Dilemma X

Jewish History March 31, 1492 (Easter Sunday March 31, 2013) The Spanish monarchy turned on the Jews In 1492, the Spanish monarchs gave the Jews 4 months to convert or leave By David B. Green Haaretz On March 31, 1492, the joint monarchs of Spain, King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella of Castile, […]

Australia wants to cut out US dollar in trade with China   By Ryan Villarreal International Business Times Australia is seeking to bypass trading in U.S. dollars with China in a deal that will be the focus of Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s trip to Beijing next week. Trade with China, Australia’s primary trading partner, totaled […]

March Madness: 2013 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournaments The ACC teams of the future join Duke in the Elite 8: Syracuse, Louisville University of Miami first ACC team to be denied a top seed after winning both the regular season and the conference tournament Associated Press University of Miami first ACC team to be denied […]

BRICS 5th Summit concludes in Durban, South Africa China-Africa relationship will never cease Xinhua DURBAN, South Africa– Chinese President Xi Jinping said here Thursday that China-Africa relationship will never cease its development and that China is ready to elevate and broaden its ties with Africa. “The development of China-Africa ties can only be in present […]

Los  Angeles: New Millennium Hollywood towers near the iconic Capitol Records building Tower plan pits New York developer against old Hollywood   By John Gittelsohn Bloomberg A proposal for Los Angeles towers as tall as 55 stories near the iconic Capitol Records building, where stars from Frank Sinatra to Taylor Swift recorded hits, is pitting […]

China’s exploitation of Latin American natural resources raises concern Economic benefits countered by environmental damage and fears over lopsided nature of trade relations with Beijing Jonathan Watts The Guardian Amazonian forest cleared in Ecuador, a mountain levelled in Peru, the Cerrado savannah converted to soy fields in Brazil and oil fields under development in Venezuela’s […]

China, South Africa agree to build exemplary relations- China’s president meets with other African leaders Xinhua PRETORIA, South Africa– Chinese President Xi Jinping and his South African counterpart, Jacob Zuma, met here Tuesday and agreed to further boost bilateral relations. Noting that China and South Africa are both important developing countries with similar histories and […]

South Africa: President Jacob Zuma speaks about the 5th BRICS Summit in Durban By Penwell Dlamini South African Press Association PRETORIA — The establishment of BRICS is not to create a new “talk show”, President Jacob Zuma said on Monday. “BRICS is not a talk show. It is a serious grouping. I’ve just identified here […]

Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI together at Castel Gandolfo By Nicole Winfield and Paolo Santalucia Associated Press CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy— The two men in white embraced and showed one another the deference owed a pope in ways that surely turned Vatican protocol upside down: A reigning pope telling a retired one, “We are […]

Congressional Black Caucus chair to Obama: Where are African Americans in 2nd term cabinet? No more Ms. Nice Guy Charlotte mayor Anthony Foxx, Congressman Melvin Watt  mentioned for administration posts after Fudge raised concerns By William Douglas McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON- Rep. Marcia Fudge didn’t hide her feelings about the fact that President Barack Obama has […]