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...making this Ramadan holiday a bloody season. Fearing the campaign was not over, London and Washington issued broad warnings of possible imminent attacks against British and American interests abroad. In Muslim countries, the chosen targets have symbolized mainly Western and Jewish interests--Jakarta's J.W. Marriott Hotel, Casablanca's tourist sites and Jewish centers, residential compounds for foreign workers in Riyadh, Istanbul's synagogues and British offices. But a second assault in Riyadh Nov. 8 was on a compound housing mainly Muslims and Arabs. And the locale of all these strikes may contain a grim message for Muslims: Beware, anyone...
...Drink like a tourist By that we mean stick to the big hotels and smarter restaurants. Don't get drunk in unfamiliar surroundings...
...violent confrontation) but quick enough to avoid being a target. Hire an experienced local driver if you can. Carry some cash Always have about 50 kina ($15) on you - that way, if you're stopped by a raskol, you've got something to pacify him with. Drink like a tourist By that we mean stick to the big hotels and smarter restaurants. Don't get drunk in unfamiliar surroundings. keep your wits about you Don't walk alone late at night; don't wear expensive jewelry; avoid carrying handbags; don't appear lost or uncertain. And finally, if you really...
...virtual visit to the U.S., starring in the hit cartoon series The Simpsons. The animated Blair appeared in an episode aired in the U.S. on Sunday. The Simpsons are on vacation in the U.K., and Blair - in dialogue he recorded for the show - gives them advice on London's tourist attractions. The PM told producers he wanted to "do one thing that will impress my kids...
...threatened to undermine the very foundations of the country's national symbol, the Taj Mahal. According to charges drawn up by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Mayawati and others in the state government flouted rules on the environment and competitive tendering in their plans for a $60 million tourist mall, positioned uncomfortably close behind the marble mausoleum. The construction required the Yamuna River to be diverted on a course that seemed set to undercut the ground on which the Taj Mahal rests. Mayawati denied any wrongdoing, saying there was a political conspiracy against...