India’s Prime Minister flees another crisis, Mexicans loose faith in police reform and China outlines its booming mineral resources-driven business in North Korea.
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A closer inspection of Greece’s austerity program, controversial take on U.S.-Pakistan relations and Mexico’s Supreme Court pleases human rights activists
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When the Chips Are Down: U.S. Casinos Discover Macau’s Murky Side
The American operators that entered China’s gambling mecca in the past decade took big gambles. Despite years of record revenue, they remain risky ventures
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Despite an Anti-Sarkozy Agenda, Hollande Imitates His Predecessor on Security
Tough reaction to project rioting in Amiens and resumption of controversial Roma deportations find French Socialist President François Hollande adopting security positions leftists once assailed his conservative predecessor …
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In today’s choices: the conflict in Syria seeps over its borders, the Latin economies still enjoying the good times and tests of sovereignty in the South China Sea.
Must-Reads from Around the World, August 14, 2012
Fresh revelations against the Syrian regime, Pakistan promises military action in its tribal belt and yet more details on the basis for the federal probes into Las Vegas Sands’ Macau ventures.
Must-Reads from Around the World, August 10, 2012
Today’s required reading: the Chinese Communist Party’s version of events in the murder trial of Bo Xilai’s wife, more trouble for Sheldon Adelson and an interview with the departing envoy to Iraq.
Must-Reads from Around the World, August 7, 2012
Today’s required reading: a harrowing account from Syria, searching for the ghosts of the financial crisis and new details in the Bo Xilai scandal
Indians Call for Justice After Deadly Shooting of American Sikhs
Sikh leaders and local media reacted with shock and calls for justice as news of the fatal shooting at a Sikh temple outside Milwaukee arrived in India.
Must-Reads from Around the World, August 6, 2012
Today’s picks: resistance to Islamism in Mali, the illegal organs trade and more recriminations between China and the U.S. over the South China Sea.