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International
Interlaken to Team Up with Jungfraubahnen to Woo More Korean Holidaymakers
Interlaken, in partneship with Jungfraubahnen, is eyeing the Korean market as a strong potential for the region's buoyant tourism industry. Mr. Urs Kessler, CEO and chairman of the Management ...

Do Not Tame Poisonous Snakes in Kashmir
By Tanveer Jafri
Contributing Writer
In India there is an attempt to create communal based division as it was in 1947, in Jammu & Kashmir state, again. If we give an ear to the persons having separatist thoughts, the condition is worse than 1947 ...

Women¡¯s Equality Day, August 26, 2008
The United States designates August 26 of each year as Women's Equality Day. The day marks the 1920 passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that gave American women full ...

World's Marine Parks 'May Not Save Corals'
Many of the world's "no take" zones are in the wrong places and far too small to protect vulnerable coral reefs from the worst impacts of climate change, an international team of scientists warned today ...

Russia Responds to America's Intimidation
By Lee Jay Walker
Tokyo Correspondent
The Russian Federation have been forced to respond to America`s intimidation and despite many fingers being pointed at Moscow, it may be wise to look at the bigger picture in order to understand the ...

Proposal for Family Law on the Right to Die
In light of recent cases, such as In Re A.C. and Bush v. Schiavo which involved a cesarean-section surgery on a terminally ill pregnant woman and family members fighting over decisions about life-prolonging ...

A Riveting Movie on Islam's Crisis
It is difficult to believe today that Jag Mundhra makes cerebral cinema. The man who once made eminently forgettable features such as "Vishkanya" (Venomous Virgin), "Tropical Heat" and "Monsoon," ...

Presidential Race Hots Up in Pakistan
The race for the presidency in Pakistan has accelerated with tension growing over the revival of deposed judges and realignment of political parties after the government coalition falling apart. ...

China Urges Parties to Honor Promises as N. Korea Halts Denuclearisation
China on Aug. 26 urged parties in the Korean Peninsula nuclear talks to honor their commitments and take joint actions even when difficulties arise. "Whether opportunity knocks or difficulty arises, we should ...

N. Korea Says it Suspended Nuke Disablement
North Korea on Aug, 26 said it has halted disablement of its nuclear power plants as Washington failed to remove it from the U.S. list of state sponsors of terrorism. Yonhap News quoted the communist nation's ...

Russian Federation & Next Stage of Development under PM Putin and President Medvedev
Dear Banks in America
S. Korean's Best Global Companies of the Year
ST Columnist Pisano Opens His Website
Iran Will Hit Back if Israel Attacks, Says Hezbollah
N. Korea Refuses to Investigate Japan's Abduction Claims from Scratch
Symposium on UAE Efforts in Peaceful Nuke Energy
Market Confidence Remains Extremely Mixed
Korean BBQ Goes Upscale in Culver City
Barack Obama's "Half Brother" Discovered in Kenya, Living on a Dollar a Month




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Asia Watch by George Zhibin Gu
Federation:
The Best Choice for Taiwan & China
The realities between Taiwan and mainland China are 'economically hot, politically cold.' Their ever-increasing economic ties demand far better political relations. One highly feasible resolution is a 'federation.' Would it work? The answer: economically, the time is right; politically, it is only few steps ... more
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Learning Languages the Easy Way?
The ad stated you could learn Spanish, French, or Japanese or other foreign languages in the time it takes to listen to a few CDs for the very low cost of less than $20.00. Maybe. It all depends on the meaning of learning a language. What will you be able to do after listening to a few CDs? No much in all likelihood. ... more
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SOUTH ASIA MONITOR BY B. GAUTAM
"Kashmir":
A Never Ending Thorny Issue
India and Pakistan are still holding on to their own rigid positions. India keeps harping that Kashmir can only be one of a list of subjects to be discussed. Pakistan disagrees and argues that Kashmir is a central issue which has to be tackled first. The two countries have fought four wars ... more
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Getway with John Hagan
Harry Lime's Vienna
So what if it is the city of Mozart, Strauss, Haydn, Beethoven, Klimt, the majestic Schonbrunn Palace, the exquisite baroque Belvedere, and all the glories of Hapsburg indulgence! Call me a lowbrow , a philistine if you like, but I wasnt lured ... more
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Middle East News by Yasser Moailek
Gazan Weapons Dealer Reveals All
Rafah City resident Abu Mohammed whipped out his modern mobile phone and quickly dialed a number, before starting a concise conversation with the other side. "Hello. Please send me 750 watermelons and five crutches, and make that fast," Abu Mohammed ... more
Other Articles by Yasser AbuMoailek
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THIRD WORLDER By Rolando Fuertes Jr.
Shisha: An Arab Delight, a Taste of Home
MANAMA, Bahrain ? An Arab man leans back in his chair as he blows smoke rings in the air. The smell of apple is much like the scent of baking an apple over a wood fire. So thick is the smell of apple tobacco inside the coffee shop you can almost taste it as it escapes ... more
Other Articles by Rolando M. Fuertes Jr.
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Window on Japan
The 47 Samurai That Never Were
Tokyo, Nov. 27, 2003 ? In the winter of 1703, following the revenge killing of a court official who had disgraced and caused the self inflicted death of the local lord to whom they owed allegiance, over 40 samurai willingly, happily even, slit open their own ... more
Other Articles by Mark Buckton
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Tragedy in Sudan
Is Appalling Atrocity Genocide?
As he began speaking, Majok lowered his small cocoa-colored eyes and stared intensely at the ground. It was the summer of 2002 and I had just flown thousands of miles deep into the war zone of Sudan, the largest country in Africa, to interview former slaves. ... more
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