New York Times intl News

New York Times intl News

N.S.A. Chief Says Phone Record Logs Halted Terror Threats

Posted: 12 Jun 2013 06:33 PM PDT

Gen. Keith B. Alexander told Congress "dozens" of attacks were prevented in the United States and abroad, while Senator Dianne Feinstein disclosed that the phone records are destroyed after five years.
    

Memo From Tehran: Tiptoeing to Avoid Stirring Turmoil

Posted: 12 Jun 2013 06:01 PM PDT

Wary of the raucous street protests that erupted during the 2009 vote, the government has carefully controlled how this election would unfold.
    

Shopping With Thomas Jayne: Classical Furnishings

Posted: 12 Jun 2013 04:00 PM PDT

Objects that borrow their forms and proportions from ancient Greece or Rome.
    

Currents | Q&A: The Booty That Lies Beneath

Posted: 12 Jun 2013 03:58 PM PDT

Sheva Fruitman never met a rusty item she didn't like. Now she's a digger for hire, ready to turn old objects into display pieces.
    

Conflicting Goals Complicate an Effort to Forge a Trans-Atlantic Trade Deal

Posted: 12 Jun 2013 03:47 PM PDT

A pact is considered unlikely, but the desire for economic growth could overcome political problems.
    

Cheetahs’ Secret Weapon: A Tight Turning Radius

Posted: 12 Jun 2013 10:04 AM PDT

A study shows that the large feline's key to hunting success is not its speed but its skill at leaping sideways, changing directions abruptly and slowing down quickly.
    

E-Cigarettes Are in Vogue and at a Crossroads

Posted: 12 Jun 2013 03:05 PM PDT

The devices that mimic tobacco cigarettes are growing in popularity even as regulators in Europe and the United States weigh their risks.
    

Spanish Court Files Tax Evasion Charges Against Messi

Posted: 12 Jun 2013 02:35 PM PDT

Barcelona soccer star Lionel Messi and his father are accused of defrauding Spain of about 4 million euros.
    

News Analysis: In Japan, a Growth Strategy With Echoes of the Past

Posted: 12 Jun 2013 02:30 PM PDT

The ideas behind Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's growth plan are stirring a sense of déjà vu.
    

Times Co.’s Thompson to Testify to Parliament About BBC

Posted: 12 Jun 2013 02:13 PM PDT

The Times Company chief executive and former BBC head will be asked more questions about the now discontinued Digital Media Initiative.
    

Study Shows Pill Prevents H.I.V. Among Drug Addicts

Posted: 12 Jun 2013 01:29 PM PDT

Drug-injecting addicts who took an antiretroviral pill were half as likely to become infected with H.I.V. as those who did not, completing a body of evidence that such treatments can prevent AIDS in every group at risk.
    

Role of France Télécom Chief in Tapie Affair to Be Investigated

Posted: 12 Jun 2013 01:26 PM PDT

Prosecutors said Stéphane Richard would be formally investigated for his role in a case that has already swept up the head of the International Monetary Fund.
    

Bits Blog: Facebook Adds Hashtags to Organize Public Conversations

Posted: 12 Jun 2013 03:16 PM PDT

The largest social network is following in the footsteps of Twitter, introducing the # symbol as a way for users to organize posts on a particular subject.
    

Bits Blog: Love and Hate for Apple’s New Mobile Software

Posted: 12 Jun 2013 12:37 PM PDT

The software, called iOS 7, adopts a "flat" design principle that simplifies the look, while introducing thin typography and a vibrant color palette.
    

N.S.A. Leaker Vows to Fight Extradition From Hong Kong

Posted: 12 Jun 2013 11:17 AM PDT

In an interview with a local newspaper, Edward J. Snowden said he was not hiding from justice, and he accused the United States of hacking computers in Hong Kong and China.
    

What Happens to Women Who Are Denied Abortions?

Posted: 12 Jun 2013 02:00 AM PDT

A study that explores abortion's impact by looking at women who get to the clinic too late.
    

Voice-Activated In-Car Systems Are Called Risky

Posted: 12 Jun 2013 03:03 AM PDT

Significant cognitive distraction was seen by researchers who analyzed subjects trying to juggle driving with high-tech in-car systems.
    

Chinese Journalist Said to Be Detained in Beijing

Posted: 12 Jun 2013 09:14 AM PDT

The journalist, Du Bin, recently released a documentary about a women's forced labor camp and has worked as a freelance photographer for The New York Times.
    

Dozens of Shiites Reported Killed in Raid by Syria Rebels

Posted: 12 Jun 2013 10:59 AM PDT

Battalions of Sunni fighters stormed a village in eastern Syria, reportedly killing at least 60 people, in a reprisal raid that underscored the sectarian tone of the war.
    

Pope Is Quoted Referring to a Vatican ‘Gay Lobby’

Posted: 12 Jun 2013 08:48 AM PDT

Francis is said to have discussed a dossier he had received from his predecessor, Benedict XVI: "The 'gay lobby' is mentioned, and it is true, it is there."