For nearly seven weeks, protesters wrapped in British flags have taken to Belfast’s streets. Anger has erupted in the …
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Must Reads from Around the World: Jan. 30, 2012
Taiwan Re-Elects President Ma, Bolstering Ties to China
Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou was re-elected Saturday, a win that will preserve the cross-strait status quo and likely lead to closer ties with China. Ma, a member of the Chinese Nationalist Party, or Kuomintang (KMT), fended off …
Bullets, Golf Balls and China Dogs: Rory McIlroy Returns to a Divided Northern Ireland
They have much in common, the boy wonder of the golfing world who returned to his native Ulster on June 21 and the lads who that same night fought running street battles in an enclave of Belfast called Short Strand. The population of Northern Ireland at 1.7 million is smaller than many cities and drawn from a narrower gene pool; all but …