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Chinese Central Bank Head Defection Rumor: Communist Power Struggle?

Japanese Financial Services Minister Shozaburo Jimi confirmed that China's central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan had not defected to the United States, something rumored...

Thomas R. Eddlem August 31, 2010

U.S. Consulate Staff to Send Children Out of Monterrey

Kelly Holt August 31, 2010

After a kidnapping attempt outside an elite private school in Monterrey, the U.S. government told consulate staff to send their children out of...

Chilean Miners Pray and Sing National Anthem to Keep Up Morale

Mary McHugh August 27, 2010

Thirty-three miners, who were trapped some 2,300 feet underground in northern Chile since August 5 when the main access tunnel collapsed where they...

Massacre in Mexico

Kelly Holt August 27, 2010

Seventy-two people, believed to be migrants heading for Texas were gunned down in San Fernando in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, near the...

Americans are “Simple-Minded” Says Japanese Politician Ichiro Ozawa

Dennis Behreandt August 26, 2010

An influential Japanese politician is taking a few pokes at the American and British people. Ichiro Ozawa, who some think may be well-positioned...

U.S. Concerned About Iran’s Assault Boats and Drone

August 25, 2010

AFP news reported on August 25 that Iran's recent unveiling of new missile-firing assault boats and an aerial drone is a source of...

Corn Hybrids and Big Brother

Bruce Walker August 25, 2010

The marketplace solves so many “problems” that it is amazing how often people turn to government or resort to violence to force their...

Murder Out of Control in Venezuela

Kelly Holt August 24, 2010

Mexico’s infamous drug war has claimed fewer lives than murderers in Venezuela, reported Maria Eugenia Diaz from Caracas for the New York Times...

Drone Attack Kills 20 in Attack on Insurgents in Pakistan

Dennis Behreandt August 23, 2010

A strike from an unmanned aerial vehicle killed 20 people in Pakistan on August 23. According to Reuters news service, "missiles fired from...

Rebels Commit 200 Rapes in Congo Despite UN Troop Presence

August 23, 2010

Citing a statement from an aid worker in the Congo, an August 23 MSNBC report revealed that rebels in eastern Congo gang-raped nearly...

China Set to Exert Its Military Influence Abroad

Christian Gomez August 23, 2010

Communist China remains passive in pointing the finger at North Korea over the the sinking of the South Korean Navy corvette Cheonan, seemingly...

Police Arrested in Slaying of Mexico Mayor

Kelly Holt August 23, 2010

The drug turf wars claimed another victim on August 18 in the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon. Reuters reported security forces found the...

Israeli and Palestinian Leaders to be Invited to U.S. for Peace Talks

August 20, 2010

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced on August 20 that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas have been...