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Afghan Cleric Uses Koran Burning for Political Gain
09-09-2010 08:40:00 - Whether or not the Koran burning happens in Gainesville on Saturday, a religious conservative in Kabul is already using the event to propel his political ambitions
North Korea Succession: Reports of Power-Handover Talks
09-09-2010 08:40:00 - In North Korea, the first congress in 30 years of the Workers' Party of Korea may be imminent, suggesting that a succession is being prepared to hand power from Kim Jong Il to his son Kim Jong Un
Koran Burning: Cues from Osama bin Laden Media Strategy?
09-09-2010 08:40:00 - While he's planning violence against books, not people, the would-be Koran-burning Florida preacher Terry Jones is following a self-promotion strategy similar to that of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden
China: Journalist Attacks Hurt Investigative Reporting
09-09-2010 08:40:00 - China has long been an unfriendly place for journalists, but two attacks on journalists in Beijing this summer serve as a reminder that the threats to the press can extend beyond censorship to outright violence
Financial Sheriffs to Monitor Banks, Markets in European Union
09-09-2010 08:40:00 - A trio of financial sheriffs will oversee finance in the entire European market
Uganda: Democratic Reform and Security Top U.S. Agenda
09-09-2010 08:40:00 - Pushing for electoral reform is tricky when the strongman in power is also a key ally against extremist violence
Afghan Elections: Candidates Flock to Kabul for Safety
09-09-2010 08:40:00 - More than 600 candidates are running for office out of Afghanistan's capital because it isn't safe to campaign in the provinces
Is China Planning a Broader South Pacific Strategy?
09-09-2010 08:40:00 - Beijing has entertained Fiji's pariah military dictator while doling out lots of cash and support to other impoverished countries in Australia's backyard
Spain: What the ETA Cease-Fire Announcement Reveals
09-09-2010 08:40:00 - Spain's political establishment has rejected a unilateral cease-fire declared by the battered Basque terrorist group ETA. What does it reveal about the cohesion of the separatists and what they might do next?
Afghanistan: Run on Kabul Bank Shakes a Fragile Economy
09-09-2010 08:40:00 - The government insists there is no reason for anxiety but the depositors outside Afghanistan's largest bank are implacable. They want their money back
The Bettencourt Scandal Puts Sarkozy in Growing Peril
09-09-2010 08:40:00 - As the scandal surrounding the L'OrÉal billions further entwines Eric Woerth, French President Nicolas Sarkozy's support for his labor minister could cost him the next election
Since Floods, Pakistani Women Not as Shielded from Strangers
09-09-2010 08:40:00 - The public mixing of the genders is leading to enormous tension and fear that violence may break out as men try to defend conservative ideas of honor
The Forbidden City's Secret Treasures Head to the U.S.
09-09-2010 08:40:00 - Though Beijing's Forbidden City has been open to the public for decades, parts of it remained off-limits. This month a new exhibition of artifacts from behind the gates heads to the U.S.