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International
Weakened Concept of 'Axis of Evil': US' Flexible Diplomatic Approach
Special Contribution
By Dr. Park Tae-Woo
North Korea seems to be in the happiest moment of diplomatic achievements the US has given in return for demolishing the cooling tower at its Yongbyeon nuclear reactor last July. US would ...

Obama Needs to Hammer Economic, Foreign Policy Failures in Bush/Cheney Years
By Stephen Fox
Managing Editor of Santa Fe Sun News
I am truly reluctant to be so presumptuous as to tell Obama some ideas on how to improve his campaign. This is a guy who only 4 years ago gave a rousing speech at the Democratic Convention ...

Time for Politics of People's Movements to Prevail
From Politics of Representation to Politics of Numbers
By Medha Patkar
The game of numbers was never at its vulgar ebb as it is today. It is clear by now, more than ever before that electoral politics is nothing more than valueless and opportunistic arithmetic. Votes and candidates ...

Victorious Maoists Lose Battle for Kathmandu
Special Contribution
By Nava Thakuria
After weeks of rigorous homework, sustained activities and glorified victories, the rebellion Communists of Nepal were ready to form a democratic republic regime at Kathmandu, but their hopes ...

A Base for Another World War
By Tanveer Jafri
Contributing Writer
The whole world is passing through a phase of inflation and starvation that has never been imagined so far. These rising prices can be directly related to day by day increasing anarchy. Despite heavy price rise ...

Deceptions of Elections
Elections, decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or party to hold formal office. This is the usual mechanism by which modern democracy fills offices in the legislature ...

"Rainforest World Music Festival" in Malaysia
The Malaysian Tourism Office held their annual event "Rainforest World Music Festival" that shows various music performances. This 11th festival took place in "Sarawak Cultural Village" in Kuching, the ...

Bus Explosions Kill 2, Wound 14 in China
Explosions on two public buses in southwest China early on July 21,2008 killed two people and wounded 14, heightening fears of terrorism just weeks before the opening of the Olympic Games. ...

Korea Could Be Very Rich
If you care about Korea and don't take Japanese or Arab money for your work, please read the included attachment which explains how the great Korean invention from Energine could save Korea and the world ...

The Smoking Screen!
Once Humphrey Bogart seduced women through his smoke rings. In a movie like "Casablanca," much of this Hollywood star's playboy persona came from the cigarette he held between his fingers. That the ...

India: Assam Party Waits for an Opportunity
Memorial Service to Be Held for a Fallen Hero
Thai-Cambodia Troops in Near Shootout over Heritage Site
How to Prevent a War With Iran
Bollywood and Beyond at Stuttgart
Burma after Nargis: Devastated, Depressed and Dejected
3rd Summit of Organization for Democracy and Economic Development -- GUAM
Nuclear deal -- Indians in a fix
Help Aamir Khan to Keep Promises and Quit Smoking
Tunisian President Ben Ali Calls to Address Climate Change




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Asia Watch by George Zhibin Gu
Federation:
The Best Choice for Taiwan & China
The realities between Taiwan and mainland China are 'economically hot, politically cold.' Their ever-increasing economic ties demand far better political relations. One highly feasible resolution is a 'federation.' Would it work? The answer: economically, the time is right; politically, it is only few steps ... more
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Learning Languages the Easy Way?
The ad stated you could learn Spanish, French, or Japanese or other foreign languages in the time it takes to listen to a few CDs for the very low cost of less than $20.00. Maybe. It all depends on the meaning of learning a language. What will you be able to do after listening to a few CDs? No much in all likelihood. ... more
Other Articles by Domenico Maceri
    Jesus and Illegal Immigrants?
    US Border Enforcement Bil Too Tough, ...
    Freedom of Speech in English Only?
    Bilingual Education: Parents Know Best
    The GOP: No Guest Worker Program?
SOUTH ASIA MONITOR BY B. GAUTAM
"Kashmir":
A Never Ending Thorny Issue
India and Pakistan are still holding on to their own rigid positions. India keeps harping that Kashmir can only be one of a list of subjects to be discussed. Pakistan disagrees and argues that Kashmir is a central issue which has to be tackled first. The two countries have fought four wars ... more
Other Articles by Gautaman Bhaskaran
    The Smoking Screen!
    Bollywood and Beyond at Stuttgart
    New Film May Spell Hope for Bollywood
    Indian Cinema Feeds Deceit
    An Indian Film on an American Power ...
Getway with John Hagan
Harry Lime's Vienna
So what if it is the city of Mozart, Strauss, Haydn, Beethoven, Klimt, the majestic Schonbrunn Palace, the exquisite baroque Belvedere, and all the glories of Hapsburg indulgence! Call me a lowbrow , a philistine if you like, but I wasnt lured ... more
Other Articles by John Hagan
    Crowning Glory
    A Home with Art in Vienna
    Sizzling Islington
    Hong Kong -- Attractions and Alarms
    Viennese Haven
Middle East News by Yasser Moailek
Gazan Weapons Dealer Reveals All
Rafah City resident Abu Mohammed whipped out his modern mobile phone and quickly dialed a number, before starting a concise conversation with the other side. "Hello. Please send me 750 watermelons and five crutches, and make that fast," Abu Mohammed ... more
Other Articles by Yasser AbuMoailek
    Korean FM's Visit to Palestine ...
    Heated Campaigning But Friendly ...
    "Reform and Change" Wins Hamas ...
    Tunneling as a Life in Rafah, Gaza ...
    Abu Mazen Liked by US, Israel as ...
THIRD WORLDER By Rolando Fuertes Jr.
Shisha: An Arab Delight, a Taste of Home
MANAMA, Bahrain ? An Arab man leans back in his chair as he blows smoke rings in the air. The smell of apple is much like the scent of baking an apple over a wood fire. So thick is the smell of apple tobacco inside the coffee shop you can almost taste it as it escapes ... more
Other Articles by Rolando M. Fuertes Jr.
    Third Worlder: "World, Read My ...
    Arab Countries Burdened with ...
    Women Empowerment Must Start at ...
    Obesity in Arab World Is on Rise
Window on Japan
The 47 Samurai That Never Were
Tokyo, Nov. 27, 2003 ? In the winter of 1703, following the revenge killing of a court official who had disgraced and caused the self inflicted death of the local lord to whom they owed allegiance, over 40 samurai willingly, happily even, slit open their own ... more
Other Articles by Mark Buckton
    "The Breakaway Japanese Kitchen"
    Sumo Stars to Vie in 1st Korean ...
    Bushido: Masterpiece As of Yet ...
    The Future of The Past - Haiku
Tragedy in Sudan
Is Appalling Atrocity Genocide?
As he began speaking, Majok lowered his small cocoa-colored eyes and stared intensely at the ground. It was the summer of 2002 and I had just flown thousands of miles deep into the war zone of Sudan, the largest country in Africa, to interview former slaves. ... more
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