| A Rare Swedish Triumph By awarding the Nobel Prize in Literature to Mario Vargas Llosa, the Swedish Academy gets it triumphantly right, says Eric Ormsby. online.wsj.com |
Chinese Drywall Maker, Others to Fix U.S. Homes A Chinese drywall manufacturer, suppliers, builders and insurers have agreed to repair homes in four states under an agreement to fix damage from corrosion-causing drywall. online.wsj.com |
US inquiry into China rare earths US trade officials say they are looking into a New York Times report that China is blocking shipments of rare earths to the US and Europe. bbc.co.uk |
Liverpool 2-1 Blackburn Fernando Torres scores his first goal since August to earn Liverpool a vital victory but they still languish in the Premier League's bottom three. news.bbc.co.uk |
Olympics Draw Refugees International sporting events have been magnets for refugee claims, and Canada has received nearly 34,000 requests for asylum in the past year -- a number expected to rise after the Olympics. online.wsj.com |