New York Times intl News

New York Times intl News

Deal to End Yemen Crisis Is Faltering as Talks Bog

Posted: 01 May 2011 07:23 PM PDT

Many in Yemen's political opposition fear that President Ali Abdullah Saleh is deliberately stalling for time in an effort to outmaneuver his rivals.

Pacquiao’s Style Takes Inspiration From Bruce Lee

Posted: 01 May 2011 07:04 PM PDT

Manny Pacquiao's style — part performance art, part technical wizardry, unique to Pacquiao — started with a videotape of the martial arts legend.

Storms Are the Subject as Alabama Residents Go to Church

Posted: 01 May 2011 07:10 PM PDT

All across the South on Sunday, victims of the vast storms gave thanks for miracles and looked for answers, while government officials focused on housing and home repair.

Life in Limbo for Japanese Near Nuclear Plant

Posted: 01 May 2011 07:20 PM PDT

People outside evacuation zones are being exposed to radiation levels several times more than normal.

Many Japanese Factories Recover After Quake

Posted: 01 May 2011 07:20 PM PDT

Ricoh, a maker of copiers, swung into action after the March earthquake and has nearly recovered. Japan says 64 percent of damaged factories have bounced back.

Memo From London: A Vote on How Voting Works Frays a Fragile Alliance

Posted: 01 May 2011 06:30 PM PDT

A referendum on replacing the current method of electing people to Parliament with one that edges closer to proportional representation has set a political alliance at odds.

Protesters in Morocco Seek Quicker Shift to Democracy and Denounce Terror

Posted: 01 May 2011 07:20 PM PDT

Heavy rain kept the number of demonstrators down, as did the sense that a terrorist attack at a cafe had already created a sense of vulnerability and national cohesion.

Ernesto Sábato, Argentina’s Conscience, Is Dead at 99

Posted: 01 May 2011 06:46 PM PDT

Mr. Sábato was an acclaimed novelist who led a commission that documented the atrocities committed by Argentina's military dictatorship.

Shell Tries to Calm Fears on Drilling in Alaska

Posted: 01 May 2011 07:23 PM PDT

The Obama administration is under pressure as it weighs whether to allow Shell to drill in the Arctic.

Education: Executive M.B.A. Programs Gain Popularity in India

Posted: 01 May 2011 03:03 PM PDT

More and more of India's top business schools are offering one-year executive M.B.A.'s, but employers still prefer to hire graduates of traditional two-year programs.

Education: For More Students, Working on Wikis Is Part of Making the Grade

Posted: 01 May 2011 03:03 PM PDT

Students in Singapore are being asked to build their own wiki pages as a way to learn to deal with the public, and other editors, online.

German Politics Faces Grass-Roots Threat

Posted: 01 May 2011 04:50 PM PDT

Loosely translated as "enraged citizen," the Wutbürger has stepped outside the classical system, and has become the bane of every political party in Germany.

A Canadian Party Gains Strength

Posted: 01 May 2011 07:23 PM PDT

Polls show the New Democrats leaping over the Liberals, which could dash the hopes of the Conservative prime minister to gain a majority in the House of Commons.

Abroad: When Art and Energy Were SoHo Neighbors

Posted: 01 May 2011 11:58 AM PDT

Why was SoHo in its early days special in ways that, despite the art world's current money and hype, seem so hard to come by now?

Key Piece of Air France Data Recorder Is Found

Posted: 01 May 2011 06:25 PM PDT

The discovery revives hopes an explanation may be found for the crash of an Air France jet in 2009.

Black Box From 2009 Air France Crash Is Found

Posted: 01 May 2011 11:17 AM PDT

France's air accident investigation agency says an undersea search has located the flight data recorder from a flight that went down in the mid-Atlantic.

Allies Defending Actions in Libya After Airstrike

Posted: 01 May 2011 07:24 PM PDT

NATO's campaign of airstrikes against Libya came under intense criticism a day after a strike was said to kill a son and three grandchildren of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi.

Official Says Yemen Deal Is Postponed

Posted: 01 May 2011 01:51 PM PDT

A deal to end Yemen's political crisis neared collapse on Sunday after the country's embattled president refused to personally sign it, leaving a deadlock that threatens to plunge the impoverished Arab nation and key U.S. ally deeper into disorder and bloodshed.

Israel Holds Palestinian Funds as Deal Nears

Posted: 01 May 2011 07:23 PM PDT

The Israeli Treasury said it would delay the transfer of $90 million in taxes collected on behalf of the Palestinian Authority.

Space Shuttle Won’t Launch Monday

Posted: 01 May 2011 07:45 AM PDT

Space shuttle Endeavour's final launch is off until at least the end of the week because technicians need to replace a switch box in the engine compartment, NASA said Sunday.