Hidden Truths in the Court of a King Who Would Be Emperor
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Roll over, Chairman Mao, and tell the comrades the news: in "Hero," the history of the empire now comes wrapped in kaleidoscopic kung fu cool.
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The government is to set up a special panel early next year to consider whether a woman can command the Chrysanthemum Throne, thereby allowing Princess Aiko to become empress one day if she doesn&#39;t get a brother.
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PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA - The relatively unknown son of the abdicating king of Cambodia will be the country&#39;s next monarch. The ailing King Norodom Sihanouk shocked his kingdom last week when he announced his
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FOZ DO IGUACU, Brazil -- Geraldo Pereira has heard the rumors before, the whispers that cast a shadow on the reputation of this border town. So a bit of exasperation tinges his tone when the questions surface again.
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PHNOM PENH, Cambodia The reluctant heir to the Cambodian throne is better known for his skills as a ballet teacher. Despite his admitted lack of experience in politics, Prince Norodom Sihamoni (nor-oh-DAHM
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Meet the 15 wealthiest monarchs on the planet.
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Indonesiaâs former strongman was buried with an overlay of the Javanese mysticism that, for some people, had given him the aura of a king.
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Â· Shortage of space sent Tutankhamun to DomeÂ· Former reading room adapted for Chinese show
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Updating Confucius to the stresses of a fast-changing nation.
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A little-known son of King Sihanouk is set to be chosen as Cambodia's new monarch, as a special council meets.
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The Japanese government said Monday it has set up a panel of external experts to discuss the issue of imperial succession, apparently to consider the feasibility of allowing a woman to ascend the throne.
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He wouldÂve been king even today had a paralytic stroke not felled him and caused a grave decline in his aspirations.
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A nine-page pamphlet offers some chilling--and revealing--insights about Afghanistan's former rulers
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Comment is free: Max Hastings: A decade after she died, the princess's intimate secrets are being exposed in the search for a warped notion of the truth
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Perhaps perspective can be gained from the case of another controversial historical figure.
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&#39;China is a sleeping giant. And when she awakes, she shall astonish the world.&#39; The truth of Napoleon&#39;s warning, made more than two centuries ago, is beginning to resonate in the world&#39;s richest nations.
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For more than two thousand years the search for the real Alexander the Great has continued, with each generation seizing on some facet of his complex, contradictory character.