March 26, 2006
In Indonesia, the Chinese go to church
Reprinted from The International Herald TribuneBy Roderick Brazier
Benny Hinn, superstar Christian televangelist and faith healer, made a multi-city tour of Indonesia in late March. More than 100,000 arm-waving disciples paid more than $100 each to hear his electrifying sermons and to witness him raising cripples from wheelchairs.
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March 15, 2006
Dutch get tougher on terror
Reprinted from The Washington TimesBy Lorenzo Vidino
As events such as the Madrid and London bombings have abundantly proved, Europe has become one of the key battlegrounds of the global war on terror. Friday marked an important date in this struggle, as a court in Amsterdam issued a much-awaited verdict in the trial of the so-called "Hofstad group," the maxi terrorist cell that planned various attacks throughout the Netherlands between 2003 and 2005.
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March 06, 2006
Afloat on gas and good instinct
Reprinted from Indian ExpressBy Vikram Singh Mehta
Fortunately and unlike the marketing and pricing of petroleum products, there is no controversy over the policy towards the exploration and production of hydrocarbons in India. Successive governments of all political complexion have endorsed the importance of engaging the private sector and in allowing the market to determine the commercial and fiscal terms. All have accepted that risk capital conjoined with “leading edge” technology offers the best chance of harnessing our indigenous oil and gas resources. The challenge has been to secure both in the face of the increasing availability of exploration opportunities worldwide.
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March 04, 2006
Merely a flight of fancy?
Reprinted from South China Morning PostBy Hurst Hannum
It was two months overdue when finally, last week, the president of the United Nations General Assembly proposed a new Human Rights Council. The new body outlined by Sweden’s Jan Eliasson would replace the discredited UN Human Rights Commission.
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