Sunday 1st August, 2010
The Great Game
The trove of WikiLeaks about the faltering U.S. war effort in Afghanistan has provoked many reactions, but for me it contains one clear message. It’s actually an old piece of advice your parents...
U.S. firms find profits abroad
Earnings reports for U.S. companies including Nike Inc. and United Parcel Service Inc. underscore how executives are going abroad to drive profits as growth in the world’s biggest economy slows.For ...
Death toll in road accident in south Kazakhstan rises to 20 people
The death toll in a road accident in south Kazakhstan has risen to 20 people and another 28 persons have been injured, the republic's emergencies ministry reported on Sunday. The accident occurred ea...
Reader Postcard from Mongolia
The Seattle Timesseattletimes.com/weekendphotos . Selected photos will appear here or in the "Pix From My Weekend" feature in The Seattle Times' NWWeekend section published each Thursday. See Travel Postcard and Pix F...
Signs of Uzbek Persecution Rising in Kyrgyzstan
TimeKyrgyz police officers (2nd and 3rd left) pray with residents of Uzbek district of the city of Osh June 29, 2010. Outright violence may have stopped for now, but tension is still simmering
The Great Game
General SourcesThe trove of WikiLeaks about the faltering U.S. war effort in Afghanistan has provoked many reactions, but for me it contains one clear message. It’s actually an old piece of advice your parents...
[VIDEO] Over 900 dead as floods sweep Asia
General SourcesPeshawar - Floods sweeping Asia have killed more than 900 people, officials said on Saturday, washing away thousands of homes and destroying infrastructure in some of the worst scenes in living memory...
China closer to becoming second-largest economy
General SourcesA senior Beijing official's reference to China as the "world's second-largest economy" has sparked excited speculation that Asia's new powerhouse may have already reached a long-looming mile...
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