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  • Did President Clinton Meet N. Korea's Kim Jong-Il or His Look-a-Like?

    BY: Donald Kirk | The Christian Science Monitor

    The North Korean leader may be using look-alikes to hide his poor health. One analyst says that when President Clinton visited in August, he met with an actor, not Kim Jong-il.

  • Passports Linked to 9/11 Found Along Afghan Border

    BY: NAHAL TOOSI | Associated Press

    Pakistani soldiers battling their way into a Taliban stronghold along the Afghan border have seized passports that may be linked to 9/11 suspects, as they confront an enemy skilled in operating in a mountainous terrain with endless ways to wage a guerrilla war.

  • In Afghanistan Runoff, More Polling Stations May Mean More Fraud

    BY: Ben Arnoldy | The Christian Science Monitor

    With less than half as many election workers in Afghanistan's second round of voting, it may be even easier for "ghost" stations to submit fake votes.

  • More Bloodshed Ahead in Waziristan

    BY: Naveed Ahmad | ISN Security Watch

    As bomb blasts rock areas of Pakistan, sending locals fleeing for safety, the country's military says that its ready to push through its offensive in Waziristan to root out insurgents.

  • Clinton Gets an Earful of Pakistani Defiance

    BY: JAY SOLOMON | The Wall Street Journal

    Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, visiting Pakistan's cultural heartland, came face-to-face with the challenges of winning local support for the U.S. campaign against Islamist militants along the Afghanistan border.

  • Clinton Challenges Pakistanis on Al Qaeda

    BY: Mark Landler | The New York Times

    Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton strongly suggested that some Pakistani officials bore responsibility for allowing Al Qaeda terrorists to operate from safe havens along the country’s frontier.

  • India Keen to Restart Talks With Pakistan

    BY: James Lamont | Financial Times

    India has signalled its willingness to restart talks with Pakistan, stalled since the devastating terror attacks on Mumbai almost a year ago, to ease tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals.

  • Iran Rejects Deal to Ship Out Uranium, Officials Report

    BY: DAVID E. SANGER, STEVEN ERLANGER and ROBERT F. WORTH | The New York Times

    European and U.S. officials said that Iran refused to go along with a draft plan to send its stockpile of uranium out of the country.

  • Iran Reply on Nuclear Deal Called 'Inadequate'

    BY: Paul Richter and Borzou Daragahi | Los Angeles Times

    A Western diplomat says Tehran wants to send its uranium abroad for enrichment in smaller batches and over a longer period of time than foreseen by the U.S.-backed proposal.

  • EU Grants Czech Republic Lisbon Treaty Concession

    BY: Haroon Siddique | The Guardian

    European leaders have granted the Czech Republic an opt-out from the EU charter of fundamental rights in a move intended to force the country's Eurosceptic leader to finally ratify the Lisbon treaty.

  • Help Wanted: European President

    BY: Nicolas Nagle | World Politics Review

    If all goes as expected and the Lisbon Treaty finally enters into effect in the coming months, the European Union will soon face another major challenge: electing a permanent president for the European Council.

  • Chirac Ordered to Face Trial in France

    BY: ALAN COWELL | The New York Times

    An investigating magistrate on Friday ordered the former French president, Jacques Chirac, to stand trial on corruption charges dating to his time as mayor of Paris, reinforcing the whiff of alleged malfeasance swirling around the political elite here.

  • Tony Blair's Bid to Become European Union President Appears Doomed

    BY: James Kirkup | The Daily Telegraph

    Tony Blair's prospects of winning the EU presidency are fading amid serious objections in Europe, with former ally Nicolas Sarkozy appearing to withdraw his support.

  • Haitian Prime Minister Fired By Senate

    BY: JONATHAN M. KATZ | Associated Press

    Prime Minister Michele Pierre-Louis was removed from office by the Haitian Senate shortly after midnight Friday, in a move that could imperil efforts to attract foreign investment to the storm-wracked, impoverished country.

  • Honduras' Ousted President, Government Sign Pact

    BY: JUAN ZAMORANO | Associated Press

    Representatives of ousted President Manuel Zelaya finally reached an agreement with the interim government that could help end the monthslong dispute over Honduras' June 28 coup, and possibly pave the way for Zelaya's reinstatement.

  • In Pakistan, Clinton Announces Resolution to Honduran Crisis

    BY: Karen DeYoung | The Washington Post

    Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya and de facto Honduran leader Roberto Micheletti reached an agreement late Thursday to resolve a months-long standoff over who should lead the country and appears to open the door for Zelaya to return to power.

  • China Prosecutes Gold Trading Frauds

    BY: JAMES T. AREDDY | The Wall Street Journal

    A Chinese man was handed a nine year jail sentence this week for running an illegal gold trading business, the prosecutor in the case said Friday, in one of two major cases that involved fraudulent futures trading in the yellow metal.

