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Chen Guangcheng Is at Beijing Airport, Ready to Leave China for the United States

18 min 25 sec ago

Chen Guangcheng, the blind lawyer whose escape from house arrest jolted U.S.-China relations, was scheduled on Saturday evening to leave China for the United States.

IHT Rendezvous: Reports Chen Guangcheng at Airport, Leaving China

46 min 28 sec ago

Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng says he has left a hospital and is at Beijing's international airport. He said Saturday he believes he will be flying to New York, according to numerous reports. Some news reports said he was not certain. Search Google »

IHT Rendezvous: Can Europe Be Saved? Should It?

1 hour 2 min ago

These are the best of times for the Eurosceptics, with all their dire warnings about Eurocrats getting ahead of the popular will seeming to be coming true. Were they right? We want to hear your view.

Removal of Grounded Costa Concordia Is Set to Begin in Italy

1 hour 6 min ago

The Costa Concordia, the cruise ship that ran aground in January, will be lifted onto a platform beginning next week and then towed away to be demolished

IHT Rendezvous: Mongolia Wrestles With Dinosaurs, NATO and Politics

1 hour 7 min ago

Two events on Sunday, the sale of a Tyrannosaurus skeleton and a NATO summit in Chicago, promise to raise the global profile Mongolia.

The Saturday Profile: From Field to Congress, Romário Leaves His Mark

1 hour 19 min ago

Romário de Souza Faria, a former soccer star known for his nighttime escapades and public quarreling, is stirring up Brazilians in a new realm: politics.

Alexis Tsipras, Greek Political Star, Puts Europe on Edge

1 hour 19 min ago

The left-wing leader Alexis Tsipras, who pledges to repudiate Greece’s austerity-for-loans bailout deal, says the country’s problem is a European one, necessitating a European solution.

Pentagon Study Says China Military Getting Stronger

1 hour 46 min ago

The annual appraisal of China’s military modernization also suggests Beijing leaders want to project power while avoiding confrontation with neighbors and the United States.

Currents: Obama Finds Middle Way on Gay Vows

1 hour 46 min ago

President Obama declined to define same-sex marriage as a constitutionally protected federal right even as he endorsed it in a personal capacity.

Caustic Comedian Alters Italy’s Political Map

1 hour 51 min ago

Beppe Grillo has used a deft mixture of mordant humor, righteous anger and grass-roots organization to quickly become a potent force in Italy’s fractious political arena.

House Rejects a Bid to Bar Some Indefinite Detentions

2 hours 28 min ago

The House beat back an unusual coalition of liberal and conservative lawmakers and approved a contentious $642 billion Pentagon policy bill.

India Ink: The Cartoon That Taught Indians The Meaning of "Many"

Sat, 19 May 2012 - 12:51am

Documentary filmmaker Vijaya Mulay talks about the 1974 animation film -"Ek Anek Aur Ekta"- that was created to spread the message of unity in diversity

Greece and Germany in War of Words Over Euro Crisis

Sat, 19 May 2012 - 12:38am

A telephone conversation on Friday between Germany’s chancellor and Greece’s president became the latest flashpoint in the unfolding crisis over Greece’s membership in the euro.

Burlington Journal: Vermont’s Refugee Rebuild After Irene Floods

Sat, 19 May 2012 - 12:37am

Refugees from Africa and South Asia are rebuilding their livelihoods after last summer’s devastating flood that ruined 10,000 acres of land.

11th Havana Biennial Attracts Americans

Sat, 19 May 2012 - 12:24am

With fewer travel restrictions to Cuba, more than 1,300 Americans — collectors, curators, dealers and others — have registered to attend this year’s Havana Biennial, close to the high reached in 2000.

World Briefing | The Americas: Brazil: An Apology for Torture

Sat, 19 May 2012 - 12:17am

The Rio de Janeiro State government said Friday that it would apologize to President Dilma Rousseff for the human rights abuses she suffered during the dictatorship that ruled Brazil.

Officials See Promising Signs for Iran Nuclear Talks

Sat, 19 May 2012 - 12:14am

As American negotiators prepare for nuclear talks next week in Baghdad, they say recent statements from Iran and pressure from sanctions have raised the chances of compromise.

World Briefing | The Americas: Mexico: 8 Held in Investigation of Dismembered Bodies

Sat, 19 May 2012 - 12:13am

The army said it had detained eight suspected members of the Gulf cartel and seized drugs and weapons during investigations into last week’s discovery of dismembered bodies on a Mexican highway.

World Briefing | Africa: Malawi President Wants to Repeal Nation’s Antigay Laws

Sat, 19 May 2012 - 12:09am

President Joyce Banda declared Friday that she wanted to repeal Malawi’s laws against homosexual acts, going against a trend in Africa in which gays are increasingly singled out for prosecution.

Crackdown on Aleppo Students Stokes Fury in Syria

Sat, 19 May 2012 - 12:08am

Antigovernment anger in Syria has escalated over the harsh repression of students in Aleppo, where activists on Friday reported extensive protests against President Bashar al-Assad.

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