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Beyond all doubt, the sensational capture of Abdullah Ocalan, leader of the Kurdish Workers Party an

Ever since western Canadian natural gas was first piped to homes and businesses in eastern Canada an

Exhaustive discussion of a new financial architecture based on better and possibly bigger Internatio

Aside from the relentless pursuit of concessions, does the United States have a trade policy toward

The unemployment rate is at a historic low and American companies are desperate for talent. What to

Today's celebration of Earth Day may again miss a key to environmental improvement.Consider

If you had taken a stroll along the Brooklyn, N.Y., waterfront any time in the last couple of decade

A California jury in January awarded $120.5 million to Teresa Goodrich, who lost her husband because

As the intermodal leaders gather in Atlanta this week, some would have in mind the anniversary in th

Daredevils are having a rough time in the Big Apple lately.A judge let Alex Kappfjell, a Nor

For the past 30 years Atlanta's prosperity has been the envy of many cities. But its traffic problem

Gamers and PC addicts, such as myself, expect only two things from their computers: awesome graphics

ederal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan turned his attention to global commerce last week with a thou

''You're a writer?'' somebody says to me. ''You must have a good memory.''''For what I need

ealth, friends, staying active and handling stress well are key factors in making it past age 100 -

When the president of the World Bank, James Wolfensohn, called in former Russian Prime Minister Vict

The U.S. stock market keeps bouncing right along, even as pessimists nervously wait for the bubble t

The public policy debate is now in full bloom, with a bipartisan bill looking to revamp Federal rail

All over Asia, governments are trying to replicate California's Silicon Valley.Each of the p

uropean Union leaders deserve credit for keeping their eye on their own crisis - the mass resignatio

The limelight in Brussels, the self-styled capital of Europe, is firmly on the headquarters of NATO,

Recently, I traveled with a group of American business students interested in learning about interna

Since the collapse of communism and the Soviet Union, an ideology has been dominating the West, prim

Could it be the paranormal is becoming normal in America? Interest in fortunetelling has tripled, th

When Leon Leonwood Bean opened up shop in 1912, he set out to make waterproof boots. Little did he k

Delaware River dredginghas overwhelming supportIn response to Tom Baldwin's report of March

The next time the mail seems a bit late, think back to when Ben Franklin served as deputy postmaster

ne positive thing about waffling is that it can lead the waffler to the correct conclusion - if only

How about this for White House access: a direct phone line to the executive mansion from your very o

As world leaders urge that the foreign debt of the poorest countries be written off, important segme

The United Nations is at a crossroads. As it enters the 21st century, the world body is struggling t

cean carriers' decision to put on the far back burner a proposal for a new North Atlantic carrier co

Economists and policy-makers have been at a loss to explain the seemingly miraculous ability of the

Microsoft founder Bill Gates is poised to be the first man in history worth $100 billion, a mileston

A millennium ago, Marco Polo journeyed to China via the fabled Silk Road without imagining that the

Imagine waking up one morning to learn that an accident at a local chemical plant had released tons

One hopes that recent policy initiatives have reduced the dangers of Japan's economy crumbling under

t's clear that New York Gov. George Pataki is de- termined to play relentless hardball with his opp

When I became editor nearly four years ago, I took over a paper that was beyond schizophrenic. A sto

Any recent flyer is sure to have noticed the lackluster quality of today's airline food, which is th