Al-Jazeera's challenge to Western cultural might
An ideological divide now compounded by a media
divide. The news that the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera television network
has recently launched an English language channel to provide an
'alternative perspective to international news channels based in
Europe and the United States,' to predominantly Asian audiences,
prompts this reflection on the world's increasing divides.
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Bush seeks S.Korea's cooperation on North Korea
President George W. Bush failed to persuade
South Korea on Saturday to join a U.S. plan to intercept North
Korean ships as he sought to stiffen Asian resolve against
Pyongyang's nuclear threat.
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China police free hostages in standoff - residents
A hostage standoff in a Chinese village that
suffered a bloody crackdown last year ended in the early hours of
Saturday when police freed eight officials held by angry villagers
for over a week, several residents said.
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