BP thinks again about how to stanch the flow of oil after “top kill” failsAFTER three days of trying, on May 29th BP gave up on its attempts to stanch the flow of oil from its leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico with a procedure known as “to…
Germany’s president resigns after ill-chosen remarks about the war in AfghanistanTHE powers of the German president are more symbolic than real, but Horst Kohler’s sudden resignation from the job on Monday May 31st was nonetheless a bombshell. He…
Relations with North Korea will loom large over regional elections in South Korea• SOUTH KOREANS will get the opportunity to judge the government’s handling of fraught relations with its northern neighbour on Wednesday June 2nd. Mayoral ele…
The National Security Strategy reveals a narrower view of what force can accomplishEVERY incoming president is required to send Congress a National Security Strategy. Some of these documents are abstract and forgettable but others really do provide a c…
BP tries to “top kill” the Deepwater Horizon leakTHE oil is coming ashore, seeping into the Louisiana marshes and washing up on Alabama beaches. Daily overflights show an oily sheen stretching over several hundred miles of the Gulf of Mexic…
South Korea sends a firm but measured message to the NorthSEOULLEE MYUNG-BAK, South Korea’s president, has shown impressive restraint since the Cheonan, a South Korean warship, was sunk on March 26th. Now that the investigation into its cause has reach…
South Korea sets out its response to the sinking of the Cheonan•President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea is expected to refer North Korea to the UN Security Council for its part in the sinking of the Cheonan, a South Korean warship. 46 sailors died…
(RED)CEO Susan Smith Ellis uses her marketing experience to raise millions for a worthy cause.
The Senate votes for financial reform, but some important issues remain unresolvedFINANCIAL reform is coming to America. On May 20th, after more than three weeks of often rancorous debate, the Senate approved the biggest overhaul of the financial syste…
Evidence that North Korea torpedoed the Cheonan puts it—and China—on the spotWHOEVER failed to erase the words “Number One” in blue Korean script etched inside the propulsion shaft of a deadly torpedo may well be in deep trouble…
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