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EDITORIAL: Failing to recognize the merits of an international perspective
China PostTAIPEI (The China Post/ANN) -- Even before the fishing vessel shooting incident, the Taiwanese blogosphere was abuzz with a discussion over the meaning of "international perspective". As a nation with substantial diplomatic limitations and an inward-...Tags: Philippines, Hong Kong, Germany, China, Book
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More South Koreans support developing nuclear weapons
SEOUL — Perhaps it is merely basic human desire to keep up with the neighbors, but an increasing number of South Koreans are saying that they want nuclear weapons too. Even in Japan, a country still traumatized by the legacy of Hiroshima and...
Tags: South Korea, Japan Nuclear Emergency (2011), Park Geun-hye, Interior Policy, Nuclear Weapons
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Madagascar's Rajoelina not eligible to run in election - AU
Reuters* Rajoelina seized power in a 2009 coup * Ousted leader's wife should not stand either, AU says * Four-year political crisis has rocked economy By Alain Iloniaina ANTANANARIVO, May 17 (Reuters) - The African Union (AU) has said it will not recognise...Tags: Elections, Politics, Andry Rajoelina, France, African Union
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U.S. banks push back on change in loan loss accounting
Reuters* U.S. banks pan accounting change to speed up loan reserves * Banks urge alignment of U.S. and international rules By Dena Aubin NEW YORK, May 13 (Reuters) - More than a dozen of the biggest U.S. banks have questioned a proposed accounting change...Tags: Citigroup Incorporated, Economy, Business and Finance, Science and Technology, Banking, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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'Argo's' Oscar gets a thumbs-down in Iran
TEHRAN -- Since the news from Hollywood flashed early Monday in Iran, text messages have been passing the word: A film widely denounced here as a stereotyped, anti-Iranian caricature won the coveted Oscar for best picture. "I am secular, atheist and not...
Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Iran's Nuclear Program, Entertainment, Argo (movie), Iraq
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Hostage crises, then and now
The State Department is probably very pleased with the outcome of last week's hostage crisis in Algeria, although given the loss of innocent lives it would be impolitic for officials to say so. In case you missed it, Islamic militants had held an...
Tags: Politics, Government, U.S. Navy, U.S. Congress, Morgan State University
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'Argo' writer Chris Terrio on Affleck collaboration
It's a truism that all Hollywood screenwriters learn, either the easy way or the hard way, that filmmaking is a collaborative art. Still, some personality types struggle with that. Not Chris Terrio. That becomes all the more clear when, intending to...
Tags: Central Intelligence Agency, Argo (movie), Entertainment Events, Grant Heslov, Beasts of the Southern Wild (movie)
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Algerian assault ends crisis, 19 hostages dead
AIN AMENAS, Algeria (AP) — Algerian special forces stormed a natural gas complex in the middle of the Sahara desert on Saturday in a "final assault" that ended a four-day-old hostage crisis, according to the state news agency and two foreign...
Tags: Government, Armed Conflicts, William Hague, Criminals, Algeria
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Window of opportunity may open in U.S.-Iran nuclear standoff
A multi-front campaign to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon has been stalled for months by the distractions of a U.S. presidential campaign, Tehran’s stop-and-go negotiating tactics and its role in deadly clashes in Syria and Gaza....Tags: Iran's Nuclear Program, International Atomic Energy Agency, Petroleum Industry, United Nations, U.S. Department of State
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France approves European treaty on public-spending limits
World NowFrance approves the European treaty to limit public spending, a key element in Europe's strategy to combat its debt crisis. Critics say that it will enshrine austerity into French law.... -
Strategy to improve 'alarming situation' in Mali expected at U.N.
World NowThe question of how to help Mali cope with rebels, the aftermath of a military coup and religious extremists, is slated to be taken up Wednesday at the sidelines of the United Nations, at a closely watched meeting on security in the troubled Sahel.... -
Bali marks 10th anniversary of devastating bombing
World NowTen years ago, the bombing of two nightclubs in Bali killed 202 people and unsettled the long-peaceful island popular with Western tourists. On Friday, hundreds of survivors and their families gathered in Bali to remember the bombing, a devastating attack...
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