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...North Korea has pulled back from the brink by not formally declaring itself a nuclear power. It has also stopped short of proving conclusively that it has a nuclear bomb, despite widespread speculation that it would soon test such a device for the first time. Either move could unleash a nuclear arms race in Northeast Asia, as first Japan then South Korea might follow the North into the nuclear weapons club. That prospect is enough to keep the White House focused on the region...
Midterms making you want to unleash your inner bitchy teenager? Scream along with Canadian pop-punk sensation Avril Lavigne, fresh from cutting a track for the Spongebob Squarepants soundtrack, and touring with Butch Walker. Really, Ec 10’s not that “Complicated.” Tickets $32.50-$37.50; call (617) 931-2000. 7:30 p.m. FleetCenter...
Rocco Buttiglione could hardly have anticipated the firestorm he was about to unleash. Appearing earlier this month at what should have been a routine hearing before a European Parliament committee, the E.U. Commissioner - designate for Justice, Freedom and Security was asked about discrimination against homosexuals. In response Buttiglione, a close friend and a biographer of Pope John Paul II, cited his Roman Catholic faith and said he considered homosexuality a "sin" and marriage an institution intended to give women "the right to have children and the protection of a man." What happened next was anything but routine. Many committee members...
...vast majority of Chechens oppose Basayev's murderous tactics, even while they share his goal of independence from Russia. But the fact that Basayev can roam around Vedeno with impunity and seemingly unleash strikes at will in Russia perfectly illustrates how the Chechen conflict has degenerated from a struggle for self-determination into a vicious war of terror in which Russian and Chechen civilians have become the targets. As the traditional 40-day mourning period in Beslan came to an end last week, people across Russia were left worrying where Basayev will strike next. Basayev, a short, wiry 39-year...
...aftermath of Israel's assassination of the two most senior leaders of Hamas. Israelis waited fearfully for the revenge attacks predicted by the Islamic group's leaflets. Surely there would be new additions to the litany of intifadeh attacks. But the assaults never came. If Hamas couldn't unleash a wave of terror after losing its two top men, Israelis figured their army and security services must have been able to rein in the threat. Cafes began to snap back to life...