NEWS The New York region began the daunting process of rebuilding in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, a storm that remade the landscape and rewrote the record books as it left behind a tableau of damage, destruction and grief. Updates on the storm aftermath and recovery.
European newspaper and magazine publishers, frustrated by their inability to make money from the Web, say Google should pay them, because they provide the material on which the Web giant is generating its revenue. In several European countries, they are close to getting their way. Eric Pfanner reports from Paris.
Immigrants in Catalonia have helped make the economy both the largest among Spain's regions and among the most diverse, with sizable populations of Muslims, Sikhs, Chinese and others. But as Catalonia prepares for an election that could become an unofficial referendum on independence, as many as 1.5 million residents of the total population of 7.5 million will not be eligible to vo te because they are not Spanish citizens. Raphael Minder reports from Badalona, Spain.
UBS, the Swiss bank, announced plans on Tuesday to eliminate up to 10,000 jobs. Mark Scott reports from London.
Defying the worst European auto sales in 20 years and deepening losses in the region, the chief executive of Fiat said Tuesday that he would not close any of the carmaker's underused factories in Italy and vowed to repeat the turnaround he has already led at Chrysler. Jack Ewing reports from Frankfurt.
ARTS Three new plays shake up the Off-West End and put it at center stage. Matt Wolf on London theater.
SPORTS The referee Mark Clattenburg stands accused of using racial slurs during a match between Chelsea and Manchester United. Has the media over-hyped the story? Rob Hughes on soccer.
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