What to Watch for During the Royal Wedding: Details of the Service

In 1981, Lady Diana Spencer didn’t promise to obey the Prince of Wales — and nor did she in the years that followed. On Thursday, palace officials revealed that Kate Middleton, already restyled “Catherine” and to be known from tomorrow morning as Princess or by another honorific, will also avoid the promise to obey her bridegroom.

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JAPAN: The Girl from Outside

Demure, with downcast eyes, displaying a modesty beneath which lies tempered steel, 24-year-old Michiko Shoda last week crossed the blue moat surrounding the Imperial Palace. Behind her lay the roaring, garish city of Tokyo, with huge advertising balloons adrift above the rooftops

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Arming Libya’s Rebels: A Debate in Doha

Guns, money, oil, and an ex-spy chief slinking in the shadows: that’s what it came down to Wednesday in Qatar’s capital Doha when the NATO-led alliance marshaling air strikes on Libya gathered to defend its actions and brainstorm on how to help a ragtag rebel army finally dethrone Colonel Muammar Qaddafi. The coalition dismissed recent criticism and claims of inner discord with an early statement that the “international community remained united and firm in its resolve.” The same statement boasted that the alliance’s “efforts to date had exerted significant pressure on Gaddafi, protected civilians ..

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