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New York Times intl News

Iranian Currency Flows Into Afghanistan Markets

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 03:56 PM PDT

Though officials say they cannot put a precise figure on the trading of rials for dollars, they see it as a potential challenge to the sanctions, and one that the United States helped create.

China’s New Media Are Making Inroads in Africa

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 03:25 PM PDT

"China is a game changer in Africa. Either Western powers follow the Chinese paradigm or be left behind," writes Uziel Nogueira in Brazil.

Russian Band Given 2-Year Term for Stunt Deriding Putin

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 03:25 PM PDT

"This imprisonment and resulting sentence is not how democracy works. It's just not," writes TM Brown in Vancouver.

Panic Radiates From Indian State of Assam

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 02:37 PM PDT

A vicious if obscure fight between Muslims and the indigenous Bodo tribe over land and power in a remote state has unexpectedly set off widespread panic among northeastern migrants seeking a piece of India's prosperity in its cities.

Rebels Threaten Aleppo Airport, and a New Syria Envoy Is Chosen

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 04:08 PM PDT

The insurgents' seizure of areas near the airport comes as the United Nations and the Arab League announce that Lakhdar Brahimi, a veteran diplomat, will succeed Kofi Annan as the envoy to Syria.

Ryan Has Ear of Washington’s Conservative Establishment

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 12:44 PM PDT

Since his emergence as the key Congressional Republican on the budget issue, Paul D. Ryan has had a powerful influence on intellectuals, writers and policy makers.

In Iran, Ahmadinejad Calls Israel ‘Insult to Humankind’

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 02:22 PM PDT

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad fanned the flames of confrontation with Israel on Friday on the annual Iranian holiday that calls for the Palestinian reclamation of Jerusalem from Israel's control.

ARTS: The Sweet Spot | August 17, 2012

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 09:58 AM PDT

This week, A. O. Scott and David Carr discuss the continuing success of artists from the baby-boom generation, like Meryl Streep and Bruce Springsteen, and what sells when it comes to age.

Democrats Want 5 Years of Romney Tax Returns

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 08:49 AM PDT

A day after Mitt Romney said he paid at least 13 percent of his income in taxes each year, President Obama's campaign manager said five years of Mr. Romney's tax returns would satisfy Democrats.

Unemployment Depths Seen in California Peer Group

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 09:53 AM PDT

Gatherings of a group of California professionals in the depths of unemployment reveal a post-recession landscape where grim frustration battles with the simple desire to find a way out.

Euro Watch: Merkel Seems to Side With E.C.B. on Spain and Italy

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 11:55 AM PDT

Angela Merkel, the German chancellor, endorsed conditional support for Spain and Italy, but a Finnish official suggested that euro zone leaders were preparing for a breakup of the bloc.

Mitt Romney’s Transition Team Is Hard at Work

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 08:06 AM PDT

Mitt Romney's transition team has been working since June, offering a glimpse into what his approach to governing might be.

Movie Review: ‘ParaNorman,’ About a Boy and Zombies, With Elaine Stritch

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 10:47 AM PDT

Norman, the focus of this beautiful-looking 3-D stop-motion animation, is an 11-year-old who cannot only see dead people, but is happy to hang out with them.

Two Americans Killed by Afghan Recruit

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 12:01 PM PDT

In a second "green on blue" attack, in the south, an Afghan security force member wounded two American soldiers, the latest in a spate of attacks by Afghan forces on their coalition counterparts.

Russian Punk Band Is Sentenced to 2 Years for Anti-Putin Protest

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 03:49 PM PDT

A Moscow judge issued stiff prison sentences to three women from the punk band Pussy Riot, who staged a protest against Vladimir V. Putin in an Orthodox cathedral last February.

U.S. Reliance on Saudi Oil Is Growing Again

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 12:23 PM PDT

Imports of oil from the kingdom have grown by more than 20 percent this year, leaving the United States vulnerable to tensions in the Persian Gulf.

Influential North Korean Meets With Chinese Leaders

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 05:25 AM PDT

The uncle of Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, met on Friday in Beijing with President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao of China.

Skepticism Greets Arrests in Murders of Mexican Journalists

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 06:28 AM PDT

The suspects in the killings of three photojournalists and a publicist were picked up on drug and weapons charges, and confessed to the murders.

In New York, a Show of Solidarity for Russian Punk Band

Posted: 16 Aug 2012 11:21 PM PDT

A samizdat kind of crowd turned out in New York in support of a Russian punk group whose three young members have been jailed in Moscow since March.

West Nile Hits Hard Around Dallas, With Fear of Its Spread

Posted: 17 Aug 2012 01:16 PM PDT

After nearly 200 cases of human infection and 10 deaths in Dallas County, Dallas's mayor authorized aerial pesticide spraying, spurring a backlash.