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When it comes to the UN, Assad has nothing to fear

The Arab League's leadership, which has been foot-dragging for months, understood that no practical proposal for international action similar to that which took place in Libya can pass Russian and Chinese barriers.

Eight Industries the U.S. Has Lost to China

Steel Cotton Initial Public Offerings Tobacco Autos Beer Production High-Technology Exports Coal Production

Apple, America and a Squeezed Middle Class

When Barack Obama joined Silicon Valley’s top luminaries for dinner in California last February, each guest was asked to come with a question for the president. But as Steven P.

Village revolts over inequities of Chinese life

A long-running dispute between farmers and local officials in southern China exploded into open rebellion this week after villagers chased away government leaders, set up roadblocks and began arming themselves with homemade weapons, residents said. The conflict in Wukan, a coa …

Ikea to Accelerate China Store Openings to Shift Away From European Gloom

(Note: Article is from late September): The expansion in China will allow the company to reduce its reliance on Europe, where it gets about 80 percent of sales and which is suffering from a slump in consumer confidence.

Dissident Says China Is Seeking $2.4 Million in Back Taxes

Ai Weiwei, the dissident artist whose secret detention earlier this year stirred an international outcry, has been given two weeks to pay $2.4 million in back taxes and penalties, he said Tuesday. Mr.

Was South Africa right to deny Dalai Lama a visa?

Tibet’s spiritual leader will end up missing the 80th birthday party of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a fellow Nobel peace prize winner. Desmond Tutu said the government’s action was a national disgrace and warned the President and ruling party that one day he will st …

More Americans than Chinese can't put food on the table

The number of Americans who lack access to basic necessities like food and health care is now higher than it was at the peak of the Great Recession, a survey released Thursday found. And in a finding that could worsen fears of U.S.

Obama's Global Arc Of Instability

Last year, the Washington Post reported that the United States had deployed special operations forces in seventy-five countries, from South America to Central Asia.

WHO: 'Dangerous' Polio Strain Spreads to China from Pakistan

The U.N. health agency says a genetic link has been confirmed between wild poliovirus type 1 detected in China and a strain circulating in Pakistan .   More Seeds :: JCAtom

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