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...forces to make them representative of East Timorese from both the east and west ends of the country - an acrimonious ethnic divide. But rogue militias are still around, and the police are still drawn mainly from just the west side. Moreover, unemployment is rising ever higher, the judiciary remains weak, and thousands of refugees who fled past fighting continue to languish in makeshift camps nationwide - a tinderbox waiting to explode...
...retailers in Sugamo, where Jan. 24 is the equivalent of America's Friday after Thanksgiving. As many as 80,000 visitors flock to the area to pay their New Year's respects at Koganji Temple - home of a famous statue of the Buddhist demigod Togenuki Jizo, protector of the weak - and browse in some 200 stores overflowing with free food samples and women's wear...
...These weak cattle—known as “downer cows”—pose an added threat of transmission of mad cow disease...
...critical. This dialogue is crucial, since Islam is the second largest religion in Britain. Nevertheless, echoing the calls for resignation after this speech, Church of England General Synod member Alison Ruoff said, “He is a disaster for the Church of England. He vacillates, he is a weak leader and he does not stand up for the church.” Similarly, there was a typical reaction from British tabloid The Sun, exclaiming that Williams’ claims were “a huge propaganda coup for extremists plotting to end centuries of the British way of life...
...been able to attend to its flock and maintain its unique status in Cuban society. The regime has always appreciated the Vatican's denunciations of the American blockade as a human rights violation. There is also fundamental agreement in both Cuban and Catholic doctrine about caring for the weak and underprivileged. Still, the relationship has its limits amidst the government control of information and silencing of opposition movements, which have often included Catholic intellectuals and clergy. The island's leading dissident, Oswaldo Paya, is a devout Catholic and is often referred to as the Lech Walesa of Cuba. In December...