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The flap began when the news magazine Der Spiegel published a story suggesting that early in his career Hofer wrote articles approving of Nazi policies, including the 1943 execution of Pianist Karlrobert Kreiten. Hofer had twice before publicly and successfully defended himself against similar accusations. But this time the network...
Even as the court wound up its courageous deliberations, another trial against 78 alleged mafiosi continued in the same Palermo courtroom. Meanwhile, a new wave of killings was feared imminent: only three hours after he was acquitted of charges of international drug trafficking and Mafia association, Antonino Ciulla, 35, was...
Still, Namphy cannot be absolved of responsibility for the election-day carnage. Haitian sources say that at 1:20 a.m., just hours before the polls opened, Namphy drove in a convoy to the National Palace, where he helped oversee the disruptions. Says a Haitian who claims to have witnessed the...
Kim Dae Jung ran strongly, but narrowly lost the last presidential election in 1971. He spent much of the following 16 years in prison, under house arrest or in exile, and was even threatened with execution in 1980. The charismatic firebrand boldly asserted at his rally last week, "I, Kim...
There is not much that is down-home about microwave cooking. In fact, that odorless, near instant preparation may take all the romance out of the kitchen entirely, obviating as it does the appreciation of a dish that cooks long and slowly, filling the house with its perfume as the...