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New York Times intl News

Europe Gives Greece Two More Years for Budget Cuts

Posted: 12 Nov 2012 07:20 PM PST

Even as finance ministers from euro zone countries extended the deadline for Greece to make budget cuts, there were signs of continuing disagreement over details of the bailout.

False Posts on Facebook Undermine Its Credibility

Posted: 12 Nov 2012 07:17 PM PST

Fake accounts and fraudulent "likes" are an especially acute problem for Facebook as it has sought to distinguish itself as a place for real identity on the Web.

Top Candidates to Replace Clinton at State Dept. May Face Hurdles

Posted: 12 Nov 2012 07:06 PM PST

Senator John Kerry and Susan E. Rice, the U.N. ambassador, are considered front-runners to succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state.

Pockets of Misery Persist 2 Weeks After Hurricane Sandy

Posted: 12 Nov 2012 07:16 PM PST

Monday marked 14 days since Hurricane Sandy upended lives on the Eastern seaboard, the longest two weeks of many people's lives.

Vermont College Euthanizes One Ox, Spares Another

Posted: 12 Nov 2012 07:05 PM PST

Officials at Green Mountain College in Vermont chose another path after a plan to slaughter two oxen that for years had tilled campus fields met criticism.

Afghan Warlord Ismail Khan’s Call to Arms Rattles Kabul

Posted: 12 Nov 2012 07:29 PM PST

Ismail Khan, a former mujahedeen commander, is calling on his followers to reorganize and defend the country as Western militaries withdraw.

After Tsunami, Grief and the Joy of Basketball

Posted: 12 Nov 2012 07:20 PM PST

Japanese high school athletes who survived the devastating tsunami last year wrote essays about the disaster — and the healing power of sports.

I.H.T. Special Report | Oil & Money: China Leads the Way as Demand for Coal Surges Worldwide

Posted: 12 Nov 2012 03:27 PM PST

Despite the cries for green energy solutions, coal as a fuel is more popular now than it has been in many years, primarily because it is cheap and easy to ship.

Books of The Times: ‘Untouchable,’ Michael Jackson’s Life, by Randall Sullivan

Posted: 12 Nov 2012 02:57 PM PST

Randall Sullivan's "Untouchable" chronicles Michael Jackson's over-the-top fame in a book that feels as though it was constructed out of recycled materials.

Erik Weihenmayer, a Blind Adventurer, Prepares to Challenge Colorado River in a Kayak

Posted: 12 Nov 2012 12:52 PM PST

Erik Weihenmayer, the first person without sight to summit Mount Everest, will next attempt to descend the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon in a kayak.

Iran Says Sattar Beheshti Was Not Tortured Before Death

Posted: 12 Nov 2012 06:36 PM PST

An influential Iranian lawmaker said Sattar Beheshti, a blogger who died while in captivity, had not been tortured during interrogations, but called for further investigation.

Report Sees U.S. as Top Oil Producer, Overtaking Saudi Arabia, in 5 Years

Posted: 12 Nov 2012 05:16 PM PST

The International Energy Agency also the United States would be a net exporter by 2030, partly because of advances in unlocking reserves in shale rock.

Changing of the Guard: Hu Jintao’s Military Role in China Uncertain as Congress Winds Down

Posted: 12 Nov 2012 06:47 PM PST

The question of whether China's departing president, Hu Jintao, will stay on as the top overseer of military affairs, or retire completely, remains unresolved.

F.B.I. Inquiry Into E-Mails Raises Questions on Motives

Posted: 12 Nov 2012 07:16 PM PST

Law enforcement officials and legal experts said the citizen complaint about unwanted e-mails was handled "on the merits" but that it was more intriguing because the e-mails showed an inside knowledge of the C.I.A. director's activities.

China Mandates ‘Social Risk’ Reviews for Big Projects

Posted: 12 Nov 2012 06:46 PM PST

The government hopes to avoid the large and increasingly violent environmental protests of the last year, which halted several industrial projects.

Responding to Mortar Fire, Israel Strikes Syrian Artillery Units

Posted: 12 Nov 2012 09:04 AM PST

For a second consecutive day, Israel confronted fire along its border with Syria on Monday as the Israeli army said it fired shells toward the source of a mortar shell, hitting Syrian artillery units.

Israel Reports 'Direct Hits' on Targets in Syria

Posted: 12 Nov 2012 06:49 AM PST

An Israeli tank scored a "direct hit" Monday on a Syrian armored vehicle after a mortar shell landed on Israeli-held territory, the military said, in the first direct confrontation between the countries since the Syrian uprising broke out, sharpening fears that Israel could be drawn into the civil war next door.

N.F.L.: China, Are You Ready for Some American Football?

Posted: 12 Nov 2012 05:00 AM PST

The National Football League is expanding into China, hoping to become one of the ten most popular sports in the world's most populous nation by the end of the decade.

Rugby: Argentina Makes Statement in Victory Over Wales

Posted: 12 Nov 2012 05:04 AM PST

In Argentina's first match after its debut season in the Southern Hemisphere's Rugby Championship, Los Pumas beat Wales, 26-12, in their best performance ever on British soil.

15 Inmates Escaped From New Jersey Halfway House During Hurricane Sandy

Posted: 12 Nov 2012 11:40 AM PST

When Hurricane Sandy cut power to a Newark facility, clicking open the locks, male inmates threatened female inmates and in some cases escaped, witnesses said.