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Vietnamese leader Vo Nguyen Giap dies at 102
October 7, 2013He passed away from old age on Friday October 4 at Military Hospital 108, where he had been living for several years.
Read moreLampedusa horror part of worldwide migration tragedy
October 7, 2013More and more people in the U.S. realize that U.S. trade and economic policies are directly linked to the conditions that impel people to migrate in such numbers.
Read moreConservatives lose, communists advance in Portugal elections
October 2, 2013The people of Portugal had a chance to respond to the austerity policies carried out by the right-wing coalition government of Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho.
Read moreIran and the pitfalls of detente
September 30, 2013So Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has officially declared the end of the reckless round of adventurous rhetoric and foreign policy pursued by his country's Islamist regime in recent years.
Read morePope Francis: a breath of fresh air
September 30, 2013It may seem that we are straying here into a metaphysical realm far removed from the concerns of everyday life. That is not the case. Francis enacts his attitude in his daily lifestyle.
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