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...human head, is local in its imagery. But the glinting cherry-red form also recalls a highly waxed Ford Mustang. Like it, Pakistan and its revving art scene are poised to drive into the future with one foot in tradition, the other in modernity. May they cruise, not stall...
...many Ashura refreshment stalls placed incongruously in the heart of the battle, a man described a clash he had just witnessed. He said the crowd had taken down one policeman and lifted his helmet in the air like a trophy. Others at the refreshment stall listened as they ate lentil soup and drank tea with dates. No more than 100 yards away, police clashed once again with protesters, while the black-shirted, chador-wearing Shi'ite faithful gathered around the stall cried, "Death to the dictator...
That's not to say Acenese have truly healed, or that they ever will. Syamsiah, 47, runs a food stall in Calang, a tsunami-annihilated town about 90 miles from Banda Aceh that was rebuilt by the Red Cross. She seemed unfazed by the prospect of another tsunami ("That's God's business. Why should I be afraid?") but is tormented by the loss of many of her relatives, including her parents, when the wave swept over their coastal village. Syamsiah had found only their bones. "It broke my heart," she sobbed. (See pictures of what was lost...
...says Darius Lam, assistant editor at Autocar Professional, a Mumbai-based trade publication. But the latest generation of vehicles will meet the latest European emission standards, and India's "road infrastructure is being rapidly improved to accommodate the new fleet," Lam says. At the moment, nothing seems able to stall India's drive to become a player in the global auto industry...
...experienced over recent days," according to a statement, although the company has thus far failed to heed calls by British Conservative politicians to fire CEO Richard Brown. Brown has apologized for the inconvenience the interrupted service has caused passengers, but says that sending more trains out to stall on the tracks beneath the channel simply isn't an option. Few clients were thanking him Monday for his caution. (Read: "European Train Travel: Working on the Railroad...