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New York Times intl News

Memo From Colombia: Displaced Colombians Grapple With the Hurdles of Going Home

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 04:33 PM PST

Colombia's government has prioritized bringing people back to rural communities, but sorting out who owns long-abandoned plots of land has proved complicated.

A Spate of Rebranding for Spanish-Language Television

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 03:51 PM PST

On Monday, Univision, the dominant Spanish-language network in the United States, will unveil UniMás, a new name and look for its second-largest network, TeleFutura.

Chinese Media Partly Retreat After Reports of Court Verdict

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 03:47 PM PST

A Beijing court convicted 10 people for using secret jails to detain citizens, state-run media outlets initially reported. By the end of the day, the article was gone from most Web sites.

News Analysis: Hollande Victory May Be Pyrrhic

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 01:31 PM PST

The agreement by the steel maker ArcelorMittal may be cast as a victory for the French President François Hollande, but the political price could prove costly.

News Analysis: How Capitalist Are the Cubans?

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 01:19 PM PST

Cuba seems to be sputtering, but not roaring, toward capitalism.

Airbus Parent Expected to Alter Base of Its Investors

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 01:14 PM PST

A proposal would give the German government a direct stake in European Aeronautic Defense & Space equal to that of France, but also would dissolve an agreement that gave the two countries veto powers.

Design: Defining the Emotional Cause of 'Affect'

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 11:31 AM PST

Design and architecture create atmosphere and mood, often subtly so.

Syrian Merchants Protest by Closing Their Shops

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 04:38 PM PST

Widespread closings of merchants' shops were an attempt to keep the country's nonviolent protest movement alive as the government stepped up its attacks on rebel-held areas near Damascus.

Carbon Dioxide Emissions Hit Record in 2011, Researchers Say

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 03:11 PM PST

Emissions continue to grow so rapidly that an international goal of limiting the warming of the planet to 3.6 degrees is on the verge of becoming unattainable, researchers said.

Euro Zone Finance Ministers to Meet Again on Greek Bailout

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 09:39 AM PST

The ministers will gather in Brussels on Monday to discuss Greece's response to a plan hashed out last week for buying back some of the Greek bonds held by investors.

Rugby: All Blacks' Winning Streak Ended

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 09:38 AM PST

Only a late try by winger Julian Savea let New Zealand avoid its biggest loss ever as the team fell to England, 38-21.

Attackers at U.S.-Afghan Base Wore Coalition Uniforms

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 04:21 PM PST

The Taliban attacked a coalition airfield in eastern Afghanistan early Sunday, detonating three car bombs and starting a two-hour battle that killed nine insurgents, four guards and at least four civilians.

Global Soccer: United Has No Defense, but It Has Found a Way to Win

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 04:00 AM PST

Anyone seems to be able to score against Manchester United this season, which will have to find a way to tighten up its defense before the match against Manchester City this coming weekend.

Tunnel Collapses Outside Tokyo, Trapping Motorists

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 04:07 PM PST

At least seven people were feared dead after falling concrete pinned them in their vehicles and started a fire in the tunnel.

Jacob Lew, Low-Key Power Broker

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 04:07 AM PST

Quiet, religious and fiercely meticulous, President Obama's chief of staff, Jacob J. Lew, may be the most unassuming power broker in Washington.

Bill Murray, Star of ‘Hyde Park on Hudson’

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 11:13 PM PST

Bill Murray, the free-form actor who's starring as Franklin D. Roosevelt in the coming film "Hyde Park on Hudson," takes an interviewer on an adventure.

Egyptian Court Postpones Ruling on Constitutional Assembly

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 02:14 PM PST

The court accused a crowd of Islamists of blocking judges from entering the courthouse.

Middle-Earth Wizard’s Not-So-Silent Partner

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 04:07 AM PST

Fran Walsh has won 3 Oscars and has co-written 12 of Peter Jackson's movies, but has remained largely outside of the spotlight associated with "The Hobbit."

Explorer: Along the Trail of Korea’s Mountain Spirits

Posted: 02 Dec 2012 04:00 AM PST

On a high-altitude adventure along South Korea's mountainous spine, discovering the ancient pull of the peaks.

Unboxed: Stand-Up Desks Gaining Favor in the Workplace

Posted: 01 Dec 2012 05:33 PM PST

As more research finds health hazards in sitting for prolonged periods, more manufacturers are offering desks that let workers stand, or even walk, while toiling at the keyboard.