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18.04.2005 Nepal's King Gyanendra, who took absolute power in the country February 1--many say at the expense of his people's basic freedoms--will tour Asia over the next two weeks. The question of democracy versus counter-terrorism strategies will be front and center as the king tries to win over his international colleagues, says one analyst.

13.04.2005 Top Chinese and Indian officials have started the process of settling a territorial dispute in the troubled province of Kashmir, which has soured relations between the world's two most populous nations since 1962. A rapproachment between the two neighbors could have far-reaching diplomatic and economic repercussions, says one analyst.

06.04.2005 O 24 de março é um dia em que a Igreja de El Salvador relembrou os 25 anos do assassinato do Arcebispo de San Salvador, Dom Oscar Arnulfo Romero, que foi exemplo na luta em defesa dos direitos humanos. Relembra também todos o mártires da América Latina, que seguiram a teologia da Libertação, movimento da Igreja católica progressista que nos anos setenta e oitenta enfrentou a repressão das ditaduras militares da América latina, denunciando torturas, massacres, prisões arbitrarias e outras violações frequentes dos direitos humanos.

30.03.2005 The phase out of generic drug manufacturing by India in order to comply with international trade rules may satisfy the mighty pharmaceutical industry, but it could spell doom for poor nations struggling to provide affordable treatment for HIV/AIDS, reports Nicolien den Boer.

28.03.2005 During his recent trip to Latin America, U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld expressed grave concerns over Venezuela's plan to purchase 100,000 AK-47s, especially considering the country's porous border with Colombia, which has been engaged in a brutal guerilla war for 40 years. Some think Rumsfeld's comments are just sour grapes, as the rifles are being bought from Russia instead of the U.S.