Burma has long been a blind spot in American foreign policy. America is not dependent on Burma's natural resources, and any involvement in Southeast Asia reminds policy makers of Vietnam. But the fact is America cannot ignore a regime that

This change was duly noted in the contemporary readings of the poll, and a parallel was forged. As Sumeet Ganguly writes in Crisis in Kashmir, "The (Punjab) state elections of 1992, which followed five years of insurgency and direct rule

Until US security departments heed the findings of its own internal investigatory agencies, private industry may well be able to arm and equip the very terrorist organizations, insurgent groups, and rogue, failing or failed states that are perceived to challenge

While north and south can find their core interests secured by the outcome of this ruling, one should not forget that this decision occurred amid an atmosphere of mutual distrust and increased militarization on both sides. To uphold the Comprehensive

THE first elephant calf born in Australia now has a name - Luk Chai, which means son or male child in Thai.

THE Chinese man who killed his wife and dumped his child in Melbourne had been singled out as a potential killer.

AN Australian man has been sentenced to eight months in an Indonesian prison for taking drugs in Bali.

FRENCH President Nicolas Sarkozy is expected to leave hospital today, having spent the night there to undergo cardiological tests after falling ill while jogging, a minister said.

A STRAY dog has saved the lives of a tiger cub and lion triplets who were abandoned by their mothers at a Chinese zoo.

JAPAN'S government scrambled today to defuse the latest row sparked by its gaffe-prone Prime Minister Taro Aso who said at the weekend that "elderly people have no talent other than working.''

A SMILING French President Nicolas Sarkozy has left a Paris military hospital after overnight tests gave him a clean bill of health despite his collapse while jogging the day before.

CHINESE President Hu Jintao sent Taiwan counterpart Ma Ying-jeou a telegram today applauding his election as ruling party chief, the first direct communication between the rival leaders.

REPUBLICAN Sarah Palin has officially stepped down as governor of Alaska, vowing in a farewell address to continue fighting for Alaskans but giving no hint on whether she will seek an elective office again.

THE mother of a baby boy found decapitated and stabbed in a US home is being treated for self-inflicted wounds.

Sorry Ma'am - we just didn't see it coming. A British newspaper reported Sunday that a group of eminent economists have apologized to Queen Elizabeth II for failing to predict the financial crisis.

On Sunday, Nicolas Sarkozy, 54, was rushed to a military hostpital. The French president reportedly collapsed suddenly while jogging on the grounds of the Chateau of Versailles. His office said he will stay at the hospital under observation overnight.

In a wide-ranging forum on the Fed's handling of the economic crisis, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke reflected on his desire not to be the Fed chief who "presided over the second Great Depression" and said unemployment may have yet

Hundreds of thousands of Americans could die over the next two years if the vaccine and other control measures for the new H1N1 influenza are not effective, and, at the pandemic's peak, as much as 40% of the workforce could

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Hezbollah may be collecting intelligence in Canada as it prepares to retaliate against the West if Iran's nuclear program is attacked, according to recently declassified intelligence reports.The Canadian government reports say Hezbollah has been "rearming and recruiting" for another war