From EUROPE 6:56pm

New Serbian leader urged to stay pro-EU

Nikolic must show ‘statesmanship’, say officials

From COMPANIES 6:46pm

JPMorgan loss set to alter regulatory focus

Portfolio hedging has a chequered history

Global Insight 6:02pm

US set to stand by Nato despite warnings

Alliance still pivotal in the transatlantic relationship

From COMPANIES 6:00pm

Northrop signs $1.7bn Nato drone deal

Significant order was long-coveted by the US defence contractor

US SOCIETY 5:59pm

Rental demand fuels US property market

Investors driving up prices of apartment buildings

US POLITICS & POLICY 4:40pm

Head US nuclear regulator steps down

Jaczko resigns early following rocky tenure

From UK 4:02pm

Activists intervene in Shell lawsuit

Human rights activists challenge governments

From ASIA-PACIFIC 11:17pm

Nato seeks orderly Afghanistan exit

Chicago summit to set date for formal pull-out

US SOCIETY 10:57pm

Facebook chief updates status to married

Zuckerberg changes profile day after wedding

Matt Kenyon comment illustration Edward Luce Edward Luce from COMMENT May 20, 2012

The Facebook president in need of new friends

The social network site’s ethos captures the zeitgeist of Obama’s administration

Global Insight from COMMENT May 20, 2012

Refocus on US debt issue promises to rattle

Speaker’s move seen as negotiating gambit, writes Richard McGregor

From ASIA-PACIFIC May 20, 2012

Chinese activist ends odyssey in US

Chen Guangcheng thanks supporters after his flight from China

Christopher Caldwell from COMMENT May 18, 2012

One man stands between California and a bleak future

A bias towards stimulus and away from austerity has proved disastrous for California

From GLOBAL ECONOMY May 18, 2012

China linked to ‘economic espionage’

Pentagon labels surveillance as national security threat

From GLOBAL ECONOMY May 18, 2012

G8 leaders urged to focus talks on growth

Obama and Hollande back fiscal consolidation efforts

From COMPANIES May 18, 2012

Stagecoach expands US bus operation

Group brings sold businesses back into the fold

US POLITICS & POLICY May 18, 2012

Senate backs Fed nominees

Harvard economist and Carlyle partner complete board

US POLITICS & POLICY May 18, 2012

US ban on investing in Myanmar lifted

Restrictions remain on major investment sectors

From COMMENT May 17, 2012

Disco queen Donna Summer dies, 63

Singer captured spirit of liberated age and scored hit records as recently as in 2010

Editorial from COMMENT May 17, 2012

California screamin’

Sacramento is a scary beacon of US governing failure

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