Asia
South Korea elects left-wing president who desires relaxation with North
May 10, 2017South Korea’s “Sunshine Policy” towards the North looked set to break through the clouds yesterday after Moon Jae-in won the presidency by a landslide.
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Korean nuclear crisis deepens as Trump sends warships
April 10, 2017Responding to N. Korean missile tests, Trump orders fleet to the region and considers placing U.S. nuclear weapons in S. Korea, assassinating Kim, and/or CIA covert ops.
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Will Trump blunder into a war with China?
January 31, 2017Trump wants to go back to the period when the U.S. dominated much of the globe with its economic strength and military power. But that era is gone.
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“Red Spring” for the left in India’s Kerala state
June 14, 2016What were the issues culminating in this victory? The Left Democratic Front fought for the wages and living conditions of Kerala's workers and peasants.
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LGBTQ equality movement Pink Dot navigates conservatism in Singapore
June 6, 2016In an authoritarian society, the activists behind Pink Dot walk a fine line.
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