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India's economy loses its lusterIndia's much-heralded economic boom is faltering, with stock index declining 25 percent. Speed bump or meltdown?
China's Vice President Xi is in town: what 6 international newspapers say Chinese Vice President and presumed leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping is visiting the United States this week. From the increased US militarization of the Asia-Pacific region to China’s human rights record, newspapers across the globe are chiming in with their opinions and expectations for this high-profile visit. Here are a sample of six:
In Frankfurt, Europe's banking capital, Occupy soldiers onEven amid last week's record low temperatures in Europe, a hardy group of protesters kept Frankfurt's Occupy encampment going between towering bank buildings.
Putin vows to halt Russia's population plunge with babies, immigrantsIf current trends continue, Russia's population will drop from 143 million to 107 million by 2050. Putin vowed in a newspaper article yesterday to reverse that trend if elected.
The chutzpah of Rupert Murdoch's SunMurdoch's tabloid The Sun is under pressure over phone hacking and bribing cops. A deputy editor decries a 'witch hunt' that shows the British press is less free than ex-Soviet states.
Chavez stokes fears that if he goes, popular welfare projects go with himBut opposition candidate Henrique Capriles says he would keep the best of Chavez's welfare programs, which include healthcare and subsidized food staples, and build on them.
Why a Saudi blogger faces a possible death sentence for three tweetsHamza Kashgari's tweets on the prophet Muhammad's birthday have resulted in charges of blasphemy, apostasy, and atheism – and Saudi Arabia appears to be making an example of his actions.
- Nigeria's new police chief vows crackdown on corruption
Nigeria's acting inspector general Alhaji Muhammad Abubakar admits that Nigerian police have committed extrajudicial killings and run criminal rackets. That will change, he says.
Two Iranians detained, one still sought, in Bangkok bombingsOne Iranian man was wounded by an explosion Tuesday in Bangkok. A house of undetonated explosives was found. Another Iranian man was detained at the Bangkok airport. Police are looking for a third man.
Valentine's Day with a Chinese twistOther than red roses and a candlelit dinner for two on Valentine's Day, nothing in Beijing says 'I love you' (vaguely, in Chinese) like an investment offering an annual return of 5.2 percent.
Brazil police strike ends in Rio, Carnival savedThe police strike that threatened Carnival, one of the world's most festive parties, shows how labor movements are gaining the upper hand in Brazil for the first time in history, says guest blogger.
Will President Wade push Senegal toward an uprising?Abdoulaye Wade's bid for a third term as Senegal's president has raised the possibility of a popular uprising or violence in a country previously seen as one of Africa's greatest success stories.
Getting to know Xi: White House prepares to meet China's new manPresident Obama and Xi Jinping, China's likely next president, meet today at the White House. Many are hoping for a good rapport that will bolster a strained US-China relationship.
Question Box helps people Google can't reachMillions of people in the developing world lack internet access and the ability to 'Google' an answer to their questions. Question Box provides a simple solution.
USS Abraham Lincoln returns to Persian Gulf shadowed by Iranian boatsUSS Abraham Lincoln passed through the Strait of Hormuz Tuesday with Iranian gunboats, an Iranian drone, and helicopter following. Iran had threatened to close the strait after Western sanctions were tightened last month.
Iran accuses Israel of setting up attacks on its own diplomatsAfter Israeli diplomats were targeted in India and Georgia yesterday, Iran blamed Israel for staging the attacks to heighten international opprobrium against Tehran.
Murdoch media crisis deepens with five new arrestsRupert Murdoch, the media mogul who made and broke British prime ministers, now appears powerless to thwart investigations into alleged misdeeds by his empire.
More than 30,000 Germans turn out against anti-piracy treaty ACTAACTA, a controversial international anti-piracy agreement that has riled up Europe, brought out huge crowds in Germany and split top government officials.
Pakistani PM charged with contempt, job on the line in court showdownThe judges are set to charge Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani with contempt for defying their orders to reopen an old corruption case against his political ally, President Asif Ali Zardari.
- Rumblings of renewed militancy continue in Bayelsa, Nigeria
The violence seen in the lead-up to the gubernatorial election could be just the beginning of trouble in the Niger Delta, says guest blogger Alex Thurston.
