Given a Shovel, Americans Dig Deeper Into Debt
Practices that produced record profits for many banks have led millions of Americans to the brink.



Obama Meets Afghan Leader and Discusses Terrorism
Topics discussed by Barack Obama and President Hamid Karzai included the ?unmet challenges? the Afghan government has to tackle, a spokesman said.



On Mustang Range, a Battle on Thinning the Herd
An emotional debate is raging in the West over whether to thin a captive herd of wild horses that numbers 30,000.



Can Si Newhouse Keep Condé Nast?s Gloss Going?
The chairman of Condé Nast defies the image of the media baron driven by love of the limelight, politics or money.



The World: When Spies Don?t Play Well With Their Allies
The C.I.A. and its partner in Islamabad, the I.S.I., are trapped in a very complicated marriage.



Trying to Build a Greener Britain, Home by Home
Through a host of small efforts by residents, the seaside town of Hove has become a prototype of a green village.



?Dark Knight? Sets Weekend Record
?The Dark Knight? took in a record $155.34 million in its first weekend, beating Hollywood?s previous best of $151.1 million, set by ?Spider-Man 3? in May 2007.



Somali Killings of Aid Workers Imperil Relief
Aid workers whom Somalis depend on are fleeing ? driven out by what appears to be an organized terror campaign.



Western Olympic Ads Cheerlead for China
Global corporations are appealing to nationalism in an advertising blitz the likes of which China has never seen.



Giuliani Firm Plans Real Estate Investment Fund
Entering the real estate market at a time of profound turmoil, Rudolph W. Giuliani?s company is planning an investment fund based on commercial and residential properties.