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A nation ahead of its time in repairing the breaches.

The more nuclear powers, the more other nations feel it absolutely necessary to develop and add weapons of this nature to their defense arsenals.

What are the roots of Asia's economic problems and what does the future hold for this region?

The ongoing Asian financial firestorm will affect virtually the entire world in 1998, according to projections issued by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

In China the ratio of divorce to marriage has quadrupled in the last decade.

The winds of change are blowing strong in Australia. Once a bastion of the British Empire, Australia is shifting its focus away from Europe and America.

The Hong Kong handover is being interpreted in at least two ways.

A global power a century ago, once in control of a quarter of the world's land mass, Britain is losing yet another key possession: the thriving island of Hong Kong.

What must God think of mankind's stewardship of the earth and that so many major animal species are now in danger of extinction?

In this election year, suddenly old problems are reemerging that seem beyond the president's control. Problems in the Far East, Russia and the Middle East are back with us as if they had never gone away.