  • Coming Soon: Nigerians in Space?

    BY: Katrina Manson | Global Post

    Nigeria's space agency is no joke. It has launched satellites and aims to put Africans into space.

  • The Tenacity Question

    BY: David Brooks | The New York Times

    Military experts say that President Obama is intellectually sophisticated, but they do not know if he has the determination needed from a war president.

  • The China List

    BY: MARK BRZEZINSKI and MARK FUNG | International Herald Tribune

    On his first visit to Beijing, Obama should go beyond the usual list of objectives. The trip provides an opportunity to elevate the U.S.- China relationship.

  • On the War's Front Lines

    BY: David Ignatius | The Washington Post

    Evidence from my trip to Afghanistan suggests Obama should send more troops.

  • Afghan Poppy Monopoly

    BY: Eugene Robinson | The Washington Post

    A blow against the drug business is a blow against the enemy. Except when it isn't.

  • Iraq...A Concern for its Neighbours

    BY: Diana Mukkaled | Asharq Alawsat

    How can the Iraqis -- who barely say goodbye to victims of suicide bombings before another bomb has been set off -- understand why large numbers of Arabs are fascinated by their deaths?

  • For Every Iraqi Party, an Army of Its Own

    BY: Najim Abed Al-Jabouri | International Herald Tribune

    While it is far better in Baghdad than it was a few years ago, one huge task remains: getting the public to trust the Iraqi security forces.

  • Bashing Human Rights Watch

    BY: Scott MacLeod | Los Angeles Times

    Devastating accusations by one of the group's founder over criticisms of Israel are unfair, unfounded and dampen open discussion of solutions to Mideast violence.

  • The Return of Israel's Existential Dread

    BY: YOSSI KLEIN HALEVI | The Wall Street Journal

    If Israel refrains from attacking Iran and international efforts to stop its nuclearization fail, the results along our border would likely be even more catastrophic.

  • The Far Right Wrath That Killed Rabin

    BY: Seth Freedman | The Guardian

    Israel has never recovered from Yitzhak Rabin's assassination. Sadly, the firebrand rhetoric that led to his death is still prevalent.

  • The U.S. Should Make a U-Turn on Its Approach to Hezbullah

    BY: Rima Merhi | The Christian Science Monitor

    Past efforts to uproot the militant group have failed. Obama must try a different tack and focus on Israel and Lebanon.

  • Hanoi and the Monks

    BY: THICH CHAN PHAP DUNG | The Wall Street Journal

    A massive crackdown on a group of Buddhist monks and nuns is underway in Vietnam. The targets are members of the Bat Nha community, followers of Zen master and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh.

  • Significance of East Asia

    BY: Kazuo Ogoura | The Japan Times

    A deeper look at the idea of an East Asia community shows that it would be meaningful in several ways for Japan and its neighbors, with benefits for the U.S. as well.

  • Obama Has a Chance to Ensure Asia Continues to See U.S. as Essential

    BY: Simon Tay | The Daily Star

    This is the season for Asian gatherings. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Thailand in late October brought all the key players of Asia together.

  • Deep Inside Indonesia's Kill Zone

    BY: John McBeth | Asia Times

    Indonesia's Detachment 88 counter-terrorism teams are seen by some critics as too willing to kill suspects and so do away with the need for long trials of suspected jihadis.

  • Go, Sovereign Democracy!

    BY: Georgy Bovt | The Moscow Times

    The United States seemed to take a hands-off approach to Russia’s election irregularities, as did most Russians.

  • The Future or the Museum? Europe's Moment of Choice.

    BY: Philip Stephens | Financial Times

    The debate about who should be chosen as the first president of the European Council has become a proxy for this more fundamental choice. Economic power is now shifting eastwards on a scale and at a speed beyond our previous experience.

  • EU Presidency Would Be Bully Pulpit for Blair

    BY: John Hughes | The Christian Science Monitor

    Tony Blair is the most likely candidate, but would he preach his personal views, or commit the EU to intervention?

  • Seeing and Believing

    BY: Oleg Grabar | The New Republic

    Are representations of the Prophet Muhammad permitted in Islam? To make or not to make images of the Prophet: that is the question.

  • Emissions Trading Hits the Poor

    BY: Matthew Sinclair | The Guardian

    Scrap this regressive fuel tax and let countries be prosperous and free enough to cope with climate change's effects.

  • A Tittle-Tattle World

    BY: Roger Cohen | The New York Times

    A lovable British gossip magazine will continue to thrive -- in London, in Moscow and possibly next in Shanghai. There will always be antics to chronicle.