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ANKARA (Reuters) - A bitter rift with Iraq has exposed Turkey's role in a wider Middle East power struggle, with Ankara acting to protect its stability and prosperity from an Iranian-Iraqi "Shi'ite axis" it fears in the wake of the U.S. military withdrawal from Iraq. Turkey, a Sunni Muslim but secular regional power bordering Iraq, Iran and Syria, long tried to play regional mediator as Shi'ite ...
Read More... Euro zone row gets fat pay rise for German workersSun, 20 May 2012 08:25:49 -0700
BERLIN (Reuters) - A record-breaking pay deal will give millions of German workers their biggest rise in wages in two decades, boost consumption in Europe's biggest economy and help towards adjusting the regional imbalances that have caused severe tensions within the euro zone, analysts said on Sunday. Germany's largest industrial union IG Metall agreed to a 4.3-percent pay rise from employers ...
Read More... Regional Mexican Cuisines Rival Europe, AsiaTue, 15 May 2012 14:41:19 -0700
What passes for Mexican food on this side of the border -- the tried and true carne asada, rice and beans -- is merely an amuse-bouche when held up against the vast repertoire of dishes south of the border.
Read More... Regional Mexican Cuisines Rivals Europe, AsiaTue, 15 May 2012 14:26:03 -0700
What passes for Mexican food on this side of the border -- the tried and true carne asada, rice and beans -- is merely an amuse-bouche when held up against the vast repertoire of dishes south of the border.
Read More... Internet Society Launches Regional Office in SingaporeMon, 14 May 2012 07:08:00 -0700
The Internet Society today announced the formal opening of its regional office in Singapore, which will be headed by Rajnesh Singh, Regional Director for the Internet Society’s Asia-Pacific Bureau.
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