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The operation to dismantle al Qaeda is slow going in Afghanistan. When the Taliban crumbled in the face of the American bombardment last November and December, thousands of foot soldiers surrendered to the Northern Alliance. But many thousands more, including most of the commanders and the bulk of al Qaeda...
Penang's snake temple has a problem. The deadly pit vipers that have made this Chinese Taoist temple their refuge since the 1850s have, according to a tourist brochure, "mysteriously" disappeared. "One day they just stopped coming," says the temple's custodian. We are standing at the back of the...
It's not hard to see how the largest ground operation by U.S. forces in Afghanistan may may have turned into a friendly-fire tragedy. All of Uruzgan province had been strong Taliban country. And Uruzgan village was a Taliban nursery - hundreds, if not thousands, of Taliban soldiers volunteered from...
The very inaccessibility of Hilton's hidden paradise is what made it a sanctuary. Judging by the crowds that flock to each new Shangri-la, the quest to find a true refuge is an enduring one.
CHECHNYA Towns Under Siege Russian forces blockaded Chechnya's third-largest city, Argun, for five days, shelling houses where rebels sought refuge. Still, a group of rebels slipped out of the tightly sealed city, and Russian troops continued operations in other Chechen villages and towns. Moscow claims to have killed...