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New York Times intl News

Serb Fugitive Slowly Starved of Friends and Cash

Posted: 29 May 2011 07:10 PM PDT

Many questions remain about how such a wanted person managed to stay hidden for such a long time.

For Anarchist, Details of Life as F.B.I. Target

Posted: 29 May 2011 04:10 AM PDT

Scott Crow, an organizer of anticorporate demonstrations, is among dozens of political activists to have come under scrutiny by the F.B.I.'s counterterrorism operations since Sept. 11, 2001.

At I.M.F., a Strict Ethics Code Doesn’t Apply to Top Officials

Posted: 29 May 2011 06:50 PM PDT

There is one set of ethics guidelines for the rank-and-file staff and another for the 24 elite executive directors who oversee the organization.

Japan Appears Dispensable as a Supplier

Posted: 29 May 2011 06:58 PM PDT

More than two months after the disaster, any lingering impact on industries outside Japan from shortages of crucial supplies is limited.

Demonstrators Rally Against Mladic Extradition

Posted: 29 May 2011 06:45 PM PDT

Thousands of Serbian nationalists rallied in Belgrade against the arrest and extradition of Ratko Mladic.

Coaching for Chinese Students Looking to the U.S.

Posted: 29 May 2011 06:02 PM PDT

Companies are seeking to profit as a record number of students from outside the U.S. compete for spots at selective American colleges.

Two FIFA Officials Are Suspended; Chief Is Cleared

Posted: 29 May 2011 07:08 PM PDT

FIFA's corruption scandal continued to widen but an ethics panel found no wrongdoing by FIFA president Sepp Blatter.

Sudan Threatens to Occupy 2 More Disputed Regions

Posted: 29 May 2011 06:34 PM PDT

The northern army is risking war with the south just weeks before southern Sudan is due to split off as an independent country, Western and Sudanese officials said Sunday.

Islamists Seize a Yemeni City, Stoking Fears

Posted: 29 May 2011 07:10 PM PDT

The fall of Zinjibar fed into Western fears that militants sympathetic to Al Qaeda could exploit the breakdown of authority to take control of territory.

Government Report Absolves a Karzai in Afghan Bank Fraud

Posted: 29 May 2011 06:10 PM PDT

A commission appointed by President Hamid Karzai to investigate fraud at Kabul Bank absolved his brother, Mahmoud Karzai, of blame.

Afghan Official Says NATO Airstrike Killed 14 Civilians

Posted: 29 May 2011 03:14 PM PDT

NATO says it is investigating the incident that Afghan officials say killed 12 children and 2 women in a small farming community.

Lake Geneva as Shelley and Byron Knew It

Posted: 29 May 2011 07:25 AM PDT

When the two poets descended on the Swiss lake in 1816, the plan was poetry and pleasure. The result? Frankenstein, vampires and a love child.

Next Stop: In Pilsen, Beer’s Not the Only Thing on Tap

Posted: 29 May 2011 07:25 AM PDT

Cultural attractions abound in the Czech city, from a puppet museum to a new arts space.

Policy Adviser Tapped to Become U.S. Ambassador to Russia

Posted: 29 May 2011 11:25 AM PDT

Michael McFaul, the architect of President Obama's "reset policy" for Russia, has been named the next ambassador to that country.

In Russia, Prisons for Police Thrive

Posted: 29 May 2011 07:20 AM PDT

Low pay for the police and other law enforcement officials drive them to corruption, analysts say.

Retro Import From Russia Lures Older, Easier Riders

Posted: 29 May 2011 05:49 AM PDT

By the 1990s Irbit Motor Works seemed to be sputtering, but then it discovered a niche market in the United States for its sidecar motorcycles.