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Tuesday, November 11, 2008
WWII pilot from Orange County makes his last journey home
California | Local |
November 11, 2008
Two weeks after he left Orange County for World War II, Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Read more
Monday, November 10, 2008
Prudence pays in Spain, Italy
World |
November 10, 2008
Months before the global financial meltdown this fall, the talk in the boisterous cafes of Rome and Madrid had turned from sports and politics to economic woes. Read more
Sunday, November 9, 2008
Hearing echoes of glory
Travel |
November 9, 2008
On Veterans Day, Americans are asked to do something for the country besides voting and paying taxes: We are enjoined to think of those who fought in faraway places – the Philippines, North Africa, Europe, Vietnam and Iraq. Read more
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Sweeping bank bailouts unite Europe
Business |
October 14, 2008
Like soldiers falling into step, governments across Europe offered up a series of sweeping bailout plans for their banking systems Monday, pushing past $2 trillion the amount of taxpayer money that has been pledged to shore up the continent’s floundering financial sector. Read more
Saturday, October 11, 2008
Losses mount in Europe
Business |
October 11, 2008
The tsunami of global stock sell-offs swept through Europe on Friday as shareholders deserted the markets in droves, pushing down stock prices in a frenzy some dubbed Red October. Read more
Dealing with the crisis on the Continent
Business |
October 11, 2008
Charles Goodhart is professor emeritus of banking and finance at the London School of Economics and an expert on European monetary policy. Read more
Monday, October 6, 2008
European banks struggle to limit turmoil
Business |
October 6, 2008
As the $700-billion U.S. financial system bailout gets underway, Europe is struggling to contain its own banking turmoil. Read more
Saturday, October 4, 2008
Europe takes aim at CEO bonuses
World |
October 4, 2008
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has declared war on corporate barons who fire thousands of employees, drive firms into the ground and walk away from the ruins with multimillion-dollar bonuses. Read more
Saturday, September 20, 2008
Europeans on left and right ridicule U.S. money meltdown
Business |
September 20, 2008
LONDON – It’s a rare day when finance officials, leftist intellectuals and ordinary salespeople can agree on something. Read more
Monday, August 25, 2008
Russia sees Georgia outcome as proof of its dominance, analysts say
World |
August 25, 2008
In this historic hub of expansion and empire, Russia’s military victory over U.S.-backed Georgia was cheered as evidence that Moscow has regained its global dominance – and proof that the rest of the world can’t risk standing in its way. Read more
‘End of the West?’ Maybe not, thanks to Moscow
World |
August 25, 2008
Three years ago, an influential French academic named Francois Heisbourg made a splash with a book with a provocative question as its title: “The End of the West?” Read more
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Obama’s appeal as anti-Bush is telling
National |
July 26, 2008
Barack Obama’s electoral rival is John McCain, but Obama’s overseas trip this week has given heartburn to another Republican – President Bush. Read more
Saturday, July 19, 2008
A trip full of opportunity and risk
National |
July 19, 2008
On his trip to the Middle East and Europe, Barack Obama hopes to reassure Americans that he has the foreign-policy expertise to keep the nation safe. Read more
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Network anchors aweigh
National |
July 17, 2008
Barack Obama’s trip to Europe and the Middle East, seen as crucial to burnish his foreign policy bona fides, will play out before big audiences. Read more
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
One big drug test for L.A.: sewage analysis
California | Local |
June 24, 2008
Which city uses more cocaine: Los Angeles or London? Read more
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Continent, on cruise control
Travel |
June 15, 2008
Part joy ride, part soul quest, the road trip is part of the American character. Read more
Monday, June 9, 2008
Italians, Dutch set to match up
Sports |
June 9, 2008
World champion Italy and 2006 World Cup runner-up France launch their European Championship quests today when they play the Netherlands and Romania, respectively. Read more
Thursday, April 17, 2008
Calls at 30,000 feet: EU lets it fly
Business |
April 17, 2008
For a decade, the French author and comic Phil Marso has been fighting a losing battle against the ubiquity of jangling mobile phones. Read more
Monday, April 7, 2008
Putin sees dispute, Bush a ‘breakthrough’
World |
April 7, 2008
President Bush and Russian President Vladimir V. Putin failed Sunday to overcome their greatest conflicts on a missile defense system the United States plans to build in Central Europe but narrowed difference over one key element. Read more
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Prices pinch, but appetites flourish
World |
April 1, 2008
In a land where food is art and passion, not merely sustenance, consumers are feeling the pinch of rising prices. Read more
