7:12pm

Canada looks to patrol Arctic with drone

Aircraft would raise stakes in resource-rich region

US POLITICS & POLICY 11:46pm

‘Surrogates’ prove risky for presidential campaigns

Trump birther claims may damage Romney

From COMMENT 7:51pm

A diabolical mix of US wages and European austerity

Pursuing converging economic policies would have dire consequences, writes Robert Reich

From MARKETS 7:51pm

Rush for havens as euro fears rise

US, UK and German bond yields all plunge

From COMPANIES 6:52pm

Exit by Repsol rocks Cuban oil hopes

Spanish group pulls plug on offshore drilling programme

US POLITICS & POLICY 6:26pm

Romney faces uphill battle for votes

Winning enough support in electoral college will be tough for Republican

From ASIA-PACIFIC 4:44pm

Bin Laden case doctor linked to militant

Pakistan says Afridi was not jailed for helping CIA

US POLITICS & POLICY May 30, 2012

Romney clinches presidential nomination

Tea Party forces a run-off for Senate seat in Texas

US POLITICS & POLICY May 29, 2012

Trump maintains Obama birth challenge

Romney’s relationship with tycoon under scrutiny

From MARKETS May 29, 2012

US Supreme Court upholds ‘credit bidding’

Lenders to distressed companies can still seize collateral assets

From GLOBAL ECONOMY May 29, 2012

US consumer confidence suffers

Analysts had expected to see a gain in the index

Global Insight from US POLITICS & POLICY May 29, 2012

Competing tax plans try California voters

A proposed increase aims to prop up state school system

From ASIA-PACIFIC May 29, 2012

S Korea boosts Iran oil imports

Seoul stocks up ahead of EU shipping insurance ban

From LEX May 28, 2012

US defence spending: unreal numbers

The outlay is much higher than Pentagon figures suggest

From COMPANIES May 28, 2012

Frustrated US investors find their voice

Shareholder anger forces boards to be more responsive

From COMPANIES May 28, 2012

US public pension funds take on more risk

Other plans get more conservative as they mature

US POLITICS & POLICY May 28, 2012

Romney emerges as a potent adversary

Republican candidate must prove himself against Barack Obama

From COMPANIES May 27, 2012

KKR’s interest in BHP diamond mine fades

Questions over buyer demand for diamond assets

Edward Luce Edward Luce from COMMENT May 27, 2012

Worst is still ahead for Obama’s chief firefighter

Geithner advises to do what it takes to stop the system collapsing

From MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA May 27, 2012

Security crisis threatens Yemeni transition

US drone attacks ‘hit nerve’ with residents

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