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South Africa President Jacob Zuma and former US President Bill Clinton have something in common. One might readily think this to be each one’s admission of sexual indiscretion. While that may be true, there is something more to it that makes the issue worse than it is – especially for elected leaders. The two political leaders’ common denominator [...]

A Chinese sentenced to death for having killed six police in Shanghai was executed on the morning of Wednesday, reported the state news agency Xinhua. The young Yang Jia, 28, a native of Beijing, was arrested in July, after invading a police station in Shanghai and stab the police in a crime that has gained wide coverage in the press in the country. Yang [...]