Netanyahu Offers an Apology, but No Shift in Policy
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel did not indicate that new housing plans in East Jerusalem would be canceled....

Contractors Tied to Effort to Track and Kill Militants
A Defense Department official set up a private network of spies in Pakistan and Afghanistan to gather intelligence on insurgents, according ...

Asian Stocks Fall on U.S. Consumers' Gloomier Outlook
Asian stocks fell from near seven-week highs on Monday after weak U.S. consumer confidence data overshadowed strong retail numbers....

China Uses Global Trade Rules to Its Advantage
Evidence is mounting that Beijing uses inconsistencies in international trade rules to spur its own economy at the expense of others....

For a Philippine Political Family, Land Issue Hits Home
A disputed plantation is owned by the extended family of a presidential candidate, Benigno Aquino III, whose mother started a land reform pr...

Worth Reading #7: The IMF on Capital Mobility (March 14, 2010)
Dani Rodrik: The End of an Era in Finance: [W]hat happened on February 19 can safely be called the end of an era in global finance. On that...

Battery Ventures Closes $750M Fund
WALTHAM, Mass., MENLO PARK, Calif. & HERZLIYA, Israel -- -- Battery Ventures, a multi-stage investment firm focused on technology and innova...

Media Cache: German Publishers Question Apple's Rejection of Nudity
German publishers are worrying that Apple's desire to limit offensive material on its iPhone applications is spilling over into censorship, ...

Frustration Grows in Iraq at Slow Pace of Vote Tally
American officials have expressed concern privately that even a fair election might be made to appear unfair because of the slow vote count....