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Blind Chinese Activist Alone in Human Rights Struggle

May 23, 2013
It has been more than a year since blind human rights activist Chen Guangcheng made his escape from house arrest in China to safety in the American Embassy in Beijing, but Chen is no closer in his quest to improve the human rights situation in China. Despite an initial outpouring of sympathy and acclaim for Chen, little has changed on the ground in China.
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Blind Chinese Activist Alone in Human Rights Struggle
Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng at the Council on Foreign Relations on May 31, 2012 in New York. (DON EMMERT/AFP/GettyImages)
World Politics Playing Out on Syrian Stage, Says Ambassador

World Politics Playing Out on Syrian Stage, Says Ambassador

May 23, 2013
Former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Itamar Rabinovich told LIGNET in an exclusive interview that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has raised tensions with Israel in order to portray the Syrian conflict as one in which Syria is battling outside forces, rather than its own people. Israel and Syria are “not engaged in a war,” he says.
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Japan: Massive Stimulus Triggered Stock Sell-off

Japan: Massive Stimulus Triggered Stock Sell-off

May 23, 2013
The 7.3 percent drop in Japan's Nikkei stock index today may have followed indications that the U.S. Federal Reserve could soon slow its purchase of bank securities. But it was clearly triggered by the extraordinary measures Japan has taken in recent weeks to jumpstart the economy. The pace of change has been so rapid that it has left the Japanese economy vulnerable to sudden collapse.
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UK: Cameron Fighting for His Life as Euro-skeptics Rally

UK: Cameron Fighting for His Life as Euro-skeptics Rally

May 22, 2013
Prime Minister David Cameron’s meeting with President Barack Obama this past week was overshadowed by a political crisis over the UK’s membership in the European Union. The so-called Tory Rebellion has called into question Cameron’s leadership of the conservatives, and may eventually bring an end to the governing coalition that he leads.
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Iran: Disqualified Presidential Candidates Will Further Alienate Population

Iran: Disqualified Presidential Candidates Will Further Alienate Population

May 22, 2013
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Iranian officials approved just eight candidates -- all of them regime insiders -- to run in next month’s presidential election to succeed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, excluding former President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and others who are estranged from Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The exclusions were a sign of the aggressive push by conservative clerics to consolidate their control of the country and prevent any more stirrings of a popular, democratic movement that could challenge them.
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China’s Resource Grab Extends into Arctic Circle

China’s Resource Grab Extends into Arctic Circle

May 22, 2013
China is joining a council on climate change in the Arctic Circle where rapidly melting polar ice is uncovering an abundance of natural resources. The Chinese will have limited decision-making power, serving not as a full members, but as observers, but may still find opportunities to acquire land rights and mineral resources, increasing China's political and economic might.
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Russia-China: Siberia Murders Could Reflect Deeper Tensions

Russia-China: Siberia Murders Could Reflect Deeper Tensions

May 22, 2013
Siberia, a region traditionally charged with geopolitical and ethnic tensions, saw a triple murder in early May when four Russian men were charged with the murders of three Chinese laborers in the Siberian city of Abakan. Russian officials are trying to determine whether this was a simple multiple murder or a reflection of deeper tensions.
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