New York Times intl News

New York Times intl News


Illicit Church, Evicted, Tries to Buck Beijing

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 06:41 PM PDT

A church that raised $4 million from its 1,000 members to buy its own house of worship has fallen under the disapproving scrutiny of China's atheist Communist Party.

Salvadoran in Florida Faces Deportation Hearing

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 06:23 PM PDT

General Eugenio Vides Cassanova could be deported on charges that he participated in torture three decades ago.

After Storms, a Widespread Path of Death and Damage

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 06:40 PM PDT

More than 90 tornadoes left at least 43 people killed and hundreds more injured across middle America to the Eastern Seaboard.

Geithner Confident on Debt Limit

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 06:38 PM PDT

Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner said that Congressional Republican leaders had signaled that they would vote in favor of raising the national debt ceiling.

Vote in Finland Could Doom Economic Bailout of Portugal

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 06:20 PM PDT

Preliminary results lifted the nationalist True Finns party, and Prime Minister Mari Kiviniemi said her Center Party would drop out.

News Analysis: U.S. Relations With Pakistan Falter in Rift Over Drone Strikes

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 06:10 PM PDT

The rupture over Pakistan's demands that the Americans end drone strikes and scale back their intelligence presence within Pakistan exposed the tentative nature of the alliance.

Iraqi Police Said to Fire on a Protest, Striking 7

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 06:20 PM PDT

A doctor in Sulaimaniya, in northern Iraq, said that 28 people calling for reforms were hurt by rocks or from breathing tear gas.

In Sometimes Deadly Clashes, Defiant Syrians Protest

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 06:36 PM PDT

Protesters took to the streets across Syria a day after President Bashar al-Assad offered concessions.

Minsk Journal: Failing Ruble, Long Lines and Bomb Rattle Belarus

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 05:50 PM PDT

A subway bombing and the faltering currency have shaken Europe's most autocratic nation.

The Europe Issue: Paris: How to Shop in Paris

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 09:30 PM PDT

An expert's guide to passing muster in four destination shops in Pairs: Colette, Merci, L'Éclaireur and Le Bon Marché.

36 Hours in Amsterdam

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 04:50 PM PDT

Look beyond the city center for innovative shops, unusual art and casual cafes.

Decision Looms for Laos Dam, but Impact Is Unclear

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 05:33 PM PDT

Construction of the Xayaburi Dam could forever alter the natural diversity of the bountiful Mekong River.

Anti-Bailout Party Gains in Finland

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 03:04 PM PDT

Finnish voters dealt a blow to Europe's plans to rescue Portugal and other debt-ridden economies, ousting the pro-bailout government.

Venture: The New York Cosmos Want to Take the Field Again

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 02:31 PM PDT

Can a former real estate magnate from the U.K. revive the storied soccer team and turn it into the sport's biggest club in the world?

Tornadoes Kill at Least 43 in North Carolina and Elsewhere

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 05:43 PM PDT

The tornadoes were part of a storm system that first struck Oklahoma on Thursday and then swept through seven other states.

Ukulele Crazy

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 09:02 PM PDT

Not long ago it was an endangered species. Now the ukulele permeates the culture to an extent that it hasn't in more than half a century.

The Europe Issue: Milan : How I Fell for Milan

Posted: 16 Apr 2011 11:13 PM PDT

The city is no welcome wagon, but a few (and often hard-to-find) shops make it all worthwhile.

Regulation of Offshore Rigs Is a Work in Progress

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 11:10 AM PDT

The revamped Bureau of Ocean Energy Management concedes that it will take time, money and more skilled employees to properly police the oil and gas industry.

Inflation in China Poses Big Threat to Global Trade

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 06:40 PM PDT

Inflation endangers China's status as the low-cost workshop for the world and poses risks for companies and resource-rich countries that have been counting on it for growth.

Rebels Flee Key Libyan Town

Posted: 17 Apr 2011 06:01 PM PDT

Opposition fighters fled from Ajdabiya on Sunday after a rocket and artillery attack by forces loyal to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi.