Crisis in Europe Tightens Credit Across the Globe
By ERIC DASH and NELSON D. SCHWARTZ
As European banks pull back on lending, companies around the globe are finding it harder to borrow, edging the world economy toward another slump.
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In a Surprise, Calm Prevails in Egypt'
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
After a week of violent clashes, the voting was largely peaceful and was hailed by the military as a triumph.
Judge Blocks Citigroup Settlement With S.E.C.
By EDWARD WYATT
Judge Jed Rakoff said the proposed $285 million settlement over the sale of toxic mortgage debt was "neither fair, nor adequate, nor in the public interest" and ordered a trial.
QUOTATION OF THE DAY
"What do I fear? I fear death. No one knows what's going to happen."
NATALIE NOELLA, a 23-year-old student, after voting in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
SCIENCE
Video: Steven Pinker
An interview with the Harvard psychologist and linguist on violence, language and Twitter.
OPINION
Room for Debate
Should Legislation Protect the Obese?
Should it be illegal for businesses to discriminate against unhealthy and heavily overweight applicants?
WORLD
Syria Calls the Arab League's Sanctions 'Economic War'
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR
The country's foreign minister hinted at retaliation for the steps taken to punish Syria over its repression of the political uprising there.
A Capital Transforms, for Better and for Worse
By CLIFFORD KRAUSS
Changes in Tripoli, unthinkable only weeks ago when Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi still controlled the smallest details of daily life, have been both exhilarating and disturbing.
Militants Turn to Death Squads in Afghanistan
By RAY RIVERA, SHARIFULLAH SAHAK and ERIC SCHMITT
A new wave of killings has shown that the Haqqani militant network can still assert its influence even as NATO suggests that its power is weakening.
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