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New York Times intl News


In Syria, Crackdown After Protests

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 08:52 PM PDT

Antigovernment protests broke out around the country on Friday, but a government crackdown came swiftly.

American Official Warns That Qaddafi May Lash Out With New Terrorist Attacks

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 08:50 PM PDT

The Obama administration has heightened concern about Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi as Libya is threatened with military action.

Obama Takes Hard Line With Libya After Shift by Clinton

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 08:40 PM PDT

With Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi's forces turning back the rebellion that threatened his rule, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton came out for military action.

In Japan’s Danger Zone, the Stranded Await the Merciful

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 08:50 PM PDT

Thousands of Japanese are stranded near the stricken reactors — many too old or infirm to move — and residents are criticizing the government's lack of help.

The Saturday Profile: Despite Drags, ‘Atomic Anne’ Keeps France Spinning

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 09:14 PM PDT

Anne Lauvergeon, known as Atomic Anne, is the embattled boss of one of France's largest nuclear enterprises, the largely state-owned Areva.

Radiation Plume Reaches U.S., but Is Said to Pose No Risk

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 05:50 PM PDT

Traces of very low levels of radiation from the stricken nuclear complex have been detected in Sacramento, Calif., European officials reported Friday.

France and Britain Lead Military Push on Libya

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 09:22 PM PDT

France and Britain, the most adamant backers of the U.N. resolution to authorize military action in Libya, pointed to the passage of the measure as an important example of European resolve.

DealBook: Goldman to Repay Buffett

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 08:02 PM PDT

Warren E. Buffett will get back the principal and a $500 million bonus because Goldman is paying back the investment early.

NASA Spacecraft Circling Mercury

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 08:57 PM PDT

For the first time, Earth has a regular orbiting eye-in-the-sky spying on the solar system's smallest and strangest planet, Mercury.

Cairo Activists Now Struggle With Politics

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 07:08 PM PDT

The people who helped bring down President Hosni Mubarak are under pressure to create a national party.

The Lede: Latest Updates on Libya and Arab Uprisings

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 04:35 PM PDT

On Friday, The Lede is following the uprising in Libya and protest movements across North Africa and the Middle East.

China Frees 7 Tibetan Monks Detained After Protest

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 08:57 PM PDT

Chinese security officers in Sichuan Province released Tibetan monks detained after a monk's self-immolation in protest of Chinese rule.

Bahrain Tears Down Monument as Protesters Seethe

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 08:40 PM PDT

Bahrain tore down the monument at the center of Pearl Square in a symbolic end to the popular protests put down by the government.

More Foreigners Are Seeking to Flee Japan

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 01:58 PM PDT

About 20,000 resident foreigners have told the government that they are planning to leave.

Just Days Before Election, Aristide Returns to Cheers and Uncertainty in Haiti

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 08:50 PM PDT

Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the former president forced into exile twice, returned home on Friday, only days before a presidential runoff intended to settle months of discord.

SecurID Company Suffers a Breach of Data Security

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 11:20 AM PDT

The RSA Security unit of EMC said that a data breach might compromise computer security products used by corporations and governments.

Qaddafi Son Says Libya Will Release 4 Journalists

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 08:40 PM PDT

Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi's son Seif Islam el-Qaddafi said that four New York Times journalists were being held by pro-Qaddafi forces and would be released Friday.

Dozens of Protesters Are Killed in Yemen

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 09:17 PM PDT

The largest protest so far in Yemen came under violent and sustained attack in the center of the capital, Sana.

Obama Warns Libya, but Attacks Go On

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 09:22 PM PDT

President Obama set forth non-negotiable conditions that he said Libya must immediately meet to avoid military action to enforce a no-flight zone and block attacks by the regime on civilians and rebels.

A Faded Industrial Town Is Feeling Britain’s Cuts

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 04:50 AM PDT

Middlesbrough, England, where half the jobs are publicly supported and 14 percent of residents receive some form of jobless benefit, is vulnerable to the decline of the welfare state.