Detroit Chiefs Back on Hill for a Second Day

Rick Wagoner of General Motors, second from left; Robert Nardelli of Chrysler, and Alan R. Mulally of Ford listened to Professor Peter Morici of the University of Mary...

Chemical Maker Cuts Output Amid Downturn

BASF said that it would temporarily halt or slow production at 180 plants around the world as it adjusted to a “massive decline in demand” brought on by the curren...

Markets in Europe and Asia Slip Lower

Worries about a global downturn weighed on banking and commodity stocks in Europe and Asia.

Consumer Prices Fall on Drop in Energy Costs

The 1 percent decline last month was the largest in 61 years, as gasoline prices fell by a record amount.

Obama Thanks Palestinian President

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas received a courtesy phone call from American president-elect Barack Obama.

Moscow Court Closes Politkovskaya Trial to Public

The judge in the trial of three men accused of involvement in the murder of the journalist Anna Politkovskaya decided to bar the media.

Former Prime Minister Faces Trial in France

Former Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin faces charges of complicity in a smear campaign that targeted Nicolas Sarkozy before he was elected president, an official ...

Pioneering Stem Cell Surgery Announced

Physicians completed what they say is the first successful transplant of a human windpipe using a patient’s own stem cells to fashion an organ, according to a medica...

Indian Warship Skirmishes With Pirates in Gulf of Aden

The Sirius Star, a Saudi oil tanker now held by pirates, in an undated photo. The ship was anchored off Somalia on Tuesday.

F.D.A. Opens Export Inspection Office in Beijing

After 18 months of food and safety scandals involving Chinese-made products, the United States was to open a Beijing office of the Food and Drug Administration.

World Briefing | Europe: The Hague: Ruling on Croatia

The United Nations’ highest court ruled that it had jurisdiction to examine Croatia’s accusation that Serbia committed genocide in the 1991-95 Croatian war.

Tragedy Tomorrow, Economic Woes Tonight

Square Feet: Byproducts Becoming Cornerstones

To reduce the environmental costs of concrete, developers are replacing some portland cement with recycled materials such as coal ash and blast-furnace slag.

Advertising: A Drink Backed by a Sports Hero (Wielding a Mean Game Controller)

Dr Pepper plans to announce that it is promoting a video game player, Halo 3 player Tom Taylor, on bottles that it will distribute nationally.

Legal Tangles of ‘Project Runway’ Keep It Frozen on the Catwalk

Producers have already shot segments for the series’s sixth season, but those new episodes are unlikely to be seen for several months, according to people involved i...

Iranian Detained in Iraq

An Iranian was detained by allied forces at Baghdad International Airport on suspicion of smuggling weapons into Iraq, the U.S. military said.

The Dead Tell a Tale China Doesn’t Care to Listen To

The mummy known as the Loulan Beauty on display at a museum in Urumqi, China.

Dutch Insurer May Tap Fund

Aegon, the Dutch owner of the American insurer Transamerica, said it had signed up with the United States’ financial rescue program but added it did not yet plan to ...

A Former Anchor, Dan Abrams, to Form a Consulting Firm

Dan Abrams is forming a consulting firm that he hopes will connect a global Rolodex of media experts with businesses that need strategic advice.

World Briefing | Africa: Somalia: Ethiopian Restlessness

Ethiopia said that it was not prepared to continue propping up Somalia’s interim government “indefinitely” and urged leaders there to embrace a peace process.