China slows in economic stakes as India closes in
The picture of the two Asian giants that most people carry around in their heads shows China racing ahead economically while India bumbles along, falling ever further behind.
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Shifting the blame will not solve the problem
''What's emerging is what we need, which is a comprehensive plan, going after the criminal gangs, going after the traffickers, going after the owners of the boats ...
'Decisive Storm' not up to its name's claim
Once upon a time, big military operations were given obscure names so the enemy wouldn't guess what the plan was.
Triton intended to be pathetic
'Killer robots' aren't here – yet
''Killer robots'' is a dreadful name, don't you think? It reminds you of the killing machines in the Terminator series and the ''Battle Droids'' of Star Wars.
Economic centre still shifting
Nigeria taking plunge into the unknown
Netanyahu's election condemns Israel
Midway through the election campaign, Israel's leading satirical TV show, Eretz Nehederet, came up with a new take on the man who has dominated the country's politics for the past 20 years.
Kremlin remains place of perpetual intrigue
If he just had the flu, why didn't they say that he just had the flu? We'd all have sent him get-well cards, and that would have been the end of it.
Fear of IS may be worse than reality