New York Times intl News


New York Times intl News


    Posted: 12 Nov 2010 07:45 PM PST
    Paul J. Chambers's joke on Twitter about blowing up an airport got him convicted, but he is now a cause célèbre on Twitter.
    Posted: 12 Nov 2010 07:45 PM PST
    Provinces like Manitoba have won new power to bring foreigners in, handpicking ethnic and occupational groups.
    Posted: 12 Nov 2010 07:10 PM PST
    The lack of progress on schools and running water after the military's campaign against the Taliban has fed frustration at the government, raising fears of renewed militancy.
    Posted: 12 Nov 2010 07:01 PM PST
    A militant who was barred from Britain was sentenced in absentia for belonging to a terrorist group and inciting violence.
    Posted: 12 Nov 2010 07:13 PM PST
    The $69.5 million for a 18th-century vase, found in a family home, is believed to be the highest ever paid at auction for a Chinese antiquity.
    Posted: 12 Nov 2010 05:42 PM PST
    Ms. Khan, one of the planners of a controversial Islamic center in Lower Manhattan, has become its public face.
    Posted: 12 Nov 2010 07:40 AM PST
    In the Corsica region of France the tug of war between local identity and globalization creates tension, and the desire to preserve a regional culture is closely aligned with similar sentiments among other nationalists and separatists.
    Posted: 12 Nov 2010 02:00 PM PST
    Real Madrid Coach Jose Mourinho was handed a two-match ban on Friday by the Spanish federation.
    Posted: 12 Nov 2010 04:05 PM PST
    American muscle cars play a big role in the activities of car clubs in Iran, which has an enthusiastic automotive culture.
    Posted: 12 Nov 2010 12:35 PM PST
    Mbah Maridjan has come to symbolize tensions between tradition and modernity within Javanese culture.
    Posted: 12 Nov 2010 07:08 PM PST
    A court ruled against a man who said he was denied a teaching job after his H.I.V. status was known.
    Posted: 12 Nov 2010 12:46 PM PST
    After a two-day meeting marked by anxieties and trade frictions, the leaders of the Group of 20 economic powers agreed in essence to a year-long cooling-off period, in which they will tackle persistent problems.
    Posted: 12 Nov 2010 07:20 PM PST
    While Haitians in the United States have long played a role in Haitian elections, foreigners have emerged as a key constituency after the January earthquake.
    Posted: 12 Nov 2010 09:48 AM PST
    The European Union offered Friday to meet with Iran on Dec. 5 to discuss Tehran's nuclear program.
    Posted: 12 Nov 2010 10:08 AM PST
    If Scotland beats the All Blacks on Saturday in Edinburgh, it will be the team's first victory over New Zealand since Nov. 18, 1905.
    Posted: 12 Nov 2010 08:20 AM PST
    Louis Gallois said EADS wanted a top executive from Asia by 2013 and build regional headquarters there.
    Posted: 12 Nov 2010 11:24 AM PST
    An orchestra director said that the Polish composer Henryk Mikolaj Gorecki has died following a serious illness.
    Posted: 12 Nov 2010 07:30 PM PST
    Supporters of the pro-democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi gathered amid reports about her release from house arrest.
    Posted: 12 Nov 2010 07:15 PM PST
    President Obama said he made "no apologies for doing whatever I can" to bring jobs to the United States.
    Posted: 12 Nov 2010 03:39 AM PST
    An ally of the pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi said an order for her release has been signed by Myanmar's ruling generals.