New York Times intl News

New York Times intl News


Suicide Bomber Kills 8 at Iraqi Market

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:02 PM PDT

Five of the dead in the northern city were soldiers, on duty as the merchants were closing shop for the evening.

Doctor Focuses on the Minds of the Elderly

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 07:18 PM PDT

Dr. Marc E. Agronin is unusual not just because of his specialty but because he is immersed in patients' lives.

Next Stop: A New Act for Manchester

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 06:30 PM PDT

Some 20 years after the musical heyday of this English city, a wave of new clubs and venues is trading on "Madchester" nostalgia.

León’s Lively Party Zone

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 07:17 PM PDT

On one block in a city in northwest Nicaragua, a zona rosa, or entertainment zone, has replaced hardware stores and repair shops.

Levee Breach Moves One Step Closer

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 06:10 PM PDT

The Army Corps of Engineers may blow gaps in a Missouri levee, inundating farms and relieving pressure upstream.

Son of Qaddafi Killed in NATO Airstrike

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:57 PM PDT

A NATO airstrike killed the youngest son of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, Seif al-Arab, and three of Col. Qaddafi's grandchildren, a Libyan government spokesman said.

Quality Time, Redefined

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 03:37 PM PDT

The fully wired American living room often seems less like an oasis for shared activity than an entangled intersection of data traffic. But this might not be such a bad thing.

Ernesto Sabato, Argentine Writer, Dies at 99

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 04:29 PM PDT

Mr. Sabato, whose novel "The Tunnel" was hailed as an existentialist classic, presided over a probe into the crimes committed by the nation's military rulers.

35,000 to 1: Graham Motion: The Horseman as Homebody

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 12:50 PM PDT

Graham Motion, a trainer with a relaxed style, hopes his third trip to the Kentucky Derby turns out better than his first two.

In China, Art Is Making a Commercial Statement

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 06:30 PM PDT

To reach the huge under-30 market in China, advertisers are turning to the country's young artists, musicians and designers to make companies' brands cool.

A Candidate in Peru Tacks Toward Brazil’s Course

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 06:50 PM PDT

Ollanta Humala rejects talk of seizing private companies and celebrates Brazil's market-oriented economic model.

The Marrying Kind

Posted: 29 Apr 2011 07:06 PM PDT

A gay couple traveled from their Manhattan home to exchange wedding vows in every state and jurisdiction that allows same-sex marriage — and one that does not.

Syrian Executive Becomes Magnet for Popular Dissent

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:40 PM PDT

Rami Makhlouf, a cousin of President Bashar al-Assad, is at the intersection of family privilege, clan loyalty and the yawning disconnect between ruler and ruled.

German Terrorism Arrests Disrupt Qaeda Inquiry

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 06:50 PM PDT

After months of monitoring three suspects in the hope of building a wider case against Qaeda operatives, investigators learned of what sounded like an imminent attack.

Law Students Lose the Grant Game as Schools Win

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 03:08 PM PDT

Merit scholarships help law schools enhance their cachet, but grading curves often make it impossible for students to keep the grants.

After Disaster, Skater Brings ‘a Little Smile to the People of Japan’

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 12:05 PM PDT

Miki Ando became the figure skating world champion for the second time Saturday at a moment when her country was certainly in need of a lift.

Protesters Demand President’s Ouster in Burkina Faso

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 06:50 PM PDT

Politicians from many of the country's 34 opposition parties joined pop stars to demand that President Blaise Compaoré leave office.

Eyeing the White House After Service in China

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 04:30 PM PDT

Jon M. Huntsman Jr. has mixed measured criticism of China's government with a relentless effort to cement its fractious relations with the United States.

In a Quiet Corner of Italy ... Trieste

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 05:30 PM PDT

On Italy's northeastern shore, Trieste doesn't preen for tourists. Yet it is possessed of an odd magic, one that echoes its literary past.

36 Hours in Singapore

Posted: 30 Apr 2011 01:07 PM PDT

Singapore is booming, with new casinos, hotels, museums and, best of all, lounges and rooftop bars helping the city-state shake off its formerly staid image.