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...posted on city walls. Some parents have taken their children to grisly museums of past horrors: two houses in the capital that were allegedly used by SAVAK to torture victims. Along with the fighting that has now touched virtually every corner of the land has come a rising casualty toll. The Journalists' Syndicate and the Iranian Doctors Association estimate that over the past year, at least 10,000 civilians have died, and perhaps a hundred soldiers...
...Crimson coasted to victory by winning the first nine races and 11 of 13 overall, setting four meet records in the process. The rigors of Reading Period took their toll, though. Most of the times--excepting the records--were at best mediocre...
...Party. The other is the country's Sunni Muslim majority (72%), who consider the Shi'ites to be heretics. Extremists have exploited the traditional enmity, inciting violence where sectarian tension is high. Over the past year, there have been nearly 800 deaths, excluding the Maraş, toll...
...mausam, or season. In fact there are not one but two monsoons every year. Rolling off the tropical seas from the southwest, the sodden summer winds unleash torrential rains that give life to crops across India-and take human lives as swollen rivers flood towns (this year's toll: at least 900 dead, 3 million homeless). Reversing themselves after an autumn lull, the winds return, this time from the northeast, carrying cool, relatively dry air. Building to gale force in northeast Asia, they sometimes bring frost to tropical Hong Kong. In Southeast Asia, after sweeping the sea, they bring...
January reading period, typically a time when exercise, sleep and sanity are all sacrificed in a frantic effort to make up for lost time, has taken its toll on Harvard's swimming team...