New York Times intl News

New York Times intl News


Some Weigh Restructuring Portugal’s Debt

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 08:48 PM PDT

Some economists say Europe should force investors to take a loss on their bond holdings rather than bail Portugal out.

Many U.S. Blacks Moving to South, Reversing Trend

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 08:44 PM PDT

The percentage of the nation's African-American population living in the South has hit its highest point in half a century, census data shows.

Islamist Group Is Rising Force in a New Egypt

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 08:48 PM PDT

The Muslim Brotherhood, once banned, is now a tacit partner with the military government that many fear will thwart fundamental changes.

U.S. Group Stirs Debate on Being ‘Pro-Israel’

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 08:48 PM PDT

J Street opposes Israeli settlements in the West Bank and urged President Obama not to veto an anti-settlement resolution.

Allies Are Split on Goal and Exit Strategy of Libya Mission

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 08:40 PM PDT

The questions swirling around the operation's command mirrored the strategic divisions over how exactly the coalition will bring it to an end.

Yemen’s Leader in Talks on Exit but Still Defiant

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 08:03 PM PDT

President Ali Abdullah Saleh was in negotiations over the timing and conditions for the end of his 32-year rule.

In a Brazilian Town, a Rogue Gene and a Boom in Twins

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 08:03 PM PDT

The mystery of Cândido Godói's large population of twins is not related to minerals in the water, or to Nazi experiments, a scientist says.

Buffett and Gates Prod India’s Wealthy to Be More Philanthropic

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 06:50 PM PDT

Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett met with 70 of India's wealthiest people and suggesting that they give more of their fortunes to charity.

The Caucus: Ensign Aide Indicted on Seven Counts

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 03:44 PM PDT

Doug Hampton, the former senior aide to Senator John Ensign, Republican of Nevada, was indicted on Thursday for violating a one-year lobbying ban.

Madonna’s Charity Fails in Bid to Finance School

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 08:35 PM PDT

Plans to build the $15 million school have been abandoned amid criticism of what auditors called $3.8 million in outlandish expenditures.

BP’s Move to Join Russian Company in Arctic Drilling Set Back

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 03:13 PM PDT

An arbitratration panel favors BP partners in an attempt to block BP's exploration deal with Rosneft.

Japanese Town Mulls Future Without Whaling Industry

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 08:48 PM PDT

Japan's tsunami seems to have succeeded — where years of boycotts by environmentalists had failed — in knocking out a pillar of the nation's whaling industry.

U.N. Secretary General Expresses New Alarm Over Libya Strife

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 03:40 PM PDT

Ban Ki-moon said he was worried about "violations of international humanitarian law and the access of civilian populations to basic commodities and services in areas currently under siege."

North Korea Suggests Libya Should Have Kept Nuclear Program

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 08:03 PM PDT

North Korea's assertion that Libya's dismantling of its nuclear program made it vulnerable to military intervention by the West is being seen as an ominous note on its own nuclear program.

In a Southern California Suburb, Layoffs for Nearly Half the Staff

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 06:45 PM PDT

Officials in Costa Mesa say they are just trying to solve a budget problem, but some see a political motive.

Russia to Test Nuclear Plants For Ability to Survive Quakes

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 08:59 PM PDT

Russia will perform a "stress test" on all its reactors to judge their ability to withstand earthquakes more powerful than the design intended, following the Fukushima accident.

Gates, in Israel, Condemns Recent Attacks

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 12:20 PM PDT

Amid a recent rise in militant rocket attacks on Israel and Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates defended Israel's right to defend itself.

China Issues Nationwide Restrictions on Smoking

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 06:01 PM PDT

New regulations set to take effect on May 1 will ban lighting up in hotels, restaurants and other indoor public spaces, but there are considerable loopholes.

One Turbulent World Readied Her for Another

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 12:52 PM PDT

Life has moved to a different stage for Rula Jebreal, whose boyfriend, Julian Schnabel, turned her novel into a movie.

Drug Wars Push Deeper Into Central America

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 08:39 AM PDT

Aggressive crackdowns on criminal organizations in Mexico and Colombia have increasingly brought the powerful drug syndicates into Central America.