You could call it the Hail Mary pass of diplomatic relations. In a desperate attempt to find some solution to the ongoing …
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US To Reopen 18 Diplomatic Missions After Threat
(WASHINGTON) — The State Department says that 18 of the 19 U.S. embassies and consulates in the Middle East and Africa that have been closed due to a terrorist threat will reopen on Sunday or Monday.
Officials say the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, will remain closed.
A statement issued Friday didn’t cite a reason for resuming …
U.S. To Reopen 18 Diplomatic Missions After Threat
(WASHINGTON) — The State Department says that 18 of the 19 U.S. embassies and consulates in the Middle East and Africa that have been closed due to a terrorist threat will reopen on Sunday or Monday.
Officials say the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa, Yemen, will remain closed.
A statement issued Friday didn’t cite a reason for resuming …
Africa’s Drinking Problem: Alcoholism on the Rise as Beverage Multinationals Circle
In Kenya, depending on whom you ask, John Mututho is either a hero or a villain, but in a country consuming ever more alcohol, he is certainly a household name. In 2010, Mututho won a battle with the beverage industry to …
Handbags and Champagne: Japan’s Young Forex Divas Make Their Mark
Mrs Watanabe is back.
Housewife investors were a feature of the Japanese financial landscape during the prolonged recession of the 1990s. Marooned at home because of the lack of career opportunities in a male-dominated …
Q&A: Alison Klayman, Director of the First Full-Length Film on Chinese Artist Ai Weiwei
How Obama’s Putin Snub Is Playing Out in Russia
On Wednesday evening, when U.S. President Obama cancelled his upcoming visit to Moscow, the Russian reaction was perhaps most clear in the way that Vesti, the state’s main propaganda TV channel, conveyed it on the channel’s …
After Killings in Kashmir, India-Pakistan Relations are Back on the Rocks
With the rain coming down in steamy sheets, the aptly named ‘Monsoon Session’ of parliament convened for its fourth day this morning in the Indian capital New Delhi. And in the eye of the darkening storm was Defense Minister …
The Koh Samet Oil Spill is Just the Latest Tourism Disaster to Hit Thailand
Correction appended: Aug. 9, 2013, 04:31 a.m. E.T.
Clean up is currently underway on Koh Samet, as volunteers attempt to scrub away some of the oil that has besmirched the Thai island’s famed pearl-white beaches. Some …
Japan Unveils the Izumo, Its Largest Warship Since WWII, Amid Tensions With China
On Aug. 6, Japan launched its largest warship since World War II in a fresh demonstration of Tokyo’s steadily expanding naval capabilities. The unveiling of the destroyer — with a conspicuously large flight deck — has drawn …
Rock of the Rages: Gibraltar Border Spat Gets Spain and U.K. PMs Involved
It happens every year about this time, like blockbuster releases or a bad algae bloom. As the temperature heats up, so too does the rhetoric seeping from the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula. But this year’s incarnation …
Massive Fire Rips Through Nairobi Airport
The blaze at eastern Africa’s largest airport left the arrivals hall reduced to charcoal at the height of tourism season
Jakarta Bomb a Warning That Burma’s Muslim-Buddhist Conflict May Spread
The Ekayana Buddhist Centre in western Jakarta is a gaudy, bustling place of worship for the Indonesian capital’s mostly ethnic Chinese Buddhists. Known for its colorful Lunar New Year celebrations and visits from celebrity …
Burmese Refugees Remain in Limbo by Thai Border Despite Political Reforms
The wrinkled limestone karst landscape of the Thai-Burmese border is home to around 130,000 Burmese refugees. Many who fled decades of ethnic conflict have lost their lands, families and livelihoods, and countless children born …