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August 21, 2009

Three More Things to Like About Provence

By Susan Spano Los Angeles Times APT, France ~ Some people say it served Peter Mayle right when a fan – Read More...
August 21, 2009

Easter Island Flights Resume after Protest

SANTIAGO ~ A protest by Easter Island locals against excessive hordes of tourists and residence-seekers eased this week when officials – Read More...
August 21, 2009

Vatican Unveils Nighttime Museum Openings

VATICAN CITY ~ The Vatican Museums, whose treasures include Michelangelo’s prized frescoes in the Sistine Chapel, will stay open late – Read More...
August 21, 2009

Tibet Notches Record Number of Tourists

BEIJING ~ A total of 1.2 million tourists visited Tibet last month – a record for July – state media – Read More...
August 21, 2009

The Hawkish Case for Nuclear Disarmament

By J. Peter Scoblic Last week, peace activists around the world commemorated the dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima – Read More...
August 21, 2009

Let’s Talk to Burma; China Sure Is

By Thant Myint-U Twenty years of sanctioning and lecturing Burma’s military regime have failed. The West needs to engage with – Read More...
August 21, 2009

What Would Warhol Blog?

By Rachel Dry The universe of notoriety is bigger than it was in 1968 when Andy Warhol proclaimed, “In the – Read More...
August 21, 2009

Tommy Suharto Wants Presidency, Says Aide

JAKARTA ~ The son of late president Suharto has launched a bid to become president despite a “track record on – Read More...
August 21, 2009

Truck Crash Kills 25

JAKARTA ~ Twenty-five people were killed when a truck packed with plantation workers and their families overturned in Kalimantan, police – Read More...
August 21, 2009

Malaysian Police Hold 102 Indonesians

KUALA LUMPUR ~ Malaysian police arrested more than 100 Indonesians who were trying to return to their country illegally via – Read More...