Republican vice presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin – marshaling folksy charm, brimming confidence and barbed attacks – faced down a crucial test to her political future in Thursday’s debate against Sen. Joe Biden, a contest that appeared to do little to change the landscape of the presidential race.
The Democratic vice presidential candidate and six-term U.S. [...]

PARIS – French Prime Minister Francois Fillon said on Friday the world stood on the "edge of the abyss", gripped by a global financial crisis now threatening industry, trade and jobs worldwide.
Fillon’s words echoed a growing sense of alarm sweeping EU capitals ahead of an expected U.S. Congressional vote on Friday on a $700 billion [...]