New York Times

Greek President Expected to Name Caretaker Government

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:51 GMT

The decision by President Karolos Papoulias could set off a series of events that would lead Greece to abandon the euro.

France’s First Lady, Valérie Trierweiler, Seeks Her Own Path

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:49 GMT

Valérie Trierweiler, a journalist, is concerned with preserving her independence while supporting her partner, President François Hollande of France.

François Hollande Meets Angela Merkel After Delay

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:49 GMT

Hours after being inaugurated, President François Hollande of France arrived in Germany for a much-anticipated meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Greece Teeters Ahead of New Vote

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:45 GMT

Amid warnings of the possibility of bank runs, state television said June 17 would be the date for a new round of elections.

Riot Police Break Up Antigovernment Encampment in Moscow

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:42 GMT

The crackdown occurred as an unpredictable political situation continued to unfurl in the early days of Vladimir V. Putin’s new term as president.

Mexicans Unflinching in Face of Drug War’s Carnage

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:40 GMT

Many Mexicans are increasingly disturbed by their disaffection as drug violence has taken a turn for the worse.

Boca Sanibeni Journal: Dam Project Would Displace Villages in Jungle Valley of Peru

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:40 GMT

A hydroelectric dam supported by the country’s president would send thousands of people to live elsewhere.

String Cheese Incident Takes On Ticketmaster

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:34 GMT

The band String Cheese Incident is making a symbolic end run to protest what it considers high ticket-sales fees.

European Finance Ministers Reach Compromise

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:31 GMT

European Union finance ministers broke an impasse Tuesday and agreed on a plan to force banks to hold more capital as a buffer against the unexpected.

European Forces Strike Somali Pirate Base for First Time

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:30 GMT

The European Union’s antipiracy force attacked a Somali pirate land base for the first time, using a combat helicopter to strafe several skiffs that the pirates use to hijack ships.

As Trained Afghans Turn Enemy, a U.S.-Led Imperative Is in Peril

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:27 GMT

This year, 22 American-led coalition service members have been killed by men in Afghan uniform, which the military calls “green on blue” attacks.

Retired Party Members Call for 2 Top Chinese Officials to Resign

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:25 GMT

A petition circulated by 16 retired Communist Party members seeks the resignation of China’s security boss, Zhou Yongkang, and a top propaganda official, Liu Yunshan.

India Ink: Image of the Day: May 16

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:00 GMT

The Indian rupee hits a record low of 54.46 against the U.S. dollar.

Ratko Mladic Faces War Crimes Charges

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:58 GMT

Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb military commander, went on trial at The Hague on Wednesday for war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity in the 1990s.

Arts & Leisure: Bethany Cosentino With New Sound on ‘The Only Place’

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:52 GMT

Bethany Cosentino is no longer hiding on the new Best Coast album “The Only Place.”

Rebekah Brooks Charged With Perversion of Justice Over Hacking

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:50 GMT

Rebekah Brooks, the former chief executive of Rupert Murdoch’s newspaper outpost in Britain, and five others were charge with conspiring to pervert the course of justice in the case.

Afghan Soldiers Increasingly Attack American Counterparts

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:43 GMT

The rise in “green on blue” killings — Afghan forces turning on their American trainers — has threatened the goal of leaving Afghanistan in the hands of a stable security force.

Economic Scene: Leaving the Euro May Be Better Than the Alternative

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:41 GMT

Despite the turmoil that would result, staying the course has its own risks.

Yemen Moves to Reclaim Towns Run by Insurgents

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:10 GMT

Dozens were killed in airstrikes and ground attacks as the Yemeni government intensified efforts to take back land in the southern part of the nation.

DealBook: Facebook Increases Number of Shares for I.P.O.

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:02 GMT

Facebook will offer 96 million more shares, or 25 percent more than it was planning to offer previously in response to high demand.

India Ink: Piramal Healthcare Continues Overseas Expansion With Decision Resources Deal

Wed, 16 May 2012 08:01 GMT

Indian drug company buys U.S. health care information provider for $635 million.

G.M. to Quit Facebook Ad Campaign Worth $10 Million a Year

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:53 GMT

The loss of $10 million in ad dollars does not represent a financial disaster for Facebook, but it is a public relations headache so close to the company’s initial stock offering this week.

A Russian Facebook Bet Pays Off Big

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:45 GMT

Alisher B. Usmanov’s investments in the social media giant could be worth at least $6 billion when the company goes public.

Edwards Defense Presents Witnesses Aimed at Discrediting His Accuser

Wed, 16 May 2012 07:28 GMT

A defense witness testified Tuesday that the aide who helped John Edwards hide an affair and the child it produced spent more of the cover-up money on his own family than on Mr. Edwards’s mistress.

The Caucus: Obama's April Fund-Raising Numbers Released

Wed, 16 May 2012 06:43 GMT

President Obama added to his edge over Mitt Romney even as money continues to pour in to outside groups ahead of the fall campaign.

Gay Prosecutor Is Denied Virginia Judgeship

Wed, 16 May 2012 06:37 GMT

Republicans in the House of Delegates rejected the nomination of Tracy Thorne-Begland, saying his activism on behalf of gay rights meant he would impose an activist agenda as a judge.

Peter Mangs Trial in Sweden Has Echoes of Breivik Case

Wed, 16 May 2012 06:26 GMT

Peter Mangs is on trial in the killings of three people and the attempted murder of 12 others in a case that reminds Swedes of the Norwegian massacre last summer.

Senate Approves Extension of Export-Import Bank

Wed, 16 May 2012 06:15 GMT

Conservative opposition failed to attract much support as the measure passed 78 to 20.

