New York Times intl News

New York Times intl News

Opposition In Tunisia Finds Chance For Rebirth

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 07:20 PM PST

The next moves of the Islamists, the only credible opposition movement in Tunisia's history, are a significant variable in the country's post-revolutionary future.

In Duvalier’s Return, Some See a Cash Motive

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 07:05 PM PST

Some say Jean-Claude Duvalier returned to Haiti to try to get around a new law that will make it harder for him to access $6 million frozen in Switzerland.

Prominent British Muslim Assails Prejudice

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 04:30 PM PST

During a speech Thursday, Baroness Sayeed Warsi, chairperson of the Conservative party, said that "for far too many people, Islamophobia is seen as a legitimate, even commendable, thing."

China Seizes Rare Earth Mine Areas

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 07:20 PM PST

China invoked a seldom-used mining law to take direct control of 11 rare earth mining districts in southern China.

Photos of Shot Kenyans Spur Calls for Police Reform

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 07:00 PM PST

The images, said to show undercover officers murdering three men on a highway, have set off an investigation and renewed calls for sweeping reform.

U.S. Warning to China Sends Ripples to the Koreas

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 06:55 PM PST

President Obama warned President Hu Jintao that if China did not step up its pressure on North Korea, the U.S. would have to redeploy its forces in Asia to protect itself, a senior administration official said.

The Caucus: In Speech, China’s Leader Offers an Olive Branch

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 01:15 PM PST

President Hu Jintao of China called for closer cooperation with the United States in southeast Asia and the Pacific.

Premier Defies Hezbollah As Talks on Lebanon Fail

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 07:05 PM PST

Last-ditch negotiations broke down as the Lebanese prime minister, Saad al-Hariri, struck a defiant note toward Hezbollah and its allies in a speech.

Fired Renault Executive Blames Tricks by a Rival

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 06:40 PM PST

Matthieu Tenenbaum said he had no evidence, but suspected a competitor had duped Renault into believing a traitor was in its ranks.

Emission Permits Theft Estimated at $37.7 Million

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 02:00 PM PST

European Union regulators said that employees of companies connected to its Emissions Trading System may have played a role in the thefts.

In Google Shake-Up, an Effort to Revive Start-Up Spark

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 07:25 PM PST

Google said its co-founder, Larry Page, would take over as chief executive, replacing Eric E. Schmidt, in an effort to get back to its start-up roots.

Irish Prime Minister Calls for Early Elections

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 12:15 PM PST

Brian Cowen announced an earlier-than-expected general election for March 11 on Thursday, the latest development in a political meltdown for the governing Fianna Fail party.

Iran Talks Set to Resume

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 05:30 PM PST

Low expectations preceded another round of talks scheduled for Friday, but Tehran signaled interest in pursuing a fuel-swap arrangement designed by Washington.

Blackwater Founder Said to Back Mercenaries

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 06:55 PM PST

Erik Prince is secretly backing an effort by a mercenary firm to insert itself into Somalia's bloody civil war, officials say.

The Caucus: Meeting Chinese Leader, Lawmakers Mostly Listen

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 12:23 PM PST

House members said they didn't get much chance to challenge President Hu Jintao of China on Thursday.

Report Says Militants in Pearl Killing Still at Large

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 12:30 PM PST

Nine years after the murder of the American reporter Daniel Pearl in Pakistan, a dozen of the militants involved in his murder remain at large.

South Korea Agrees to Low-Level Talks With North

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 11:38 AM PST

The dialogue would be the first since a deadly North Korean artillery attack on a South Korean island in November.

Suicide Attacks on Pilgrims in Iraq Kill Dozens

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 06:10 PM PST

Suicide bombers launched a series of deadly assaults on Thursday against pilgrims marching toward a shrine sacred to Shiite Muslims, the police said.

Bombs Kill 45 Pilgrims in Iraq

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 06:10 AM PST

Two separate car bombs killed up to 45 pilgrims near Iraq's holy Shiite city of Kerbala ahead of the culmination of a major religious rite.

Irish Prime Minister Sets Election for March

Posted: 20 Jan 2011 11:39 AM PST

Prime Minister Brian Cowen has announced that Ireland will elect a new parliament March 11 in a long-awaited test for his deeply unpopular government.