New York Times Global Edition May 26, 2009 For Klaus Franz, the top union official at General Motors’ Opel unit here, the difference between how the United States and Europe confront the auto industry’s global overcapacity problem is simple. more
Reuters May 26, 2009 As navies from around the world confront Somali gangs off the Horn of Africa, a small legal issue is turning into a major problem for the mission and the governments involved: what to do with the captured pirates? more
Financial Times May 25, 2009 It was always going to be so. Politics in a German election year would end up playing a critical role in deciding the future of Opel and the rest of General Motors’ European activities. more
Washington Post May 23, 2009 Israel’s removal of about two-dozen settler outposts in the occupied West Bank has become a “central issue” for the current government, Deputy Defense Minister Matan Vilnai said on Saturday. more
New York Times May 22, 2009 FOR many years, unemployment in the United States was lower than in Western Europe, a fact often cited by people who argued that the flexibility inherent in the American system — it is easier to both hire and fire workers than in many European countries — produced more jobs. […]