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...blown up - the militant leader was back on his pirate radio station a few hours later, vowing to continue his fight for an Islamic state. In Swat, once a tourist haven 100 miles (160 km) from the national capital Islamabad, militants burned down the country's only ski resort and torched 21 girls' schools. A spokesman for Mullah Fazlullah, the local Taliban leader who used to work the resort's chairlift, said their group was forced to act because government security forces were using some of the schools as bunkers. In the forbidding tribal zone of Waziristan, followers of Baitullah...
...Onshore, the backpackers are in budget-accommodation heaven, but they'd better make the most of it because Agnes Water will soon be busier and a whole lot more exclusive. It's already being dubbed "the new Noosa" - after Noosa Heads, the ritzy beachside resort town that hugs picturesque Laguna Bay, 86 miles (139 km) from Queensland's capital Brisbane. Swish resorts are materializing and exclusive residential enclaves are establishing themselves in the nearby hills...
Meeting for a second day in the Japanese resort town of Toyako, the leaders of the G-8 nations released a declaration on climate change, endorsing the idea of cutting global greenhouse-gas emissions in half by 2050. It was the clearest signal yet of the international community's willingness to grapple with the long-term danger of global warming, which threatens to change the face of the planet if nations don't shift to a low-carbon economy. Politicians at the summit were pleased. "The science is clear, the economic case for action is stronger than ever," said Jose...
...Madeleine was three years old when she disappeared from the family's vacation apartment in the resort town of Praia da Luz. The McCanns proved adept at keeping her disappearance in the public eye; not since the death of Princess Diana has a story fostered such a media circus. Celebrities like David Beckham appealed to the public for information regarding Madeleine's whereabouts, and the McCanns secured an audience with the Pope...
...other words, he still holds out hope of pressuring McCain to shift his positions on immigration, or at least not moderate them, by threatening to resort to the kind of public criticism that could erode the Republican base in key states. On Tuesday, Tancredo shot off a warning flare of sorts in the form of a public letter calling on McCain to clarify his position on immigration reform. "Maybe it's just wishful thinking on my part," Tancredo said in an inteview. "I guess I am holding out hope that when he says he 'got the message,' that means something...