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Somali Killings of Aid Workers Imperil Relief - 07/20/2008 05:00 PM

Aid workers whom millions of Somalis depend on for survival are fleeing their posts — driven out by what appears to be an organized terror campaign.

Obama’s Visit Renews Focus on Afghanistan - 07/20/2008 04:50 PM

Barack Obama met with President Hamid Karzai on Sunday, the second day of his trip to a country that is increasingly the focus of his clash with John McCain.

Given a Shovel, Americans Dig Deeper Into Debt - 07/20/2008 05:03 PM

Practices that produced record profits for many banks have led millions of Americans to the brink.

Western Olympic Ads Cheerlead for China - 07/20/2008 04:18 PM

Global corporations are appealing to nationalism in an advertising blitz the likes of which China has never seen.

Countdown to Beijing: Sprinters, Pride of Jamaica, Are in the Spotlight - 07/20/2008 05:05 PM

Jamaicans are expected to win medals in the sprinting events and relays at the Olympic Games in Beijing.

On Mustang Range, a Battle on Thinning the Herd - 07/20/2008 12:32 PM

An emotional debate is raging in the West over whether to thin a captive herd of wild horses that numbers 30,000.

Trying to Build a Greener Britain, Home by Home - 07/20/2008 05:02 PM

Through a host of small efforts by residents, the seaside town of Hove has become a prototype of a green village.

Iran Nuclear Talks End in Deadlock - 07/20/2008 04:19 PM

The international talks included one of the most important diplomatic encounters between Iran and the U.S. since 1979.

Giuliani Firm Plans Real Estate Investment Fund - 07/20/2008 12:41 PM

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.

Can Si Newhouse Keep Condé Nast’s Gloss Going? - 07/20/2008 01:56 AM

Si Newhouse, the chairman of Condé Nast Publications, defies the image of the media baron driven by love of limelight, political influence or money.

Political Memo: Closed Mouths, but Open Tryouts to Make the Team - 07/20/2008 03:28 PM

Barack Obama and John McCain are in some ways hunting for running mates in plain sight.

As Gas Prices Rise, Police Turn to Foot Patrols - 07/20/2008 07:45 AM

As gasoline prices soar, police chiefs in towns and cities across the country are ordering their officers out of the car and onto their feet in a budgetary scramble.

Pope Calls for a ‘New Age’ in Final Australia Mass - 07/20/2008 04:56 AM

Pope Benedict XVI attacked the violence and materialism of the modern age in an address to a congregation of about 400,000 gathered in Sydney.