الأربعاء، 3 أغسطس 2011

Afternoon Update: Syria Sends In Tanks to Storm Center of Rebellious City

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Syria Sends In Tanks to Storm Center of Rebellious City

By NADA BAKRI and RICK GLADSTONE

Syria ordered its military to storm through the city of Hama after three days of shelling, in what appeared to be a decisive step to crush the opposition.

Mubarak on Trial, in Stark Image of Arab Upheaval

By ANTHONY SHADID

Egypt's ousted president, Hosni Mubarak, was wheeled into a courtroom cage in a hospital bed.

The Caucus

Debt Ceiling Now Permanent Part of Political Arsenal

By MICHAEL D. SHEAR

The threat of forcing the nation into a financial default will forever be a powerful tool used by lawmakers and presidents.

Berlusconi Vows Not to Resign

By RACHEL DONADIO

As markets continued to hammer Italy, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi rebutted calls for his resignation, saying Italy's economic fundamentals were strong.

Drilling Down

One Tainted Water Well, and Concern There May Be More

By IAN URBINA

Industry executives as well as regulators have said that fracking has never contaminated underground drinking water. But there is at least one documented case.

Magazine

Magazine Preview

Interactive Feature: The Mean Streets of Athens

Crimes by and against immigrants in Greece are on the rise while right-wing groups clamor for the expulsion of all illegal immigrants.

Opinion

Opinionator

Mark Bittman: Can Big Food Regulate Itself? Fat Chance

The food industry is fighting efforts to protect kids from junk food marketing with their own brand of spin.

BUSINESS

Russia Becomes a Magnet for U.S. Fast-Food Chains

By ANDREW E. KRAMER

As the middle class emerges in Russia, so does a wider array of American fast food.

U.S. Stocks Mixed Amid Continued Poor Economic Data

By CHRISTINE HAUSER and MATTHEW SALTMARSH

Shares in the United States steadied at midday, reversing a steep early decline that followed a disappointing report on the nation's service sector.

Switzerland Takes Surprise Action to Weaken the Franc

By LIZ ALDERMAN

With the dollar withering under the United States debt trouble, the Swiss franc is as good as gold - a situation the Swiss National Bank moved to stifle.

Security Firm Says It Found Global Cyberspying

By DAVID BARBOZA and KEVIN DREW

Targets of the attacks identified by McAfee included a wide range of governments and American corporations.

Germany Investigating Facebook Tagging Feature

By KEVIN J. O'BRIEN

A German privacy regulator asked Facebook to disable a feature that applies facial recognition tools to user photos.

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