International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde called on the U.S. government to reduce the mortgage debt owed by homeowners as a way help to revive the nation’s economy and stimulate growth in the wider industrialized world. Read full article > >

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IMF chief Lagarde calls for U.S. mortgage relief

International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde called on the U.S. government to reduce the mortgage debt owed by homeowners as a way help to revive the nation’s economy and stimulate growth in the wider industrialized world. Read full article > >

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IMF chief Lagarde calls for U.S. mortgage relief

Google+ did not have an easy entrance into the tech world. Launched in June to select users and in September to the wider public, it was immediately labeled by technology writers as Google’s attempt at a “ Facebook killer .” Dogged by comparisons to the social media giant, Google+ limped along, losing early adopters accustomed to Facebook’s crowded, cozy haunts. Read full article > >

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Google+ has its pluses

Compelling in person and on the page, the president has yet to find a way to make himself accessible to the wider electorate online.

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Political Times: For Obama, Getting Message Out Online Is a Challenge

Burma has been cut off by a huge data attack that swamped the nation’s link to the wider internet, days before its first elections in 20 years.

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Burma hit by massive net attack

Millions of U.S. mortgages have been shuttled around the global financial system – sold and resold by firms – without the documents that traditionally prove who legally owns the loans.

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Loan chaos may pose wider peril

China warns Japan that their wider relationship will suffer if Tokyo mishandles a dispute about a Chinese fishing boat seized in disputed waters.

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Japan-China boat spat escalates