Opposition members said that negotiations were under way for President Robert G. Mugabe to step down, while state-run media reported that a runoff is likely.

Talks May End Mugabe’s Rule in Zimbabwe

The markets are global, but the decision-making isn’t. Therein lies the danger that transcends borders.

Leveraged Planet

The average price of a Manhattan apartment in the first three months of this year was $1.7 million, up 33.5 percent from the same period last year. Still, sales are slowing.

Manhattan Apartment Prices Hit Record High

Stocks started the second quarter with a soaring rally, as investors found reasons to believe that the drumbeat of subprime woes may be coming to an end.

Wall Street Shows Optimism That Crisis Is Fading

To make the most of the microwave oven, it helps to understand its strange powers, and ways to work around them.

On Food and Zapping

The people who created the current tax code — in the White House and in Congress, both Democrat and Republican — bear responsibility, too.

Playing the Housing Blame Game

Officials said the United Arab Emirates were failing to keep U.S. technology from slipping into the wrong hands.

U.S. Alarmed as Some Exports Veer Off Course

After two years of soaring share prices, the Shanghai composite index has plunged 45 percent from its high, reached last October.

To See a Stock Market Bubble Bursting, Look at Shanghai

Edward Albee turned 80 last month, and this double bill is part of a slew of milestone-honoring productions of Albee plays of different vintages.

A Double Bill of Plays, Both Heavy on the Bile

The Justice Department gave military interrogators authority to use harsh methods in questioning detainees.

’03 U.S. Memo Approved Harsh Interrogations

Pedro Martínez strained his left hamstring in the fourth inning Tuesday, walking off the field unaided.

Martínez Makes Early Exit on an Injured Leg

Pedro Martínez left an already-disappointing game with a strained left hamstring, and it was unclear how much time he would miss.

Martínez and the Mets Are Left Limping in Miami

A man on his way to feed the parking meter heard a loud crash as a large pane of glass smashed into his van. He says he feels lucky.

Look Out Below: Glass Panel Falls From 27th Floor

The Swiss bank, which also announced the resignation of its chairman, said the write-down would result in a $12 billion quarterly loss.

UBS to Write Down Another $19 Billion

Both MSNBC and CNN this election season have given new prominence to a handful of contributing commentators from varied backgrounds and perspectives: blacks, Hispanics and women.

Like the Candidates, TV’s Political Pundits Show Signs of Diversity

The man shot 16 times in the police gunfire that killed Sean Bell testified about hearing his friend’s last words.

Dramatic Testimony From Bell Shooting Survivor

The tobacco giant is attacking the F.D.A. as weak and overextended amid a Congressional effort to empower the agency to regulate the tobacco industry.

Reynolds Ads Say Tobacco Oversight Is Burden F.D.A. Doesn’t Need

Critics claim Hope Now, a White House-backed group formed to help struggling homeowners, supports the interests of lenders, not homeowners.

Distressed Owners Are Frustrated by Aid Group

After a poor box-office showing for war-related movies, how could a Hollywood studio possibly entice audiences into seeing the next one?

Tough Marketing Calls for a Film Linked to War

Many Wall Street executives are concerned that increased scrutiny on sovereign funds runs the risk of driving away the world’s largest pool of capital just when the United States economy needs it most.

To Court or Shun the Wealth of Nations

The Yankees won their final home opener at Yankee Stadium, edging the Toronto Blue Jays.

Yankees’ First Victory in a Season of Lasts

It is unclear what the move to make Donnie Walsh the team’s president of operations means for Isiah Thomas.

Walsh Will Take Control of Knicks

Trials such as the one in the Sean Bell case have machines that come up with narratives that slouch toward reality, but never quite get there.

Queens Trial: 50 Bullets and 2 Versions

As City Council members voted on a plan to charge fees to drive in Manhattan below 60th Street, one council member with a bad attendance record was in Las Vegas.

Conspicuous Absence on Congestion Pricing Vote

Your microwave oven can be put to use in more ways than just reheating coffee or softening ice cream.

You Use It Every Day. But Can You Make It Cook?

Yakup Satar was a Turkish soldier who is believed to have been the last Ottoman veteran of the First World War. He died at age 110.

April 2, 2008

Headlines from April 2, 2008

Talks May End Mugabe’s Rule in Zimbabwe

Leveraged Planet

Manhattan Apartment Prices Hit Record High

Wall Street Shows Optimism That Crisis Is Fading

On Food and Zapping

Billboard 200

Welcome To The Dollhouse

NOW 27

Trilla

Mail On Sunday

Sleep Through The Static

Notable Deaths

Historical Context for April 2, 2008