New York Times intl News

New York Times intl News


As U.S. Leaves, Iraqis Suffer Economic Toll

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 07:40 PM PST

Iraqis who made their living working for the American military and contractors are already feeling the effects.

Plan to Lift University Tuition Galvanizes British Students

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 07:50 PM PST

Recent protests are part of a broad debate in a country where university was free as recently as 1998 and many fear it may one day be priced out of reach.

South Korea Starts Naval Firing Drills

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 07:45 PM PST

South Korea is conducting drills after the North said such exercises would aggravate tensions between the Koreas.

Aden Journal: Yemen Loses in Soccer, but Scores a P.R. Victory

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 07:30 PM PST

Kuwait won the Gulf Cup, but many said the real victory belonged to Yemen, because the event ended without a terrorist attack.

WikiLeaks Turns to Swiss Party for Help With Web Address

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 07:40 PM PST

The United States urged Switzerland not to provide safe haven for the site's founder, who was accepting donations to a bank account there.

Link By Link: WikiLeaks, Facebook and the Perils of Oversharing

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 07:17 PM PST

The debate over privacy rights online takes a turn from the personal to the government.

Budget-Cutting Colleges Bid Some Languages Adieu

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 06:59 PM PST

With public colleges reeling from budget reductions, instruction in foreign languages, particularly European ones, is on the chopping block.

A Government Forms in Ivory Coast

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 07:30 PM PST

Alassane Ouattara, the winner of a presidential election, formed his government while the incumbent, Laurent Gbagbo, refused to step down.

Iran Says It Has Enriched Uranium From Its Own Mine

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 04:30 PM PST

An announcement sent a defiant message a day before a new round of talks on Iran's suspect nuclear activities.

A Trove of Ancient Silver Said to Be Stolen Returns to Its Home in Sicily

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 05:48 PM PST

Objects known as the Morgantina silver, once owned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, have been repatriated to Sicily.

Vonn Strikes Back at Lake Louise

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 12:59 PM PST

Beaten by Maria Riesch in the previous two downhills on the same course, Lindsey Vonn struck back at the Lake Louise World Cup Super-G.

Europe Wary of U.S. Bank Monitors

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 06:26 PM PST

When Europeans halted a program used to monitor international banking transactions, the United States had to scramble to regain support for it.

Pressure Rises to Bolster European Bailout Fund

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 07:23 PM PST

A Belgian minister and the International Monetary Fund want a stronger scope of measures to stabilize the euro.

Israel Credits Outside Help in Ending Deadly Fire

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 07:19 PM PST

A deadly forest fire that had raged for four days in the parched north of Israel has been brought "more or less under control," an Israeli police official said.

Joyous Serbs Win First Davis Cup Title

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 12:09 PM PST

Serbia celebrated their first Davis Cup title after Viktor Troicki thrashed France's Michael Llodra to secure a memorable 3-2 victory inside a rocking Belgrade Arena Sunday.

Russia Drops Piracy Case

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 06:59 PM PST

Software charges against an environmental group were dropped after Microsoft withdrew its support for the case.

Spanish Air Traffic Begins to Ease After Strike

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 07:04 AM PST

Spanish air traffic was returning to normal Sunday, a day after the government declared a "state of alarm" and ordered the military to break up a strike by air traffic controllers.

Russian Aide in British Parliament Faces Deportation

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 07:45 AM PST

A member of the House of Commons Defense Committee said Sunday that his Russian assistant is facing deportation as a suspected spy.

Mediators Try to Help in Ivory Coast

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 04:48 PM PST

International mediators tried to intervene in Ivory Coast's growing political crisis after both candidates in the disputed election said they were now president.

Spain’s Airports Recovering From Controller Strike

Posted: 05 Dec 2010 06:01 AM PST

Spanish airports were back operating at normal levels Sunday after a 24-hour wildcat strike by air traffic controllers caused travel chaos for hundreds of thousands of people on one of the country's busiest holiday weekends.