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...suspected of spying for the police or military. When it comes to teachers, however, the victims are nearly all Buddhists. As one of Ban Bukoh's two Buddhist teachers, Prapa Boonaeb, 57, who runs the kindergarten, feels marked for death. "You don't know when they'll pull the trigger," says Prapa, a short-haired woman with a brisk but cheerful manner. "We try to keep a constant lookout, but it's hard because our attention is usually on the children." A year ago, she recalls, a teacher in Narathiwat province was shot in his classroom, in front...
...have suddenly embraced capitalism and rejoined the world economy. Hundreds of millions of poor people have been lifted from desperate poverty as a result, and the West should not try to stop the rise of India and China. But the powerful, swift changes in the global economy will also trigger strong repercussions in the West. So nations such as the U.S. need to strive to create new jobs and to weave a stronger safety net ahead of the inevitable losses of employment...
...even threatened to vote their shares against a deal unless a bidder kicked in more money. One such firm is Cohen & Steers Inc., a nonactivist real estate investor, which publicly criticized Blackstone's original takeover offer for Equity Office as being ridiculously low. The firm's comments helped trigger the bidding war that ensued...
...Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia, three of the world's 15 top oil-exporting countries. Shi'ites who object to Saudi backing of the Sunnis might retaliate inside the kingdom - or Sunnis might take the fight into Iran. "We will have sectarian violence on a level that would likely trigger regional war," says Michèle Flournoy, president of the Center for a New American Security, a nonpartisan think tank. "At that point, you are looking at a path you don't want to go down...
...contrast, the head of Fretilin, Mari Alkatiri, is nowhere near as popular as Gusmão. Indeed, Alkatiri had to resign as Prime Minister last year after his tenure was stained by his handling of the army rebellion. His resumption of the top post could trigger bloodletting on the streets. Yet on Wednesday Alkatiri struck a defiant tone, swearing that he will not allow his party to cooperate with CNRT...