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March 27, 2009

Mar. 27-Apr. 2, 2009

Dear Sir With regard to the letter from Svend Laursen strongly criticizing the postal services, we take this opportunity of – Read More...
March 27, 2009

Myanmar Breaks Own Law Holding Suu Kyi: UN Panel

WASHINGTON ~ A UN panel has urged the release of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi, saying the junta violated not – Read More...
March 27, 2009

Nearly 2,400 Executed in 2008, but Amnesty Sees Progress

LONDON ~ Almost 2,400 people were executed last year, including more than 1,700 in China alone, but the world moved – Read More...
March 27, 2009

Under Obama, US Drops Hostility to ICC: Experts

WASHINGTON ~ President Barack Obama’s administration has dropped outright US hostility toward the world’s first permanent war crimes court, but – Read More...
March 27, 2009

Singapore to Tighten Protest Laws

SINGAPORE ~ Singapore moved this week to tighten laws against outdoor protests eight months before the city-state hosts a summit – Read More...
March 27, 2009

Scandal Turns Tide on Obama’s Age of Innocence

WASHINGTON ~ In the wake of the first major scandal of his term, US President Barack Obama remains as popular – Read More...
March 27, 2009

All the World’s a Stage

By William Shakespeare All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits – Read More...
March 27, 2009

The Dark Side of Cuban Cigars

HAVANA ~ “I’m always scared,” said Pedro as he deftly twisted large tobacco leaves to make fake famous name Havana – Read More...
March 27, 2009

India’s Tata Rolls Out World’s Cheapest Car

MUMBAI ~ India’s Tata Motors launched the world’s cheapest car this week, the Nano, hoping to revolutionize travel for millions – Read More...
March 27, 2009

Rage Swirls around Asia’s First Buddha Bar

JAKARTA ~ It wants to set new standards in chic for the sons and daughters of Indonesia’s elite, but instead – Read More...