New York Times intl News

New York Times intl News


Expectations Grow for Greek Debt Restructuring

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 06:11 PM PDT

An emerging view in Europe is that a permanent solution to Greece's debt problem will require investors to take losses in a restructuring.

Talks on U.S. Presence in Afghanistan After Pullout Unnerve Region

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 06:00 PM PDT

Afghanistan's neighbors, including Iran and Russia, fear an agreement will lead to permanent bases.

Memo From Havana: In a Changing Cuba, Many Remain Skeptical

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 06:32 PM PDT

As Raúl Castro issues blunt calls for reform, Cubans seem ambivalent that the end result will change much.

Robert Mugabe Hounds Rivals in Zimbabwe, Parties Say

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 06:17 PM PDT

President Robert Mugabe and his party are engaged in a campaign of intimidation and harassment intended to drive his opponents out of office.

The Assembly Line Is Rolling Again, Tenuously, at Honda in Japan

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 06:20 PM PDT

Auto production in Japan is at only half the normal level for Honda — as it is for Honda's bigger rivals, Toyota and Nissan.

Using History to Sell Clothes? Don’t Try It With the Pharaohs

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 06:00 PM PDT

Some critics say Zahi Hawass was selling history and possibly endangering antiquities, but he denies those accusations.

Radiation Poses Barrier To Repair Work at Plant

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 06:32 PM PDT

Robots deployed inside two reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant have detected radiation levels too high for workers to enter.

Russian Officials Said to Reap Wealth in Tax Case

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 06:30 PM PDT

Supporters of Sergei L. Magnitsky, a lawyer who died in custody after accusing officials of fraud, revealed their findings on Monday.

Sidebar: Judges See Injustice, but the Calendar Disagrees

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 09:10 AM PDT

A new law reduces penalties for selling crack cocaine, but only for offenses committed after August.

2011 Pulitzer Prize Winners Announced

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 03:02 PM PDT

The New York Times won two Pulitzer Prizes for commentary and foreign reporting in 2010, while The Los Angeles Times received the coveted public service Pulitzer.

To Tug Hearts, Music First Must Tickle the Neurons

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 11:37 AM PDT

Scientists are trying to understand and quantify what makes music expressive, and the results are contributing to a greater understanding of how the brain works.

On Ship of Evacuees From Libya, Harrowing Tales

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 06:30 PM PDT

More than 900 migrant workers were evacuated by sea on Sunday from the besieged city of Misurata.

Kenya’s Mutai Wins Boston in 2:03:02

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 11:07 AM PDT

Kenya's Geoffrey Mutai won the Boston Marathon on Monday in an unofficial record time of 2 hours 3 minutes 2 seconds — the fastest marathon ever run. Kenya's Caroline Kilel won the women's race in 2:22:36.

Populist Advance in Finland Could Endanger Bailouts

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 06:35 PM PDT

A strong showing by a nationalist anti-European party has exacerbated fears that efforts to fix the eurozone may be stalling.

After Storms, a Path of Death and Damage

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 05:01 PM PDT

Emergency workers tallied the devastation from more than 200 tornadoes that ripped across the South, killing at least 45 people.

Nigeria’s President Wins Re-Election

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 03:11 PM PDT

Amid violent protests, President Goodluck Jonathan was re-elected after a weekend poll judged by analysts to be perhaps the country's fairest ever.

Security Forces Fire on Protesters in Restive Syrian City

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 06:32 PM PDT

More than 10,000 people remained on the streets in Homs on Monday after funerals for people killed a day earlier.

S.&P. Lowers Outlook for U.S., Sending Stocks Down

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 06:01 PM PDT

Stocks fell on Monday as Standard & Poor's said there was a risk that American lawmakers would not address "long-term fiscal pressures."

2 Palestinian Teens Held in Killing of Israeli Family

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 03:23 AM PDT

Israeli security officials said that the two suspects, ages 17 and 18, had confessed and carried out a reconstruction of the attack that occurred last month in the Jewish settlement of Itamar.

Suicide Bomber Attacks Afghan Defense Ministry

Posted: 18 Apr 2011 05:34 PM PDT

At least one would-be suicide bomber infiltrated the Afghan Defense Ministry headquarters on Monday and killed at least two soldiers, a ministry spokesman said.