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The mountainous regions of southernmost Russia, known as the North Caucasus, have a combined population of almost 7 million and have long been beset by violence, stoked by poverty, corruption, Islamic extremism, ethnic tensions, feuding criminal gangs and the two separatist wars that ravaged Chechnya since 1994. Here's a look at the most troubled republics:
Melted rubber sandals float in the bus-sized crater outside what's left of the Nazran city police department.
Swimming's governing body has announced the five members of the scientific commission that will oversee approvals for swimsuits.
Across the Amazon basin, river dwellers are adding new floors to their stilt houses, trying to stay above rising floodwaters that have killed 48 people and left 405,000 homeless.
Rio's mayor has a plan he believes can tame this chaotic city, which is both beloved and loathed for the cacophony of sins that reach their apex during Carnival, which opened Friday.
The severing of air links with Thailand's capital — a vital air hub that handles 3 percent of world air cargo and 100,000 travelers a day — rippled through the region with airlines scrambling to reroute passengers and freight as hopes for a quick resolution to the crisis faded.
Travelers faced long lines, delays and cancellations at Italian airports on Tuesday, a day after a wildcat strike by some Alitalia workers forced the carrier to scrap dozens of flights. Some disputes became so heated that police had to intervene.
Reeling from the highest inflation rate in the world, barred by the government from using U.S. dollars for purchases, Zimbabweans turned to a new money source Wednesday: gasoline coupons.
Thieves, feuding tribesmen and Taliban militants are creating chaos along the main Pakistan-Afghanistan highway, threatening a vital supply line for U.S. and NATO forces.
Zimbabweans will be soon lining their pockets with 10-million-dollar bills.
Commuters stranded from Virginia to Massachusetts. Train service shut down at major terminals in New York, Chicago and Boston. A flood of extra cars on congested highways around Washington and San Francisco.
Opposition leader Benazir Bhutto's assassination deals a stunning blow to liberal political forces in Pakistan and gathering unrest by her supporters risks tipping the volatile country into chaos.
Despite its status as Pakistan's hub for commerce, violence has routinely visited Karachi's seething streets: from political and ethnic bloodletting to its emergence as a hub of Islamic militants and scene of repeated terror attacks post-9/11.
Gunmen killed dozens of civilians Thursday and dumped their bodies in a ditch, as the government ordered a tough daytime curfew of Baghdad and three provinces to stem the sectarian violence that has left at least 114 dead since the bombing of a Shiite shrine.
Military Stimulus?The defence bill President Barack Obama will sign into law on Wednesday contains a new provision that would pay Taliban fighters who renounce the insurgency, Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin said on Tuesday. Pure genius...
Obama to Lift HIV/AIDS Travel BanIt appears that President Obama is doing everything in his power to enforce laws against the majority of Americans.
Much water—most of it black—has flowed under the bridge ever since the Pakistani media started educating their viewers on the mercenary contractor Blackwater and its many clones.
Defendant Tries to Slit Throat in Front of Jury Chaos turned to terror inside the Inglewood courthouse Tuesday morning when a defendant tried to slit his own throat.
The new survivalists: Oregon 'preppers' stockpile guns and food in fear of calamity Government officials, academics, authors and others -- in addition to those doing the stockpiling -- say a growing number of people are independently building caches of food, weapons and precious metals such as gold.
Mayors' battle creates chaos for drivers Two feuding mayors of neighboring Paris suburbs have caused traffic chaos by declaring the same street is one-way - but in opposite directions.
NY Daily News Columnist Nails It: Obama is The Real Target, Not Health Policy excerpt: ''"It's always nice to see a journalist who gets it, and Mike Lupica understands what's really going on with the anti-healthcare reform protesters.........""
I've been hearing a lot and reading a lot and there're a number of things that are bothering me lately. Here's the first:
Fresh Chaos Erupts in UrumqiMore chaos erupted in Urumqi, China on Tuesday, July 7, 2009. This Xinhuanet article indicates that police and others helped prevent much violence from occurring this time, though.
The Nirvana Fallacy - John StosselPresident Obama has announced his "sweeping overhaul of the financial regulatory system."
Chicago parking meters broken, sends motorists, cops and leasing company into scramble modeSome 250 newly installed pay-and-display parking boxes abruptly and inexplicably stopped working, providing fresh vexation across downtown for almost the entire workday and forcing officials to stop writing parking tickets as crews scurried to make repairs.
Who is Watching the Watchmen?In March 2005, the Army's 902nd Military Intelligence Group warned the Akron, Ohio, police department about an assembly of middle-aged peace activists organized by local Quakers.
The Boy Scout of BaghdadIN MARCH 2003, Salam Adhoob, a prominent lawyer in the Iraqi city of Suwayrah, was glad to see US forces roll into his country.
Secrets to a Stress-Free Home: Reduce Stress Room by RoomThis article is related to my seeded Artcile, Unahappily ever after. This article is a starting place for the stressed.
Zakaria: 'Spiraling chaos' possible in PakistanTaliban militants, who implemented Islamic law in Pakistan's violence-plagued Swat Valley last week, have now taken control of a neighboring district 60 miles (less than 100 kilometers) from the capital, Islamabad.
Hundreds of thousands of curves whirl into a swirl of images. Chaos is born. Pieces of points unify lines. Borders draw the ragged edge of time. Chaos defines. Life's greater scheme lies within. Fragments of delight tickle, tease! Chaos enchants.
The history of the American Experiment in self government has always been viewed as a battle between dichotomous ideas struggling for supremacy over each other... federalist vs. anti-federalist; conservative vs. liberal; republican vs. democrat; urban vs. agrarian; north vs.
S.C. Governor Sanford Urged to Prevent ChaosWithout the money, lawmakers said, the impact on the state budget would be chaos.
Global Slump Could Trigger Unprecedented Chaos - ExpertsAs the U.S. reels under its largest job losses in a half century, the situation may be growing even worse in Asia, Europe and Latin America. The world community may be on the cusp of an economic collapse that triggers unprecedented chaos, experts say.
Holy Moly, He's Done It AgainEarly this week, Pope Benedict compounded his troubles by elevating a bishop who blamed New Orleans for Hurricane Katrina and called Harry Potter satanic. How does a pope who's not that ideologically different from the beloved John Paul II manage to screw up so badly?
Do We Need a New Internet? Two decades ago a 23-year-old Cornell University graduate student brought the Internet to its knees with a simple software program that skipped from computer to computer at blinding speed, thoroughly clogging the then-tiny network in the space of a few hours.
Social unrest shakes a weary worldLayoffs add stress to a global economy reeling from a financial crisis that could culminate in wide-scale demonstrations.
Dude, where's my country?From the WSJ, a prediction of U.S. disintegration in 2020, by Russian academic Igor Panarin. Mr. Panarin is dean of the Russian Foreign Ministry's academy for future diplomats, and a former KGB analyst.
Frequent hundred year floods in the Prairie states of America. Devastating earthquakes and tsumani. Polar bears adrift. Home values hitting bottom. Air fares, college tuition and health care out of reach of too many. Endless wars raging in Iraq, Afghanistan and against terrorism.
Washington Arrogance has Fomented a Muslim Revolution : Information Clearing House - ICHA forthright perspective on government and on the difference being a "good neighbour" might make.
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