New York Times intl News

New York Times intl News

Facebook’s Ambition Collides With a Harsh Market

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 07:27 PM PDT

The challenge for Facebook, which is worth just over half of what it was three months ago, is to convince Wall Street that it has a real plan for making money.

U.S. Ports Seek to Lure Big Ships After Panama Canal Expands

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 07:22 PM PDT

Industry and government officials along the East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico believe their ports, too, can gain from the expansion of the Panama Canal to allow much larger ships.

U.S. Generals Meet Amid Afghan-Violence Crisis

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 07:10 PM PDT

After 10 American service members were killed by Afghan security forces over a two-week period, senior generals met in Kabul to discuss a wave of such green-on-blue attacks.

Close to Cape Cod Shore, Humpback Whales Are Far From Safe

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 04:07 PM PDT

Researchers tracking whales off Cape Cod are hoping to use their findings to push for changes in fishing and shipping rules.

Obama Threatens Force Against Syria

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 06:50 PM PDT

President Obama warned Syria on Monday that it would face American military intervention if there were signs that its arsenal of unconventional weapons was being moved or prepared for use.

Memo From Beijing: In China, Gu Kailai’s Reprieve Reinforces Cynicism

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 06:33 PM PDT

The prosecution of the wife of the purged political leader Bo Xilai brought questions about official corruption and political favoritism within the Communist Party into the open.

Christian Girl’s Blasphemy Arrest Incites a Furor in Pakistan

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 07:15 PM PDT

Girl is jailed after being accused of burning a religious textbook used to teach the Koran to children.

New Parliament Is Convened in Somalia

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 02:42 PM PDT

It is still considered a caretaker government because the members were not directly elected, and it springs from a Constitution that needs to be ratified by public referendum.

Clash of Cultures Upends Spain’s Cajas

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 06:33 PM PDT

In Spain, the time-honored tradition of the caja as a baronial community institution came into conflict with a modern, euro-based banking economy.

Augusta National Golf Club to Add First Two Female Members

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 07:23 PM PDT

Condoleezza Rice and Darla Moore have accepted invitations to become the first female members at Augusta, home of the Masters.

E.C.B. Rejects Speculation About Its Bond-Buying Intentions

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 06:18 PM PDT

The European Central Bank actively sought to discourage reports that it might act far more aggressively to contain borrowing costs for countries like Spain.

Russian Authorities Seek Others in Pussy Riot Band

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 02:40 PM PDT

The search for others in the band Pussy Riot indicated that Moscow was unmoved by international criticism of the two-year prison sentences for band members involved in an anti-Putin stunt.

Phyllis Diller | 1917-2012: Phyllis Diller, Sassy Comedian, Dies at 95

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 06:44 PM PDT

Ms. Diller's screeching, sassy, rapid-fire stand-up comedy helped open the door for funny women.

Personal Best: Exercising in the Heat Can Boost Performance

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 02:15 PM PDT

Athletes' performance actually may improve as a result of their struggles with soaring temperatures.

Global Update: High Smoking Rates Persist in Poor and Middle-Income Nations

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 06:37 PM PDT

Despite antismoking campaigns, 41 percent of men in poor and middle-income countries still smoke and more young women are starting to, a new study says.

Republicans Press Todd Akin to Quit Race

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 07:19 PM PDT

Republicans unleashed a furious campaign to drive Representative Todd Akin out of the Senate race in Missouri, but he said that he would not drop out.

Syrian Military Said to Intensify Assaults Near Jordan Border

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 06:30 PM PDT

President Obama, in his most direct warning of American intervention in Syria, threatened military action if there was evidence that the government was moving its stocks of chemical weapons.

Israeli Teenagers Held in Attack on Palestinian Youths

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 07:12 PM PDT

The assault on several Palestinian youths raises concerns that the poisoned political divide is affecting some Israeli youths.

TIMESCAST: TimesCast | August 20, 2012

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 10:50 AM PDT

Senate candidate provokes ire with rape comment. | China sentences a former official's wife. | Saving India's endangered tigers.

Activist Chinese Group Plans More Anti-Japan Protests

Posted: 20 Aug 2012 06:40 PM PDT

The group that triggered heightened tensions between China and Japan by sailing to a disputed island last Wednesday plans to organize protests around the world on Sept. 18.