Khomeini descendant backs reform drive in Iran
Zahra Eshraghi, granddaughter of Ayatollah Khomeini, urges reformists to back Mohammad Khatami in next year’s presidential race to challenge Mahmoud Ahmadinejad amid hard line dominance. She warns of limited reform success under clerical blockade and calls for renewed efforts to curb supreme leader’s power.
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Laos fights dwindling elephant herds and saves remaining few
Connie Speight, an 83 year old American teacher, works in Laos to protect the dwindling elephants. Laos, once called Land of a Million Elephants, now has about 700 in the wild and 570 domesticated, amid poaching, dams, logging, and farming pressures. Conservationists warn extinction could follow in decades without change. A three day elephant festival showcased 60 elephants, highlighting efforts to shift from logging to tourism while preserving the emblematic animal.
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