Ford Posts Loss of $8.7 Billion on Asset Woes
The automaker, stunned by abysmal sales of its most profitable vehicles and a sudden shift in consumers? tastes, suffered its worst quarter ever.

(24/07/2008)

City Room: 4 Spitzer Officials Broke the Law, Commission Finds
The governor?s aides face charges over an attempt to use the state police to collect damaging information about the former state senator Joseph L. Bruno.

(24/07/2008)

Is Afghanistan a Narco-State?
Drug-related corruption pervades the government in Afghanistan, says a former Bush administration counternarcotics official.

(24/07/2008)

Plan Would Use Antiterror Aid on Pakistani Jets
The Bush administration plans to shift nearly $230 million to upgrading Pakistan?s F-16s, which critics say are not used in counterterrorism efforts.

(24/07/2008)

The Caucus: Obama in Berlin: 'A People of Improbable Hope'
The Democrat?s campaign site is streaming the speech.

(24/07/2008)

Going Down the Road: A State That Never Was in Wyoming
A 1941 travel guide recounted the story of an audacious attempt by a group of would-be rebels to form a new state.

(24/07/2008)

China Presses Hush Money on Grieving Parents
Local governments have begun a campaign to buy the silence of parents whose children died in the earthquake.

(24/07/2008)

Stocks Fall Sharply on Earnings Fears
The Dow declined more than 200 points as investors sifted through another stream of earnings reports.

(24/07/2008)

Iraq Team Barred From Olympics
The International Olympic Committee has upheld a ban on Iraqi teams at the Beijing Games, saying Thursday the government missed the deadline to address accusations of political interference.

(24/07/2008)

Suicide Bomber Kills 8 Guards in Iraq
Iraqi police say at least eight people have been killed in a suicide bombing at a checkpoint manned by U.S.-allied Sunni guards northeast of Baghdad.

(24/07/2008)