New York Times intl News

New York Times intl News

Region in Revolt: E.U. to Pledge Support for Arab World Transition

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 07:27 PM PST

Seeking to catch up with events, E.U. foreign ministers will promise a "new partnership" with Egypt and Tunisia to support democracy and the rule of law, according to draft of a declaration due Monday.

European Airports Balk at Easing Rule on Liquids

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 07:20 PM PST

Trade groups representing airports and airlines want the European Commission to abandon its plan for a gradual easing of restrictions.

Game Set on Mexican Border Draws Ire

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 06:40 PM PST

Legislators said they have asked federal authorities to ban "Call of Juarez: The Cartel," which is based on drug cartel shootouts.

Memo From Britain: Portrait of Spy Agency Leaves Much in Shadow

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 07:10 PM PST

The British Secret Intelligence Service, or MI6, invited an artist to make a graphic record of its hidden world.

U.S. ‘Gravely Concerned’ Over Violence in Libya

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 06:51 PM PST

The Obama administration issued its strongest statement on the escalating use of force on peaceful protesters.

Fears of Chaos Temper Calls for Change in Morocco

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 06:50 PM PST

As in Jordan, demands for the resignation of the government have not touched the king, who is considered by many to be a reformer on the side of the poor.

Greece’s Efforts to Limit Tax Evasion Have Little Success

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 07:10 PM PST

Greek authorities are undertaking a series of measures to try to change what has long been a way of life in Greece — rampant tax evasion.

NATO Airstrike Is Said to Kill Afghan Civilians

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 06:40 PM PST

NATO airstrikes killed at least 35 people in a remote mountainous area of eastern Afghanistan last week.

Merkel’s Party Is Defeated in Election in Hamburg

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 06:40 PM PST

Some see the regional victory by the Social Democrats as a harbinger for Chancellor Angela Merkel and her Christian Democratic Union.

Myanmar Hardens Stance on Opposition

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 06:40 PM PST

The military rulers appear to be taking a harder line toward the pro-democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi three months after her release from house arrest.

Amid Standoff, Opposition Seeks Dissolution of Bahraini Government

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 07:27 PM PST

The opposition demanded that the king dissolve the government and fire his uncle, the prime minister, before they agree to enter into talks.

Next Question for Tunisia: the Role of Islam in Politics

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 07:27 PM PST

When security forces rushed to protect brothels last week it marked a new phase of the revolution as Tunisians fiercely debate the role of Islam in politics.

Orphanage Blaze Kills 10 Children in Estonia

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 03:36 PM PST

A fire raced through an orphanage for disabled children in western Estonia on Sunday, killing 10 of them, a rescue service spokesman said.

Iran Squelches Protest Attempt in Capital

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 03:45 PM PST

Anti-government protesters gathered in Tehran for a planned rally to mark the deaths of two people killed in clashes one week earlier, but Iran's police mounted a stultifying security presence in the capital.

Chinese Government Responds to Call for Protests

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 06:50 PM PST

Skittish security officials organized a massive show of force after calls for a "Jasmine Revolution" went out over social media.

Peacekeepers In Somalia Hit Trenches Of Rebels

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 04:10 PM PST

At least 20 people were killed and dozens wounded in heavy fighting in Somalia's capital as African Union forces attacked trenches and tunnels used by insurgents.

President of Uganda Coasts Into a Fourth Term

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 05:20 PM PST

President Yoweri Museveni took more than two-thirds of the vote to earn an unprecedented fourth term.

Qaddafi’s Son Warns of Civil War as Libyan Protests Widen

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 07:20 PM PST

As clashes reached the capital, Tripoli, the son of the Libyan leader raised the threat of renewed Western "colonization" if protesters threw off his father's rule.

Funerals in Libya for Dozens Killed in Protests

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 05:10 AM PST

Residents of Libya's second-largest city streamed to funerals Sunday, setting the stage for a fifth day of protests against Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi's rule.

Russian Trial to Bare a Face of Nationalism

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 03:40 AM PST

Prosecutors contend that a right-wing Russian's nationalistic hatred led him to kill a human rights lawyer and a young journalist two years ago.