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China's recent snub to the Vatican is a timely reminder of the Chinese government's unacceptable record on religious freedom, and it is an issue where the U.S. can actually have an impact. It is time for the U.S. to take a more vocal and vigorous stand to protect...
RECOVERING. CROWN PRINCESS MASAKO, 36, of Japan's imperial family; following surgery after a miscarriage; in Tokyo. The announcement last month of the Princess's pregnancy, which could have resulted in the first direct heir to the throne since 1965, inspired a national media frenzy.
A.D. 105 Invention According to tradition, an imperial eunuch named Cai Lun invented paper. The material, however, has been found in Chinese tombs dating to the 2nd century B.C. By the end of the 8th century, Chinese paper craftsmen had set up shop in the Middle East.
The American triumph in the '90s came as a rude surprise to some. Only a decade ago, Paul Kennedy's The Rise and Fall of the Great Powers ushered in the conventional wisdom that America, suffering from "imperial overstretch," was in decline. With the collapse of the Soviet Empire, it...
A boy, his face hidden by a paper-bag helmet, plays an improvised war game with toy soldiers on his kitchen table. An explosion startles him, the room bursts into flames, and a giant totes him out of the late 20th century and into 1st century Rome. Hence, the action...