TOP NEWS By ANTHONY SHADID Security forces in Syria on Friday opened fire to disperse thousands of protesters in Damascus and at least 10 other towns and cities. At least 43 people were killed, witnesses said. By ERIC LIPTON Senator John Ensign's resignation allowed him to leave office one day before he was to have to answer questions under oath about a payment to the family of his former lover. By JANE PERLEZ and ISMAIL KHAN An American drone killed 23 people on Friday, in a strike against militants that appeared to signify unyielding pressure by the U.S. on Pakistan's military. Magazine Preview By ALEX WITCHEL "I was extremely naive for someone who considers herself a very smart, savvy, cynical New York broad." By ROD NORDLAND and ALAN COWELL Senator John McCain of Arizona, in a Friday visit to the de facto rebel capital of Benghazi, hailed the insurgents battling Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi as his heroes. |
Multimedia Syrian forces kill protesters; the U.S. sends drones to Libya; and the Op-Ed columnist Roger Cohen compares the Balkan conflict to present-day Libya and Syria. Opinion Op-Ed Contributor Nigeria's new president must secure support in the north, and confront the country's savage inequalities. |
BUSINESS Your Money By RON LIEBER Zipcar caps the liability insurance coverage it provides for members at $300,000 per incident, which could leave drivers involved in an accident exposed to an expensive lawsuit. By HIROKO TABUCHI The time frame was the longest yet described by the car company to recover from Japan's quake and tsunami. By HIROKO TABUCHI The government set aside $48.5 billion as the first step in the country's largest reconstruction effort since World War II. By MATTHEW SALTMARSH The government said the final payments would be made next week, in another sign of improving health at PSA Peugeot Citroën and Renault. By MARK McDONALD Credit programs and other efforts by some of the chaebol, South Korea's mammoth family-controlled corporations, are providing a lifeline to entrepreneurs with hardscrabble backgrounds. |
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