الجمعة، 30 سبتمبر 2011

Afternoon Update: U.S.-Born Qaeda Leader Killed in Yemen

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U.S.-Born Qaeda Leader Killed in Yemen

By LAURA KASINOF, MARK MAZZETTI and ALAN COWELL

An American drone attack killed Anwar al-Awlaki, a preacher born in the United States and a leading figure in Al Qaeda's outpost in Yemen, on Friday morning, officials in Washington and Yemen confirmed.

A Year On, North Korea's 'Dear Young General' Has Made His Mark

By CHOE SANG-HUN

A year after Kim Jong-un made his public debut as North Korea's leader-in-waiting, scenes of the party elite bowing to him have become a staple of the country's propagandist media.

Activists in Arab World Vie to Define Islamic State

By ANTHONY SHADID and DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK

Many Islamic political activists say struggles between puritanical and liberal Islamists may now be more important than their battles against secularists.

Banks to Make Customers Pay Fee for Using Debit Cards

By TARA SIEGEL BERNARD and BEN PROTESS

Banks are imposing new charges on their customers to make up for the revenue they expect to lose because of a cap on what they can charge merchants for debit-card transactions.

Obama Charts a New Route to Re-election

By JACKIE CALMES and MARK LANDLER

With his support among blue-collar white voters far weaker than among white-collar independents, President Obama is pinning his hopes on changing demographics in formerly Republican states.

Arts

Slide Show: 'Wonder of the Age'

An exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art focuses on identifying Indian artists.

Opinion

Opinionator | Fixes

Making Change Happen, on a Deadline

By TINA ROSENBERG

Rapid Results, a strategy designed for corporations, is helping communities in Africa set goals and solve problems in 100 days or less.

BUSINESS

Patricia Kluge Loses Her Fortune in the Downturn

By GERALDINE FABRIKANT

The former wife of the media magnate John Kluge is in bankruptcy after losing millions in a risky winery venture in Virginia.

Austria Approves Euro Bailout Fund

By NICHOLAS KULISH

The measure, supporting an expansion of the euro currency zone's bailout fund for heavily indebted countries, passed following a bruising debate in Parliament.

Stocks Fall on Fresh Economic Data

By DAVID JOLLY

Shares dipped following disappointing data on American spending and incomes and European inflation.

Troubled Poker Site May Be Bought by French Entrepreneur

By MATT RICHTEL

Full Tilt Poker has agreed to be bought by Groupe Bernard Tapie, which will repay customers who have not been able to withdraw their gambling money.

S.E.C. Finds Problems at Credit-Rating Agencies

By EDWARD WYATT

The Securities and Exchange Commission report said the companies repeatedly failed to follow their own procedures, but it did not identify the companies by name.

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