President Xi arrives in Moscow for state visit

Author : Jerry Toner Publisher : Harvard University Press, $29.95 In Jerry Toner's Homer's Turk, the voice of the East is largely missing. Because of this shortcoming, says ASHOK VOHRA, the theories in the book are Eurocentric Every new traveller to ...

By Kathy Chu, The China PostTAIPEI, Taiwan -- Far EasTone Telecommunications yesterday announced an alliance with international telecom giant Vodafone Group PLC to become its only partner in Taiwan. Through the partnership, customers of Taiwan's ...

The Babel Fish from the Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyScreenshot It's just a matter of time before instant translation will be possible, with revolutionary results for the global community, argues Jonathan Luff A couple of years ago, as the Arab ...

Schoolboys wanting a hit of the latest bulk-building product or pill need not travel far. At The Scots College, in Sydney's east, protein powders are supplied by teachers to adolescent athletes in the school gym. A sponsor of the school's rugby ...

The Carnegie Middle East Center is a recognized source of informed policy research and analysis on the challenges of political and socioeconomic development, peace, and security in the greater Middle East. Carnegie Europe aims to foster new thinking ...

German engineering workers strike Around 100,000 metal and electrical workers went on strike across Germany May 7 to demand a pay increase. The workers previously struck May 2. The IG Metall union is calling for wage rises of up to 5.5 percent for ...

The world looked forward passionately to achieve a long awaited break from the conflicts brewing up in Middle East (ME) as well as in Central Asia. A glimmer of hope kindled after withdrawal of US forces from Iraq, claiming to have achieved its ...

From wildfires in the west to Superstorm Sandy in the east, TV stations kept viewers informed NEW YORK—It's hard to imagine a year that offered broadcasters more chances to spread the news about bad weather than 2012. From wildfires in the west to ...

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