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...father was a Kenyan and who has several half-siblings here. While there is animosity between Luos and Kikuyus - and the tribes were responsible for much of the postelection violence - Obama is immensely popular across ethnic lines in Kenya. Ever since Odinga became Prime Minister in a power-sharing agreement with Kibaki, his own approval ratings have soared...
...world frets over an apparent collapse of an agreement to end North Korea's nuclear weapons program, another crisis may be unfolding in Asia's secretive Stalinist state: a worsening food shortage...
...emerged that North Korea's paramount leader, Kim Jong Il, may have suffered a stroke, and he vanished from sight for several weeks. (In early October, North Korean media reported that Kim attended a university soccer match, his first public appearance since August.) Then Pyongyang abruptly backtracked on its agreement with the U.S. and four other countries to dismantle its nuclear program. U.S. negotiator Christopher Hill flew to Pyongyang in an attempt to get the agreement back on track, but his talks with the North Koreans didn't produce a breakthrough. By alienating its neighbors - and potential donors - North Korea...
...immediate problem is how to resolve the current stalemate. Talks between workers and producers on Wednesday failed to reach an agreement, but Nahta predicts a resolution by Sunday. "Both sides will have to give in a little, and by Sunday they will have had time to iron out the problems." Trust Bollywood to script a happy ending...
...heart of the dispute lies an agreement reached between the workers and producers last January to raise wages 12.5%. Workers say some producers have not been paying them the stipulated rate (and some complain that they haven't been paid at all for months) and that they have resorted to a strike only after repeated warnings failed to yield results. The strikers argue there is no justifiable reason why producers should not be paying up, given the prosperity the industry is enjoying as a result of booming demand. Bollywood recorded revenues close to $1.9 billion in 2007, which are likely...