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Iraq went to the polls on Saturday and, after 19 violent days that saw more than 450 Iraqi civilians killed, Baghdad was relatively calm for the vote. The quiet may be an indication that the draconian security measures that banned almost all vehicular traffic, international travel and movement between provinces were effective in curbing insurgents' attacks. Still, the night before the vote, insurgents sabotaged an electrical tower, plunging the city and northern towns into darkness. There were also reports of gun battles between insurgents, on one hand, and U.S. and Iraqi troops in Ramadi and other western towns Saturday, causing...
...have to decline to take a picture of Bob, Sue, and the kids when I’m rushing to a class that started five minutes ago. I’ve lost count of the number of times that I’ve literally had to jump into traffic to avoid getting run over by a swarm of “I Love Boston”-sweatshirt-wearing, stupidly-grinning visitors from Podunk who take over an entire sidewalk. I’ve had it with the guy setting up a 15-foot-wide tripod in the middle...
...Maybe it's just the novelty of weaving around cars stuck in traffic jams, but the Parisian motorcycle taxi certainly seems to be the most fashionable way to commute around town these days. The two-wheeled wonders shave precious minutes from journey times, and at least four different companies (Citybird, Motojet, PLD and H?g? Service) scoot around the French capital. Clients are equipped with rain gear and helmets, and Citybird and H?g? Service customers get inbuilt two-way radios. A carry-on suitcase and two laptop-sized bags can be secured to the back of the bikes. Journeys within Paris...
Signs that Saturday's catastrophe is stretching India to the limit greet us as soon as we enter the quake zone. Even before we reach the broken houses, the landslides and the homeless droves, my translator Shaeeq and I get choked up in a traffic jam-at the head of which is an angry clot of young men banging sticks on the tops of the car that try to pass, while women weep on the verge. "We are not begging, sir, we are not begging," one protester says, with the look of a man who hasn't slept for days...
...seemed like an extremely clever idea at the time: a stylish two-seater commuter car that would be ideal for city traffic, small enough to fit in the tiniest of parking spots and highly fuel efficient. It seems like an even better idea now. But 11 years after Mercedes dreamed up the idea with Nicholas Hayek, the creator of Swatch watches, the minute Smart car has become an oversize drain on the automaker's profits. In the first six months of this year, Mercedes plunged into the red because of a massive $1.3 billion restructuring charge it took...