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‘Austin Powers’ henchman accused of killing cellmate

World NewsOct 13, 2011

SACRAMENTO, California (AP) ― The California state prison cellmate of an actor from the first “Austin Powers” movie was beaten to death, local coroner’s officials said Wednesday.An autopsy performed Wednesday showed 50-year-old inmate Michael Graham died of “multiple blunt force injuries,” the Kern
King of Bhutan gets hitched to commoner bride

World NewsOct 13, 2011

PUNAKHA, Bhutan (AP) ― The beloved king of the tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan married his commoner bride Thursday in an ancient Buddhist ceremony at the country’s most sacred monastery fortress.King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck, wearing the raven crown, came down from his golden throne in front o
Geum receives Sejong Culture Award

PeopleOct 13, 2011

Geum Nan-sae, music director of the Eurasian Philharmonic Orchestra, received the 30th Sejong Cultural Award in arts, actress Kim Hye-ja in social volunteering and Ahn Hwi-joon, professor emeritus of art history at Seoul National University, for academia.The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism a
[Editorial] Lee’s land purchase

EditorialOct 13, 2011

The controversy over plots of land President Lee Myung-bak purchased in the name of his son is not dying down even though he has started the process of registering it under his name. The fault is Lee’s own.Lee bought the land in the outskirts of Seoul in May this year to build a new home in which to
[Editorial] Bracing for low growth

EditorialOct 13, 2011

The administration’s 2012 budget awaiting deliberation at the National Assembly is based on a 4.5 percent growth forecast. Few expect growth will be that high.At the outset of this year, the administration said it expected growth would be at 5 percent next year, but the official growth outlook has s
U.N. hypocrisy exposed in case of murdered Kurd

ViewpointsOct 13, 2011

Remind me, again, why we care about what the United Nations thinks? That question isn’t prompted by the recent exertions of the Palestinians to achieve the facsimile of independence by asking the U.N. to tell them they are independent. Palestinians deserve actual independence, as opposed to symbolic
[Javier Solana] UNSC: Failing the Syria test

ViewpointsOct 13, 2011

MADRID ― On Oct. 2 in Istanbul, Syria’s disparate opposition movements gave the go-ahead for the formation of a “Syrian National Council.” This is the most important step yet taken by the fragmented forces that have been trying since May to lead a peaceful uprising against President Bashar al-Assad’
Distracted? Don’t blame Steve Jobs

ViewpointsOct 13, 2011

I am making a chicken for dinner. But it is taking a long time to roast, and as I open the door to poke at it, I wonder if something is wrong.Also, we need oven cleaner, I tell my husband, who is sitting at the table typing on one of his many gadget things. Laundry detergent too, he says, not lookin
Science and religion: A false divide in U.S.

ViewpointsOct 13, 2011

Rick Perry has generated a lot of ink lately ― for trumpeting his religious faith and for his attacks on evolution and global warming. I have no magic insight into the mind of the candidate jockeying for the GOP nomination, and I’m not a member of the religious right. But, as a sociologist studying
[Fernando Henrique Cardoso] Lessons European Union needs to learn from Brazil

ViewpointsOct 13, 2011

SAO PAULO ― For those of us in developing countries who over the years became reluctant experts on the subject of financial crises, the latest wave of turmoil in the global financial system is, regrettably, not a surprise. In large part, the prescriptions and recommendations that so-called experts m
Egypt military denies shooting protesters

World NewsOct 13, 2011

CAIRO (AP) ― Egypt’s military rulers blamed Christian protesters and “enemies of the revolution” on Wednesday for triggering the clashes that left 26 dead, almost all of them Christians. The accusation was sure to enflame the fury within and beyond the Christian community over the worst violence sin
Man accused of spying on Syrian dissidents in U.S.

World NewsOct 13, 2011

McLEAN, Virginia (AP) ― The United States accused Syrian President Bashar Assad’s government of using an American citizen to spy on anti-Syrian protesters in the U.S., an accusation that further strains relations between Washington and Damascus, which has unleashed a brutal crackdown on dissidents t
U.S. urges worldwide action against Iran

World NewsOct 13, 2011

Washington seeks punishment for Saudi envoy plot; Tehran denies accusationWASHINGTON (AP) ― The alleged Iranian plot to kill Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the United States is a “dangerous escalation” in Iran’s support for terrorism and must draw an international response, Secretary of State Hillary
U.K. pushes for gender equality in royal succession

World NewsOct 13, 2011

LONDON (AP) ― Britain’s government is pushing its plan to change the rules on royal succession to provide equal treatment for princes and princesses, the prime minister said Wednesday.David Cameron said he has written to 15 other Commonwealth nations where Queen Elizabeth II is head of state request
Myanmar still keeps many dissidents locked up

World NewsOct 13, 2011

YANGON (AP) ― Myanmar freed an outspoken critic and a major ethnic rebel as it began releasing 6,300 convicts Wednesday in its latest liberalizing move, but kept some political detainees behind bars, dampening hopes for a broader amnesty.It was not clear how many of the country’s estimated 2,000 pol