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Friday, March 23, 2012

Wall of silence around fate of China’s Bo

Wall of silence around fate of China’s Bo


Wall of silence around fate of China’s Bo

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 05:52 AM PDT

Old-style purge of Chongqing chief and the vacuum of facts offers glimpse into deeper paralysis gripping the Communist party over reform

Papal blend of politics and marketing

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 09:15 AM PDT

As attitudes to Catholicism shift in Latin America the papal visit to Mexico and Cuba seeks to bolster the ties between church and state

Obama weighs in on Florida shooting

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 09:18 AM PDT

US president wades into the heated controversy surrounding the fatal shooting of an unarmed Florida teenager by a Hispanic neighbour

Saudi cleric’s rebellious spirit returns

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 09:16 AM PDT

The Arab spring has rekindled the radicalism of a popular cleric putting him in confrontation with a government determined to keep a lid on dissent

Assad’s British wife hit by EU sanctions

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 08:19 AM PDT

Brussels steps up pressure on regime as it announces personal sanctions on four members of the Syrian president's family

Russia reforms political party law

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 09:54 AM PDT

State Duma passes law simplifying procedures for registering political parties which will also have to pass the upper house and be signed by the president

Senegal set for tense presidential poll

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 09:38 AM PDT

Sunday's vote sees Abdoulaye Wade compete against a coalition of opposition candidates angry at the octogenarian's refusal to retire

Tokyo to ease toxic blowfish controls

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 06:49 AM PDT

Authorities propose to let unlicensed chefs handle some stages of fugu preparation just months after a woman was poisoned in a restaurant

US nominates Jim Kim for World Bank

Posted: 23 Mar 2012 12:22 PM PDT

President Obama has nominated Jim Yong Kim, the president of Dartmouth College who has played a leading role in global health, to lead the World Bank

Bales to be charged with 17 counts of murder

Posted: 22 Mar 2012 05:42 PM PDT

US Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales will also face other charges related to a shooting rampage in Kandahar province, Afghanistan

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