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New York Times intl News


Jerry Brown Throws Himself Into Prop. 30 Vote

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 08:01 PM PDT

A ballot measure's failure could hobble Gov. Jerry Brown, whose hoped-for legacy had been wresting his state from a fiscal crisis.

Canada Would Welcome Election Losers

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 04:57 PM PDT

Many Canadians would welcome the influx of disenchanted Obama supporters who've threatened to move if the president loses the election.

‘Of Africa,’ by Wole So­yinka

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 09:21 AM PDT

In this volume of sweeping reflections, the playwright and activist Wole Soyinka takes Africa's woes to heart.

Art Review: ‘Egon Schiele’s Women,’ at Galerie St. Etienne

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 01:47 PM PDT

In "Egon Schiele's Women" Galerie St. Etienne presents that Austrian artist's views of women, as more than simply respectably chaste or seductively erotic.

Changing of the Guard: China’s Xi Jinping Would Be Force for U.S. to Contend With

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 07:23 PM PDT

Xi Jinping will take the helm of a more confident China than the United States has ever known.

Resilient Romania Finds a Currency Advantage in a Crisis

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 04:53 PM PDT

By maintaining its cheaper currency, the lei, Romania has made its exports — two-thirds of which go to the euro zone — more competitive and secured a lower cost of living.

Gays in Pakistan Move Cautiously to Gain Acceptance

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 07:22 PM PDT

A support group in Lahore for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Pakistanis aims to give a safe space to members as more try to gain family support, even in a climate of religious conservatism.

Special Report: Formula One: What's in a Change of Team for Formula One Drivers?

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 09:37 PM PDT

Many drivers agreed with Lewis Hamilton of Britain, who is leaving McLaren for Mercedes next season, that switching teams was about growth and new challenges.

Special Report: Formula One: Elders No Problem for Formula One's Youngest Driver

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 09:39 PM PDT

Jean-Eric Vergne is among the first of a new wave of French drivers for whom the legend of Alain Prost is no longer a hard act to follow.

Obama and Romney Zero In on Battleground States

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 07:38 PM PDT

For President Obama and Mitt Romney, a stubborn landscape of competitive states is producing equal shares of hope and fear amid conflicting signals about the outcome.

Fractured Recovery Nearly a Week After Hurricane Sandy

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 08:12 PM PDT

Hurricane Sandy has cut off whole towns from basic information, supplies and electricity, leaving individuals who have lost everything increasingly desperate for help.

Syria Rebels Attack Key Base in Bid to Disrupt Airstrikes

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 07:20 PM PDT

Rebel forces attacked the Taftanaz air base early on Saturday morning in fighting with government forces that reportedly continued into the afternoon.

Suicide Bomber Kills Anti-Taliban Politician in Pakistan

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 07:23 PM PDT

The Taliban claimed responsibility for the death of Fateh Khan, a member of the Awami National Party, and five others in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province.

U.S. Airman Is Suspected of Punching Japanese Boy

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 08:55 PM PDT

Japanese leaders reacted angrily on Friday after the police on Okinawa said a United States Air Force serviceman was suspected of assaulting a 13-year-old boy.

80 Percent of Subway Service Restored; Gas Shortages Remain

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 09:36 AM PDT

Nearly all of Manhattan now has electricity and subway service has been restored from Queens and Brooklyn. But many people in the hardest hit areas, including Long Island and New Jersey, are still without basic services.

Intimate Glimpses of Lee Harvey Oswald’s Time in Minsk

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 06:09 AM PDT

K.G.B. files, as well as recent and coming books by researchers and people who knew Lee Harvey Oswald, provide an intimate look at his time in Minsk, Belarus.

Books Of Style: ‘Former People: The Final Days of the Russian Aristocracy’ and ‘The Summer Palaces of the Romanovs: Treasures From Tsarskoye Selo’

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 08:00 PM PDT

A review of "Former People: The Final Days of the Russian Aristocracy" and "The Summer Palaces of the Romanovs: Treasures From Tsarskoye Selo."

‘Astray,’ by Emma Donoghue

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 07:51 AM PDT

Emma Donoghue explores the theme of emigration through historical fiction.

Nigeria Forces Kill Dozens in Night Assault

Posted: 02 Nov 2012 08:52 PM PDT

Security forces in the city of Maiduguri shot dead dozens of young men whom they accused of belonging to the radical Islamic sect Boko Haram.

Iran Sanctions Take Toll on Medical Imports

Posted: 03 Nov 2012 09:57 AM PDT

A ban on financial transactions with Iran has inadvertently affected critical supplies that are exempted from Western sanctions.