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- In South Africa, the poor feel betrayed by ruling ANC party
- Critics in Britain see 'lopsided' U.S. extradition treaty
- Shanghai revisits its forgotten Jewish past
| In South Africa, the poor feel betrayed by ruling ANC party Posted: 17 Sep 2012 07:06 PM PDT Poor, marginalized South Africans are increasingly protesting policy failings and corruption in the ANC, only to be met with police repression. ETWATWA, South Africa — The news that police killed 34 strikers at a platinum mine last month brought back painful memories for residents of this shantytown near Johannesburg — not of the apartheid era, but of more recent confrontations here with police.  |
| Critics in Britain see 'lopsided' U.S. extradition treaty Posted: 18 Sep 2012 12:00 AM PDT The case of Richard O'Dwyer, who is to be shipped to the U.S. to face pirating charges, highlights what some see as a deal grossly weighted in favor of the U.S. BOLSOVER, England — One of America's most wanted men, here in Britain anyway, is a slightly awkward computer geek who still drops by his mom's house on weekends to enjoy a home-cooked meal, the kind he doesn't get sharing an apartment with other college students.  |
| Shanghai revisits its forgotten Jewish past Posted: 18 Sep 2012 12:00 AM PDT The history of the 20,000 European Jews who fled to the Chinese city during World War II is being rediscovered. SHANGHAI — The family always knew there was something mysterious about Wang Fanglian, secrets he dared not share with even his closest relatives.  |
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