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...were recently forced to defend themselves for hours in front of a disciplinary committee. "I am tired of going to university, which always looks like a prison," says a young woman who was suspended for the coming term from Allameh Tabataba'i University in Tehran. "Every day, they harass us by any means - threatening to reject us or suspend us [so we will] be quiet." (See pictures of the faces of contemporary Iran, caught between tradition and modernity...
...would "review" progress on power-sharing between Mugabe and Tsvangirai. Mugabe himself continues to delay the formation of a unity government, while his top brass seem focused on squirreling away as much cash as they can for as long as they are able. Mugabe's foot soldiers continue to harass, imprison and murder MDC activists. (See pictures of political tension in Zimbabwe...
...moments that genuinely did seem unscripted - Kate would wilt, leaning against the kitchen counter with a cup of coffee and seeming, for the twinkling of an eye, as though she were allowing herself to absorb the shock of it all. But then she would shake it off, plow forward, harass Jon into making himself a lower-calorie lunch and go back to wiping down the counters and giving orders. (See the top 10 skanky reality shows...
...been a while since I used state-of-the-art technology to harass a neighbor. Readers of this column might recall how last fall, when I was locked in a race to build a better man cave than my friend's across the street, I abused my position as a consumer-electronics writer so I could invite my buddy Dorfman to come check out my magnificent new 65-in. laser-powered HDTV from Mitsubishi. Victory was mine, at least for the 15 days until I had to give the TV back...
...found much favor with hardened guerrillas. "It will be more difficult [than the Swat-valley operation]," says Hasan Askari-Rizvi, a military analyst. "The Taliban are more deeply entrenched, and they are going to put up a fight. They will avoid head-on battles but will try to harass the army by other means, including ambushes." There is also the possibility that Mehsud's ranks have been fortified by some of the fighters who have fled the conflict in the Swat valley. South Waziristan is also home to assorted foreign militant groups, including Arab and Central Asian fighters...