Roaming fee cap puts EU on new path
The price controls are unprecedented and raise questions about the EU's legal authority to impose such limits.
- The End User: A really better deal on cross-border mobile calls in Europe.

New findings could cool debate on stem-cell research
Researchers are closer to converting a patient's own cells into tissues that might replace those lost to disease.

ECB raises interest rates and signals that increases may continue
The European Central Bank raised interest rates by a quarter point to 4 percent and showed its readiness to increase then again to combat inflationary dangers in a strongly expanding economy.

Tens of thousands evacuated as Cyclone Gonu hits Oman
The Gulf's oil, petroleum and shipping industries are disrupted, as are flights and other transportation.

China tightens food safety regulations
Responding to intensifying international concerns about tainted food and counterfeit drugs, Beijing said it would overhaul safety regulations and introduce nationwide inspections.

Hundreds arrested in protests against curbs on Pakistan's media
Opposition parties say hundreds of their workers have been rounded up in house raids in the past few days in the Punjab, Pakistan's most populous province.
- Independent TV channels in Pakistan protest Musharraf decree

EU criticizes members over failure to rescue illegal migrants
He warns that European apathy toward the thousands of African migrants streaming into Europe would constitute a collective moral failure for the 27-member bloc.

Roger Cohen: The Middle Eastern Imperative
On the 40th anniversary of Israel's capture of East Jerusalem and the West Bank, a Middle East peace appears more distant than ever.

In Venezuela, Silence = Despotism
Latin America cannot remain indifferent to President Hugo Chávez's threats to close media outlets in Venezuela.

Meanwhile: How I got a Certificate in Common Sense
In Japan, certification has become a business of its own.

British turn up their noses at London Olympics logo
The rollout of London's new logo for the 2012 Olympics has not been an unalloyed triumph and has triggered taunts from British newspapers.

Gates calls for strengthening of trans-Atlantic alliance
The theme of his speech at a Normandy ceremony was broader and more elemental than many Bush administration statements: that the indispensable alliances of the past must endure in the future.

'Deranged' man tries to grab hold of Pope Benedict's vehicle
Pope Benedict, 80, did not seem to notice as his security guards quickly subdued the man, described as 27-year-old German who appeared to briefly hold onto the rear of the white popemobile.
- Vatican looks to heavens for energy

After housing boom, glut may lead to bust in Spain
Oversupply is expected to lead to Spain's first decline in home prices since 1992, which could spur higher delinquencies as buyers face difficulty refinancing.