Middle East Crisis: Path Is Cleared for One of the Largest U.S. Arms Sales to Israel in Years
Middle East Crisis: Path Is Cleared for One of the Largest U.S. Arms Sales to Israel in Years...
Heavy Rains Lash Southern China, Killing at Least 9
Heavy rains battered southern China over the weekend and into Tuesday, setting off landslides and causing roads and homes to collapse as rivers overran their...
‘A Big Step Back’: In Ukraine, Concerns Mount Over Narrowing Press Freedoms
A Ukrainian reporter who revealed that a state news agency tried to bar interviews with opposition politicians said he received a draft notification the next...
Kenya Braces for Major Protests Over Proposed Tax Hikes
Kenya’s government was bracing Tuesday for major protests over a proposed finance bill that many Kenyans fear will significantly raise their already-high cost of living...
Deadly Landslides and Floods Hit Southern China
Deadly Landslides and Floods Hit Southern China...
North Korea Has Lost ‘Many’ Troops to Mines in DMZ, South Says
A number of North Korean soldiers have been killed or injured by land mines in the Demilitarized Zone that divides the Koreas since late last...
Thailand’s Legislature Approves Same-Sex Marriage Law
Lawmakers in Thailand voted on Tuesday to approve a marriage equality bill, a move that puts the country on a clear path to becoming the...
Thaksin, Former Thai Premier, Indicted on Charges of Insulting Monarchy
Thaksin Shinawatra, a former prime minister of Thailand who is also a powerful behind-the-scenes player in the current government, was indicted on Tuesday on a...
More Doctors Walk Off the Job in South Korea
Doctors at medical facilities across South Korea walked off the job in a one-day strike on Tuesday, dramatically if briefly expanding a months-old protest against...
Tuesday Briefing
Netanyahu disbanded his war cabinet Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, dissolved his war cabinet. The move was widely expected after two key members, Benny Gantz...
U.S.D.A. Suspends Avocado Inspections in Mexico, Citing Security Concerns
Security concerns for agency workers have led the United States Agriculture Department to suspend its inspections of avocados and mangos imported from Mexico “until further...
War Crimes Hearing Gives Public Virtual Look Inside a Secret C.I.A. Prison
The public on Monday got its first view of a C.I.A. “black site,” including a windowless, closet-size cell where a former Qaeda commander was held...
Israel Pauses Daytime Offensive in Part of Gaza, Raising Hopes for More Aid
The Israeli military said on Monday that it had paused operations during daylight hours in parts of the southern Gaza Strip, as a new policy...
U.S. Treasury Imposes New Sanctions to Cut Off Weapons to Houthis in Yemen
The United States imposed new sanctions on Monday aimed at cutting off weapons, supplies and funding to the Iranian-backed Houthis, who control much of Yemen...