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Car bomb kills dozens outside Shiite mosque in Karachi

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Car bomb kills dozens outside Shiite mosque in Karachi

AP A car bomb exploded outside a mosque Sunday, killing at least 37 people and wounding another 141 in a mostly Shiite Muslim neighborhood in the southern Pakistan city of Karachi — the third mass-casualty attack on the minority sect in the country this ...

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At least five people in Japan have died of severe fever from thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS), a virus infection said to be transmitted by ticks.

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Tense times in Japan’s relationships with its neighbors

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Tense times in Japan’s relationships with its neighbors

by Michael Hoffman

It's a dangerous, unpredictable world. Twice in January Chinese warships in the East China Sea challenged Japan's Maritime Self Defense Forces patrols in a manner deemed threatening. And on Feb. 12 came North Korea's nuclear test.

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Everything you wanted to know about Western women (but were afraid to ask): No-holds-barred guide targets Japanese men

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Everything you wanted to know about Western women (but were afraid to ask): No-holds-barred guide targets Japanese men

by Kaori Shoji

Here's an open secret: Japanese men have a bad international reputation on the romance front.

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‘A person and a possession’: Japanese women in history

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‘A person and a possession’: Japanese women in history

by Kris Kosaka

SELLING WOMEN: Prostitution, Markets and the Household in Early Modern Japan, by Amy Stanley. University of California Press, 2012, 282 pp., $49.95 (hardcover) In the vast cultural landscape, Japan fascinates the mainstream with manga and anime, the martial arts, Zen and kimono. Of course, ...

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Maeda regains pitching form, holds China scoreless for five innings

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Maeda regains pitching form, holds China scoreless for five innings

Kenta Maeda shook off worries about his form with five shutout innings as Japan beat China 5-2 in first-round Pool A of the World Baseball Classic on Sunday at Fukuoka Dome. Japan improved to 2-0 following a tough win over Brazil in Saturday evening’s ...

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Italy's austerity snub defies ECB safety net

Politics & Diplomacy Feb 28, 2013

Italy's austerity snub defies ECB safety net

Why has Italy's muddled election result spooked global investors so much? Because it raises unsettling questions about the availability of the financial safety net that has kept Europe from catastrophe for the past six months.

Italy election results shake world markets

Politics & Diplomacy Feb 26, 2013

Italy election results shake world markets

Italy faces political paralysis as near-complete results in crucial national elections showed no clear front-runner and raised the possibility of a hung parliament.

Politics & Diplomacy Feb 26, 2013

Italy election results shake world markets

Italy faces political paralysis as results in crucial national elections show no clear front-runner, leaving the country with an unprecedented hung Parliament.

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Politics & Diplomacy Feb 26, 2013

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Italy faces political paralysis as near-complete results in crucial national elections showed no clear front-runner and raised the possibility of a hung parliament.

Lackluster Bersani fuels fears of Berlusconi's return

Politics & Diplomacy Feb 21, 2013

Lackluster Bersani fuels fears of Berlusconi's return

by Tom Kington

When Silvio Berlusconi put his foot in his mouth yet again last week, claiming that kickbacks are a normal part of doing business abroad, Italy waited for a crushing rebuke from his main opponent in this month’s election. But Pier Luigi Bersani is not ...

How many votes is pope photo op worth in Italy election?

Politics & Diplomacy Feb 21, 2013

How many votes is pope photo op worth in Italy election?

How much weight does an endorsement from a lame-duck pope carry in the upcoming election? No, not that election — the one to pick the next leader of the Catholic Church. Another key ballot is looming even closer, when Italians go to the polls ...

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