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New York Times intl News

Global Market Turmoil Shows Reach of Fed Beyond U.S.

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 06:46 PM PDT

Tumbling stock, bond and commodity prices around the world in recent weeks are demonstrating just how reliant the global economy has become on the policies of the Federal Reserve.
    

Wild Heat-Spurs Battle Comes to Fitting Finish

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 07:21 AM PDT

History and momentum are on Miami's side for Game 7, the 18th in N.B.A. finals history, but these teams have shown that just about anything is possible.
    

Nearing One Year In, Egypt’s Leader Is Besieged by Critics

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 05:54 PM PDT

As the first anniversary of Mohamed Morsi's inauguration as president approaches, he faces widespread discontent and grass-roots campaigns that have undermined his ability to wield power.
    

Czech Premier Candidate Seen as Honest but Inexperienced

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 05:15 PM PDT

Miroslava Nemcova, the speaker of the House in the country's lower house of Parliament, was nominated by the Civic Democrats to replace the departing prime minister, Petr Necas.
    

Jagr’s Cup Pursuit Keeps Fans in Prague Awake

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 05:06 PM PDT

Seven players in the Stanley Cup finals are Slovak or Czech, including hockey great Jaromir Jagr, igniting interest in the series among fans in Slovakia and the Czech Republic.
    

The Obama Campaign’s Digital Masterminds Cash In

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 02:00 AM PDT

How the precision targeting of "persuadable" voters that put President Obama over the top in 2012 could revolutionize the advertising industry.
    

Amsterdam Journal: The Dutch Prize Their Pedal Power, but a Sea of Bikes Swamps Their Capital

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 04:53 PM PDT

Bicycles, the preferred means of travel, are clogging streets and overwhelming parking spaces in Amsterdam, causing some to say the unthinkable: There are too many bikes.
    

Obama to Pick Bush-Era Justice Dept. Official to Lead F.B.I.

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 02:30 PM PDT

James B. Comey, a senior Justice Department official under President George W. Bush, would replace Robert S. Mueller III when he leaves the job on Sept. 3.
    

Palestinian Premier Submits Resignation After Just Two Weeks in Office

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 05:20 PM PDT

The resignation of Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah was a sign of continuing internal political disarray amid already complicated American efforts to restart the peace process with Israel.
    

Rules to Ban Menthol and Slim Cigarettes Divide Europeans

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 12:59 PM PDT

Proposed rules would ban menthol and slim cigarettes to improve the Continent's health but could also divide it broadly along Cold War lines.
    

To Match Its Rivals, Facebook Adds Video Sharing

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 04:54 PM PDT

The company will add an instant 15-second video service to Instagram, in an answer to Twitter's Vine feature.
    

Group Keeps Watch on Iran and Possible Sanction Violations

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 11:12 AM PDT

United Against Nuclear Iran, a private advocacy group, has put a maritime monitoring system into effect, keeping an eye on compliance with sanctions from Manhattan.
    

New Palestinian Prime Minister Offers Resignation

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 08:37 AM PDT

Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah has offered his resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas just two weeks after taking office, an official in his press office told Reuters on Thursday.
    

Global Soccer: A Lecture FIFA Didn't Need to Make

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 06:32 AM PDT

Sepp Blatter would have been wise to have remained quiet about the protests going on outside the Confederations Cup games, but he didn't.
    

Special Report: 24 Hours of Le Mans: Giving Innovation a Racing Showcase

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 05:26 AM PDT

The 24 Hours of Le Mans this weekend could well do for the hybrid car what it did for the diesel car and for many other technologies since its inception in 1923.
    

Extremism Rises Among Myanmar Buddhists

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 09:09 AM PDT

Amid hate-filled speeches and violence, a nationwide fundamentalist movement has grown with an agenda that now includes boycotts of Muslim-made goods.
    

India Ink: Thousands Are Stranded in Northern India Flooding

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 09:54 AM PDT

The death toll from flash floods in northern India rose to more than 150 on Thursday, with 50,000 Hindu pilgrims still stranded in the mountainous state of Uttarakhand.
    

At the Taliban Office, Waiting for Progress on Talks

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 08:49 AM PDT

With both Afghan and American delegates delaying travel to Qatar for the start of talks, the insurgents face pressure to comply with Afghan demands.
    

Border Deal by 2 in G.O.P. Lifts Chances of Immigration Bill

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 06:01 PM PDT

An agreement calls for finishing 700 miles of fence and a "border surge" doubling the patrol force, aides said, and it is expected to gain several Republican senators' endorsement.
    

Sweeping Protests in Brazil Pull In an Array of Grievances

Posted: 20 Jun 2013 06:09 PM PDT

A country once viewed as a stellar example of an ascendant democratic power has been upended by an uprising with one theme: an angry rejection of politics as usual.