New York Times intl News

New York Times intl News

Ken Perenyi, Art Forger, Now Sells His Work as Copies

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 05:39 PM PDT

Ken Perenyi, once a prolific art forger, now openly sells his faked oils as the reproductions of the finest masters.

Novatek May Break Gazprom Monopoly on Russian Gas Exports

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 06:23 PM PDT

While Gazprom has long controlled Russia's natural gas exports to Europe, the Kremlin is reportedly allowing Novatek to begin exporting gas to Germany, a shift that once seemed inconceivable.

Rough Is Rougher, but British Open Forecast Brightens

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 07:01 PM PDT

The mood about the playing conditions at the Royal Lytham & St. Annes golf club has improved with a drier weather forecast.

Fear Stalks Mali’s Refugees Despite Escape to Mauritania

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 05:44 PM PDT

At the Mauritania-Mali border, refugees were too tired, hungry, and ragged to celebrate their departure from the turmoil.

Economic Fears Hurting Obama, Poll Indicates

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 07:41 PM PDT

Some 39 percent now say they approve of the way the president is handling the economy, and 55 percent say they disapprove.

Mali Asks International Criminal Court to Investigate Atrocities

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 03:11 PM PDT

The government asked the International Criminal Court in The Hague to investigate crimes alleged to have been committed by groups of armed rebels who established a breakaway ministate in the northern half of the country this year.

Well: Questioning Surgery for Early Prostate Cancer

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 06:00 PM PDT

A new study shows that prostate cancer surgery, which often leaves men impotent or incontinent, does not appear to save the lives of men with early-stage disease, who account for most cases, and many of these men would do just as well to choose no treatment at all.

Expecting Assad’s Fall, Washington Plans for a New Syria

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 07:37 PM PDT

Obama administration officials have started working on contingency plans for a collapse of the Syrian government, focusing particularly on the chemical weapons the country is thought to possess.

Profiles of Syrian Officials Targeted in Damascus Blast

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 03:39 PM PDT

Three of President Bashar al-Assad's closest advisers were killed in an attack in Damascus, and two others were wounded, in the most audacious challenge to the government's power since the Syria uprising began.

Blast Kills Core Syrian Security Officials

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 03:07 PM PDT

"After many years of the Assad regime sponsoring terrorism ... the terror has now boomeranged back on those who first used it," writes Jackm132 in Tel Aviv.

U.S. Officials Sued Over Citizens Killed in Yemen

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 03:07 PM PDT

"The United States will fall and quickly, if we allow the president to act extra-constitutionally, and worse, to then admit to it publicly," writes Robert Cicero.

Greek Governing Coalition Identifies More Areas to Cut

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 06:22 PM PDT

Greece's fragile coalition government said that it had identified areas that could be trimmed, but still to be determined is whether salaries and pensions are to be cut further.

TIMESCAST: TimesCast | July 18, 2012

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 01:13 PM PDT

Neil MacFarquhar reports the latest on the bombing attack in Damascus. | J. David Goodman is tracking the coverage and response on social media.

Explosion on Bulgaria Tour Bus Kills at Least Six Israelis

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 05:49 PM PDT

A bus carrying Israeli tourists exploded in a fireball outside an airport in Bulgaria, and an aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said Iran was behind the attack.

Taliban Kill 11 Afghan Soldiers in 2 Attacks

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 03:55 PM PDT

With the American-led coalition ceding a greater role in the fight to Afghan security forces, the Taliban has made one of their aims exposing the Afghan forces as incapable of protecting themselves.

Vast Gene Study Raises Hopes for Colon Cancer Drugs

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 07:17 PM PDT

Researchers have found genetic weak spots in colon cancer tumors that could lead to potent treatments, signaling hope against a cancer that is now almost always fatal once it spreads.

3 Israelis Reported Killed in Bus Blast in Bulgaria

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 10:41 AM PDT

A bus carrying Israeli youth in a Bulgarian resort area exploded. Officials said at least three people died.

Leading Off: Knicks Drew the Line at Lin? — Leading Off

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 12:40 PM PDT

The Knicks, after all of their financial follies, somehow chose this time and this player to make a stand for fiscal sanity.

Cricket: A Battle for Cricket Supremacy

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 08:30 AM PDT

At the end of two months of clashes, either England or South Africa could stand atop the official rankings in all three forms of cricket: five day tests, one-day internationals and Twenty20.

U.S. Officials Sued Over Citizens Killed in Yemen

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 09:48 AM PDT

The lawsuit was filed by relatives of three citizens who died in drone strikes, including the radical Muslim cleric, Anwar al-Awlaki, and has opened a new chapter in the legal wrangling over the use of drones.