Opinion
Prince Charles may never be King Charles
The Queen's son and heir passes yet another milestone in his life this week when he becomes the first Prince of Wales to reach the age of 60 without becoming monarch. It was in January, when he passed 59 years and 74 days, that Prince Charles reac...
The Dion-Manley dilemma
Stephane Dion was right to announce his departure: When you lose this bad, the leader takes the hit. No exceptions.
What makes men commit?
According to a new theory, marriage is more a matter of timing than of magic
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Invites Governor Sarah Palin to Russia
Sarah Palin goes to Dubai for shopping and tells Americans that she visited the troops in Iraq
Russia finds unlikely ally in Ukraine's Tymoshenko
MOSCOW (Reuters) - The Kremlin has struck a tactical alliance with its former foe Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko designed to help her become the next president and help Russia rein in Ukraine's drive to embrace the West.
Can Warren Buffett Rescue the Market?
Warren Buffett warned several years ago about a financial crisis like the one currently engulfing Wall Street. But now that it's here, the investing wizard has decided he might as well profit from it.
The Real Costs of the Bailouts
Last week, as federal regulators seized Washington Mutual in the largest U.S. banking failure, Congress was grappling with whether to spend $700 billion of public money to fix the financial industry's troubles.
Behind Insurer’s Crisis, Blind Eye to a Web of Risk
“It is hard for us, without being flippant, to even see a scenario within any kind of realm of reason that would see us losing one dollar in any of those transactions.” — Joseph J. Cassano, a former A.I.G. executive, August 2007
Ahmadinejad's own U.S. presidential campaign
Sept. 25, 2008 | NEW YORK -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad returned to New York this week to attend the opening of the United Nations General Assembly for his fourth visit -- and perhaps his last, should he fail to win reelection in next s...
EU Influence Falls at UN as Russia Rises
Editorial writers around the world have called the recent Russia-Georgia war a watershed in how Russia views the world and the world views Russia. Moscow's response to criticism—"we don't need the G8, the WTO, and anything the West has to offer"—h...
Maureen Dowd: Vice in go-go boots?
PITTSBURGH: The guilty pleasure I miss most when I'm out slogging on the campaign trail is the chance to sprawl on the chaise and watch a vacuously spunky and generically sassy chick flick. So imagine my delight, my absolute astonishment, when the...
Why Kosovo Wasn’t Worth It
In February, with U.S. backing, Kosovo declared its independence—nine years after NATO went to war to end Serbia's thuggish behavior in the province. Shortly after Kosovo hoisted its new national flag, Russia, Serbia's patron, warned (in the words...
Will Turkey Abandon NATO?
Will Turkey side with the United States, its NATO ally, and let more U.S. military ships into the Black Sea to assist Georgia? Or will it choose Russia?
China Should Be Stripped of All Medals Won in Beijing Games
With questions about female gymnasts from China meeting minimum age requirements to compete in the Olympics increasingly scrutinized, and possibly supported by newly found documentation, I’m taking a stand on this issue.
US: McCain gaffe over houses could anger voters
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Voters can swallow the fact that Republican presidential candidate John McCain is seriously rich but they might not stomach the idea that he doesn't understand their own money worries.
Michael Phelps is not the greatest Olympic athlete in history
Many are saying Michael Phelps, left, is the greatest Olympic athlete of all time. But is he? He surpassed Mark Spitz, top right, in career swimming gold medals, but there are some other notable athletes who could be ranked ahead of him. Despite P...
News Analysis A Conviction, but a System Still on Trial
The verdict in the first war crimes trial at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, is in: One poorly educated Yemeni, with an impish sense of humor and two little girls, is guilty of supporting terrorism by driving Osama bin Laden. With credit for time served, th...
Barak Obama - as seen by a European
And it came to pass, in the eighth year of the reign of the evil Bush the Younger (The Ignorant), when the whole land from the Arabian desert to the shores of the Great Lakes had been laid barren, that a Child appeared in the wilderness.
Olympics a Bust for Beijing Business
Even as Beijing prepares to welcome the world for the Summer Olympics, some of the city's foreign residents are planning their farewell parties. China's epic economic transformation has, in recent years, swelled the city's expatriate population to...
How trouble started brewing at Starbucks
Starbucks' announcement that it is shuttering 600 stores marks an end to what seemed to be the company's continual upward climb and invincibility in the retail coffee shop industry. Two market-research experts spoke yesterday about the world-famou...