Anxiety in Seoul as Civilian Deaths Are Reported

The South Korean capital seemed caught between anger over the deaths and relief that tensions hadn?t escalated.

U.S. to Send Carrier for Joint Exercises Off Korea

The response is meant to signal an American presence and deter further attacks after the shelling on Tuesday that killed two South Korean marines and two civilians.

New Zealand Mourns Miners After Second Blast

Authorities say a second explosion in a New Zealand coal mine would have killed any of the 29 miners who survived the first blast.

DealBook: Madoff Trustee Sues UBS

Irving H. Picard, the bankruptcy trustee, accuses the Swiss bank and "feeder fund" affiliates of helping enable Bernard L. Madoff's huge Ponzi scheme and reaping $80 million in fees.

Britain Students Protest Plan to Raise Fees

It was the second such action this month to protest a drop in education spending and an increase in university costs to up to $14,400 a year, from $5,624.

Can China Discover the Urge to Splurge?

Building a consumer society in China won?t be easy, but the health of the world economy depends on it.

Appeal Opens for U.S. Student Convicted in Italy

The U.S. student Amanda Knox and her former Italian boyfriend, both found guilty of killing a 21-year-old woman, appeared in a courtroom in Perugia, Italy.