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Japanese Coast Guard boats and a Taiwanese patrol boats discharge water at each other near the disputed islands.
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Water wars

Asia |  A dispute over a small island chain in the East China Sea threatens Pacific ties

Afghan police secure the site of a suicide bombing in Khost, south of Kabul, Afghan on Monday.

Globe Trot 10.01

International |  The case of Rimsha Masih, the 14-year-old who was accused of blasphemy in Pakistan for allegedly burning pages of the Quran, was scheduled for today in an…

Iranian-American protesters outside the UN wear masks of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (left) and Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Globe Trot 09.26

International |  This morning, Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks to the UN General Assembly—on Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. Expect…

Libyan President Mohammed el-Megarif

Globe Trot 09.17

International |  So much for Washington’s foreign policy pivot from the Middle East to Asia. The Obama administration is working itself into a bigger and bigger twist. On…

Students protest at the Chinese University in Hong Kong

Hong Kong citizens protest pro-Communist Party classes

China |  More than 1,000 Hong Kong University students dressed in black boycotted class Tuesday to protest the new Communist Party-backed curriculum that will be…

Protesters destroy a U.S. flag at the U.S. Embassy in Cairo

Globe Trot 09.12

International |  The United States ambassador to Libya, J. Christopher Stevens, was killed along with three of his staff members in "a fiery and furious attack" on the U.S.

Sun preaching at communion service in China
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Chinese multiplication

China |  The legacy of Freddie Sun (1936-2012) is Bible schools that train leaders that grow house churches that reach across the country

Hillary Clinton in China

Globe Trot 09.05

International |  At tonight's Democratic National Convention, foreign policy and national security are unlikely to feature, given the lineup: former President Bill Clinton,

Chinese challenge

Chinese challenge

China |  As the United States and China discuss human rights, a Chinese pastor tells his own story

Living in fear

Living in fear

China |  Families face forced abortions or the prospect of bankruptcy for not following China's one-child policy

Thin red line

Thin red line

China |  Chen Guangcheng expresses optimism tempered with realism about his homeland during a press conference in New York

Free indeed

Free indeed

China |  Blind Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng and his family safely arrive in the United States

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