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At the Center of the Global E. Coli Scare, Hamburg Frets

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 07:14 PM PDT

The wealthy German port city finds itself at the center of a global crisis since the outbreak of a potentially lethal form of E. coli.

Saturday Profile: Rebel Libya Finance Chief Hunts for Funds and Hope

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 06:30 PM PDT

For hours last Sunday, the rebel finance minister, Ali Tarhouni, fielded requests and juggled crises during a dash of a day.

U.S. Won’t Become Isolationist, Gates Tells Worried Asian Leaders

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 07:09 PM PDT

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates pledged that the United States would sustain its military presence and diplomatic involvement in Asia.

Murano Pursues a Renaissance

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 07:40 PM PDT

New hotels reflect a radical change in the self-image of an island whose history has been inextricably linked with glassmaking since 1291.

Golden Age for Older Women At Highest Levels of the Game

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 07:00 PM PDT

Li Na, 29, and Francesca Schiavone, 30, make up the oldest French Open final pairing since 1986, when Chris Evert beat Martina Navratilova.

Told to Keep Low Profile, Chinese Artist Takes a Stand

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 07:40 PM PDT

Wang Jun had been detained over an arts festival's cryptic reference to Ai Weiwei, the artist, architect and social critic.

The Art World’s New Darlings

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 04:53 PM PDT

With Iraq, Egypt, Syria, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia all showing at the Venice Biennale, Middle Eastern art was Topic A at parties.

Blasts at Iraq Mosque Kill Over a Dozen

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 11:59 AM PDT

An explosion ripped through a mosque on Friday in a city north of Baghdad, killing at least 17 people, including the mosque's imam.

Nadal and Federer to Meet in Final

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 03:19 PM PDT

Rafael Nadal beat Andy Murray in straight sets, setting up a matchup with Roger Federer, who put an end to Novak Djokovic's streak of 43 straight victories.

Formula One: FIA Reinstates Bahrain Grand Prix

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 10:14 AM PDT

The Bahrain Grand Prix will go forth, after the World Council of the International Automobile Federation voted Friday to reinstate it.

House Rebukes Obama Over Libya

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 03:19 PM PDT

The resolution, which passed 268 to 145, has no practical effect, but it underscored the anger in Congress over being bypassed by the president.

At War: History Repeats for a Correspondent in Tripoli

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 04:28 PM PDT

For the second time in eight years, a reporter finds himself living under a nightly fusillade of bombs and missiles.

The Lede: Bahrain Grand Prix Approved

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 11:53 AM PDT

Hours after Bahrain's security forces again fired tear gas at protesters on Friday, the World Motor Sport Council unanimously approved a decision to reschedule the Bahrain Grand Prix for Oct. 30.

The Lede: Libyan Dissident Says She Was Beaten in Qatar

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 07:31 AM PDT

Eman al-Obeidy, a Libyan woman who said that she was gang-raped by members of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi's security forces in March, was expelled from Qatar on Thursday, and arrived in Libya with bruises and scars.

Bodies Recovered After Migrants’ Boat Founders

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 10:50 AM PDT

The Tunisian authorities have recovered the bodies of 150 refugees, mostly Africans, who drowned after their boat foundered this week in the Mediterranean Sea.

Currents: The Longer Arc of a Revolutionary’s Life

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 10:40 AM PDT

We hear so much today about the Arab world's thousands of techno-revolutionaries and their cause. But one Tunisian finds himself wondering: What do I do now?

Former Spy Chief Questions Israeli Leaders’ Judgment

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 09:44 AM PDT

Meir Dagan said that with recent retirements, including his own, "there is no one to stop" the prime minister and defense chief from making rash decisions.

Syrian Protesters Mass Again Despite Harsh Crackdown

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 07:13 PM PDT

Large crowds turned out on Friday despite the shutdown of the country's Internet. Dozens of deaths were reported in Hama.

Abstract Sunday: 72 Hours in Venice

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 04:16 PM PDT

It's the Art Biennale this week — time for me to live sketch the world's most romantic city during rush hour.

Inside Art: Above the Grand Canal, ‘Big Bambú’ Rises

Posted: 03 Jun 2011 09:57 AM PDT

A sensation last year at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Starn brothers' "Big Bambu" takes its place at the Venice Biennale.