After modernism and tsarism, Putin plays the hero, channels Chavez's populism, releases piranhas on old allies. Pakistan hotel attack shows militants are sharpening tactics; UNICEF honors one of its fallen. Berlusconi meets Qadaffi, who brought 40 female bodyguards, wore a picture of resistance leader against Italian colonialism. Op:
Bankers and economists on how to read the tea leaves when banks leave TARP. Even companies that repay the taxpayer money will not escape some form of oversight on their compensation structure. Chart of history's largest bankruptcy proceedings. Video: Gazprom's corporate anthem. Thousands of traveling salesmen
The Pacific nation of Palau agrees to resettle ethnic Uighurs from Gitmo, fearing mistreatment should they be repatriated to China. China mandates screening software for all new computers--it's a "youth escort" program to prevent "poisoned minds." In a twist still unacknowledged by prosecutors,
Winning votes in Lebanon takes money and fear, though not exactly thievery. Op: A little honesty about what Supreme Court justices actually do would be helpful. Airlines predict $9 billion global loss, a mixed blessing for customers. Conservationists struggle to keep squatters from building homes inside India's centuries-
With murky implications, Supreme Court blocks Chrysler's sale to Fiat, a delay that may put the automaker out of business. Making eco-friendly strides, Amsterdam offers to finance citizens' purchases of efficient light bulbs and household wind turbines. The last time I drove across America was when
One way to read Hezbollah's electoral loss in Lebanon: it's not what the "Party of God" wanted. Ana Marie Cox annotates photos from the White House's Flickr pool. Emails show that no Justice lawyer who reviewed the interrogation question argued that the
Responding to nuclear tests, U.S. considers intercepting North Korean shipments, perhaps with China's help. North Korea sentences U.S. journalists to 12 years hard labor for a "grave crime"--though they may be only a bargaining chip. "I have become more and more like
Drug gangs, unchecked, could turn Guatemala into a full-fledged narco-state. Mexico's drug war spreads south. Zimbabwe's power struggle continues--though huge problems persist, its economy is likely to grow this year. During the '70s and '80s Fela Kuti's music fiercely
Forecast for Pakistan by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists says the U.S. can't do much, but Obama's on the right track. It takes a strong president to press himself and the world to do better. Excerpts from responses to Obama's Cairo speech
We have the power to make the world we seek, but only if we have the courage to make a new beginning. Text of Obama's Egypt speech. Gingrich reawakens fear of nuclear weapons exploded in the sky frying all electronics--he's not the first politician to
