The exit deal just approved by a local judge has gotten Detroit out of bankruptcy, but its pension plans may be as threatened by underfunding as ever.

A new report calls the notion that shale gas might make the UK energy self-sufficient “far-fetched” and “overhyped.”

The deadline for a nuclear deal seems likely to be extended once again, but Russia is moving ahead on a deal to build more reactors for Iran.

Chinese xenophobia is at an all-time high, despite the breakthrough diplomacy on display in Beijing this week.

Earlier signs of a softening stance by China have been leading up to a notable shift in Chinese diplomacy at this week’s APEC meeting. China, however, is just biding its time.

Ansar Beit al-Maqdis, responsible for a series of bombings that have killed dozens of Egyptian soldiers, has pledged its loyalty to ISIS. Egypt’s Islamists face a difficult choice over whether to embrace radicalism.

PCP tests for the elderly, the threat from the Supreme Court, and lessons learned in healthcare PR—some of the highlights in today’s posts.

A popular air quality app was told to stop using its most accurate source of measurements—the US embassy in Beijing. See no smog, breathe no smog?

China’s experiments in persecuting Christians have been limited, but if they expand the oppression could wind up strengthening the faith.

ISIS is slaughtering Sunni tribesmen by the hundreds, but corruption in the central Iraqi government is depriving them of the guns they need.