The Inside Story of China’s Barring of an US Aircraft Carrier
Epoch Times, NY - 2 hours ago
There is a Chinese saying, “The diplomats shall not be harmed even when the countries are at war with each other.” China and the US Secretary of Defense …
Commentary: China should learn civilized diplomacy United Press International, Asia
China bars another [...]

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Our next president will likely face a Russia led by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, determined to stand up to a West that Russians believe played them for fools when they sought to be friends.
Americans who think Putin has never been anything but a KGB thug will reject accusations of any U.S. role in causing the [...]

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Such talk in the Persian Gulf must indicate clear signs of waning American influence in this strategic Gulf region. In fact, painfully aware of this trend, President Bush had already decided to take advantage of the broad Arab presence at Annapolis to initiate attempt in turning the tide and cut US losses against Iran influence [...]

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THE weather may be cold and wet, but in the rich world’s financial markets it is beginning to feel like August all over again. Credit spreads have widened and shares are pitching from gloom to elation as investors look to the Federal Reserve for solace. The anxiety is unmistakable. But this time the scare is [...]

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A new form of the deadly Ebola virus has been detected in an outbreak in western Uganda that has so far killed 16 people, the World Health Organization said Friday.
Dr. Sam Zaramba, director general of Uganda’s health service, said on Thursday that laboratory tests in South Africa and the United States had confirmed 51 Ebola [...]

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