New York Times intl News

New York Times intl News

Loan Practices of China’s Banks Raising Concern

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 06:37 PM PDT

Regulators say banks have been profiting by offering wealthy Chinese high returns on loans, with banks lending the cash to companies unqualified for loans otherwise.
    

Museums’ Property Claims Are Not Simply About Evidence

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 02:36 PM PDT

When a museum faces a demand that it give up an item, it must consider its public relations needs, the donor of the disputed item and even the country that is asking for its return.
    

Alice Munro Puts Down Her Pen to Let the World In

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 02:24 PM PDT

The renowned short-story writer says her writing days are over. She plans to see more people, she said, "to get out on the surface of life."
    

Economix Blog: Immigration and Entrepreneurship

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 02:01 PM PDT

There are plenty of high-profile examples of immigrant inventors and entrepreneurs, and research affirms that immigrants form businesses at a higher rate than native-born Americans.
    

A Wimbledon of Falling Stars and Teardrops

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 05:52 PM PDT

It was Sabine Lisicki's turn to make tennis fans say, "Who?" by eliminating Serena Williams, who was fresh off dominating the French Open and had a 34-match winning streak.
    

Experts Scramble to Trace the Emergence of MERS

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 01:05 PM PDT

Experts are testing bats and other animals as they try to trace the emergence of a deadly coronavirus in the Middle East.
    

Critics Question Karzai Choices for Human Rights Panel

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 02:30 PM PDT

Afghanistan's foreign donors are expected to take up the human rights community's furious reaction to President Hamid Karzai's recent appointment of five new commissioners.
    

Observatory: Angkor’s Urban Environs, Mapped From Above

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 01:06 PM PDT

Using airborne laser-scanning technology, archaeologists have been able to map the highly engineered landscape now hidden under jungle and rice fields that surrounded the ancient temple complex.
    

Arizona Blaze That Killed 19 Firefighters Rages On

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 06:13 PM PDT

The deaths in the midst of an Arizona wildfire were the greatest loss of firefighters in a single disaster since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
    

Files Show Dolan Sought to Protect Church Assets

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 04:08 PM PDT

Newly released files reveal that Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, as the archbishop of Milwaukee, moved to protect $57 million in church assets from the victims of clergy sexual abuse.
    

With Taxidermists’ Help, Lonesome George Will Remain in Public View

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 12:05 PM PDT

Taxidermists are preparing Lonesome George, the last known member of his subspecies, for display at the American Museum of Natural History and then the Galápagos station where he lived.
    

Mandela’s Relatives Argue Over Burial Plans

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 11:23 AM PDT

The former South African president remained in critical condition in Pretoria while a court battle over his future grave site continued.
    

In Tanzania, Obama Calls for a Partnership With Africa to Aid Its Economy

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 12:01 PM PDT

Arriving to an enthusiastic welcome in Tanzania, President Obama called for a new model with Africa based on trade and partnership as well as aid and assistance.
    

London. Tokyo. Athens. Tulsa? A Heartland Olympic Dream

Posted: 30 Jun 2013 07:27 PM PDT

Tulsa, Okla., saying it can offer plenty of room, wants to host the 2024 Summer Games and join the likes of Athens, Beijing and London in Olympic history.
    

Outrage in Europe Grows Over Spying Disclosures

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 05:32 PM PDT

Damage from the disclosures of United States spying on its allies spread, with President François Hollande of France suggesting that free trade negotiations be delayed.
    

Letter From Europe: Say So Long to Having It So Good

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 05:32 AM PDT

A neighbor's death reminds us that the baby boomers are approaching terminal years of frailty and need, offering a legacy so different from the promise that they inherited, Alan Cowell writes.
    

Snowden Seeks Asylum in Russia, Putting Kremlin on the Spot

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 05:39 PM PDT

President Vladimir V. Putin said Edward J. Snowden would not receive political asylum in Russia unless he stopped publishing classified documents that hurt the interests of the United States.
    

Wimbledon Favorite Serena Williams Is Defeated

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 08:58 AM PDT

Sabine Lisicki of Germany beat the seemingly unbeatable, sending Serena Williams out in the fourth round, 6-2, 1-6, 6-4.
    

DealBook: Europe Accuses 13 Banks of Blocking Entrants to Default Swaps Market

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 09:17 AM PDT

The European Commission says it has found evidence that the banks had tried to prevent exchanges from entering the credit derivatives business between 2006 and 2009.
    

Euro Zone Joblessness Rises

Posted: 01 Jul 2013 04:45 AM PDT

Unemployment in the euro zone has been increasing almost without interruption since early 2008, but many are hopeful that a peak is near.