Exit polls showed that German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her preferred partner, the Free Democrats (FDP), won Sunday's general election and they are planning a new government for the next four years.
Afghanistan's political and social turmoil has been aggravated by different intentions of the participating nations that constitute the coalition forces.
Officials from five permanent U.N. Security Council members -- the United States, Russia, China, Britain and France -- plus Germany are to discuss with Iran its latest package of proposals on global issues in Geneva on Oct. 1.
On my way home yesterday, I read an interesting tidbit in theLegal Evening News. It said that at 10:00 p.m. on September 20 (Beijing time), overseas Chinese in Washington got together on the south lawn of the White House and raised the Chinese national flag to celebrate the 60th birthday of China.
