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New York Times intl News

Long Reliant on China, Myanmar Now Turns to Japan for Help

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 06:50 PM PDT

As Myanmar seeks to shed its authoritarian past, it is outsourcing redevelopment projects to Japan, diversifying away from China, its largest foreign investor in recent years.

Xi’an Journal: Beating in Xi’an for Offense of Driving Japanese Car

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 07:07 PM PDT

Li Jianli, who was attacked in Xi'an, China, for driving a Japanese car, has become a symbol of what can go wrong when latent nationalism over disputed territories spins out of control.

The Female Factor: Women Entrepreneurs Drive Growth in Africa

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 04:46 PM PDT

A cresting wave of African businesswomen are harnessing Africa's enterprises and brands as the continent enjoys its greatest economic success in generations.

Alzheimer’s Prevention Studies to Test Three Drugs

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 06:59 PM PDT

Three studies are starting early next year with the same goal: finding a way to head off the disease with early intervention.

U.S. Will Place Tariffs on Chinese Solar Panels

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 06:56 PM PDT

The Commerce Department issued its final ruling Wednesday in a long-simmering trade dispute with China, imposing tariffs ranging from about 34 to 47 percent on most solar panels imported from the country.

Germany's Central Bank Escalates Dispute Over Bond Buying

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 01:00 PM PDT

The Bundesbank's outspoken dissent on the European Central Bank's bond buying program is becoming an increasing annoyance to Mario Draghi, the E.C.B.'s president.

Hearing Focuses on Attack that Killed Ambassador

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 07:18 PM PDT

House Republicans on Wednesday accused the State Department of shortchanging security at the American diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya.

Wheels Blog: Toyota Issues Sweeping Global Recall

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 10:15 AM PDT

The action, over a fire hazard, affects 7.4 million vehicles worldwide, including 2.5 million in the United States.

Pakistan Angry Over Taliban Shooting of Schoolgirl

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 06:47 PM PDT

Pakistanis from across the political and religious spectrum united in revulsion over the attack on Malala Yousafzai, a 14-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl and education rights campaigner.

Antidoping Agency Details Doping Case Against Lance Armstrong

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 07:21 PM PDT

Evidence put forth by the United States Anti-Doping Agency drew a picture of Lance Armstrong as an infamous cheat, a defiant liar and a bully who pushed others to cheat with him.

One Member of Pussy Riot Is Freed by Moscow Court

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 06:58 PM PDT

In a split decision, an appellate court in Russia set Yekaterina Samutsevich free but upheld the two-year prison sentences of her Pussy Riot band mates, who were convicted on charges of hooliganism.

The Art of Collecting: Frieze Art Fair: Who Wants to Be a Curator?

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 08:10 AM PDT

As curators have become stars of the art world, a number of courses and degree programs have sprouted up, taking a global perspective.

The Art of Collecting: Frieze Art Fair: Audio Tour Is a Work of Art at Frieze

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 08:44 AM PDT

Cécile B. Evans is presenting a site-specific installation at this year's Frieze Art Fair in London with an audio tour that offers voices of people from outside the art world.

A Changed Court Revisits Affirmative Action in College Admissions

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 07:10 PM PDT

The Supreme Court debated the nature and value of diversity in higher education and the role of the courts in policing how much weight admissions officers may assign to race.

DealBook: Political Haggling Thwarts Merger of Aerospace Giants

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 03:55 PM PDT

The European aerospace giants, EADS and BAE Systems, said Wednesday they had failed to win government support for a merger that would have created an entity with a combined market value of about $50 billion.

Obama Campaign Tells Supporters: Steady On

Posted: 09 Oct 2012 10:55 PM PDT

A new ad featuring Big Bird was just one element of a broader effort by President Obama and his team to reassure supporters that his campaign had not lost its intensity or focus.

Moscow Court Frees 1 of 3 Pussy Riot Members

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 07:54 AM PDT

Three jailed members of the punk band Pussy Riot told a Moscow appeals court Wednesday that they should not be imprisoned for their protest against President Vladimir V. Putin.

Argentine Reporter Says Venezuelan Agents Erased Election Video

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 12:15 AM PDT

Argentine television journalist Jorge Lanata said he and his crew were detained at the Caracas airport while Venezuelan secret service agents erased his video of the recent elections.

Frank Schubert and the Fight Against Gay Marriage

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 06:36 AM PDT

In the roiling state-by-state war, the campaign against same-sex marriage has been masterminded largely by Frank Schubert, a former corporate public relations executive.

2 American Scientists Win Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Posted: 10 Oct 2012 06:54 PM PDT

Dr. Robert J. Lefkowitz of Duke University and Dr. Brian K. Kobilka of Stanford University were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work on receptors in the body's cells.