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...checkpoint. A major jumped out, screaming at the two guards. Apparently some foreign aid workers had slipped past the checkpoint. How could the officers have let that happen? The major turned to my driver and continued to rant: How could he bring foreigners to this disaster area? Doing so showed his complete abdication of patriotic duty. The major warned that he would be reporting my driver's serious violation back to military headquarters. The clampdown was even more chilling near the riverside town of Laputta, where soldiers told villagers that any foreigners seen wandering around after dark would be shot...
...land. That works out to an average of $50 per 1,076 sq. ft. (100 sq m) or sotka, Russia's standard unit of land. But Sochi's successful Olympic bid has boosted Sochi land prices fivefold since last July; in April, a sotka in the area was on sale in a price range of $100,000 to $200,000. The Kovals figure they could have sold their four sotkas and the boarding house for $1.5 million, enough to move someplace else. That prospect has evaporated, while the threat of wholesale eviction now looms...
...faculty meeting a few weeks ago, Blatt’s committee recommended that the school offer short courses for people to explore subjects different from their concentration, as well as specialized classes for students to delve more deeply into their area of study...
...dangerous affair. After consulting the safety gurus, FM has compiled some safety tips and self-defense moves that should come in handy if you find yourself alone in the wee hours. PREVENTION: Of course, the best prevention measure is to avoid travelling solo after dark, especially in unlit areas. If you have to stay out late, recruit friends to walk with you or set up a departure time beforehand. Otherwise, try to be aware of the time so you can make it back to your room before dark. DEFENSE: 1. If a potential attacker approaches...
...grinding regularity over the past few years. Since 2005, more than 520 people have been killed and hundreds more injured in 10 major bombings around the country. Yesterday, at least 80 people died when seven or perhaps eight separate bombs exploded within minutes in the crowded central market area of Jaipur, a popular tourist city in the northwestern state of Rajasthan. Police say the bombs appear to have been strapped to bicycles and rickshaws. Though no one has yet claimed responsibility - such claims have been extremely rare after previous attacks - government officials and intelligence sources told Indian newspapers and television...