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...More than four years have passed since British and French officials vowed to prevent illegal immigrants, hailing largely from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran, from sneaking into England from Calais. In late 2002, Nicolas Sarkozy, then France's Interior Minister, ordered shut a Red Cross refugee center in the Calais suburb of Sangatte after British officials complained that thousands were using it as a base to organize crossings to England by jumping on trucks or walking through the Eurotunnel. Sarkozy, whose tough stance against illegal immigration helped build his career and win him the French presidency, claimed that Calais would soon...
...Anticipating possibly violent demonstrations following a guilty verdict against TRT, the military junta had ramped up security on Wednesday, putting 10,000-plus soldiers and police on alert. Earlier in the week, websites loyal to Thaksin were shut down by Thailand's Ministry of Information and Communications Technology. In addition, many pro-TRT radio stations have been barred from the airwaves. On Wednesday, several schools in Bangkok were shuttered for fear of bloodshed on the streets...
Caputo advanced to the finals after outwrestling three opponents in the Challenge Tournament. He defeated Trevor Perry of Hoosier Wrestling, 0-3, 7-0, 3-1, and proceeded to shut out Zack Giesen of Advanced Training Wrestling Club, 7-0, 1-0, and Jesse Strawn of King of the Jungle...
...government recently refused to revise a rule requiring a party to earn at least 10% of the national vote to land any seats in parliament. That means Kurdish parties will probably be shut out of parliament again in the July elections: Although they garner majorities across south-eastern Turkey, they are not likely to get 10% nationwide. "As long as real democratization is not achieved, military operations will fail to reach their goal," says Ragip Duran, a prominent author and analyst of Kurdish issues. "More blood will be spilled. The Kurdish problem is not based in north Iraq...
...Lehman's next problem was to keep the Mexican plants running through May to produce the goods for Christmas but at the same time plan to shut them down. But workers got suspicious when the company stopped ordering raw materials. They had seen other U.S. companies close overnight without paying the legally mandated severance pay. Two days before the planned but unannounced shutdown, workers at one plant took the American manager hostage, locking her in the lunchroom until they were assured of severance. The next day Von Lehman sent a pile of cash in an armored truck. Amazingly, he notes...