An open ed from the New York times. Thechinese backed government in Sri Lanka won the civil war against the Tamil tigers. The West wants to regain control over this island and their weapon of choice is the alleged human rights abuse during that war.
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Is it possible that the vaults of the world’s central banks, believed to be stacked with gold bullion, are really empty? Is all the gold actually there? Something about the numbers doesn’t seem to add up.
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As anti-Japan protests continue, Toyota and Nissan have started cutting output in China because their dealerships can find hardly anyone to sell their products to.
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Following the failed talks, Artur Mas is now hinting at calling early elections in the region, where Spain’s economic crisis is fanning an independence movement.
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Budget airline Ryanair is putting its pilots under so much pressure to save money that they are flying with just enough fuel on board to reduce costs — a practice that forced three planes to make emergency landings in Spain recently
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An explosive device which had not been activated was discovered on an empty subway train at an Athens metro station on Saturday evening, Greek police said
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These are the damning images that prove the anti-capitalist protest that has closed St Paul’s Cathedral is all but deserted at night. Footage from a thermal imaging camera taken late at night reveals just a fraction of the makeshift camp was occupied.
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Since the ouster of Moammar Gadhafi, the rebel claims that the former dictator had killed some 50,000 people in the civil war began to be scrutinized, and suffered from a major lack of actual bodies.
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