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New York Times intl News

While N.S.A. Leaker Stays in Hiding, Russian TV Builds a Pedestal for Him

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 07:00 PM PDT

Programs on Russia's two largest federal channels compared Edward J. Snowden to the dissident Andrei Sakharov, to Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, and to Max Otto von Stirlitz, a fictional double agent
    

Visit by Obama Is Overshadowed by Mandela Vigil

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 06:19 PM PDT

As South Africa comes to terms with saying farewell to its revered former leader Nelson Mandela, President Obama faces a delicate diplomatic balancing act.
    

World Briefing | The Americas: Mexico: Leader of Leftist Party Is Fatally Shot

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 05:44 PM PDT

The leader of Mexico's main leftist party in the southern state of Oaxaca has been found slain, little more than a week before local elections.
    

Syrian Rebels Claim Big Gains In City Where Protests Began

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 03:30 PM PDT

The southern city of Dara'a would represent a rare military victory in recent weeks for the insurgency.
    

The Saturday Profile: An Adoptee Returns to South Korea, and Changes Follow

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 05:07 PM PDT

Jane Jeong Trenka, raised in Minnesota by adoptive parents, has returned to her birth country to lead a movement to change the way Koreans think about adoption.
    

Suicide by Pills Is Cited in Death of Guantánamo Detainee

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 04:51 PM PDT

Adnan Farhan Abdul Latif hoarded medication prescribed for mental illness and died after ingesting two dozen capsules, according to a military report made public Friday.
    

California Appeals Court Rules Same-Sex Marriages Can Start Immediately

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 04:27 PM PDT

Two couples who sued to overturn the ban were expected to marry late Friday after an appeals court in San Francisco lifted the stay that had been in place.
    

Getting Japan to Spend

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 01:40 PM PDT

A government strategy to encourage consumption and end deflation has yet to take broad hold, but higher-end shoppers seem to be starting to spend.
    

Varied Alliance to Press House on Immigration Bill

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 10:39 AM PDT

Supporters of an overhaul say their coalition is broader and far more energized and committed than it was in previous fights.
    

Violence Erupts Anew in Volatile Chinese Region

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 03:35 PM PDT

A clash between Muslim Uighurs and security forces follows another that left 35 people dead.
    

Wimbledon Drips With Opportunity, Some of It Wasted

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 12:15 PM PDT

Only 10 of the top 10 men's and women's seeds advanced to the third round, but Sergiy Stakhovsky, who conquered No. 3 Roger Federer on Wednesday, rued losing on Friday.
    

Bites: Restaurant Report: Tamerò Pasta Bar in Florence

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 11:57 AM PDT

Diners can twirl noodles — or to tunes — at this hip spot, which opened in a former garage late last year.
    

Common Sense: Uncertainty at the Fed as Markets Oscillate

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 09:35 AM PDT

The president's all but confirmation that the Federal Reserve chairman would not be reappointed at year's end complicated an already delicate task.
    

3 Die in Egypt as Unrest Spreads Across Country

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 03:08 PM PDT

Hundreds of people were injured as protesters targeted Muslim Brotherhood offices, with deadly clashes in the city of Alexandria.
    

Bits Blog: BlackBerry Posts Loss for Quarter

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 01:02 PM PDT

BlackBerry recorded a bigger-than-expected loss for its latest quarter, although revenue rose from a year ago.
    

‘The Billionaire’s Apprentice,’ by Anita Raghavan

Posted: 27 Jun 2013 02:06 PM PDT

Anita Raghavan recounts the fall of the Galleon Group hedge fund and its founder, Raj Rajaratnam, while also telling the story of "the rise of the Indian-American elite."
    

Obama, en Route to South Africa, Says He Bears Message of ‘Profound Gratitude’ to Mandela

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 08:50 AM PDT

President Obama arrived in South Africa on Friday evening and said he would defer to Nelson Mandela's family on whether to visit him.
    

Cleric Arrested in $26 Million Plot, Leaving New Blot on Vatican Bank

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 12:25 PM PDT

A monsignor, a broker and a Secret Service agent are accused of trying to repatriate millions of euros from Switzerland.
    

Florida Family and 4 Others Missing at Sea Off New Zealand

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 02:28 AM PDT

Rescuers were searching the waters between Australia and New Zealand for a schooner carrying three members of an American family and four other people after their boat went missing.
    

Spain Holds Former Party Treasurer in Tax Investigation

Posted: 28 Jun 2013 01:37 AM PDT

Accusations against Luis Bárcenas include secret foreign accounts worth millions and a political slush fund that paid high officials.