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By the last American mail we have the reply of the President of the United States to the proposal submitted by Lord JOHN RUSSELL for putting an end to the Slave-trade, and we regret to learn that they do not, upon the whole, appear to meet the views of the American Government. Our readers will recollect that the Foreign Minister has expressed an opinion to the effect that three things must be done before this traffic can be suppressed. The first is to establish a more efficient system of cruising off the coasts of Cuba; the second is to establish...

U.S. Navy Expects to Base Ships in Singapore By SHAUN TANDON, Agence France-Presse Published: 17 Dec 2011 13:04 WASHINGTON - The United States, facing a rising China but a tighter budget, expects to station several combat ships in Singapore and may step up deployments to the Philippines and Thailand, a naval officer said. The United States has been increasingly vocal about defending freedom of navigation in the South China Sea, where tensions over territorial disputes between Beijing and Southeast Asian nations have been on the rise. Related Topics In an academic article forecasting the shape of the U.S. Navy in...

IT DOES not have the high-street resonance of a Nike, a Pepsi or a Windows. In its unglamorous but lucrative niche in the bank back office, however, FLEXCUBE is the brand of choice. According to rankings published in March by International Banking Systems, a trade journal, it is in fact the world's best-selling banking-software product. Its owner, i-flex solutions of Bangalore, is one of India's software success stories. Some even argue that it points the way forward for the whole industry: let it emerge from the shadows where Indian techno-coolies beaver away writing code that is sold in an American...