New York Times intl News

New York Times intl News

As Libya Buries Airstrike Victims, Mourners Hint at Deception

Posted: 14 May 2011 07:27 PM PDT

The burials on Saturday provided a moment that even the most accomplished propagandists could not have written as two NATO planes flew overhead, inciting anger among mourners.

Secret Desert Force Set Up by Blackwater’s Founder

Posted: 14 May 2011 07:25 PM PDT

Erik Prince, the founder of Blackwater Worldwide, has been hired to assemble a force of foreign troops in the United Arab Emirates, according to a variety of sources.

I.M.F. Head Is Arrested and Accused of Sexual Attack

Posted: 14 May 2011 06:59 PM PDT

The head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, was arrested at John F. Kennedy International Airport, accused of attacking a hotel maid, the authorities said.

Louisiana Spillway Opened to Relieve Flooding

Posted: 14 May 2011 05:16 PM PDT

Water from the engorged Mississippi River rushed into the pastures and cropland here to forestall potentially catastrophic damage farther downstream.

Islamist Party Revived in Tunisia, and Many Fear Its Intentions

Posted: 14 May 2011 05:40 PM PDT

Activists and politicians worry that the secular revolution in this moderate state might see the birth of an Islamic government.

Some Fans in Canada See Vancouver as Foreign

Posted: 14 May 2011 07:16 PM PDT

If the Canucks were to lift hockey's ultimate prize, it would be the first time a Canada-based team did so since 1993. But many Canadians are not as excited as one might think.

Envoy Arrives As Casualties Rise in Yemen

Posted: 14 May 2011 04:20 PM PDT

Protesters and soldiers are killed in skirmishes across Yemen, while talks continue on reviving a plan to end the political crisis.

Facing the Prospect of Losing a Home

Posted: 14 May 2011 03:24 PM PDT

With the opening of a spillway into the Atchafalaya Basin, the homes of thousands of Louisiana residents are threatened, and so is a way of life.

Florida Men Accused of Aiding Pakistani Taliban

Posted: 14 May 2011 07:26 PM PDT

Three Pakistani-Americans were charged with providing financing and other support to the Pakistani Taliban.

Florida Men Accused of Aiding Pakistani Taliban

Posted: 14 May 2011 11:58 AM PDT

Three Pakistani-Americans were charged with providing financing and other support to the Pakistani Taliban.

Singapore’s Founder Quits Cabinet

Posted: 14 May 2011 11:50 AM PDT

The nation's 87-year-old founding father resigned after his party's worst showing in an election since independence.

Belarus Opposition Leader Gets a Five-Year Sentence

Posted: 14 May 2011 06:24 PM PDT

A former deputy foreign minister is the highest-profile politician to be sentenced in a series of trials that has been purging the beleaguered opposition in the former Soviet republic.

Chicago Trial May Unmask Pakistan’s Links to Militants

Posted: 14 May 2011 06:59 PM PDT

David Coleman Headley is expected to testify that he laid he groundwork for the 2008 Mumbai attack with $25,000 from an officer in Pakistan's powerful intelligence service.

As Rift Deepens, Kerry Has a Warning for Pakistan

Posted: 14 May 2011 04:30 PM PDT

Senator John Kerry arrived in Islamabad with a list of actions and offerings from Washington aimed at defusing tensions.

Syrian Troops Assault Border Town, Sending Hundreds Fleeing Into Lebanon

Posted: 14 May 2011 07:16 PM PDT

The operation in Tall Kalakh killed at least three people in the latest phase of a crackdown on the two-month uprising.

‘Sex on Wheels’? Now Ferrari Has ‘Room for Groceries,’ Too

Posted: 14 May 2011 04:10 PM PDT

Ferrari's chairman is broadening its lineup with a hatchback, but wants to retain the exclusivity of a luxury brand.

Huge Protests in Yemen as Talks Drag On

Posted: 13 May 2011 10:10 PM PDT

The outpouring of opposition in cities across the country came as a plan to oust President Ali Abdullah Saleh from office continued to languish.

Florida Men Accused of Aiding Pakistani Taliban

Posted: 14 May 2011 10:25 AM PDT

The three men and three others in Pakistan were charged with financing and supporting the Pakistani Taliban.

3 Florida Men Charged With Supporting Pakistani Taliban

Posted: 14 May 2011 08:53 AM PDT

Three South Florida men have been charged with providing about $45,000 in financial support to the Pakistani Taliban, which the State Department has designated as a terrorist organization.

Pornography Is Found in Bin Laden Compound Files, U.S. Officials Say

Posted: 14 May 2011 08:53 AM PDT

Officials would not say whether there was evidence that Bin Laden or the other men living in the Abbottabad compound had acquired or viewed the material.