New York Times intl News

New York Times intl News

East Coast Prepares for Northeaster

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 06:59 PM PST

A potentially lethal storm could cause more power failures and minor to moderate flooding along the coastal areas that were devastated by the hurricane last week.

Elliott Carter, Composer of the Avant-Garde, Dies at 103

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 07:06 PM PST

Mr. Carter, whose work won dozens of awards, spent nine decades in contemporary music and continued to explore new ground into his later years.

Unlikely Model for H.I.V. Prevention: Adult Film Industry

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 07:20 PM PST

The adult industry's medical consultants say that about 350,000 sex scenes have been shot without condoms since 2004, and H.I.V. has not been transmitted on a set once.

Personal Health: Embracing Children for Who They Are

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 02:03 PM PST

Children come into the world with predetermined abilities, proclivities and temperaments that nurturing parents may be able to foster or modify, but can rarely reverse.

After Hurricane Sandy, Schools Reopen, While Transit Remains Hobbled

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 02:55 PM PST

Students were told to dress warmly as they trickled back to chilly classrooms on Monday, and there were reports of long lines at bus stops, packed trains and padlocked platforms.

With Rules Murky, Fake Artworks Stay on the Market

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 05:27 PM PST

What happens to paintings that are deemed forgeries? Some end up in the government's hands, but others reappear on the walls of unsuspecting buyers.

South Sudan Expels U.N. Rights Officer

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 06:35 PM PST

South Sudan, which gained independence from Sudan last year, objected to a United Nations report raising allegations of atrocities by South Sudan's army.

Europeans Losing Faith in Their Parliament

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 11:30 AM PST

Amid corruption scandals and the appearance of excessive lobbying, the European Parliament has become a symbol of how institutions designed to build a united Europe have faltered.

Threats Hinder Myanmar Aid, Doctors Without Borders Says

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 07:15 PM PST

Médecins Sans Frontières, one of the leading providers of medical assistance to people in Rakhine State, reported that many of its local staff members were afraid to work at refugee camps there.

Changes Approved to Ease Germans’ Costs for Welfare Programs

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 07:15 PM PST

The moves come at a time when Chancellor Angela Merkel has pressed struggling European partners to slash public spending.

The Caucus: Campaign Diary: Candidates Spending Final Day in Swing States

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 07:38 PM PST

A running diary of the last day of campaigning for President Obama and Mitt Romney before Election Day.

Sprint Through Swing States in Campaign’s Last Hours

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 06:07 PM PST

The presidential candidates and their supporters are offering one last burst of activity in a handful of swing states that will determine the occupant of the Oval Office next year.

Shunning Amazon, Booksellers Resist a Transformation

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 01:40 PM PST

The mammoth retailer finds that its efforts to upend the traditional publishing model have unintended consequences.

Syrian Rebels Claim to Kill Dozens of Soldiers

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 06:46 PM PST

Conflicting accounts emerged on the death toll from a car bomb near the central city of Hama, with rebels reporting dozens of soldiers dead and the government saying just two civilians were killed.

Obama Takes Frenetic, Final Campaign Days in Stride

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 09:28 AM PST

President Obama's checklist of "lasts" grew longer as he raced through a bone-weary last weekend before Tuesday's election.

Romney, a Challenger at the Crossroads

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 09:20 AM PST

Mitt Romney has arrived at a strange and unfamiliar moment. The political prize that eluded him four years ago, and his father, George, decades before that, is suddenly within agonizingly close reach.

Coptic Church Chooses Pope Who Rejects Politics

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 02:06 AM PST

In Egypt, the first new Coptic pope in more than four decades promised a new era of tolerance between the country's Christian minority and the politically-dominant Muslims.

Israeli Report Cites a Thwarted 2010 Move on Iran

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 12:04 PM PST

An Israeli news channel reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked the Israeli military in 2010 to prepare for an attack on the Iranian nuclear program.

Palestinian, Abbas, Spurs Right-of-Return Uproar

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 04:59 AM PST

President Mahmoud Abbas jolted Palestinians and Israelis over the right-of-return issue by saying he would not want to move back to his birth city, Safed, which is now part of Israel.

Bill Clinton Presses On in Campaign for Barack Obama

Posted: 05 Nov 2012 12:28 AM PST

Whoever wins, the campaign has solidified (or restored) Bill Clinton's status as the hardest-working man in a game he loves and plays like no one else.