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According to prosecutors, the retirees - dubbed the Pensioner Gang by the German media - interrogated James and even threatened at one point to kill him if he didn't find a way to return their money. (There was allegedly a gun in the house.) After four days, the pensioners forced James...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Germany's Kidnapping Trial: Revenge of the Pensioners | 2/11/2010 | See Source »

Roland and the rest of the Pensioner Gang tell a slightly different story. In court on Feb. 8, Roland said he simply wanted to "invite" the financial adviser for "a few days' holiday in Upper Bavaria." He said he told his wife Sieglinde that "we're going to invite him...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Germany's Kidnapping Trial: Revenge of the Pensioners | 2/11/2010 | See Source »

Roland didn't deny being angry at James, calling him a "liar and a crook" in court. He said that the retirees met James while on vacation years ago in Florida and that he persuaded them to invest their money in the U.S. housing market, promising the group a profit...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Germany's Kidnapping Trial: Revenge of the Pensioners | 2/11/2010 | See Source »

To get beyond that image, Yanukovych will have to give substance to his rhetoric and show a real commitment to democratic principles and reforms of the opaque energy sector. He will also need to force Big Business to play by the rules. Success there will depend on how he handles...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ukraine's New President: Is the Orange Revolution Over? | 2/11/2010 | See Source »

In between the revolutionary songs that were blasted over loud speakers (which were strung out for miles from the square), thousands of pounds of confetti were poured from Azadi Tower in the square, accompanied by paratroopers who dropped in from the sky. Several of the parachutes were attached to long...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Iran's Anniversary: Where Was the Opposition? | 2/11/2010 | See Source »

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