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...Sayyaf and J.I. members - and the prices on their heads. Rewards of up to $5 million are funded by the U.S. State Department's Rewards for Justice Program, which has paid out over $10 million so far in the Philippines. It relies heavily on local informants like Chief. Thirteen of the 24 most-wanted faces on the latest chart are stamped with a red X indicating death or capture...
...five-star bungalows with private pools. Indeed, there are signs of vitality in other sectors of the impoverished country's once moribund economy. Cambodia's GDP grew 10.4% in 2006 - the highest rate in Southeast Asia that year - and foreign investment shot up some 400% to nearly $4 billion. Thirteen foreign companies, including Chevron, have licenses to explore Cambodia's offshore blocks for oil and natural gas; the government says domestic oil production could begin within three years. The rush for Cambodia's gold coast is on, raising hopes that the economic torpor of this aid-supported nation will finally...
...past thirteen years, the church has been undergoing reconstruction efforts, of which Harvard’s spring break trip was the most recent. According to McCarthy, the amount of time that has been devoted to rebuilding this church is the longest he has seen...
...became apparent by the end of the evening that the group should have a larger draw. Now in their eleventh year, the unassuming Brattle Street Chamber Players perform without a conductor, resulting in a unified ensemble characterized by constant interaction among the players. Throughout the concert, each of the thirteen players looked at the others every few measures or so, and it often seemed as though they were playing from memory. The first piece on the program, “Gilded Glass,” showcased the ensemble’s precision and expressive range. The opening pizzicato...
Declaring that democratic institutions will be the bedrock of his tenure, Gilani ordered the immediate release of the Supreme Court judges who had been detained since Musharraf declared emergency rule on November 3, when he suspended the constitution. Thirteen Supreme Court judges and 48 other judges had been detained amid a crackdown on civil liberties. "I order all the detained judges to be released immediately," Gilani told the gathered parliamentarians after the national assembly voted the majority Pakistan People's Party stalwart in as premier. "Our slain leader Benazir Bhutto sacrificed her life for the cause of democracy...