Indian professionals harassed for work permit violation in US
When the INS swooped down at a Texas Air Force Base last Thursday to book 40 Indian computer professionals for work permit violations, they could have sworn that the authorities were reading the code wrong.



Violence -- French schools go US way
The attempted murder of an 11-year-old by fellow students and the ordeal of a 17-year-old terrorized by classmates has drawn into stark relief the problem of violence in French schools.



Russia hammers Grozny, Chechen mountain gorges
Russia hammered Chechen rebel positions in mountain gorges and in the shattered capital Grozny on Sunday, making little headway in a gruelling week-long drive to storm the city.



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