Special Reports
Mt Gox: The brief reign of bitcoin's top exchange
- The collapse of Mt. Gox might appear sudden, but bitcoin insiders say its downfall began nearly a year ago as the virtual currency exchange tangled with regulators, split from former business partners and grappled with cyber attacks. | Video
Adopted children fight Irish state secrecy to find parents
OMAGH, Northern Ireland - Catherine Droogan turns 40 this year. That's one of the few personal details she can be sure of.
Insight: How Obama alums aim to turn Texas toward the Democrats
AUSTIN, Texas - In one of the country's most conservative states, newly hopeful Democrats measure their progress by ringing a bell. | Video
Insight: China's assertiveness hardens Malaysian stance in sea dispute
KUALA LUMPUR - The submerged reef would be easy to miss, under turquoise seas about 80 km (50 miles) off Malaysia's Borneo island state of Sarawak.
Hunting credit, firms look beyond wary EU banks
LONDON - When David Armitt needed to refinance loans last year for his 153-year-old manufacturing company in Yorkshire, he found British banks reluctant to lend. So he took the nuclear option.
In Ukraine turbulence, a lad from Lviv becomes the toast of Kiev
KIEV - When the history of the bloody turbulence in Ukraine is written, a 26-year-old who learned combat skills in the army cadets may be recorded as the man who made up Viktor Yanukovich's mind to cut and run.
Chesapeake's ex-CEO McClendon tries to force new drilling
HOUSTON - Chesapeake Energy Corp ousted its former chief executive Aubrey McClendon last April after a governance scandal and a liquidity crisis. But the former boss retains financial ties to the second-largest U.S. natural gas company, and he is using them to try to change company plans.
How Citigroup stumbled in the Mexican housing market
ZUMPANGO, Mexico/NEW YORK - - Just outside the town of Zumpango, about an hour from Mexico City, packs of stray dogs sniff around abandoned homes in a half-empty neighborhood.
Iran boosts military support in Syria to bolster Assad
LONDON/ANKARA - As Syria's war nears the start of its fourth year, Iran has stepped up support on the ground for President Bashar al-Assad, providing elite teams to gather intelligence and train troops, sources with knowledge of military movements say.
Fears of Syria militancy expand influence of Saudi prince
RIYADH - Saudi Interior Minister Mohammed bin Nayef, perhaps the most powerful younger prince in the ruling al-Saud family, is shaping Riyadh's new emphasis on protecting the kingdom from a fresh wave of Islamist militancy inspired by the war in Syria.
Fourth-quarter growth cut to 2.4 percent
WASHINGTON - The U.S. government slashed its estimate for fourth-quarter growth as consumer spending and exports were less robust than initially thought, suggesting some loss of momentum heading into 2014.
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