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Hope for new approach in euro crisis buoys markets

World BusinessSept 26, 2011

PARIS (AP) -- Hopes that European leaders will consider new ways to fight the debt crisis, including a contained Greek default, reassured investors on Monday, though analysts said more specifics will have to emerge before a rally gains traction.Over the weekend, European officials said Germany and o
Russian minister to quit over Medvedev

World BusinessSept 26, 2011

MOSCOW (AP) ― Russia’s finance minister has said he will step down rather than serve under Dmitry Medvedev if the president becomes prime minister next year as planned.Alexei Kudrin has been finance minister since 2000 and his conservative fiscal policies are widely credited with helping Russia weat
Blowing the cobwebs off Korean heritage

CultureSept 26, 2011

Korea’s history offers it all ― kingdoms rise and fall, wars smolder and blaze, religions wax and wane, orthodoxies are established and questioned. Across this colorful tapestry royals strut, heroes ride, rebels plot and villains scuttle.Why then, is English language presentation of so many traditio
[Editorial] Putin-Medvedev pact

EditorialSept 26, 2011

We can hardly make an in-depth comment on the Putin-Medvedev contract to keep themselves as the masters of the Kremlin until 2024 or possibly thereafter. But remembering the outcome of an earlier such agreement between the two Russian leaders, under which Dmitry Medvedev was elected President in 200
[Editorial] Seoul mayoral race

ViewpointsSept 26, 2011

The main opposition Democratic Party has nominated Rep. Park Young-sun, a former TV anchorwoman, as its candidate for the Oct. 26 Seoul mayoral by-election. She will face yet another contest in a week to select a unified candidate representing the liberal opposition forces.Her contender Park Won-soo
[Daoud Kuttab] Palestine’s switch to different tactics is wise move

ViewpointsSept 26, 2011

RAMALLAH ― The idea of Palestine becoming a permanent member of the United Nations originated, say Palestinians, with none other than U.S. President Barack Obama. Speaking at the U.N. General Assembly on Sept. 23, 2010, Obama said that he hoped that “when we come back here next year, we can have an
[David Ignatius] Remedies for drone addiction

ViewpointsSept 26, 2011

WASHINGTON ― What “rules of war” should apply to Predator drones, the eerily efficient weapons that cruise the skies and target adversaries with the precision of a sharpshooter’s bullet? It’s an urgent question ― not simply for the United States, which is expanding its use of drones, but for dozens
[Andrew Wolman] The environmental case for nuclear energy

ViewpointsSept 26, 2011

Six months after the Fukushima disaster, the repercussions of history’s second-largest nuclear meltdown are still being felt, not only in Japan but around the world. Predictably, people are rethinking the wisdom of relying on nuclear power. The German and Swiss governments have pledged to phase out
[Albert R. Hunt] Independents still seek their 2012 anointed one

ViewpointsSept 26, 2011

Political independents, who account for more than one-quarter of the U.S. electorate and are probably the key to the 2012 presidential election, are voicing strong reservations about Barack Obama as well as the Republican brand. As the national election goes into high gear with more than 13 months t
The G20 must get serious about reforming the IMF

ViewpointsSept 26, 2011

The summer jitters, which brought memories from the panicky fall of 2008, have left little doubt about how fragile the recovery from the great crisis has been and how rocky the road ahead will continue to be. This should not be entirely surprising given the magnitude of the shock endured in 2008-09.
Saudi finally grants women right to vote

World NewsSept 26, 2011

RIYADH (AP) ― Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, considered a reformer by the standards of his own ultraconservative kingdom, decreed on Sunday that women will for the first time have the right to vote and run in local elections due in 2015.It is a “Saudi Spring” of sorts.For the nation’s women, it is a
Defiant Yemeni leader makes no pledge to step down

World NewsSept 26, 2011

SANAA, Yemen (AP) -- Yemen's defiant president addressed his troubled nation Sunday for the first time since returning to the country after an assassination attempt, making no promise to immediately step down but saying he is committed to a deal to end months of spiraling violence.Ali Abdullah
CIA station attacked in Afghan capital

World NewsSept 26, 2011

KABUL (AP) ― A building used by the CIA in Kabul came under attack Sunday, U.S. and Afghan officials said, the latest in a series of attacks in the Afghan capital.Afghan authorities said gunfire was heard in the evening near the Ariana Hotel, a building that former U.S. intelligence officials said w
Putin return to pose questions for 'reset'

World NewsSept 26, 2011

WASHINGTON (AFP) - President Barack Obama's "reset" of US-Russia ties marks one of his most tangible claims to foreign policy success, but its longevity will be tested when Dmitry Medvedev exits the presidency.Medvedev, a valued Obama partner, said Saturday he would step aside in favor of his politi
‘Korea Tomorrow 2011’ features contemporary works by Korean artists

TheaterSept 26, 2011

About 200 contemporary works of art by 42 South Korean artists are currently on display at Seoul Arts Center’s Hangaram Art Museum in Seocho-dong, southern Seoul. Titled “Korea Tomorrow 2011,” the exhibition aims to showcase the dynamic side of Korean contemporary art and identify its global status