1. Opposition party negotiators on Monday refused to meet with government officials for talks aimed at ending the chaos which has gripped this tiny mountain kingdom. 2. Police set up roadblocks and prevented students from meeting Sunday as this small mountain kingdom prepared for another round of strikes and labor actions. 3. A committee sponsored by South Africa will investigate allegations of election fraud in Lesotho, a tiny mountain kingdom surrounded by South Africa. 4. About half the gross domestic product of the mountain kingdom surrounded by South Africa comes from wages sent home by thousands of miners. 5. After suppressing mutinous Lesotho troops in the capital of this mountain kingdom, soldiers from South Africa and Botswana on Thursday moved to quell an outbreak of looting. 6. --Bhutan, visit the ancient villages of this mountain kingdom by bus, minivan and foot. 7. Citing Biblical law, a traditional chief in this mountain kingdom has banned the use of condoms. 8. Eleven opposition groups announced Saturday they had formed a loose alliance to push for democratic reforms in this mountain kingdom. 9. Fifty-four of the miners killed last week were from Lesotho, a mountain kingdom completely encircled by South Africa. 10. Four labor leaders jailed for organizing a nationwide strike were released Wednesday in a move that could defuse tension in this mountain kingdom. |