Another Karzai Forges Afghan Business Empire

By JAMES RISEN 10:19 PM ET

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Mahmoud Karzai, right, with a model of an apartment project in Kabul, has cultivated ties that have helped his ventures grow.

Mahmoud Karzai’s swift rise has stirred suspicion among Afghans, who resent his brother’s seeming tolerance for unsavory activities.

The opening ceremony of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday.

China Outlines Ambitious Plan for Stimulus

By MICHAEL WINES 1 minute ago

Premier Wen Jiabao did not explicitly announce any new stimulus spending beyond what was committed in November.

50 Years After Revolt, Clampdown on Tibetans

By EDWARD WONG

Chinese authorities have imposed unofficial martial law in areas where ethnic Tibetans live.

A demonstration against the indictment of President Omar Hassan al-Bashir of Sudan on Wednesday in Khartoum, the capital city.

Court Issues Arrest Warrant for Sudan’s Leader

By MARLISE SIMONS and NEIL MacFARQUHAR

President Omar Hassan al-Bashir was charged by the International Criminal Court with war crimes and crimes against humanity.

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Scandal Threatens Opposition in Japan

By MARTIN FACKLER 9:41 PM ET

A campaign donation problem is threatening the Japanese opposition leader just as his party appears poised to unseat the long-governing Liberal Democratic Party.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at the Palestinian Authority headquarters in Ramallah in the West Bank on Wednesday.

Iran Looms Over Clinton’s Mideast Trip

By MARK LANDLER

After three days of meetings in the Middle East, the Secretary of State said she was struck by the depth of concerns about Iran.

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20 Are Detained After Cricket Attack

By JANE PERLEZ and WAQAR GILLANI

A police official gave no details of the identities of those being held in the attack on the Sri Lankan team.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown of Britain addressed a joint session of Congress on Wednesday.

Brown Urges Bold Effort to Shape an Expansion

By BRIAN KNOWLTON 10:00 PM ET

Gordon Brown urged American leaders to “seize the moment” to work through the global economic crisis.

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Afghan Panel Rejects Karzai Decree for Early Elections

By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. and CARLOTTA GALL

The election commission rejected a decree by President Hamid Karzai that moved presidential elections to the spring, insisting they should be in August.

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Tens of thousands of workers in Singapore have been cut back to three or four days a week and their wages per hour also reduced.

East Asia’s Small Edens of Trade Wilt as Need for Exports Dries Up

By KEITH BRADSHER

Small, globalized trading centers like Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan are proving to be particularly vulnerable to the wave of global economic troubles.