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Global economic outlook dims while US recovery continues, ICC-Ifo survey reveals
The world economy has weakened slightly this quarter, mainly due to declining optimism in Asia and Latin America, while North America shows ...Two Koreas agree to re-open joint industrial park
North and South Korea have agreed to reopen a jointly operated industrial park that was closed in April, a joint statement said.Egypt declares month-long state of emergency
Egypt\'s interim president has declared a monthlong state of emergency to combat worsening violence after riot police moved to clear two sprawling ...Eurozone climbs out of longest ever recession
Europe\'s economy is showing signs of recovery for the first time since 2011, ending for now the Eurozone\'s longest recorded recession, according ...ElBaradei quits as Egypt vice president in protest at crackdown
Egyptian interim Vice President Mohamed Elbaradei resigned from his post following heavy political violence in Egypt. Elbaradei announced his resignation in a ...The Rule of Law: Unjust and Violent
The common phrase is \'law and order\' but does the legal system deal with dysfunctional social behavior in ways that keep us ...China sentences two to death over Xinjiang unrest
A court in northwest China\'s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Monday sentenced two men to death and another three to prison for ...New H7N9 bird flu death confirmed in China
A Chinese man infected with the deadly H7N9 avian influenza died of multiple organ failure, taking the number of deaths due to ...Ibrahim Boubacar Keita wins Mali presidential election
Former Prime Minister Ibrahim Boubacar Keita won Mali\'s presidential election, after his opponent Soumalia Cisse conceded defeat late on Monday, avoiding a ...Israel approves another 942 settlement homes
Israel approves additional 942 settler homes in east Jerusalem. "The Jerusalem municipality has approved a construction plan for 942 homes in ...