Thursday, November 19, 2009

Thursday's Top News: Obama's Asia Trip: Too Focused on Common Ground?

Today's Top Stories

Obama's Asia Trip: Too Focused on Common Ground?

By MICHAEL SCHERER / SEOUL

In foreign policy, does making nice lead to making progress?

As Electric Cars Arrive, Where Will They Plug In?

By JOSEPH R. SZCZESNY

Electric cars will soon swarm onto America's roads, but the charging infrastructure for those vehicles is still on the drawing boards

Is There a Sound Defense Against the Somali Pirates?

By MARK THOMPSON / WASHINGTON

A vaunted acoustic weapon against pirates doesn't seem to have done the trick. But where that failed, bullets kept the intruders from the Maersk Alabama

British Support for Afghan War Fades

By CATHERINE MAYER / LONDON

As President Obama mulls additional U.S. troop deployments in Afghanistan, the British public increasingly doubt their military should be there. Politicians are looking for the exit

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the French soccer star admits that he used his hand to set up France's decisive goal against the Republic of Ireland in the World Cup qualification play-off
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Iceland's Fashion Designers Flourish in the Downturn

By Marisa Mazria Katz

Budding fashion designers capitalize on Iceland's ailing economy to set up shop. How the financial meltdown has helped creativity flourish

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