New York Times intl News

New York Times intl News

What’s Outside Counts, Too: British Law Spurs Scrutiny of Excess Packaging

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 05:10 PM PST

The Lincolnshire County Council sued the Sainsbury's supermarket chain for "excessive packaging" of its Taste the Difference Slow Matured Ultimate Beef Roasting Joint.

Lost in China

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 03:40 PM PST

Dropping into Chongqing, a metropolis of 32 million, can overwhelm. So seek out the cities within the city. Find the oddballs who delight in its chaos. And take a bus to nowhere.

Cables Portray Expanded Reach of Drug Agency

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 05:26 PM PST

Diplomatic cables show American drug agents balancing diplomacy and law enforcement in places where politicians can be as devious as traffickers.

News Analysis: Ensconced in the Presidency, With No Budging in Ivory Coast

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 04:40 PM PST

Despite new sanctions and financial pressures that rain down almost daily, Laurent Gbagbo, appears determined to stay Ivory Coast's president.

Taliban Challenge U.S. in Eastern Afghanistan

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 05:38 PM PST

American forces are trying to persuade Afghan villagers to help root out the Taliban at great personal risk.

Fears Growing of Mugabe’s Iron Grip Over Zimbabwe

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 04:59 PM PST

Warning signs are proliferating that President Robert Mugabe is planning to seize untrammeled control during the elections he wants next year.

36 Hours: 36 Hours in Marrakesh, Morocco

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 12:33 PM PST

A succession of high-end openings and restorations has transformed Marrakesh into an obligatory stop for jet-setters. Yet despite the city's new cachet, its true treasures still hide down dusty side streets and behind sagging storefronts.

Thomas Bernhard, the Alienator

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 09:35 PM PST

Two newly translated texts provide an opportunity to correct the woeful stature of the Austrian playwright and novelist Thomas Bernhard in the English-speaking world.

Dance Review: A ‘Nutcracker’ Sprouts Alter Egos

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 08:45 AM PST

Alexei Ratmansky's new version of "The Nutcracker," currently in its world premiere season at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, is a production like no other.

Hungary Waves Off Criticism Over Media Law

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 11:40 AM PST

Prime Minister Viktor Orban is fighting back against criticism from European countries over a new law that some fear could curb press freedom.

East New York Journal: Newcomers From Russia Are Reviving a Church

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 07:30 AM PST

A new wave of Russian immigrants is helping sustain the Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity in East New York, Brooklyn.

Pope Calls for Solidarity With Iraqi Christians

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 01:44 PM PST

In his annual Christmas message, Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday also singled out Catholics in China.

China Raises Rates, Citing Inflation Fears

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 06:30 AM PST

Analysts expected more policy tightening, but there was uncertainty about whether the central bank would raise rates before the end of the year.

Female Bomber Kills Dozens in Pakistan, Official Says

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 11:00 AM PST

The attack in a tribal region on Friday killed more than 40 people.

The Saturday Profile: A Daughter of Malaysia Finds Her Political Star Rising

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 12:30 AM PST

At age 30, Nurul Izzah Anwar became the youngest person ever to hold a senior leadership post in Malaysia's People's Justice Party.

Female Bomber Kills Dozens at Gathering in Pakistan

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 03:50 AM PST

A suicide bomber attacked an aid distribution center in Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least 41 people.

Deadly Blast at Gathering in Pakistan

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 01:00 AM PST

A suicide bomber killed at least 40 people Saturday in an attack on a food distribution center, officials said.

Beyond Fossil Fuels: African Huts Far From the Grid Glow With Renewable Power

Posted: 25 Dec 2010 10:52 AM PST

As small-scale renewable energy becomes cheaper and more reliable, it is providing the first drops of modern power to people far from electricity grids and fuel pipelines.

To Virginia’s Family, Yes, Santa Claus Is Still Real

Posted: 24 Dec 2010 10:00 PM PST

In 1897, 8-year-old Virginia O'Hanlon wrote her famous letter to The New York Sun asking, "Is there a Santa Claus?" Her descendants still spread the spirit of the answer.