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Practical Traveler: Great Deals on Europe’s Seas

Posted: 15 Jun 2011 09:30 AM PDT

Some prices for cruises in Europe are so low they make up for the high price of airline travel.

Footsteps: Blood, Sand, Sherry: Hemingway’s Madrid

Posted: 17 Jun 2011 11:55 AM PDT

Ernest Hemingway loved Madrid, leaving a distinct, mostly booze-stained trail.

NATO Says It Mistakenly Hit Libyan Rebels Again

Posted: 18 Jun 2011 06:23 PM PDT

The accidental strike was at least the third such episode since the airstrikes began three months ago.

Vatican Calls Meeting and Plans Database in Effort to Stop Sexual Abuse

Posted: 18 Jun 2011 06:12 PM PDT

The gathering of bishops and leaders of religious orders from around the world is an attempt to face up to a problem that has badly damaged the reputation of the Roman Catholic Church.

Airbus to Delay Delivery of Two A350 Jet Models

Posted: 18 Jun 2011 06:51 PM PDT

Airbus plans to focus on building a more powerful engine for one model, and also focus on its top-selling version.

From a New Generation of Artists, Vivid Canvases of Iraq’s Pain

Posted: 18 Jun 2011 06:50 PM PDT

A generation of Iraqi artists molded by bloodshed and occupation is finding its voice in a country reshaped by eight years of war.

Lawyer Says U.S. Pair Are Iran’s Hostages

Posted: 18 Jun 2011 06:53 PM PDT

Two American hikers who have been detained for nearly two years in Iran on espionage charges are political hostages, their lawyer said.

Activists Using Video to Bear Witness in Syria

Posted: 18 Jun 2011 06:50 PM PDT

A rolling Internet blackout and efforts to bar foreign journalists have left the world largely dependent on online videos of protests and the Syrian government's crackdown.

NATO Says Airstrike Mistakenly Hit Libyan Rebels

Posted: 18 Jun 2011 03:20 PM PDT

NATO said that it accidentally struck a rebel vehicles in an airstrike near an eastern oil town two days earlier and expressed regret for any casualties.

Qaeda Woes Fuel Talk of Speeding Afghan Pullback

Posted: 18 Jun 2011 06:47 PM PDT

High-ranking officials say Al Qaeda's original network in the region is crippled, providing a rationale for an accelerated troop reduction.

36 Hours: 36 Hours in Newport, R.I.

Posted: 16 Jun 2011 11:52 AM PDT

This harbor town is more than model ships and mansions: upstart restaurants, a boisterous night life and a beachy surf culture belie Newport's staid reputation.

In Arizona, Sponsor of Immigration Law Now Faces a Recall

Posted: 18 Jun 2011 06:25 PM PDT

The president of the Arizona Senate has promoted hard-edged conservative policies, but now he must defend himself in a special election.

The King of Really Big Diamonds Heads to China

Posted: 18 Jun 2011 06:13 PM PDT

Laurence Graff, seller of seriously big and valuable diamonds, sees huge potential in Asia's rising numbers of wealthy shoppers.

Young Russians Work to Spread Message of a Soviet-Era Dissident

Posted: 18 Jun 2011 06:12 PM PDT

The physicist Andrei Sakharov was one of Russia's most famous dissidents in the 1970s and '80s, and a new movement wants to resurrect his message.

Looking Back, Gates Says He’s Grown Wary of ‘Wars of Choice’

Posted: 18 Jun 2011 06:56 PM PDT

The defense secretary said the human costs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan had made him more cautious about unleashing American military might.

Europeans Doubt Greece’s Ability to Stick to Budget

Posted: 18 Jun 2011 06:15 PM PDT

If Greece fails to push through new austerity measures, it could jeopardize the second rescue package that it needs.

Back to Provence

Posted: 18 Jun 2011 08:45 AM PDT

Forty years after the honeymoon, a couple returns. What has changed more, the landscape or them?

Tepco Halts Filtering of Tainted Water at Japanese Plant

Posted: 18 Jun 2011 06:51 PM PDT

The problem was a disappointing setback in Japan's efforts to cool the damaged reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

Lashing Out, Karzai Says U.S. Is Talking to the Taliban

Posted: 18 Jun 2011 06:24 PM PDT

President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan made the assertion Saturday in a speech that he also used to fire a broadside against his coalition allies.

For Isner and Mahut, an Improbable Rematch of a Marathon Meeting

Posted: 18 Jun 2011 12:24 AM PDT

After their three-day, 11-hour match in Wimbledon's first round last year, John Isner and Nicolas Mahut drew each other again for this year's first round.