New York Times intl News

New York Times intl News

Canadian Auto Workers Union Reaches Deal With General Motors

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 07:18 PM PDT

The Canadian Auto Workers Union agreed on a tentative contract with General Motors, but said that it was still in talks with Chrysler.

Japan-China Trade Ties Complicate Island Dispute

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 07:25 PM PDT

A clash over contested territory has set off worries about the impact to China and Japan's extensive business ties.

Universal Takeover of EMI Music Likely to Be Approved

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 07:04 PM PDT

European regulators are set to approve a reduced version of the Universal Music Group's $1.9 billion takeover of EMI Music, people involved in the talks said.

After Attack in Libya, Ambush Struck Rescuers

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 06:25 PM PDT

Interviews provide new details on the assault on American diplomatic facilities and the initial moblike attack that transformed into what the Obama administration now describes as a terrorist attack.

Music Review: ‘Holding It Down,’ Poems of War Veterans, at Harlem Stage

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 03:03 PM PDT

The jazz pianist Vijay Iyer and the poet Mike Ladd collaborated on poems and songs about the fears and desires of minority veterans who have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan.

Dance Review: ‘Voices of Strength,’ Modern African Dance

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 02:57 PM PDT

Contemporary African dance by women taps into serious and playful undercurrents.

Papryus Fragment That Refers to Jesus’ Wife Stirs Debate Among Scholars

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 06:30 PM PDT

A historian's finding of a fragment of ancient Coptic text in which Jesus is said to utter the words "my wife" has drawn strong reaction from Christian scholars.

Violence Over Video Continues in Pakistan Ahead of Public Holiday

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 06:31 PM PDT

Thousands demonstrated in the capital, Islamabad, on the eve of a public holiday to protest an anti-Islam video, while the United States Embassy broadcast ads showing American leaders denouncing the video.

Palestinians Aim for ‘Nonmember State’ Status at U.N.

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 05:46 PM PDT

Palestinians are returning to the General Assembly next week seeking largely symbolic "nonmember state" status, lamenting a "lost year" of no peace talks, expanding Israeli settlements and deteriorating economic conditions.

Lens Blog: Steve Winter's Photographs of Tigers

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 03:18 PM PDT

Steve Winter has been photographing tigers and other animals for years, but his aim is to pull back the curtain on an idealized — often cutesy — world presented by most wildlife photography.

Restrictions on Religion Are Tightening, Study Finds

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 06:53 PM PDT

Government restrictions on religion around the world were highest in the Middle East and North Africa, particularly in the period before the Arab Spring uprisings, a Pew study found.

Spain’s Prime Minister Fails to Reach Revenue Deal With Catalonia

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 06:03 PM PDT

The impasse exacerbates the challenge of a separatist push by Catalonia, the nation's most economically powerful region.

Iran Atomic Official Says Iran Used False Data to Fool Spies

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 06:38 PM PDT

Fereydoon Abbasi, the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, did not reveal the nature of the information or say when it was presented or to whom.

Tax Credit in Doubt, Wind Power Industry Is Withering

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 03:41 PM PDT

"It is utter foolishness to let this technology slip away along with the infrastructure to continue it," writes Mary.

British Regulator Declares BSkyB ‘Fit and Proper’

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 03:38 PM PDT

"Call me cynical, but there's more to this ruling than a thorough review and digestion of the evidence," writes Jose.

A Measure of Change: Obama’s Evolution to a Tougher Line on China

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 07:18 PM PDT

In the presidential campaign, China has become a focal point encompassing both security and economic concerns and highlighting the nations' complex, tense relationship.

U.N. Presses Pakistan on Disappearances

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 06:30 PM PDT

A delegation met with Pakistani government officials and relatives of hundreds of people who have disappeared into the illegal custody of the country's powerful intelligence and law enforcement agencies over the last decade.

Tax Credit in Doubt, Wind Power Industry Is Withering

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 07:05 PM PDT

The American wind sector has been buffeted by weak demand for electricity, stiff competition from gas and uncertainty over a tax credit that has become a campaign wedge issue.

Valentino, Sarah Jessica Parker and New York City Ballet

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 06:48 AM PDT

A discussion between the designer Valentino and Sarah Jessica Parker, a board member of the New York City ballet, of fashion and dance moving forward together.

Wen Chides Europe on Arms Sale Embargo

Posted: 20 Sep 2012 02:00 PM PDT

Prime Minister Wen Jiabao said that China would help the European Union recover from crisis even as he criticized the bloc for keeping the embargo.