MOSCOW - A car bomb in the South Ossetian capital of Tskhinvali killed seven Russian peacekeepers and two others on Friday, raising tensions in the separatist enclave days before a scheduled pullback of Russian troops from Georgian territory.
YANGON, Myanmar - A year ago, Myanmar's police and military stormed the streets of this moldy, crumbling city and began a deadly crackdown on thousands of Buddhist monks protesting sharp rises in the price of food and fuel. Now the country's ruling generals are steeling themselves for a reprise.
Taking the bus in Westchester is no simple matter. Land use patterns, topography and suburban mind-sets keep many behind the wheel.
The best way to illustrate the scope of revolution in ballpark design is to look at the playoff series between the Cubs and the Dodgers, whose stadiums are the two oldest in the National League.