New York Times intl News

New York Times intl News

South Africa Reflects on Black Singer’s ‘Idols’ Victory

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 07:44 PM PDT

In South Africa, nothing, not even a singing competition, escapes examination under a powerful racial lens.

Supreme Court to Hear Case on Affirmative Action

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 07:20 PM PDT

This week, the Supreme Court is to hear the case of Abigail Fisher, who said she was rejected by a university because she is white, drawing new attention to affirmative action's constitutionality.

‘Fearless Felix’ Baumgartner to Try to Become First Sky Diver to Break Sound Barrier

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 07:44 PM PDT

Felix Baumgartner will try to become the first sky diver to break the sound barrier when he steps off a balloon-borne capsule 22 miles above the Earth on Tuesday.

Georgian Leader Emerges as an Enigma

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 06:10 PM PDT

Bidzina Ivanishvili, set to become Georgia's next prime minister, has such a scant track record in public life that it is difficult to know how he will govern.

In France, Jews and Muslims Warn of Anti-Semitism

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 07:03 PM PDT

News of police raids in France aimed at young extremist Muslims added to the anxieties of French Jews and Muslims worried about the expansion of radical Islam.

I.M.F. Lowers Its Forecast for Global Growth

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 07:22 PM PDT

The fund foresees global growth of 3.3 percent in 2012 and 3.6 percent in 2013, down from the outlook it offered in July.

Art.sy Is Mapping the World of Art on the Web

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 05:47 PM PDT

The start-up Art.sy aims to do for visual art what Pandora did for music: become a source of discovery, pleasure and education.

Westerners With Syrian Ties Trickle In to Help Rebels

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 07:03 PM PDT

As the war drags on, some people of Syrian descent, from the United States and other Western countries, have traveled to Syria to help in the fight against President Bashar al-Assad.

Social Security Death Record Limits Hamper Researchers

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 05:22 PM PDT

A shift by the Social Security Administration to limit access to its death records amid concerns about identity theft is beginning to hamper a broad swath of research, including assessments of hospital safety and financial industry efforts to spot consumer fraud.

Cloning and Stem Cell Discoveries Earn Nobel Prize in Medicine

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 11:37 AM PDT

The landmark discoveries in cell development by scientists in England and Japan came 40 years apart.

Global Entry Applications Rejected for Past Brushes With Law

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 12:48 PM PDT

Some applications for Global Entry and other trusted traveler programs have been rejected for a minor brush with law enforcement or customs inspectors.

The Caucus: Romney Says White House Botched Response to Benghazi Attack

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 02:42 PM PDT

As Mitt Romney gave his foreign policy speech, his campaign and President Obama's allies battled over primacy on foreign policy issues.

Clashes in Kabul Fight Over Name of College

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 07:02 PM PDT

Rival groups clashed over the decision by the Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, to change the name of a teacher-training university in the capital.

U.S. Panel Calls Huawei and ZTE ‘National Security Threat’

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 07:41 PM PDT

The House Intelligence Committee said telecommunications equipment from Huawei Technologies and ZTE could be used for spying in the United States.

Dunvegan Journal: Canada Highlights War of 1812, Casting U.S. as Aggressor

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 08:54 AM PDT

The Canadian government's enthusiasm for the conflict has puzzled and angered many in the country, where shows of patriotism are more subdued than they are south of the border.

Memo From Athens: Greek Government at Odds Over Missing List of Names

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 07:02 PM PDT

A debate over what became of a list of nearly 2,000 Greeks with Swiss bank accounts is rapidly turning into a full-blown political crisis.

Abu Shagour Dismissed as Libya’s Prime Minister

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 10:40 PM PDT

Parliament voted out Mustafa Abu Shagour, the newly elected prime minister, after rejecting his attempt to form a Cabinet and government.

Romney Remains Vague on Foreign Policy Details

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 10:06 AM PDT

Mitt Romney has yet to explain how he would conduct policy toward the Middle East, or to resolve deep ideological rifts within the Republican Party.

Lebanon Says Israeli Planes Circled Its Airspace for an Hour

Posted: 07 Oct 2012 10:40 PM PDT

The morning after the Israeli Air Force shot down an unidentified drone, the Lebanese government said that four Israeli warplanes spent an hour illegally circling in its airspace.

In Italy, Calabria Is Drained by Corruption

Posted: 08 Oct 2012 11:27 AM PDT

A 300-mile highway in Calabria has yet to be finished after decades of work, and critics see it as the rotten fruit of a jobs-for-votes culture.