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...This emerging consensus stems in part from the realization of what Pakistan can do and is willing to do in the fight. The Pakistani military reiterated during Gates' visit last week that it has no intention of going after the Afghan insurgent sanctuaries in North Waziristan. The Pakistanis claimed that their forces were overstretched by their offensives against the Pakistan Taliban in Swat and South Waziristan and that a new offensive is beyond their capability. (See pictures of Afghanistan's dangerous Korengal Valley...
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...Russian diaspora, as well as the 85,000 paying tourists who visit the church every year, the Cathedral of Saint Nicholas has represented a slice of Mother Russia on the shores of the Mediterranean. And that's exactly the logic the Russian government used to win a court case in France on Jan. 20 that recognized Moscow's ownership of the church. The Nice Russian Orthodox Cultural Association (ACOR), which managed the church under a 99-year lease it signed with the czarist regime in 1909, had maintained that it effectively inherited the cathedral when Russia's royal family...
...bookstore owners to divine what kind of book the Indian reader want. There is no equivalent to Oprah Winfrey - whose television show has been launching best-sellers in the U.S. for years - so boosting sales still requires a personal touch. Authors looking to increase their numbers are compelled to visit bookstores large and small to talk up their book. This word-of-mouth method among booksellers still reigns supreme in India. "They are the guys who are going to be hand-selling a good book to customers," says Padmanabhan. (See a TIME video on an Indian coffee house...
...Ann’s visit also triggers a re-examination of earlier strife surrounding the sale of defective airplane parts to the government by the company run by her father and Joe during the war. Suddenly, the troubles of the past re-surface, unable to be denied any longer. Responsibility must be taken, and natural order restored...