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...This latest Lebanese assassination may have ramifications further afield, given the heightened speculation of a thaw in relations between the U.S. and Syria since Damascus participated in the Annapolis peace summit two weeks ago. An international coalition headed by the U.S. and France is heavily engaged in mediating an agreement over the presidency. France has been particularly active, with Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner spending much of the past three weeks in Beirut shuttling between bickering Lebanese politicians while other French officials have consulted the Syrian leadership. In reaction to the bomb attack, a clearly exasperated Kouchner said...
...operates across southern Afghanistan all the way up to the capital reflects the extent to which the uncommitted civilian population is hedging its bets. With the harsh winter coming, Musa Qala may be one of the last major engagements of the current fighting season. But next spring's thaw is expected to bring the war in Afghanistan quickly back to the boil...
...gorgeous - someone for whom every conquest is a new surprise. Whether her film characters had an unapproachable (and thus enticing) air or bore the unspoiled stamp of the dream girl next door, she stirred romantic interest in her movie men. From the start they'd be considering strategies to thaw her out, measure up, muss...
...desperate to prevent any disruptions. But this meeting, at which the government sets policy goals and anoints a new generation of leaders, set China in a "deep freeze," says Nicholas Bequelin of New York-based Human Rights Watch. In the past, the freeze has always been followed by a thaw that saw detained activists released and a lightening of the heavy hand of control over the media and Internet. This time, though, Bequelin says, it could be different: "By trying to push so hard now, the government is closing the lid on a pressure cooker. People won't allow those...
...unpopular at home and facing the end of his term, the summit offers a chance to match the legacy of his predecessor Kim Dae Jung, who won a Nobel Peace Prize for his rapprochement with the North. North Korea stands to gain even more from détente: a thaw in frosty relations with the U.S.; a potential end to the Korean War, which has technically endured for more than a half-century; and a development-aid package that could keep its decrepit economy limping a while longer. Kim has been more pliable of late: at six-party talks...