Last Updated on:[ 10 Sep 2010, 8:50 pm ]

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Afghanistan: Run on Kabul Bank Shakes a Fragile Economy

[ 10 Sep 2010, 8:50 pm ]

The government insists there is no reason for anxiety but the depositors outside Afghanistan's largest bank are implacable. They want their money back

Uganda: Democratic Reform and Security Top U.S. Agenda

[ 10 Sep 2010, 8:50 pm ]

Pushing for electoral reform is tricky when the strongman in power is also a key ally against extremist violence

Rachel Corrie v. Israel Trial: Contradictions Emerge

[ 10 Sep 2010, 8:50 pm ]

The family of American activist Rachel Corrie, who was killed by an Israeli army bulldozer, is fighting a civil suit in Israel's courts, forcing the authorities to reveal details of her death

China: Journalist Attacks Hurt Investigative Reporting

[ 10 Sep 2010, 8:50 pm ]

China has long been an unfriendly place for journalists, but two attacks on journalists in Beijing this summer serve as a reminder that the threats to the press can extend beyond censorship to outright violence

China's Great (Quantum) Leap Forward

[ 10 Sep 2010, 8:50 pm ]

While China has been showing off its new hardware, a potentially more important military advancement has gone largely unnoticed -- a major breakthrough in quantum teleportation

Is China Planning a Broader South Pacific Strategy?

[ 10 Sep 2010, 8:50 pm ]

Beijing has entertained Fiji's pariah military dictator while doling out lots of cash and support to other impoverished countries in Australia's backyard

A Fashion Week Model's Casting Secret: Comfortable Shoes

[ 10 Sep 2010, 8:50 pm ]

On the eve of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, the hottest event on New York City's couture calendar, TIME takes a look inside the grueling audition process for hundreds of high-fashion hopefuls

Foreign Businesses Say China's Regulations Shut Them Out

[ 10 Sep 2010, 8:50 pm ]

Foreign businesses in China are voicing growing frustration about the country's heavily regulated market -- a bureaucratic maze many say is designed deliberately to hamstring non-Chinese players to the advantage of their local competitors

Has Pakistan's Military Lost Ground to the Floods?

[ 10 Sep 2010, 8:50 pm ]

For Pakistan's powerful military, the unprecedented floods have been a mixed blessing

Financial Sheriffs to Monitor Banks, Markets in European Union

[ 10 Sep 2010, 8:50 pm ]

A trio of financial sheriffs will oversee finance in the entire European market