Detroit has decided to make the cuts to public pensions even deeper than expected. Pensioners in other cities should beware.

For the first time, natural gas is flowing from an offshore field in China. This will help Beijing meet its ambitious natural gas targets, but it’s also good news for greens.

Seven million signed up for Obamacare in a last minute surge, according to the Administration’s figures. These procrastinators could be both good and bad news for the ACA.

Indian presidential front-runner Narendra Modi takes an aggressive stance on economic and foreign policy. But will he be able to maintain India’s uneasy peace with its neighbors?

John Kerry’s laudable attempts at restarting the Mideast peace process appear to be in trouble. Releasing Jonathan Pollard in order to keep them limping along would be a mistake.

Prime Minister Erdogan won the day in Turkey’s municipal elections, but his one-party rule will be even more hotly contested as the August presidential election approaches.

China’s First Lady ditched her iPhone for a homemade brand and Chinese media went wild. Expect to see China break into the world market in luxury goods sometime soon.

Governor Andrew Cuomo has the upper hand in the conflict with NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio over charter schools. The new state budget will force all cities, including New York, to provide rent-free space to charter schools.

Japan seeks to reboot its defense industry by permitting it to export, as tensions escalate in East Asia.

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble accused Putin of emulating Hitler’s tactics in the Crimea. He has a point. Putin is no Hitler, but he’s using the same playbook.