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New York Times intl News

U.S. Calls Antibiotics Wrong Step on E. Coli

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 07:07 PM PDT

Officials in the United States suggest that the Europeans are not looking in the right direction to fight the outbreak.

Syria Continues Attacks on Protesters While Calling for Dialogue

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 07:33 PM PDT

Government forces shelled a string of towns even as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton warned President Bashar al-Assad that his legitimacy had "nearly run out."

E-Mail Fraud Hides Behind Friendly Face

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 07:24 PM PDT

The Gmail attacks Google disclosed used a rapidly proliferating form of e-mail fraud called spear phishing to steal passwords and monitor accounts.

Three Gorges Dam Is Said to Hurt Areas Downstream

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 07:01 PM PDT

The dam's planners failed to properly gauge its effects on lakes and other bodies of water downstream, especially during the drought conditions that are now ravaging the area, an official said.

DealBook: Hong Kong Looks to Regain Footing as I.P.O. Leader

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 05:34 PM PDT

The sudden burst of activity on the Hong Kong stock market shows that recent worries over China's economic slowdown is fading as investors focus on Asia.

Legal Outsourcing Firms Creating Jobs for American Lawyers

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 07:22 PM PDT

Companies that added to the financial woes of the American legal profession by sending work to low-cost countries are now creating jobs for lawyers in the United States.

With Yoga and Fasting, Graft Fighters Shake India

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 07:37 PM PDT

After decades of failure, anticorruption agitators in India are getting the government's attention with plans for a yoga rally and mass hunger strikes.

Hans Keilson, Novelist of Life in Nazi-Run Europe, Dies at 101

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 02:23 PM PDT

Mr. Keilson, a German-born psychoanalyst, won literary fame at the end of his long life when his long-forgotten stories, set in Nazi-occupied Europe, were republished to great acclaim.

Art Review: Behold the Anonymous Downtrodden

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 02:57 PM PDT

Boris Mikhailov's photographs of homeless people in Ukraine are not for the squeamish.

ArtsBeat: Venice Biennale: The Enormity of the Beast

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 02:07 PM PDT

The Arsenale's onslaught of competing sensibilities and artistic missions can overwhelm.

Fight Over Debt Ceiling Risks Credit Rating, Moody’s Warns

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 07:22 PM PDT

An unexpected report from Moody's warning about a downgrade in the U.S.'s credit rating puts a spur to sputtering talks to reach an agreement on a long-term deficit-reduction plan.

Five Killed in Arizona Shootings

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 02:33 PM PDT

Five people were killed Thursday in the border city of Yuma, prompting the temporary lockdown of schools and government buildings, the authorities said.

Deadly Shootings Reported in Arizona

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 12:54 PM PDT

Yuma police say five people have been killed in a shooting that has forced authorities to close schools and the courthouse.

Li Is First Chinese Woman in French Final

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 04:25 PM PDT

Li Na beat Maria Sharapova, 6-4, 7-5, to become the first Chinese woman to advance to a final at Roland Garros.

I.H.T. Special Report: Business of Green: Environmentalists' Green Hopes Dashed by Cameron

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 02:43 PM PDT

A year after promising to lead "the greenest government ever," the British prime minister's mixed record has left many green entrepreneurs uncertain of his commitment.

DealBook: Groupon Files to Go Public

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 02:56 PM PDT

The social buying site Groupon filed to go public, with plans to raise an estimated $750 million.

Movie Review | 'X-Men: First Class': Mutants Go Back to Where It All Began

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 12:13 PM PDT

This latest installment of the "X-Men" series reaches back to the early 1960s for an origin story of mutants.

The Caucus: Declaring Run, Romney Says Obama Failed

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 12:03 PM PDT

Mitt Romney presented himself as a turnaround expert for the country as he formally began his campaign.

F.B.I. to Investigate Gmail Attacks Said to Come From China

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 04:02 PM PDT

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called the allegations about the breach of Google's e-mail service "very serious."

More Than 200 Migrants Missing in Mediterranean After Boat Capsizes

Posted: 02 Jun 2011 01:04 PM PDT

At least 200 migrants seeking to cross from Libya into Europe were missing Thursday after having fallen out of their capsized vessel during a rescue operation off the coast of Tunisia.