China, Taiwan leaders mark first contact since 1949
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Chinese President Hu Jintao sent Taiwan counterpart Ma Ying-jeou a telegram on Monday applauding his election as party chief, the first direct communication between leaders of the two sides since the civil war ended in 1949. Taiwan's Nationalist Party (KMT) elected Ma as chief on Sunday, giving him more control...
Myanmar: The Lady should be for turning
From The Economist Aung San Suu Kyi is remarkable. But Myanmar’s problems are more than just those of democracy denied JULY 20th marked the 20th anniversary of the day when military rulers first placed Aung San Suu Kyi under house arrest. The leader of Myanmar’s democracy movement has since spent more than 13 years detained...
Harry Patch, last veteran of World War I trenches, dies at 111
LONDON (AFP) - - Harry Patch, the last soldier to fight in the trenches of Europe during World War I, died Saturday at the age of 111, drawing poignant tributes led by Queen Elizabeth II. Patch fought at the notorious Battle of Passchendaele in 1917 -- where an estimated half a million troops perished. He is listed by the dersdesders.free.fr...
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