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New York Times intl News

Rare Visit Underscores Tangles in Obama’s Ties to Africa

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 06:11 PM PDT

President Obama's aspirations for changing Africa have been strained by mounting security threats, spotty human rights records and by his notable absence from the continent where his father was born.
    

Cairo Journal: Anger at Egypt’s Leaders Intensifies in Gas Lines

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 05:20 PM PDT

Long gas lines are among a confluence of crises feeding discontent among Egyptians as plans for protests this weekend stir fears of violence and instability.
    

Counterfeit Food More Widespread Than Suspected

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 04:54 PM PDT

Investigators have uncovered thousands of schemes involving counterfeit or adulterated food, some on an industrial scale and in developed countries.
    

Showing Off the Accordion’s Hip Side

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 02:57 PM PDT

The Accordions Around the World festival this summer offers accordionists a chance to shed a stodgy image.
    

Theater Review: ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ Opens in London

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 09:33 AM PDT

"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," which opened in London, is jammed with games and gadgets, as well as obnoxious children and the cheery yet creepy candy maker.
    

As World Awaits News on Mandela, Tensions Rise Over Media Swarm

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 04:19 PM PDT

A central dilemma for the government is how to reconcile the voracious, concern-driven appetite for news of Nelson Mandela's health with the deep sensitivities of South Africans for whom he is much more than a simple leader.
    

ArtsBeat: Francis Bacon’s Works Steal the Sale at Sotheby’s in London

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 04:16 PM PDT

Two paintings by Francis Bacon were the stars of Sotheby's sale of contemporary art in London on Wednesday night, when 68 works, including ones by David Hockney, Damien Hirst, Lucio Fontana, Andreas Gursky and John Currin, were also for sale.
    

Obama Puts Legacy at Stake With Clean-Air Act

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 02:52 PM PDT

"At last, Obama takes a step in the right direction. If he can pull this one off, he will restore a great deal of lost credibility in my eyes," writes M Crozier in South Africa.
    

Diner's Journal: Recipe Lab: Video Chat With Mario Batali and Sons

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 04:55 PM PDT

Mario Batali, his teenage sons, Julia Moskin and four home cooks discussed cooking with children and the art of making pizza.
    

Austerity Remains Key to Britain’s Economic Plan

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 01:25 PM PDT

George Osborne, the chancellor of the Exchequer, outlined a continuing policy of austerity for Britain with welfare and public-spending restraint the key to his party's policies.
    

Fad-Loving Japan May Derail a Sony Smartphone

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 11:58 AM PDT

Sony, hoping to use smartphones to turn around its business, is facing the demands of Japan's cellphone carriers for constant model updates.
    

An Early Wimbledon Exit for Federer

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 12:50 PM PDT

Roger Federer's remarkable streak of reaching 36 consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinals was ended by Sergiy Stakhovsky.
    

Under Snowden Screen Name, 2009 Post Berated Leaks

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 12:28 PM PDT

The Web site Ars Technica published logs of online chats in which Edward J. Snowden was believed to have participated, telling a friend that leakers "should be shot."
    

ArtsBeat: Janis Joplin Musical Coming to Broadway This Fall

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 12:25 PM PDT

"A Night With Janis Joplin," starring Mary Bridget Davies, will come to the Lyceum Theater in September after two years of touring the country.
    

Theater Review: Cultural Conundrums in ‘a cautionary tail’ at Flea Theater

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 10:47 AM PDT

Chinese-American siblings struggle with pressures from their mother and their snarky online milieu in "a cautionary tail," at the Flea Theater.
    

Ecuador Hints at Slow Process on Snowden Asylum

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 11:12 AM PDT

The tiny South American nation signaled it may take its time with Edward J. Snowden's application, raising the possibility that he could spend weeks in legal limbo.
    

International Effort Seeks to Counter Jihadists in Africa

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 10:48 AM PDT

Plans by the United States and other countries to thwart the spread of terrorism are focusing on Algeria and its neighbors, considered increasingly vulnerable to jihadist groups.
    

News Analysis: A Tide of Public Opinion That Swept Past the Court

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 08:55 AM PDT

Rulings that would have once loomed as polarizing instead underscored vast changes across the country.
    

A Baffling Day, Even Before Federer’s Ouster

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 05:51 PM PDT

On one of the strangest days at Wimbledon, Roger Federer lost to a 116th-ranked player, Maria Sharapova was defeated by a qualifier, and several players dropped out because of injuries.
    

Time Is Enemy in Mideast Peace Push, Kerry Says

Posted: 26 Jun 2013 09:02 AM PDT

Secretary of State John Kerry said progress on a Middle East peace deal needed to be made before September.