World News, Global News, Daily & Weekly World Headline News at Wall Street Journal.com

- Welcome, Logout
Register for FREE
Register for FREE

Thank you for registering.

We sent an email to:

Please click on the link inside the email to complete your registration
Please register to gain free access to WSJ tools.

An account already exists for the email address entered.

Forgot your username or password?

This service is temporary unavailable due to system maintenance. Please try again later.

The username entered is already associated with
another account. Please enter a different username

The email address you have entered is already in use.
Please re-enter the email address.

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

Create a User Name

Create a Password

Confirm Password

Send me information about more WSJ features

Create a profile for me in the Journal Community
Why Register?

Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions

As a registered user of The Wall Street Journal Online, you will be able to:

Setup and manage your portfolio

Personalize your own news page

Receive and manage newsletters
Log In

Log In

User Name

Password

Log in

Remember me Forgot your password?

Thais Look to Create New Coalition
With antigovernment protesters streaming out of Thailand's main airports after a week-long siege, attention turned to the next potential flashpoint in the country's unresolved political crisis: choosing a new prime minister.

Spain's Bets Sour in Latin America
Spanish companies that poured money into Latin American utilities and airlines are becoming ensnared by populist economics as governments seize their businesses.
Subscriber Content Read Preview

U.K. Sets Mortgage Steps
A plan to help financially stretched homeowners will defer some mortgage payments for up to two years, in an effort to counter a rise in foreclosures.
Jones Urges Broad Afghanistan Approach
James Jones, Obama's new national security adviser, said a U.S. troop surge in Afghanistan will work only if other efforts are made to bolster the government.
Subscriber Content Read Preview

Data Weigh on Europe's Central Banks
European indicators slid in November data, raising pressure on the ECB and British and Swedish central banks to cut rates Thursday.
Postwar Aid Buffers Georgian Economy
As ex-Eastern bloc countries stumble amid the financial crisis, Georgia has so far largely escaped. The reason: aid allocated since its war with Russia.
- NATO Ministers Agree to New Russia Talks
Kremlin Decries Journalist's Beating
An attack on the editor of a small Russian newspaper has caught the Kremlin's eye, but critics suggest it is a ploy to defuse social tension.
Hong Kong Finds New Tainted Eggs
Hong Kong authorities said they found excessive amounts of the industrial chemical melamine in a fourth batch of eggs from mainland China.
Subscriber Content Read Preview

U.K. Banks Hit by Consumer Defaults
U.K. banks are seeing rising insolvencies as more consumers are unable to pay off credit-cards and personal loans.
Iraqi Oil Exports Could Fall
Iraqi oil exports could fall by as much as 13% next year as maintenance problems and labor shortages undermine the country's export capacity.
Gates Seeks to Close Guantanamo
Gates said closing the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay is a "high priority" and called on Congress to work with the Obama administration to make it happen.
Blackwater Plans Effort Against Piracy
Private security firm Blackwater Worldwide is in talks with potential clients for a new venture -- protection from pirates.
Subscriber Content Read Preview

Japan Widens Loan Program
The Bank of Japan has expanded its lending programs to help businesses ahead of the year's end.
EU to Issue Guidelines on Bank Aid
The EU will issue guidelines this month for governments planning to give money to their banks to support the wider economy, Kroes said.
'Chemical Ali' Sentenced to Death
An Iraqi court sentenced "Chemical Ali" Hassan al-Majid to death after convicting him of crimes against humanity for his part in crushing the 1991 Shiite uprising in southern Iraq.
U.S. Cruise Ship Chased by Pirates
Pirates chased and shot at a U.S. cruise liner with more than 1,000 people on board but failed to hijack the vessel as it sailed through the Gulf of Aden.