- No End in Sight to Inquiry Into Murdoch’s Media Empire
- 2012-05-16 22:54
- The scandal that has shaken Rupert Murdoch’s global media empire is now the focus of three Scotland Yard inquires and more than 100 civil lawsuits.
- Canadian Police Violated Laws in G-20 Sweep, Inquiry Finds
- 2012-05-16 22:37
- Police officers jailed people illegally and escalated violence at protests surrounding the Group of 20 meeting in Toronto two years ago, an independent review concluded Wednesday.
- U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan
- 2012-05-16 20:47
- The Department of Defense has identified 1,959 American service members who have died as a part of the Afghan war and related operations.
- Greek Stimulus Is an Option, Merkel Says
- 2012-05-16 20:05
- Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany said she was committed to keeping Greece in the euro zone, signaling a softer approach toward the struggling country.
- The Lede Blog: Syrian Activists Question U.N. Observer Missi...
- 2012-05-16 19:20
- Syrian activists claimed that government forces moved tanks into a northern town on Wednesday, in clear violation of a ceasefire agreement, just after the departure of a team of United Nations observers.
- In France, New Cabinet Is Announced by Hollande
- 2012-05-16 18:18
- France’s new president, François Hollande, unveiled a center-left cabinet on Wednesday, leaving out the head of the Socialist Party, Martine Aubry, who is considered on the left-wing of the party.
- Bashar al-Assad, in Rare TV Interview, Disparages Opponents
- 2012-05-16 17:56
- President Bashar al-Assad of Syria said in an interview broadcast Wednesday that he faced no real domestic opposition in the 15-month-old uprising against him.
- Diplomatic Memo: Some Europeans Have Grim View of Afghan Fut...
- 2012-05-16 16:59
- Continental Europeans are about to be asked to contribute millions to keep Afghanistan secure after NATO withdraws, but they sound less optimistic than the United States and Britain do.
- In Spain, Jobless Find a Refuge Off the Books
- 2012-05-16 16:47
- As the recession deepens, more workers are getting by on the black market economy that amounts to as much as a fifth of the country's gross domestic product
- In Quebec, University Strike at Crucial Stage
- 2012-05-16 16:44
- A tuition dispute has paralyzed many of Quebec’s French-speaking universities and colleges, and sometimes erupted into violence on Montreal’s streets.
- F.B.I. Chief Says Leak on Qaeda Plot Is Under Investigation
- 2012-05-16 16:14
- Robert S. Mueller III said that such a leak threatens operations, “makes it much more difficult to recruit sources, and damages our relationships with our foreign partners.”
- At War Blog: Military News Roundup: Green on Blue, a Call fo...
- 2012-05-16 14:20
- A selection of military-related articles from Wednesday's New York Times.
- Brazil’s President Faces Defining Decision Over Forest Bil...
- 2012-05-16 12:50
- The bill awaiting action by President Dilma Rousseff would effectively give amnesty to landowners who illegally deforested areas before 2008.
- Retired Party Members Call for 2 Top Chinese Officials to Re...
- 2012-05-16 11:25
- 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.
- Greece Teeters Ahead of New Vote
- 2012-05-16 10:07
- 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
- 2012-05-16 09:57
- The crackdown on protesters on Wednesday was the latest volley between the Russian authorities and opponents of President Vladimir V. Putin.
- The Lede Blog: Western Support for Repression in Bahrain Str...
- 2012-05-15 19:08
- A British filmmaker used the BBC's archives to argue that Bahrain's "system of oppression, the rock against which the dreams of democracy are being dashed, was largely created by the British."
- At War Blog: An Outpost of Afghan Dining Inside an American ...
- 2012-05-15 12:27
- At a United States military base in the eastern reaches of Afghanistan, one Afghan brings local flavor to American palates.



