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New York Times intl News

DealBook: Geithner Raised Concerns About Rate Setting in 2008

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 07:40 PM PDT

In the midst of the 2008 financial crisis, Timothy Geithner knew about problems with the process for setting key interest rates and raised concerns with his counterparts in the London about Libor.

Dance Review: The Paris Opera Ballet at the David H. Koch Theater

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 07:37 PM PDT

The Paris Opera Ballet opened its New York season with an all-French program at the David H. Koch Theater.

Asian Leaders Fail to Resolve Disputes on South China Sea

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 07:41 PM PDT

The influence of China hung over the deliberations at the meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton attended.

Young North Korean Defectors Struggle in the South

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 06:48 PM PDT

Attempts at integration, including education at top universities, have had mixed results, leaving many North Koreans unable to adapt to South Korea's hard-charging society.

London Journal: Trial of Soccer Star Terry Revolves Around Foul Language

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 06:39 PM PDT

Two soccer players laid out an exchange of paint-peeling profanities that led to a charge of racial abuse.

Austerity Reaches the Hollande Government in France

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 07:07 PM PDT

President François Hollande of France, a Socialist, and his prime minister have ordered downgrades in official luxury that carry symbolism in straitened times.

Massacre Reported in Syria as Security Council Meets

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 07:32 PM PDT

The death toll, if confirmed, would make the killings in the village of Tremseh the worst in a series of massacres that have convulsed Syria in the increasingly sectarian uprising against President Bashar al-Assad.

Forró Events at Lincoln Center and Brasil Summerfest

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 03:49 PM PDT

From Lincoln Center to Battery Park, forró, the highly danceable Brazilian music style, is energizing young New Yorkers.

Antiquity Market Grapples With Stricter Guidelines

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 03:13 PM PDT

"Together with drugs and weapons, the international trade in looted artifacts is one of the major criminal activities in the world," writes Nick in Switzerland.

Hollande Family Dispute Surfaces in France

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 06:58 PM PDT

The partner of President François Hollande of France threw her support behind a candidate running against Mr. Hollande's former partner, and his children are said to be unhappy.

The Caucus: Romney's Bain Tenure Seized On Again by Obama Camp

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 07:34 PM PDT

The Obama campaign found a new vehicle to suggest that Mitt Romney ran Bain when it took conducted some controversial acts.

Postville, Iowa, Is Up for Grabs

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 01:35 PM PDT

First it was Russians and Ukrainians. Then Mexicans, Guatemalans and Somalis. Oh, and very briefly, Palauans. Who will save this town next?

Russian Ship With Syrian Helicopters Embarks on Renewed Voyage

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 03:55 PM PDT

The Alaed, which has emerged as a barometer of Russia's intentions toward the government of President Bashar al-Assad, was reported heading south off Norway's northern coast.

Dave Eggers: By the Book

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 01:05 PM PDT

If the author of "A Hologram for the King" could meet any writer, it would be George Orwell. Of those authors he's already met, Christopher Hitchens most impressed him.

PSA Peugeot Citroën to Cut 8,000 Jobs in France

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 11:55 AM PDT

The French carmaker, struggling with a deep slump in sales in crisis-torn Southern Europe, said that it would shut a plant near Paris.

Illegal Ivory Leads 2 to Plead Guilty in New York

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 06:17 PM PDT

The owners of two Manhattan stores pleaded guilty to dealing in what prosecutors said was more than $2 million in banned ivory.

Clovis People Weren’t Alone in North America, Spearheads and DNA Suggest

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 11:40 AM PDT

Artifacts found in Oregon caves show that at least two cultures with distinct technologies shared the continent more than 13,000 years ago, scientists report.

Abuse Inquiry Faults Paterno and Others at Penn State

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 07:31 PM PDT

Senior officials at the university failed to take steps to protect the children victimized by Jerry Sandusky, the lieutenant to the head football coach, Joe Paterno, the report said.

Silvio Berlusconi Said to Be Plotting a Political Comeback

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 04:48 PM PDT

Not eight months after Silvio Berlusconi resigned, reports are saying the former prime minister is ready to take another stab at Italy's top elected position.

Antiquity Market Grapples With Stricter Guidelines for Gifts

Posted: 12 Jul 2012 08:26 AM PDT

Rules designed to guard the provenance of antiquities are creating difficulties for some collectors and museums in the donation, sale and purchase of those objects.