Topic: China

World

India leads fight against Somali pirates

An Indian warship sank a Somali pirate 'mother ship.' At least 91 ships have been hijacked this year off the coast of Somalia.

Arizona Governor Napolitano tapped as new Homeland Security chief

The vocal immigration reformer brings border-state experience to the post.

Opinion: Secretary of State Clinton?

In Hillary, Obama would be launching a superstar diplomat.

World

Obama promises "new chapter" in climate leadership

Barack Obama delivered a brief video message Wednesday to the Governors' Global Climate Summit in Beverly Hills, Calif., in which he unequivocally affirmed the scientific basis of climate change and vowed to take action on cutting carbon emissions, in spite of the troubled global economy.

Poll: World wants green action, despite costs

Sixty-nine percent of those polled in 21 countries say utility firms should be obliged to use more renewable resources, even if this would increase their monthly bills.

In Beijing, author treads fine line as she tells Tibet's story

Woeser has sued the government, investigated Tibet's March uprising, and flouted the official line about Tibet.

USA

The G-20 Economic Summit

A Christian Science perspective on daily life.

Reporters on the Job

The Monitor's View: A start for a new economic order

The G-20 summit reflect each nation's stake in quick, joint reforms.

G-20 leaders agree to next economic steps

They pledge a more coordinated response to the global financial crisis, including stronger regulation.

No more private school, Nepal's Maoist government declares

The former rebels plan to put all children in public schools by 2010, saying it will even the playing field.

USA

Letters to the Editor

Readers write about what qualifies a person for citizenship in a country, underemployed white-collar workers, and using nuclear waste as a source of energy.

With crisis spreading, G-20 leaders eye quick relief

The G-20 nations, representing most of the world's economy and population, are convening with the knowledge that they will sink or swim together.

A new economic club of nations

The G-20 summit this weekend will grapple with a global crisis.

Opera reaches for new scale

Old art form is flourishing in US as new opera companies open and works are premiered.

Financial crisis threatens climate-change momentum

Experts fear the credit crunch will discourage governments worldwide from turning to taxpayers for assistance in climate-change efforts.

Man Asian Literary Prize Awarded

Arms race, uneasy peace in Sudan

In the south, the parliament voted to double its budget to cover military spending, and the north spent 20 percent of its budget on the military.

Farming superpower Brazil spreads its know-how

It is bringing the technologies of tropical farming to other parts of Latin America, and to Africa and Asia.

China aims to end pessimism with $586 billion economic stimulus package

The money may not jump-start enough domestic spending, but signals to world leaders that China is engaged in resolving the global financial crisis.

Taiwan's former president held in corruption probe

Chen Shui-bian, once an anticorruption crusader, was detained Tuesday on charges that he embezzled millions of dollars in public funds.