International cease-fire monitors trying to reach the site of a newly reported massacre were blocked by government forces and even fired upon, escalating the diplomatic stalemate.
The killing of Al Qaeda’s deputy head tore at the connective tissue between the group’s embattled leadership and affiliates in the Middle East and Africa.
LONDON — While the Spanish government was able to sell all the bonds it wanted to Thursday, it was the usual suspects that did most of the buying: Spain’s increasingly fragile banks.
WASHINGTON — In remarks to Congress, Ben S. Bernanke said on Thursday he remains relatively optimistic about the domestic economy.
HONG KONG — The quarter-point cut is the strongest measure taken by the government to counteract the economic malaise in Europe and the United States.
PYONGYANG — Kim Jong-un on Wednesday made his second speech at a major public event since taking power in December, addressing a children’s rally.
ATHENS — A week before general elections, a spokesman for Greece’s far-right political party, Golden Dawn, attacked two rival legislators.
JERUSALEM — A bill that would have retroactively legalized illegally built homes in the West Bank was defeated Wednesday. Above, protesters in Jerusalem.
Very few deportation cases have been halted after a review by the Obama administration, disappointing immigrants. Jordana Vera, above, was an exception.
How do you live knowing you have a strong chance of getting a degenerative brain disease? A family with an Alzheimer’s gene is helping in the hunt for a cure.
KABUL — Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta was in Kabul on Thursday following the deadliest day for Afghan civilians this year.
WASHINGTON — The former president’s off-message moments have been amplified in a 24-7 news cycle.
Introducing the 2012 FiveThirtyEight presidential forecast, which now shows Barack Obama as a very slight favorite to win re-election.
PARIS — The meeting between Maria Sharapova and Sara Errani on Saturday will be the first final for both of them.
After winning a tense tie-breaker, Mike and Bob Bryan will face Max Mirnyi and Daniel Nestor in the final.
LONDON — Europe has come a long way, but intolerance remains a troubling presence on the sports field.
KIEV — After Euro 2012, Andriy Shevchenko, an icon in his native Ukraine, hopes to play in the United States.
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An American soldier raced to avoid sniper fire in Kunar Province.
With a hard choice between austerity and leaving the euro, the birthplace of democracy is paralyzed.
Emeli Sandé has created a new sound that is austere, but fundamentally young.
Unsatisfying wars are the stock in trade of counterinsurgency; rarely will they look like a conventional victory.
A columnist offers ideas on how to improve the chaotic app-buying process.
Venezuela isn’t at war, but it is experiencing wartime levels of violent deaths.
Celebrity gossip magazines are calling 2012 the year of the bang.
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