New York Times intl News

New York Times intl News

A Village Rape Shatters a Family, and India’s Traditional Silence

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 07:17 PM PDT

An outcry over a string of recent rapes has focused national attention on India's rising number of sexual assaults and exposed the male-dominated power structure in Haryana, where rape victims are often treated with callous disregard.

Indonesia Arrests 11 It Says Plotted Attack on U.S. Embassy

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 04:29 PM PDT

The national police say the suspects planned a range of domestic and foreign attacks, including against the Australian and American Embassies.

Influx of Iraqi Shiites to Syria Widens War’s Scope

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 05:08 PM PDT

Many Iraqi Shiites see the Syrian war, pitting the Sunni majority against a government dominated by Alawites, as a religious conflict.

Protests Against Expansion of China Chemical Plant Turn Violent

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 06:27 PM PDT

Demonstrators in a port city attacked police cars and tossed bricks and water bottles at officers, according to accounts from participants posted on the Internet.

Casualties of Toronto’s Urban Skies

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 07:11 PM PDT

Toronto's modern skyline, with a high proportion of glass-clad structures, has become a deadly hazard for migratory birds.

John Terry: Chelsea’s Dark Knight

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 04:13 PM PDT

One of the canniest, toughest and best defenders in English soccer, John Terry is also perhaps the country's most reviled player.

List of Swiss Accounts Turns Up the Heat in Greece

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 05:11 PM PDT

A Greek magazine published a list of more than 2,000 Greeks said to have accounts in a Swiss bank, raising the stakes in a battle over whether officials had used it to check for possible tax evasion.

Prokhorov Will Put Business Aside for Politics

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 04:59 PM PDT

Mikhail D. Prokhorov says he hopes to be a "third force" in Russian politics, between Putin's government and those protesting against it.

Memo From London: European Union Exit? Concerns Grow for Britain

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 07:07 PM PDT

With the euro zone almost three years in crisis, the British prime minister, David Cameron, has been hinting at a referendum on relations with the troubled union.

Williams Will Face Sharapova In Final

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 05:34 PM PDT

Serena Williams, who won all three of her round-robin matches in straight sets, powered past a sluggish Agnieszka Radwanska in the semifinals, 6-2, 6-1.

Rangers’ McDonagh Plays in Kazakhstan During Lockout

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 11:39 PM PDT

Some 140 N.H.L. players have joined overseas leagues since the lockout began, including Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh, who landed in Kazakhstan.

In Final Days of Presidential Election, Fighting County by County

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 07:07 PM PDT

The fight for the White House is being waged on intensely local terrain, in places whose voting histories and demographics have been studied in minute detail by both sides.

Hurricane Sandy Strengthens and Heads to Northeast

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 07:17 PM PDT

Thousands of people were evacuated and officials said that the storm's impact would stretch inland all the way to the Ohio Valley.

In Syria, Cease-Fire for Holiday Falls Apart

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 04:40 PM PDT

The truce called in Syria to mark the most important Muslim holiday of the year eroded markedly on Saturday with each side accusing the other of breaking the cease-fire.

Asians’ Success in High School Admissions Tests Seen as Issue by Some

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 10:37 AM PDT

As Asian students succeed in the admissions test for New York City's elite public high schools, they point to family motivation, but others say the test discriminates against some students.

Here’s a Memo From the Boss: Vote This Way

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 07:22 AM PDT

Freed to do so by the Supreme Court, major companies are suggesting and sometimes explicitly recommending how their workers should vote this fall.

European Union Gives Rights Award to Convicted Iranians

Posted: 26 Oct 2012 09:50 PM PDT

The European Union awarded its most prestigious human rights award on Friday to two imprisoned Iranians, the lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh and the filmmaker Jafar Panahi.

Winter’s Approach Adds to Crisis as Refugee Population Swells

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 10:19 AM PDT

The population of registered war refugees in Syria's neighboring countries is expected to nearly double by year's end, to more than 700,000 people, just as the winter approaches.

With Paris Saint-Germain, Qatar Is a Player in French Sports

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 12:48 AM PDT

Oil-rich Qatar is investing hundreds of millions of dollars into Paris Saint-Germain and other French properties to build its national brand.

Billboard’s Changes to Charts Draw Fire

Posted: 27 Oct 2012 03:49 AM PDT

The move three weeks ago by Billboard editors to new ways of ranking which songs are best-selling in what categories has puzzled and angered some fans and critics.