6:26pm

Romney faces uphill battle for votes

Winning enough support in electoral college will be tough for Republican

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 ASIA-PACIFIC 4:44pm

Bin Laden case doctor linked to militant

Pakistan says Afridi was not jailed for helping CIA

May 30, 2012

Romney clinches presidential nomination

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

May 29, 2012

Trump maintains Obama birth challenge

Romney’s relationship with tycoon under scrutiny

Global Insight 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

May 28, 2012

Romney emerges as a potent adversary

Republican candidate must prove himself against Barack Obama

Matt Kenyon illustration 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

May 25, 2012

Bain attacks on Romney miss target

Republican candidate maintains tight race with Obama

From MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA May 25, 2012

Iran talks end in harsh lesson for west

Diplomats fail to make progress on nuclear programme

May 25, 2012

China escapes ‘manipulator’ tag

US Treasury issues mild criticism but Romney hits out

From ASIA-PACIFIC May 25, 2012

US penalises Pakistan for jailing doctor

Committee votes to cut $33m of aid to Islamabad

From COMPANIES May 24, 2012

Scrutiny of Verizon spectrum buy urged

Deal ‘raises serious competition concerns’, says senator

Gary Silverman Gary Silverman from COMMENT May 24, 2012

Is Barack Obama the King of Pop?

Some still define the president by comparison with someone else

Sebastian Mallaby Sebastian Mallaby from COMMENT May 24, 2012

Mr Obama, stop the attack on private equity

Bain was a blood bank to the steel plant in the campaign ad, not a vampire

Philip Stephens from COMMENT May 24, 2012

Summits that cap the west’s decline

The rebalancing of power was never going to be easy but the speed of the turnround has been breathtaking

From ASIA-PACIFIC May 24, 2012

US human rights report criticises China

State department says situation has ‘deteriorated’

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