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New York Times intl News

Vang Pao, Hmong Leader, Dies at 81

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 07:55 PM PST

Vang Pao was a revered former general in the Royal Army of Laos who led thousands of Hmong guerrillas in a C.I.A.-backed secret army during the Vietnam War.

Toyota Aims to Remain King of the Hybrids

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 07:56 PM PST

Toyota will introduce an addition to the Prius lineup of gas-electric vehicles at the Detroit auto show.

Hungarian Leader Takes On Foreign Critics

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 06:30 PM PST

Prime Minister Viktor Orban has faced new accusations that he is undermining the press and victimizing Western European companies.

Properties: From Kyoto Nunnery to Home in Just 400 Years

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 12:34 PM PST

Alex Kerr says he may never stop making changes to a 400-year-old former Buddhist nunnery that is now one of his homes.

Sadrists Project Confidence in Iraq

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 07:55 PM PST

A day after the return of Moktada al-Sadr, supporters spoke with certainty about their future.

DealBook: S.E.C. Questions Goldman on Facebook

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 03:43 PM PST

The S.E.C. is interested in several aspects of the private offering of Facebook shares to Goldman Sachs's clients.

Blast Awakens Egyptians to Threat From Religious Strife

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 07:55 PM PST

A fatal blast at a church has forced leaders to acknowledge that Egypt is plagued by religious extremism that could undermine stability.

DealBook: Facebook Looks Toward 2012 I.P.O.

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 02:15 PM PST

Mark Zuckerberg pledged either to publicly sell shares or to file its financial data, according to Goldman Sachs.

Pentagon Seeks Biggest Military Cuts Since Before 9/11

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 07:20 PM PST

The White House ordered the Pentagon to squeeze almost all growth from its spending over the next five years, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said.

News Analysis: Beijing, Tendering Support to Europe, Helps Itself

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 07:18 PM PST

China, which has stepped up vows of support to Europe, hopes to reduce its losses and continue its exports there.

Business Background Defines Chief of Staff

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 01:15 PM PST

The recruitment of William M. Daley from the corporate board room is seen as savvy by some in Washington, but it is causing alarm in the president's liberal base.

DealBook: French Agency Grants Hermès a Waiver for Its Anti-Takeover Plan

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 08:50 AM PST

Hermes International's family shareholders won an important victory on Thursday in their battle against Bernard Arnault, head of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, when the French authorities said they could create a holding company to group their shares.

In Women’s Tears, a Chemical That Says, ‘Not Tonight, Dear’

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 07:18 PM PST

Researchers studying the effects of women's emotional crying found it to dampen arousal in men.

A Son of the Bayou, Torn Over the Shrimping Life

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 03:10 PM PST

At 19, Aaron Greco was struggling with whether to follow his father and become a gulf fisherman when the BP oil spill made the decision more difficult.

U.S. Plans to Send 1,400 More Marines to Afghanistan

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 10:27 AM PST

The Marines will be sent mostly to Kandahar province, as the United States tries to solidify progress in areas of the south before troop reductions.

German Foreign Minister Fends Off Critics

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 01:30 PM PST

Guido Westerwelle went on the offensive Thursday in a speech aimed at quashing dissent while warning of a drift leftward if supporters failed to rally around his Free Democrats party.

Russians React Badly to U.S. Criticism on Protests

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 03:32 PM PST

The Russian news has been dominated by Russians criticizing Americans for criticizing Russians.

Airline Order Is Vote of Confidence in Rolls-Royce Engine

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 10:18 AM PST

British Airways expressed confidence in the engine maker by ordering the same model that exploded midair on a Qantas plane in November.

Pakistan Rolls Back Fuel Price Increases

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 11:10 AM PST

Discontent over the policy threatened to unravel Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani's coalition.

Pope Says God Behind Theories Like Big Bang

Posted: 06 Jan 2011 09:44 AM PST

God's mind was behind scientific theories such as the Big Bang, and Christians should reject the idea that the universe was created by chance, Pope Benedict said.