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A guilty verdict for North Korea: Their number is up

Evidence that North Korea torpedoed the Cheonan puts it—and China—on the spotWHOEVER failed to erase the words “Number One” in blue Korean script etched inside

Financial reform: Almost there

The Senate votes for financial reform, but some important issues remain unresolvedFINANCIAL reform is coming to America. On May 20th, after more than three weeks ...

The coming days: The week ahead

South Korea sets out its response to the sinking of the Cheonan•President Lee Myung-bak of South Korea is expected to refer North Korea to the ...

South Korea's response: Dear Leader,

South Korea sends a firm but measured message to the NorthSEOULLEE MYUNG-BAK, South Korea's president, has shown impressive restraint since the Cheonan, a South Korean ...

Deepwater Horizon: Mudslinging

BP tries to “top kill” the Deepwater Horizon leakTHE oil is coming ashore, seeping into the Louisiana marshes and washing up on Alabama beaches. Daily ...

The National Security Strategy: Realpolitik returns

The National Security Strategy reveals a narrower view of what force can accomplishEVERY incoming president is required to send Congress a National Security Strategy. Some ...

The coming days: The week ahead

Relations with North Korea will loom large over regional elections in South Korea• SOUTH KOREANS will get the opportunity to judge the government’s handling of ...

Deepwater Horizon: Top spill

BP thinks again about how to stanch the flow of oil after “top kill” failsAFTER three days of trying, on May 29th BP gave up ...

German politics: Köhler quits

Germany's president resigns after ill-chosen remarks about the war in AfghanistanTHE powers of the German president are more symbolic than real, but Horst Kohler’s sudden ...

Japan's new prime minister: Meet the boss

Can Japan's fifth prime minister in four years succeed where others failed?WHEN Japan's outgoing prime minister announced his resignation this week, Tokyo's financial markets barely ...