He hopes that Obama's presence will "wake up" squabbling Czech politicians...
...assault on a group of radical students at Islamabad's Red Mosque by the Pakistani army shattered any pretenses of a peace agreement, and Mehsud's vows of revenge for the incident only brought him greater fame. In December of that year, he was tapped by a Taliban council to consolidate the group's loosely affiliated factions in Pakistan. The same month, on Dec. 27, former Prime Minister Benazir was assassinated...
...unbelievable achievement. When the Soviets invaded Afghanistan in 1979, they sent the country spiraling into 30 years of war. Millions of Afghans fled the country, many into neighboring Pakistan (from which they only started returning after the U.S.-led invasion of 2001). "At the time when the Red troops (Soviets) came, we fled to Pakistan and lived in Kacha Gari refugee camp...We thought we would never come back to our country," Abid says. (Watch a video about cricket in India...