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May in Pagan is low season for good reason. The relentless sun bakes its temple-strewn plain into a shimmering illusion of a chess game?if chess had 2,217 pieces, rather than 34. At midday even mad dogs take refuge, though not straw-hatted tourists on five-day whirlwind...
This year there is no peace on Earth Day. While the nation's attention has been focused on war in the Middle East, domestic battles still rage between those who want to cordon off America's wild places and those who want to tap the oil and gas reserves that...
There is still time for Bush to prove the greens wrong. The next showdown in the environmental wars will be over the regulation of old polluting power plants, a process that is oddly named the "new source review." The current rules stick the older plants with tough emissions guidelines if...
BETHLEHEM Palestinian gunmen sought refuge at the Church of the Nativity, which, according to tradition, is the birthplace of Jesus. Two hundred people, including about 60 priests, were barricaded inside. The Israeli army surrounded the church but promised not to fire on it
Its mellifluous name hints at hidden wonders, and Luang Prabang has certainly achieved cult status among travelers since UNESCO pronounced it the best-preserved city in Southeast Asia six years ago and put it on the World Heritage list. "What a delightful paradise of idleness this country protects, by the...