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Natural Disasters

Bad weather halts avalanche search


	Twelve hours after 70 feet of snow buried a Pakistani military camp, officials admit there have been no signs of survivors. Bad weather and darkness have forced rescuers to suspend their search.

Arab World

Yemeni president purges military


	Yemen's new president has carried out a shake-up of the country's military, getting rid of figures still loyal to the old regime. The move is intended to show his willingness to carry out promised reforms.

Disarmament

Peace activists lead German Easter marches


	The traditional Easter peace marches in Germany are under way, with organizers condemning the German involvement in Afghanistan and military recruitment in schools, which has increased since the end of conscription.

People

Malawi swears in first female president, easing fears


	Malawi's new president, Joyce Banda, has been sworn into office. Officials had been hesitant in announcing the death of her predecessor Bingu wa Mutharika, raising fears of a succession crisis.

Conflict

Killing push seen in Syria ahead of deadline


	Attacks by the Syrian government are killing dozens daily, activists say, as the deadline for an end to military violence quickly approaches. The US Embassy says in some areas, troops are just moving, not withdrawing.

Refugees flee Syria violence

Civil Rights

Pirates fail in bid to lift Good Friday dancing ban


	Members of the Pirate Party failed in their attempt to overturn a ban on dancing in public on Good Friday. Demonstrations planned for Friday were also banned, though some took place online.

Democracy

Leading Tiananmen dissident Fang Lizhi dies


	A Chinese dissident who helped inspire the Tiananmen Square protests has died aged 76. Fang Lizhi rose to prominence in the buildup to the demonstrations in which hundreds were killed by the military.


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7 April 2012

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The Neuroscience Of Bob Dylan's Genius

Jonah Lehrer | Guardian | 6 April 2012

"'It's just this sense that you got something to say.' What he felt was the itch of an imminent insight, the tickle of lyrics that needed to be written down. 'I found myself writing this song, this story, this long piece of vomit'" Comments

A Plea For Beauty: A Manifesto For A New Urbanism

Roger Scruton | American Enterprise Institute | 29 March 2012

Absorbing essay on decline of American cities, how to create thriving urban areas. "To plan or not to plan is a false choice. Instead, civic leaders should think in terms of fostering beauty through the use of aesthetic constraints" Comments

Iran's Spymaster

Jay Soloman & Siobhan Gorman | WSJ | 4 April 2012

Profile of General Qasem Soleimani, boss of Iran's Qods Force—spies and special forces used for murder and skulduggery abroad. In charge of policy towards Syria, Iraq, Lebanon. "Evil genius." Shades of Le Carré's Karla Comments

The Errors Of Their Ways

Rachel Giese | Walrus | 1 April 2012

Fine essay on medical error. "As the tools for healing proliferate, so do the difficulties in determining and executing correct diagnoses and treatments; each discovery creates new opportunities for mistakes, side effects, dangers" Comments

Bosnia: Twenty Years On

Allan Little | BBC | 6 April 2012

A mere slip of a piece, and yet its commentary on war, and war reporting, is worth more than many longer ones. "May I ask you, I said, are you a Muslim or a Croat? And the answer he gave me still shames me as it echoes in my head" Comments

Lunch With The FT: Larry David

Matthew Garrahan | FT | 6 April 2012

For once it lives up to its name. The only thing Larry David wants to talk about is lunch itself. Nuts are good in salad. Fruit too. But not cheese. “I’m anti-cheese in a salad. I don’t think the tastes are complementary" Comments

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