New York Times intl News

New York Times intl News

U.S. Vows to Speed Aid to Iran Earthquake Victims

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 07:06 PM PDT

American sanctions make charitable giving to Iran slow and complicated, but the Obama administration has promised to speed applications for donations to help victims of recent earthquakes.

Police in Rome Seize Marijuana Farm in Tunnel

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 04:59 PM PDT

The crop had an estimated street value of $3.7 million, and was found in a passageway built during the era of Benito Mussolini, the fascist leader.

On Wall Street, the Rising Cost of Faster Trades

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 03:05 PM PDT

"Speed isn't going away. It is up to each trader to maintain a responsible risk/reward profile and react to market changes accordingly," writes BlueNoser in Canada.

Scrutiny for Casino Mogul’s Frontman in China

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 03:05 PM PDT

"As for Mr. Adelson being able to 'buy' a U.S. election. Do not blame him but blame the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court to allow such action," writes Calvin Lee in Singapore.

Media Decoder Blog: Times Co. Names Mark Thompson Chief Executive

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 07:05 PM PDT

Mr. Thompson, 55, is the outgoing director general of the British Broadcasting Corporation. He will join the Times Company in early November.

Syrians Try to Balance Life’s Desires With War’s Demands

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 06:43 PM PDT

Along with the many funerals of the war in Syria, there are guilt-ridden weddings, and births, with new arrivals sometimes taking on the names of the departed.

Standard Chartered Settles Iran Inquiry for $340 Million

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 07:11 PM PDT

New York's top banking regulator had accused Standard Chartered of laundering $250 billion for Iranian clients and lying about it to authorities.

Well: Binge Eating Among Men Steps Out of the Shadows

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 08:21 AM PDT

Binge eating disorder, which affects about eight million Americans, is about as common in men as in women, but treatment has mainly focused on women.

Mars Looks Quite Familiar, if Only on the Surface

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 08:57 AM PDT

NASA's newest Mars rover, the Curiosity, started sending back a 360-degree high-resolution panorama of its surroundings.

François Hollande Pledges Order After Rioting in Northern France

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 03:39 PM PDT

Clashes in the northern French city of Amiens could represent a challenge to President François Hollande in a time of joblessness and flat economic growth.

Attackers in Afghanistan Kill at Least 43

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 06:41 PM PDT

Bombings and shootings took the lives of at least 43 Afghans on Tuesday. The assaults came as people were thronging shops to prepare for the Muslim holiday that ends the month of Ramadan.

Paul Ryan Has Kept Close Ties to Conservative and Libertarian Donors

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 03:00 PM PDT

Representative Paul D. Ryan could offer Mitt Romney a critical bridge to the rising conservative counterestablishment.

Books Of the Times: ‘Vengeance,’ a New Novel by Benjamin Black

Posted: 13 Aug 2012 05:40 PM PDT

Quirke, a Dublin pathologist, returns for an encore in the latest novel by the Booker Prize-winning novelist John Banville, writing as Benjamin Black.

Former Syrian Prime Minister Assails Assad Government

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 06:54 PM PDT

Syria's former prime minister, Riyad Farid Hijab, who defected to Jordan last week, said on Tuesday that the government of President Bashar al-Assad was collapsing.

Euro Watch: Euro Zone Economy Declines, Putting Pressure on Leaders

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 11:04 AM PDT

Growth in Germany in the second quarter was not strong enough to compensate for persistent recession in Spain and Italy, data released on Tuesday showed.

Medicare Rises as Prime Election Issue

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 05:13 AM PDT

Florida is emerging as a test of the Republican Party's gamble that concerns over the deficit will trump voters' worries about Paul D. Ryan's proposed Medicare overhaul.

Young Immigrants Poised for Deportation Deferral Program

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 06:00 AM PDT

As many as 1.7 million illegal immigrants across the country are preparing to apply for a deportation deferral being offered by the Obama administration.

On Wall Street, the Rising Cost of High-Speed Trading

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 11:17 AM PDT

The advantages of the nation's increasingly high-speed stock market are under the microscope after a number of recent trading malfunctions underscored the risks that have come with rapid changes.

Confusion Arises Over How to Help Iran Quake Victims

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 08:57 AM PDT

The deadly earthquakes in Iran over the weekend have raised worries among Iranian-Americans about where to send donations because of financial sanctions imposed by the United States.

Memo From London: After Olympics, Golden Glow for Britain

Posted: 14 Aug 2012 02:54 AM PDT

Contrary to all the grumbling that preceded them, the Olympics offered a finer sense of a Britain relaunched.