An advertising campaign featuring Alice Cooper that both satirizes and promotes modern technology has helped rescue sales at Saturn, a chain of electronics outlets that belongs to Metro Group. Read more..

By JACK EWING - International Herald Tribune

The region still faces significant economic challenges, ranging from deflation in anemic Japan to an over-reliance on exports in places like Taiwan. Read more..

By BETTINA WASSENER - International Herald Tribune

The country is weighing legislation offering reporters and publishers aggressive protections for free speech and investigative journalism. Read more..

By NOAM COHEN - The New York Times

Several hedge funds named last week in the Greek press have denied shorting the country’s debt, while others declined to comment. Read more..

By CHRIS V. NICHOLSON - The New York Times

Two papers suggest that the fund is re-examining some ideas on keeping inflation low and allowing money to flow freely across international boundaries. Read more..

By SEWELL CHAN - The New York Times

Apple wants to ignite TV show sales, especially as it prepares to introduce the iPad. But its proposals to lower prices are being met with skepticism from networks. Read more..

By BRIAN STELTER - The New York Times

While much of the world enjoys plentiful harvests, malnutrition remains epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa. Read more..

By JOHN COLLINS RUDOLF - International Herald Tribune

Macmillan is introducing software that will allow college instructors to edit digital editions of textbooks without consulting the original authors or publisher. Read more..

By MOTOKO RICH - The New York Times

Total promised the French government it would not shut any more refineries in France as employees continued a strike. Read more..

By BLOOMBERG NEWS - International Herald Tribune