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Parallel Worlds by David Denby March 2, 2009 Andrzej Wajda’s movie tells the story of the Katyń massacre, in 1940. I have been to Poland just once, briefly, in 1978, to talk about movies, but I kept meeting people there who wanted to talk about something else—the Soviet betrayal of...

Murals from Nazi Poland see the light Aron Heller, Associated Press Monday, February 23, 2009 (02-23) 04:00 PST Jerusalem -- A Gestapo officer forced Jewish author and artist Bruno Schulz to paint fairy tale characters on the walls of a nursery in an occupied Polish village in 1941. A...

Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi -- The inner Truth cannot be realized unless the ego dies "The ego is the greatest obstacle on your path towards the Truth. The ego has no real existence of its own, for the mind and the ego are false. At present we are under the impression that...

Clinton avoids Tibet and human rights on first China visit China National News Monday 23rd February, 2009 (IANS) Wanting China to continue to fund US debt, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton avoided any public assertion over of Tibet and human rights...

China 'shocked' by ship sinking incident By Wang Qian (China Daily) Updated: 2009-02-21 08:01 Comments(28) PrintMail China "is shocked" by the sinking of a Chinese cargo ship by the Russian navy off the Vladivostok port and has urged Russia to give a responsible explanation as soon...

Clinton urges China to buy US Treasuries By Li Xiaokun (China Daily) Updated: 2009-02-23 07:31 Comments(7) PrintMail US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Sunday wrapped up her three-day visit, reaching broad consensus with the Chinese leadership on a wide range of issues and...

Obama's biggest challenges in Afghanistan Email Picture Spencer Platt, Getty Images OFFERING AID: U.S. soldiers hand out humanitarian relief to villagers in Tupak, Afghanistan. The U.S. is ending 17,000 additional U.S. troops to the...

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Heavy snow induced by scientists eases drought in China China National News Friday 20th February, 2009 (IANS) Shenyang/Shijiazhuang (China), Feb 20 (Xinhua) Heavy snowfall since Wednesday night has eased drought in northern China, authorities said. Farmland affected by drought...

Moscow blames Chinese ship's captain for sinking China National News Friday 20th February, 2009 (IANS) Moscow, Feb 20 (RIA Novosti) The captain of a Chinese cargo ship, which sank off Russia's Pacific coast Sunday killing eight crewmembers, is to blame for the tragedy, the...

Is it right to tell somebody how good he is or how "inteligent" he is? should we reward somebody when we think he has done a good job? Should we do something for reward?

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Backward green comet named Lulin makes one-time only visit toward the sun 17/02/2009 11:41:00 PM Seth Borenstein, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON - An odd, greenish backward-flying comet is zipping by Earth this month, as it takes its only trip toward the sun from the farthest edges of the...

Seven missing after Russia sinks Chinese cargo ship China National News Thursday 19th February, 2009 (IANS) Seven Chinese sailors are missing after a cargo ship sank in Russian waters near Japan, media reports said Thursday. Three of the 10 Chinese sailors onboard were saved but...

Wanda Poltawska, 87, right, presents her book recollecting her family's relationship with late Pope John Paul II , during a press conference in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009. The book entitled "The Beskidy Mountains Recollections," recalls vacations with Karol Wojtyla and includes...

Katyn Koch Lorber Films A scene from Andrzej Wajda’s “Katyn,” which deals with the massacre of Poles in 1940. February 18, 2009 Bearing Witness to Poland’s Pain By A. O. SCOTT Published: February 18, 2009 The first scene in “Katyn,” Andrzej Wajda’s solemn and searing new film...

Beijing gets 1,500 new cars every day China National News Tuesday 17th February, 2009 (IANS) Beijing, Feb 17 (Xinhua) About 1,500 cars join the already clogged roads in this Chinese capital city daily, increasing traffic pressure and safety risks, officials said Tuesday. A total...

500,000 see video of hysterical Hong Kong air passenger China National News Monday 16th February, 2009 (IANS) A video of a middle-aged passenger throwing herself to the floor in a hysterical fit when she misses her flight has been watched by nearly 500,000 people Monday after...

Auschwitz plans put on display in Berlin (Agencies) Updated: 2009-02-16 21:04 Comments(0) PrintMail BERLIN -- Architectural plans for the Nazi death camp Auschwitz that were discovered in Berlin last year go on public display in the German capital on Tuesday. In this...

British, French nuclear subs collide in Atlantic (Agencies) Updated: 2009-02-17 11:03 Comments(0) PrintMail LONDON – Nuclear submarines from Britain and France collided deep in the Atlantic Ocean this month, authorities said Monday in the first acknowledgment of a highly unusual...