Japan's prime minister today declared that the power plants at Fukushima, site of the worst nuclear distaster since Chernobyl, are finally 'stabilized' -- but that seems to be more of a technical designation than anything else.
President Obama destroyed two decades of tradition this weekend by refusing to wear funny clothes in the "family photo" taken every year with other world leaders at the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation forum.
Yoshihiko Noda must lead a divided Parliament to fix a stagnant economy
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