As world markets absorbed the shock of Dubai's debt crisis, the ruler of the city-state left town for an important meeting in a desert palace. His hosts: the leaders of neighboring Abu Dhabi.
Anti-capitalism protesters smashed the windows of banks, shops and cafes in Geneva, Switzerland, and set cars on fire during a demonstration against the World Trade Organization.
- With its pomp and glitter, a White House state dinner is a symbol as much as a meal — social evidence of the central leadership role that America plays in world affairs.
Iran will begin large-scale air defense war games Sunday aimed at protecting its nuclear facilities from possible attack, a senior military commander says.
Some American conservative commentators are seizing on President Barack Obama's deep bow to Japan's emperor during the weekend, accusing him of groveling to a foreign leader.
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