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The words were so brazen that they have created a firestorm globally.  This was the comment of Mayor Toru Hashimoto of...

The conclave to elect the new Pope was an opportunity for the Catholic Church’s all-male college of cardinals to...

I’ll miss Hugo. When I first was introduced to him in Porto Alegre in 2003, he greeted me, “Mi padre,” and said he...

There can be no doubt that the administration of President Benigno Aquino III has made significant strides in terms of...

Women’s rights have been in the forefront of international concern over the last few weeks. Up in arms against rape...

(This article was co-authored by Richard Javad Heydarian.) Seldom has a global conference been so devoid of positive...

Power rates in the Philippines are the highest in Asia and rank fifth in the world.  Brownouts lasting several hours a...

Over the last week, China has been undergoing a once-in-a-decade leadership transition.  It is an event that will have...

Washington, DC, Nov 7, 2012–The polls had pointed to a very close election, and those of us who gathered around a...