TOP NEWS By MARLISE SIMONS Charles G. Taylor, the former president of Liberia and once a powerful warlord, was convicted on Thursday of aiding militias that committed atrocities against civilians in Sierra Leone. By ALAN COWELL On the witness stand Thursday at Britain's Leveson inquiry, the News Corporation chief said he had paid inadequate attention to The News of the World, the tabloid at the center of the scandal. By WILLIAM DUPRE and KIM SEVERSON A defense attorney said Andrew Young, a former top aide to John Edwards, was shaking down a wealthy donor for hundreds of thousands of dollars behind his boss's back. By HIROKO TABUCHI Yubari is hoping that 31-year-old Naomichi Suzuki can turn around its deep debt and troubling demographics. By JAMES GORMAN Researchers have identified cells in a pigeon's brain that record detailed information on the earth's magnetic field, a kind of biological compass. |
| Multimedia Rupert Murdoch apologizes for the hacking scandal | The Op-Ed columnist Nicholas D. Kristof on the former Liberian president's guilty verdict. Opinion Opinionator | Townies By CRISTINA ALGER Remembering a father who truly loved his job. |
BUSINESS By JACK EWING The European debt crisis and widespread regional recession have sapped the buying power of the middle-class Europeans who would normally be Ford's best customers. By NICK BUNKLEY The carmaker's profit of $473 million was attributed to an overhaul of a large portion of its product lineup and the use of creative, high-profile advertising to attract new customers. By DAVID STREITFELD The Federal Trade Commission said it hired an outside litigator to lead an antitrust investigation of Google, a sign that the agency has moved beyond the preliminary stage of its inquiry. By JULIA WERDIGIER and CLIFFORD KRAUSS The oil company's profit in the first quarter was less than analysts had expected, while Royal Dutch Shell's earnings beat forecasts. By CLIFFORD KRAUSS Chesapeake Energy said it would not extend a controversial compensation plan for Aubrey McClendon that provided him with a right to personally invest in the company's new wells. |
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