AUSTRALIA

Olympus Corp shareholders burned by the Japanese company's accounting scandal are unlikely to recover investment losses in U.S. courts and might not fare much better suing in Japan.

The wealthy nations attending the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Hawaii may fight over trade, but they've avoided serious armed conflict for decades, and the U.S. Pacific Command aims to keep it that way, even as it copes with budget pressures and a surging China.

China's imports surged in October as exports grew at their slowest rate in months, suggesting efforts to tilt the economy toward domestic demand may be offsetting the external weakness that has dragged on economic growth this year.

As cartoonists across America join fans in remembering Bil Keane, read some of the Family Circus creator's best quotes, other cartoonists' reflections on their mentor, and the words of other great comic strip artists who've died in the past few years. Keane is known for his promotion of family values and his strip's iconic format, but few knew how funny he was, or how honest.