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Okinawa mayor appeals to Americans to help stop military base
May 28, 2014The mayor of Nago City, Okinawa, wants Americans to help him stop construction of a U.S. military base in his small city. He traveled to the U.S. last week to make his case.
Read moreFixing U.S. intervention capabilities in Cuba
May 23, 2014What people think seemingly has little effect on ending what Cubans say is the longest and cruelest economic blockade in human history. Polls show overall U.S. disapproval, Cuban-Americans included.
Read moreIn India, fears accompany right-wing Modi’s landslide victory
May 21, 2014This is the first time since India won independence in 1947 that a rightist party has won a clear majority in parliament.
Read moreCatastrophic destruction from floods in Balkans, landmines swept away
May 21, 2014Floodwaters triggered more than 3,000 landslides across the Balkans, laying waste to entire towns and villages and disturbing land mines leftover from the region's 1990s war.
Read moreGerman Left party tackles the tough issues at its congress
May 19, 2014Opinions did differ, but the entire congress gave major blame for the crisis to NATO, the European Union and the German government.
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