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- In a Town Called Asbestos, a Plan to Restart the Industry That Made It Prosperous
- Some Fear a Street Movement’s Leaderless Status May Become a Liability
- White House, Egypt Discuss Plan for Mubarak’s Exit
- In a Shift, Cubans Savor Working for Themselves
- Police Chief Is Shot Dead in Mexico
- French Foreign Minister Urged to Resign
- ArtsBeat: A Reading List for the Egypt Crisis
- ArtsBeat: 'Last Tango in Paris' Star Maria Schneider Dies
- Crops Wither and Prices Rise in Chinese Drought
- Monster or Savior? Doctor Draws New Scrutiny
- Merkel, in Reversal, Urges Rescue of Euro
- JPMorgan Hid Doubts on Madoff, Documents Suggest
- With Subtraction and Addition, Haiti Sets Its Presidential Runoff
- Way of the World: In Egypt and Tunisia, Lessons for Autocrats Everywhere
- Growth Alone Won’t Solve Fiscal Problems, Bernanke Says
- Most Retailers Report Gains in January, Despite Snow
- Nepal Selects a Premier, Ending a Stalemate
- Jordan’s King Meets With Muslim Brotherhood
- Memo From Islamabad: Many in Pakistan Fear Unrest at Home
- As Islamist Group Rises, Its Intentions Are Unclear
In a Town Called Asbestos, a Plan to Restart the Industry That Made It Prosperous Posted: 03 Feb 2011 06:56 PM PST Mine Jeffery, in Asbestos, Canada, is hoping to export asbestos to developing countries like India and Pakistan, despite its links to cancer. |
Some Fear a Street Movement’s Leaderless Status May Become a Liability Posted: 03 Feb 2011 07:10 PM PST Despite logistical challenges, a campaign to oust President Hosni Mubarak has survived, waged by a diverse band of protesters with no acknowledged leader. |
White House, Egypt Discuss Plan for Mubarak’s Exit Posted: 03 Feb 2011 07:20 PM PST President Hosni Mubarak has balked at leaving, but talks are continuing with Egyptian officials about a plan in which Vice President Omar Suleiman would begin a process of reform, officials said. |
In a Shift, Cubans Savor Working for Themselves Posted: 03 Feb 2011 07:20 PM PST Hoping to resuscitate Cuba's crippled economy, President Raúl Castro has opened the door to a new, if limited, generation of entrepreneurs. |
Police Chief Is Shot Dead in Mexico Posted: 03 Feb 2011 06:45 PM PST Manuel Farfan was killed just weeks after he took charge of the police in Nuevo Laredo. |
French Foreign Minister Urged to Resign Posted: 03 Feb 2011 06:30 PM PST Michèle Alliot-Marie said she would not quit over a Christmastime trip that she took to Tunisia even as the bloody antigovernment protests there had erupted. |
ArtsBeat: A Reading List for the Egypt Crisis Posted: 03 Feb 2011 01:45 PM PST It took decades for the conditions for revolt to ripen in Egypt. A range of widely noted books offer clues to the country's accumulated discontents and thwarted desires. |
ArtsBeat: 'Last Tango in Paris' Star Maria Schneider Dies Posted: 03 Feb 2011 12:43 PM PST Maria Schneider, the French actress who was Marlon Brando's young co-star in the steamy 1972 film "Last Tango in Paris," has died at age 58. |
Crops Wither and Prices Rise in Chinese Drought Posted: 03 Feb 2011 06:49 PM PST A severe drought in northern China has badly damaged the winter wheat crop, fueling inflation and alarming China's leaders. |
Monster or Savior? Doctor Draws New Scrutiny Posted: 03 Feb 2011 02:01 PM PST Interpol is circulating an international red-alert notice for the arrest of Yusef Sonmez, in connection with illegal kidney transplants. |
Merkel, in Reversal, Urges Rescue of Euro Posted: 03 Feb 2011 06:06 PM PST Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, and the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, will present new ideas on Friday to save the euro and integrate euro zone economies. |
JPMorgan Hid Doubts on Madoff, Documents Suggest Posted: 03 Feb 2011 07:19 PM PST Newly unsealed court documents show that bank executives were suspicious of Bernard Madoff's accounts and steered clients away from him but did not alert regulators. |
With Subtraction and Addition, Haiti Sets Its Presidential Runoff Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:05 PM PST Haiti's electoral commission removed the government-backed candidate from the second round of voting in favor of Michel Martelly, a popular musician. |
Way of the World: In Egypt and Tunisia, Lessons for Autocrats Everywhere Posted: 03 Feb 2011 07:19 AM PST The popular uprisings in the Middle East have been unsettling for the world's unelected rulers, notably in China and Russia. |
Growth Alone Won’t Solve Fiscal Problems, Bernanke Says Posted: 03 Feb 2011 02:00 PM PST The Fed chief warned that the country will need to cut spending, raise taxes, or do both, to solve its long-term fiscal problem. |
Most Retailers Report Gains in January, Despite Snow Posted: 03 Feb 2011 12:10 PM PST The reports offered encouraging signs that strength in consumer spending was being sustained after a robust holiday season. |
Nepal Selects a Premier, Ending a Stalemate Posted: 03 Feb 2011 06:30 PM PST The new prime minister, Jhalanath Khanal, called upon rival political parties to work together in finishing a new constitution. |
Jordan’s King Meets With Muslim Brotherhood Posted: 03 Feb 2011 03:27 PM PST King Abdullah II, facing public discontent, met with the group for the first time in years. |
Memo From Islamabad: Many in Pakistan Fear Unrest at Home Posted: 03 Feb 2011 12:40 PM PST As protests sweep the Islamic world, Pakistanis wonder if mass despair and religious ideology could lead to similar scenes in their country. |
As Islamist Group Rises, Its Intentions Are Unclear Posted: 03 Feb 2011 04:20 PM PST The Muslim Brotherhood is growing more assertive, and analysts are unsure what it means for Egypt. |
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