The Caucus: Bush and Clinton Team Up for 9/11 Memorial Fund-Raiser

Wed, 16 May 2012 05:35 GMT

The odd-bedfellows tandem of George W. Bush and Bill Clinton got together again Tuesday night to promote their latest shared post-presidential cause, a memorial to the heroes of United Flight 93.

India Ink: Bangalore Start-up Promises Unbiased News, Cheaply

Wed, 16 May 2012 05:23 GMT

A journalist founds a public news channel with castoffs and college graduates.

States Diverting Mortgage Settlement Money to Other Uses

Wed, 16 May 2012 05:21 GMT

Some states are diverting their share of a $2.5 billion they were awarded in a mortgage settlement, money intended to help homeowners and mitigate the effects of foreclosures.

For Tim Tebow, an Example Set Long Ago

Wed, 16 May 2012 04:46 GMT

At the orphanage his father founded as part of his missionary work in the Philippines, the children still toss around a football Tim Tebow left for them.

Syria Protesters and Soldiers Clash, in View of U.N. Monitors

Wed, 16 May 2012 04:46 GMT

The monitors escaped unscathed, but three of their vehicles were damaged by some kind of explosive device. Activist organizations said the confrontation killed around 20 and wounded dozens.

The Caucus: The Early Word: Debt, Again

Wed, 16 May 2012 04:00 GMT

Political news from today's Times and a look at what's happening in Washington.

Letter from China: A Chinese Composer Sounds Off About Music and Politics

Wed, 16 May 2012 03:50 GMT

A leading contemporary composer in China says the country is backward in a range of educational and cultural areas, including music, even though Chinese musicians and composers do extremely well abroad.

India Ink: An Online Guide to India's Political Cartoons

Wed, 16 May 2012 03:39 GMT

A handy reference for cartoon lovers and incensed politicians alike.

A Dam Clouds The Future of Peru’s Indigenous People

Wed, 16 May 2012 02:13 GMT

On the eastern slopes of the Andes in Peru, home mainly to indigenous peoples like the Ashaninka, the government wants to dam the Ene River and sell most of the hydroelectric power to Brazil.

Republicans Pledge New Standoff on Debt Limit

Wed, 16 May 2012 01:45 GMT

Speaker John A. Boehner set the stage for a bruising election-year showdown on fiscal policy while Mitt Romney hit President Obama hard on his fiscal stewardship in a speech in Des Moines.

Myanmar Vows to Cease Buying Weapons From North Korea

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:40 GMT

President Thein Sein of Myanmar acknowledged that his country had bought conventional weapons from Pyongyang over the past 20 years but vowed to end the practice.

The Female Factor: In Marriage, the Unseen Bottom Line

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:35 GMT

An informal survey of friends suggests that many married women maintain a willful ignorance of the details of their family's finances, to their own disadvantage and potential peril.

U.S. and Pakistan Say Deal to Open NATO Supply Lines is Near

Wed, 16 May 2012 00:12 GMT

An invitation for Pakistan to attend a NATO summit meeting in Chicago this weekend appears to have helped achieve a resolution.

Iowa, Again, Serves as Proving Ground for Romney

Tue, 15 May 2012 23:55 GMT

Iowa is an important laboratory for Mitt Romney’s broad effort to lay the blame for the nation’s ongoing economic distress at President Obama’s feet.

Fatal Bomb Attack in Bogotá Targeted Ex-Official

Tue, 15 May 2012 23:45 GMT

The attack on a former justice minister stunned residents of Bogotá, the Colombian capital, which is recovering from years of violence between the government, drug cartels and insurgents.

World Briefing | Middle East: Iraq: Bomber Attacks Army Post

Tue, 15 May 2012 23:40 GMT

A suicide bomber drove an explosives-rigged fuel truck into the front gate of an army post in Mosul on Tuesday, killing five soldiers, officials said.

World Briefing | Middle East: Egypt: Deaths in Uprising Listed

Tue, 15 May 2012 23:40 GMT

A rights group on Tuesday released the most comprehensive list to date of the more than 800 civilians killed by security forces in the 18-day uprising that overthrew President Hosni Mubarak last year.

World Briefing | Asia: South Korea: Myanmar Pledges To Stop Buying North’s Weapons

Tue, 15 May 2012 23:40 GMT

South Korea has received assurances from Myanmar that it will no longer buy weapons from North Korea, an aide to President Lee Myung-bak said Tuesday.

World Briefing | Africa: Morocco: Jailed Islamists Stage Hunger Strike, Advocates Say

Tue, 15 May 2012 23:40 GMT

A group of Islamists who say they are being unfairly detained are trying to put more pressure on the new government to release them, advocates say.

Iran Executes Man Accused of Being Israeli Spy

Tue, 15 May 2012 23:40 GMT

Iran said that the man, identified as Majid Jamali Fashi, was responsible for the assassination of one of its nuclear scientists.

World Briefing | Middle East: Iraq: Guards Say Vice President Ordered Them to Kill Officials

Tue, 15 May 2012 23:40 GMT

Former bodyguards for Iraq’s fugitive vice president testified Tuesday that they were ordered to kill security officials and plant roadside bombs.

World Briefing | Europe: Russia: Riot Police Break Up Anti-Putin Tent Protest

Tue, 15 May 2012 23:40 GMT

A court ordered the police to break up an encampment in a Moscow park where people protesting Vladimir V. Putin’s return to the presidency have carried out a sit-in for almost a week, playing guitars and holding debates.