As the United States and Europe invest in banks and take other extraordinary steps agreed by leaders of large economies, stock markets around the world jump up on renewed confidence that financial markets and the global economy will muddle through the crisis. More...
NATO defense ministers concluded informal talks in Hungary October 10 with a new commitment to pursue the Afghan drug traffickers that fund insurgents. Allied maritime forces will also soon escort food shipments to Somalia and patrol international waters off the Horn of Africa to deter pirates. More...
The Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery unveils its newest exhibition, Women of Our Time: Twentieth-Century Photographs, on October 10. It features 90 photographs of women activists, artists, and athletes, and many others, who have made significant contributions to American life. More...
Surrogates for Barack Obama and John McCain vied for Arab-American votes at a Virginia candidates forum sponsored by the Arab American Institute. The institute’s president, James Zogby, reminds attendees that they could play a decisive role in the outcome of Virginia elections. More...
Legal scholars express deep skepticism about Russia’s claim of extraterritorial right to protect its citizens. The principle of national sovereignty does not allow nations to grant citizenship “en masse” to citizens of another country without that state’s explicit consent, says one political scientist. More...
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