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December 5, 2008

World Leaders Welcome Hillary Clinton Nomination

LEGIAN ~ US allies gave a warm welcome to Hillary Clinton’s return to the world stage as secretary of state – Read More...
December 5, 2008

Partying Thai Protesters Leave Airport – with a Warning

BANGKOK ~ As anti-government protesters partied and then helpfully swept up Bangkok’s main Suvarnabhumi airport after their eight-day siege, they – Read More...
December 5, 2008

ASEAN Members Regret Thai Postponement of Summit

SINGAPORE ~ Southeast Asian countries said on Wednesday they regretted that Thailand’s political turmoil drove it to postpone a regional – Read More...
December 5, 2008

Australian TV Man Jailed in Singapore

SINGAPORE ~ An Australian television correspondent was jailed 10 months by a Singapore court on Tuesday for drug offences. Peter – Read More...
December 5, 2008

Prepare for Disasters Despite Downturn: UN

KUALA LUMPUR ~ UN officials meeting in the Malaysian capital on Tuesday warned Asian countries not to cut funding for – Read More...
December 5, 2008

December 5-11, 2008

The Real Way to Beat Terrorism THE frightful terrorist assault on the Indian city of Mumbai is – yet again – Read More...
December 5, 2008

Terrorism in India Has Many Faces

By Martha Nussbaum If, as seems likely, last week’s terrible events in Mumbai were the work of Islamic terrorists, that’s – Read More...
December 5, 2008

Spam Filters Threaten Free Speech on the Internet

By James McGrath Morris Spam was once a simple annoyance. But its exponential growth — reports suggest that about 90 – Read More...
December 5, 2008

Historic Obama Presidency Tracks Others

By Jonathan Mann America loves its heroes and Barack Obama has already become one. In fact, he’s become several. Remember, – Read More...
December 5, 2008

Jerry Zezima : The Eyes Have It

I have always viewed myself as a farsighted person, a visionary who, like a great leader, could clearly see the – Read More...