Uncertainty and infighting await nations that lack a strategy for leadership succession. The Kim family has ruled North Korea since it declared independence in 1948, but Kim Jong Il has not groomed his children for leadership. So speculation centers on them along with Kim’s fourth wife, Kim Ok,...
Shadowy power: A 2000 photo of a North Korean military delegation visiting the Pentagon shows Kim Jong Il's fourth wife, Kim Ok, identified then simply as a 42-year-old secretary and now emerging as a key player
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Censorship of art in one country can put a global spotlight on the banned material. “’Lipstick Under My Burkha,’ which follows two Hindus and two Muslims searching for personal and sexual freedom, was blocked from Indian theaters this year by the national censor board even as it collected awards at...
Since the financial crisis in 2008, many central banks have implemented easier monetary policies and other tools to stimulate economic growth. Due to those efforts, the interest rates have dropped in many countries, in turn reducing investment gains and swelling debt of pension funds. In some...
Fiction has the power to deliver insights into complex social challenges, and in the words of China’s President Xi Jinping, “Great works have such a great power to move readers.” Xi is an avid reader, reports the People's Daily, and Victor Hugo is among his favorite authors. The French poet,...
Victor Hugo and the China divide: While a song from the Broadway adaptation of Les Misérables inspires Hong Kong protesters, Hugo's Hunchback of Notre Dame attracts Beijing theatergoers
IRVINE: Despite worldwide popularity for a Frenchman who died...
Tools of globalization like the internet, so often blamed for homogenizing the world, are also encouraging diverse lingual communities to connect and even revitalize their endangered languages. “Linguists estimate that of the world’s remaining 6,500 languages, up to half will no longer be in...
Disappearing voices: Gyani Maiyi Sen, 75, remains one of the world's last Kusunda speakers, top; Boa Sr., the last known Bo language speaker died in Andamans at 85 (Photo of Boa by Anvita Abbi)
NEW YORK: No one should be too surprised to overhear an...
The recent G-8 meeting in Evian, France attracted particular attention because it was the first time leaders of the west met after the U.S. war on Iraq. Also, in an effort to widen the scope of dialogue, for the first time, leaders from some developing countries were invited to attend the summit....
Billed as an opportunity for French diplomacy to reassert itself following divisions between Europe and the United States over the US-led war on Iraq, this week's summit of the world's leading industrialised nations,...
Before taking a prescribed medicine, patients assume that the product has undergone rigorous testing, with researchers proving it safe and effective. Of the world’s 20 largest pharmaceutical firms, more than half are in the US, and so global consumers depend on the US Food and Drug Administration...
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The International Criminal Court is turning attention to cases of environmental destruction and land grabs as crimes against humanity, reports the Christian Science Monitor. “This represents a significant shift in strategy at the ICC, which since its 1989 inception has been charged with...
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Read the policy paper from the ICC Office of the Prosecutor on case selection and priortizaton.
