الثلاثاء، 24 مايو 2011

Afternoon Update: Mubarak to Face Trial for Killing of Protesters

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Mubarak to Face Trial for Killing of Protesters

By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK

The Egyptian authorities are moving to satisfy public demands for retribution against former President Hosni Mubarak and his family.

To Friendly Crowd, Netanyahu Repeats Criteria for Peace

By HELENE COOPER and BRIAN KNOWLTON

In a speech to Congress, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu set several significant limits on what Israel would accept in a deal with the Palestinians.

NATO Bombs Libyan Capital in Heaviest Strikes Yet

By JOHN F. BURNS

Alliance aircraft struck at least 15 targets in Tripoli, with most of the strikes concentrated near the compound of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi.

In Wake of Tornado, Official Says 1,500 Are Unaccounted For

By A.G. SULZBERGER and BRIAN STELTER

The death toll of 117 is expected to rise as rescue workers in Joplin, Mo., search through wreckage and breakdowns in communications systems impede efforts to account for those who fled the storm.

China's Utilities Cut Energy Production, Defying Beijing

By KEITH BRADSHER

A dispute spurred by rising coal prices indicates that China's unique marriage of market competition and government oversight may be starting to fray.

Multimedia

Video: TimesCast

The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, reiterates conditions for peace; a look back at his 1996 address to Congress; and West Bank settlers refuse to compromise for a Palestinian state.

Opinion

Opinionator | Fixes

In 'Food Deserts,' Oases of Nutrition

A charity turns to a for-profit model in Jakarta to make healthy street food available to poor children.

BUSINESS

Chrysler Pays Back Loans From the U.S. and Canada

By BILL VLASIC

The carmaker said it made payments of $5.9 billion to the United States Treasury and $1.7 billion to Export Development Canada in a series of transactions completed Tuesday morning.

U.S. Commodity Regulator Sues Oil Traders

By GRAHAM BOWLEY

The agency accuses three companies and two individuals of manipulating oil markets when crude prices reached $100 a barrel in 2008.

U.K. Budget Gap Widens

By JULIA WERDIGIER

Britain's austerity plan hit a snag in April when the budget shortfall widened more than expected as tax revenue fell, according to official data.

DealBook

As Bank Woes Ease, F.D.I.C. Fund Nears Positive Territory

By ERIC DASH

Only four lenders were added to the government list of so-called problem banks in the first quarter, bringing the total to 888 from 884, the smallest increase since the financial crisis began.

Greek Government Struggles to Win Support for More Austerity

By NIKI KITSANTONIS

Despite pressure from lenders, Prime Minister George Papandreou had little apparent success Tuesday in persuading his political rivals to back additional tax increases and spending cuts.

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