Fed likely to keep options open on bond buying
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve policymakers will likely announce on Wednesday that they will keep buying bonds at a monthly pace of $85 billion, while keeping their options open to scale back the program later this year if the U.S. labor market continues to improve. Full Article
Obama to set new goals to cut nuclear weapons: senior official
BERLIN - President Barack Obama will say on Wednesday he will pursue a new reduction in deployed nuclear weapons by up to a third below the level achieved in the "New START" treaty with Russia, a senior administration official said.
NSA head, lawmakers defend spying programs
WASHINGTON - The head of the National Security Agency said U.S. surveillance programs had helped disrupt more than 50 possible attacks since September 11, 2001, as members of Congress also defended the use of the top-secret spying operations. Full Article
U.S. to meet Taliban to seek Afghan peace
WASHINGTON/KABUL - The United States and the Taliban raised hopes for a negotiated peace in Afghanistan with commitments to meet this week after 12 years of bloody and costly war between American-led forces and the insurgents. Full Article | Video
Brazil protests put leaders on alert
RIO DE JANEIRO - When more than 200,000 protesters took to Brazil's streets on Monday night, one message stood out: They are no longer willing to accept the rosy outlook that politicians in Latin America's biggest country have been painting for years. Full Article
EU-wariness complicates life for Hollande
PARIS - A feeling in France that the European Union no longer works in its interest is fueling tensions between Paris and Brussels and adding pressure on President Francois Hollande to be more assertive in Europe. Full Article
Obama to prod West on global challenges
BERLIN - President Barack Obama will conclude his European sojourn with a trip to Berlin on Wednesday, where he will call for a renewed spirit of activism by the West in tackling 21st century challenges from nuclear proliferation to climate change. Full Article
Hezbollah plays pivotal, opaque role in Syria
BEIRUT - Hezbollah's victory across the Syrian frontier highlights its pivotal role in Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's fight against rebels and yet, as in most of its military operations, it has given few details of its role - or where its next battle may be. Full Analysis
President tries to calm Brazil demos
June 19 - Brazil's president tries to defuse massive protest movement as more demonstrations are held in Sao Paolo. Paul Chapman reports.
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In China, they built it. No one came.
A building boom tied to China's economic rise shows no signs of abating, despite slowing growth and excess capacity in some cities. Are commercial "ghost towns" a sign of further trouble to come? Video
Snowden versus the dragons
One measure of our culture's disdain for whistle-blowers like Edward Snowden can be culled from the pages of a thesaurus. Commentary
What does Apple really owe taxpayers? A lot.
Even as Apple sizzles in the Senate hot seat for alleged tax evasion and finds itself the object of a Justice Department investigation into price-fixing e-books, the company still enjoys a vast reservoir of good faith with the American people. Commentary
Vetting the Syrian rebels, stock gyrations, and A-Rod's return
If we can't vet American citizens like Edward Snowden for security, how will we be able to prevent arms going to the Syrian rebels from falling into the wrong hands? Commentary
Weiner: As American a political redemption
Anthony Weiner, now running for mayor of New York, is the latest in a long line of disgraced officials seeking not only absolution, but political resurrection from voters. Commentary
Turkey’s economy is vulnerable
Tayyip Erdogan’s harsh actions against protesters could backfire economically. Turkey depends on foreign investors to fund its big current account deficit. If they turn tail, interest rates will rise, hurting the economy and undermining one of Erdogan’s sources of popularity. Commentary
Economic worries and the global elite
Here’s one sign the global elite is starting to get worried that capitalism isn’t working for the Western middle class. At the TED Global gathering in Scotland’s elegant capital city this week, much of the spotlight was on what’s going wrong with the 21st-century economy. Commentary
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