Haitian judge releases eight U.S. missionaries; two are still being held for further questioning. Living in a Riyadh ghost town, the sprawling, opulent--and empty--Diplomatic Quarter; some photos of the DQ. Angela Merkel moves to buy stolen Swiss data. As the U.S. Mint rolls out a Millard
Play-by-play reconstruction of the Hamas-commander assassination in Dubai. Do spies and assassins really wear fake beards? Yes. Sullivan on why war is always evil, even when it's necessary, but torture is never justified. Op: Conservatives would never dare return the stimulus; it's brought
Toyota announces brake-override systems for future models, faster defect disclosure--just as new Corolla steering issues arise. Criminologists review stats, assert no crime wave hit Houston or other Southwest cities after Katrina evacuees arrived. New York Times digital, print divisions spar over whether to charge $10 a month or
Hitchens: North Korea's racist dictatorship has produced starving and stunted dwarves. Slideshow: Presidential propaganda for kids. The U.K. is all malcontents (71% before the crash), but even if "broken Britain" rings true, the numbers don't support it. Stop urinating on me, Vollmann. Books
Countering Clinton's remark, Iran says the U.S. is a military dictatorship in the Persian Gulf. L.A. has trouble wrangling disgruntled jurors, who can't afford to sit at a trial, and make their reluctance heard. Austrian millionaire made miserable by his fortune plans to give
Joint American-Pakistani raid captures Taliban's top commander. Strategic withdrawal has been at the core of the Taliban's war strategy since 2001. Kenneth Starr gets a new job title: university president. Op: The Islamists embraced by Amnesty aren't nice metrosexuals who support women'
National day of mourning in Haiti for the 230,000 people killed one month ago today. International Living ranks France as the top spot to live; the depression drops U.S. to seventh place. Sanctioned vandalism employed to help save L.A.'s Hollywood sign from developers. Tea party
Wife of Iranian opposition leader Mir Hossein Moussavi attacked by police. Guide to the core and periphery of al Qaeda. "Businessmen haved captured the state and the minds of the people who run it." Company receives $3 million to turn carbon into baking soda; lots of jokes about
Analysis of Obama's three gambles to defuse Iran: moving China, holding Israel, and sanctions. Woman in Oxford uses Twitter to direct rebellion in Iran; Ahmadinejad fights back with propaganda. Egyptian religious leaders push back against mosque surveillance cameras. Traders react positively to news that the E.U. will
Toyota's pedal problems began with the 2001 Camry; in 2004, a series of complaints sparked ever-widening investigations. In 2007, State Farm alerted federal regulators to Toyota issues, which were promptly entered into a database. As the value of its used cars takes a big hit, Toyota goes
