Issue: December 09, 2006 (Archive)

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Major makeover Imelda-style for Philippine city
For many people in the central Philippine island of Cebu, next week's gathering of Southeast Asian leaders will be a hindrance rather than the economic blessing these sort of events are often dressed up to be.

Preacher in storm with wife No2
A popular Indonesian Islamic cleric's decision to take a second wife has sparked a fiery debate about polygamy laws in the world's largest Muslim country where multiple marriages are only banned among civil servants.

Fiji military coup underscores racial divide
Racial divisions which dominate Fijian politics have resurfaced in the wake of the coup by military commander Voreqe "Frank" Bainimarama, a self- styled defender of the rights of the ethnic Indian minority.

Court arguments may delay Khmer judgment
The courthouse is finished, a statue of its guardian spirit stands imposingly outside and prosecutors are wading through reams of documents relating to the 1.7 million victims of the "Killing Fields."

Besieged Baghdad fears proposals will further deepen divisions
The Iraq Study Group's prescriptions hinge on a fragile Iraqi government's ability to achieve national reconciliation and security at a time when the country is fractured along sectarian lines, its security forces are ineffective and competing visions threaten to collapse the state, Iraqi politicians and analysts say.

Bush gets dose of reality on Iraq
The Iraq Study Group report released Wednesday might well be titled "The Realist Manifesto."

White cop off beat for litter rap request
Officials in an Arizona town have apologized after a police officer was caught on film telling two black men they could avoid a ticket for dropping litter if they performed a rap.

Experts divided over aftermath of US pullout
With Americans leaning consistently in favor of disengagement from Iraq, President George WBush has warned that a precipitate withdrawal would create a terrorism superstate in the Middle East, rich with oil cash and determined to topple moderate governments around it.

World's rich get behind borrowed wheels for hassle-free driving
When it comes to cars, Michele likes the cachet without the commitment.

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