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...migrants. Eventually, the vessel drifted to India's Andaman Islands, from which he and others were repatriated. Would he try his luck abroad again, I asked? The news of the recent boatpeople's experiences in Thailand had reached Arakan. He nodded, bouncing a child on his lap. Then, village elder O Lam Myit spoke. "I am old, so I cannot go," he said. "But for the young, it's worth risking death to go abroad. What's the point of staying here, in a place where we can do nothing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Visiting the Rohingya, Burma's Hidden Population | 3/10/2009 | See Source »

...typical teenager, not especially religious, albeit with a reputation as a troublemaker. His family is poor - his father sells fried snacks at a bus station - but owns its own house. Qasab attended the local primary school; at 13, he left the village to live and work with his elder brother in Lahore...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Making of a Mumbai Terrorist | 3/8/2009 | See Source »

...care, and I continue to refer patients who have spiritual needs I am not trained to manage. My experience shows that physicians can and should get training to skillfully recognize and ethically provide initial spiritual care for patients, and to refer those needing more intensive follow-up. Harvey A. Elder, LOMA LINDA, CALIF...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Spiritual Solution? | 3/5/2009 | See Source »

...sophomore year, the younger Roosevelt’s elder cousin Theodore “Teddy,” class of 1880, had already ascended to the American presidency...

Author: By Bita M. Assad, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The Legacy of Franklin Delano Roosevelt | 2/24/2009 | See Source »

...aren't exactly rising to his defense. Even top state Democrats - including House Speaker Michael Madigan and his daughter, Attorney General Lisa Madigan - are asking for a criminal perjury investigation by the State's Attorney for Sangamon County, which covers the capital where Burris testified. Late Tuesday, after the elder Madigan turned over reports and officially referred the case to State's Attorney John Schmidt, Schmidt's office released a statement saying "the matter is under review by this office...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Will Burris Be the Next to Fall in the Blago Scandal? | 2/18/2009 | See Source »

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