New York Times intl News

New York Times intl News

‘Lawrence of Arabia,’ Mended, Returns to Screen and Blu-ray

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 04:03 PM PDT

The 1962 film "Lawrence of Arabia" was repaired and refurbished, all 320,000 frames of it, to a quality beyond what Blu-ray can capture.

Palestinian Flutist Gets Rare Chance to Study in West

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 03:43 PM PDT

A young flutist, Dalia Moukarker, looks forward to becoming one of just a handful of West Bank Palestinians to study abroad.

The New Stars in Republican Commercials Attacking Obama: Babies

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 01:15 PM PDT

Attack ads from Republicans are using babies to target politically independent women with an emphasis on what effect the deficit will have on their children.

Global Citizen Festival

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 01:35 PM PDT

Watch Neil Young with Crazy Horse, Foo Fighters, The Black Keys and others on a live stream of a charity concert to end world poverty.

Tension, but No Violence, as Protestants Parade in Belfast

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 04:10 PM PDT

A parade to commemorate a 1912 accord that helped lead to the partition of Ireland was watched over by a heavy police presence.

Ex-South Korea Leader Haunts Daughter’s Presidential Bid

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 04:08 PM PDT

Park Geun-hye, seeking the presidency as the candidate of the New Frontier Party, is riding on her father's residual popularity but also carrying the burden of his more negative legacy.

Tornado and Flooding Pound Southern Spain

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 12:11 PM PDT

A tornado damaged several rides and cut electricity in a temporary fair set up in the main square of Gandia on Friday, according to its town hall Web site.

Fleeing Syrians Struggle in Countryside Amid Indiscriminate Violence

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 03:55 PM PDT

Unable to pursue the rebels on the ground through the farmland and mountains of Idlib and Aleppo Provinces, government forces drop bombs and shell villages where rebels are active, endangering civilians.

More Children Ill From Food Malady in Germany

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 10:59 AM PDT

German health authorities said Saturday that 8,400 children have fallen ill with vomiting and diarrhea after eating food from school cafeterias and daycare centers.

Pope’s Former Butler on Trial in Theft of Personal Papers

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 03:43 PM PDT

The trial of Paolo Gabriele comes as the Roman Catholic Church is racked by a pedophilia scandal, internal disputes and challenges to preserve its moral authoritativeness within rapidly changing societies.

Georgian Vote a Test of the 2003 Rose Revolution

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 04:09 PM PDT

The parliamentary election has become a referendum on the trade-offs of the so-called Rose Revolution.

In Battle Over Myanmar Mine, Folk Heroines Emerge

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 09:49 AM PDT

In a sign of how things are changing in Myanmar, two village women have won national prominence for defying a copper mine project backed by the military.

Supreme Court Faces Crucial Cases in New Session

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 04:24 PM PDT

The justices, starting on Monday, are expected to take up same-sex marriage, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and affirmative action in higher education.

Fashion Review: A Graphic View of the '80s

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 09:24 AM PDT

Designers from Roland Mouret to Hussein Chalayan revisit the straight lines and grid styles of their youth.

Koch Brother Embroiled in Colorado Land Dispute

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 09:12 AM PDT

Bill Koch's effort to acquire some public land, including a piece that cuts through his 4,500-acre ranch, has run into hostility from his neighbors.

Bound to Sea but Buried in Debt, Spain’s Fishermen Blame Bloc’s Policies

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 04:08 PM PDT

A decline in fish stocks, rising operating costs and a sharp economic downturn have devastated much of Spain's coastal economy and intensified criticism of subsidies.

Fire Sweeps Through Aleppo’s 17th-Century Souk of Aleppo

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 04:27 PM PDT

A vast and well-preserved labyrinth of storehouses, schools and courtyards in Aleppo was damaged on Saturday as fierce clashes between security forces and insurgents continued.

Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, 1926 - 2012: Arthur O. Sulzberger, Publisher Who Transformed Times, Dies at 86

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 04:30 PM PDT

Arthur Ochs Sulzberger guided The Times and its parent company through a period of expansion and change on a scale not seen since the newspaper's founding.

Homeland Security Puts It in Writing on Immigration Policy and Gay Couples

Posted: 28 Sep 2012 09:01 PM PDT

The Department of Homeland Security Secretary clarified the meaning of "family relationships" in immigration-policy language: the reference does include gay partners.

Yemen’s leader, President Hadi, Praises U.S. Drone Strikes

Posted: 29 Sep 2012 01:20 AM PDT

President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi's support of drone attacks in Yemen cemented his status as a favored counterterrorism partner of the United States.