Patchwork Retirement Plan Adds to Greece’s Debt Woes
Greece’s retirement plan, which lets 14 percent of its work force retire early, has become divisive in Europe.


By LANDON THOMAS Jr.

Ukraine’s New President Assembles a Coalition
Viktor F. Yanukovich, who also named a close adviser as prime minister, can now govern without new elections, which could have brought political instability.


By CLIFFORD J. LEVY

Tale of Botched Traffic Operation Increases Russians’ Mistrust of Moscow Police
Russia’s law enforcement agencies are under fire for a series of episodes that have exposed widespread criminality and incompetence in the ranks.


By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ

New Strike Paralyzes Greece
For the second time in two weeks, a general strike closed public services, halting all flights and most transport across the debt-plagued country.


By NIKI KITSANTONIS

World Briefing | Europe: Britain: Bail for War Crimes Suspect
The High Court said that lawyers for the former Bosnian vice president Ejup Ganic had made a “substantial argument” to show that Serbia’s extradition request was politically motivated.


By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Patchwork Retirement Plan Adds to Greece’s Debt Woes
Greece’s retirement plan, which lets 14 percent of its work force retire early, has become divisive in Europe.
By LANDON THOMAS Jr.

Japanese Stocks Gain Slightly on Weaker Yen
The Nikkei 225 stock average in Tokyo rose 0.4 percent, but elsewhere in Asia stocks were mixed.
By REUTERS

The E.U. and U.S. Quarrel Over Hedge Funds
The European Union rebutted criticism by the U.S. of its plans to tighten the rules on hedge funds.
By JAMES KANTER

BMW and VW Results Show Money Is Still in Selling Luxury Cars
The earnings suggest makers of the lower-priced cars that most people drive could struggle with meager profits for years to come.
By JACK EWING

China’s Consumer Prices Rose 2.7% in February
Analysts said the economy was not overheating and that interest rates would probably increase to keep inflation in check.
By SHARON LaFRANIERE

Earthquake’s Burdens Weigh Heavily on Haiti’s Elderly
No strangers to hardship, elderly Haitians find themselves distinctly vulnerable and emotionally burdened these days.


By IAN URBINA

Aftershocks Jolt Chile as New Leader, Piñera, Is Sworn In
An earthquake hit central Chile as the inaugural ceremonies for President Sebastián Piñera were under way.


By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO

World Briefing | The Americas: Haiti: Kidnappers Free Aid Workers
Five days after they were kidnapped in the Port-au-Prince area, two Swiss women, aid workers for Doctors Without Borders, were released unharmed on Wednesday night.


By DEBORAH SONTAG

World Briefing | The Americas: Cuba: Europe Condemns Striker’s Death
The European Parliament voted to condemn Cuba for the “avoidable and cruel” death of a dissident hunger striker, Orlando Zapata Tamayo, who died last month after an 83-day hunger strike.


By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chile’s New President Enters a Changed Political Landscape
The aftermath of the earthquake may give the country’s new right-wing government a chance to entomb the ghosts of Gen. Augusto Pinochet.


By ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO

Twin Suicide Attacks Hit Military Sites in Pakistan
The suicide bombings killed at least 39 in the second attack in a week to strike the eastern city of Lahore.
By WAQAR GILLANI

Lehman Brothers Hid Borrowing, Examiner Says
The Wall Street bank used accounting gimmicks to hide its financial weakness in the months before its bankruptcy, according to a 2,200-page report.
By MICHAEL J. de la MERCED and ANDREW ROSS SORKIN

Ground Zero Workers Reach Deal Over Health Claims
A settlement of up to $657.5 million has been reached in the cases of thousands of rescue and cleanup workers who sued the city over damage to their health, according to city officials.
By MIREYA NAVARRO

Talks to Address Trade in Tuna and Ivory
Negotiations on protecting endangered species will open in Qatar with tensions over efforts to ban trade in bluefin tuna and to reopen exports of elephant ivory.
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR

Afghan Tribal Rivalries Bedevil a U.S. Plan
Fighting between Afghan subtribes raises questions about using tribes as part of a counterinsurgency strategy.
By ALISSA J. RUBIN