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- In Mexico, the ajolote's fate lies in troubled waters
- In India, trained priests from lower caste still awaiting jobs
- 3 NATO service members killed in Afghan suicide attack
| In Mexico, the ajolote's fate lies in troubled waters Posted: 01 Oct 2012 06:23 PM PDT The salamander, long a metaphor for the Mexican soul, risks extinction unless its sole habitat, the canal system of Xochimilco, can be restored. MEXICO CITY — Somewhere underneath the hull of Armando Tovar's boat, the aquatic manifestation of the great god Xolotl was slithering along the muddy canal bottom, digesting bugs, laying eggs and trying to avoid extinction.  |
| In India, trained priests from lower caste still awaiting jobs Posted: 01 Oct 2012 04:37 PM PDT In India's Tamil Nadu state, a lawsuit by upper-caste Brahmins has kept lower-caste Dalits from taking up jobs as priests, the tradition domain of Brahmins. CHENNAI, India — Kesavan's father and grandfather were caretakers who sold candles and performed basic rituals at their local makeshift temple attended by fellow Dalits, or members of the so-called untouchable caste. In India, these structures are omnipresent around sacred trees, on sidewalks, abutting overpasses.  |
| 3 NATO service members killed in Afghan suicide attack Posted: 01 Oct 2012 02:13 AM PDT The bomber drove his motorcycle into a patrol in Khost, killing 14. Dozens are wounded. A suicide bomber driving a motorcycle packed with explosives rammed his bike into a patrol of Afghan and international forces on Monday morning in eastern Afghanistan, killing at least 14 people, including three NATO service members and their translator, officials said.  |
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