NEWS President Obama's victory is likely to resonate in some unusual ways across the Atlantic, where the role of government in a time of economic stress is equally divisive. Steven Erlanger reports from Paris.
The results of Tuesday's presidential election left many Israelis questioning whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had risked their collective relationship with Washington. Jodi Rudoren reports from Jerusalem.
The weeklong Communist Party Congress is intended to cap a long transition from the current leadership of Hu Jintao to his presumed successor, Xi Jinping. Ian Johnson reports from Beijing.
The French cabinet approved a draft bill legalizing same-sex marriage on Wednesday after weeks of loud opposition, especially from religious figures and the political right. Maïa de la Baume and Steven Erlanger report from Paris.
The Greek Parliament approved a sweeping set of austerity measures early Thursday that were aimed at keeping the count ry in the euro zone. Rachel Donadio and Liz Alderman report from Athens.
Unemployment will remain at “very high†levels, according to a gloomy set of forecasts issued by the European Commission. James Kanter reports from Brussels.
British Prime Minister David Cameron's efforts to trim the European Union spending are threatening to bring negotiations on a new seven-year budget for the Union, supported by Germany, to a halt later this month. Stephen Castle reports from London.
ARTS Abdel-rahman Elabnoudy, the Egyptian songwriter, dramatist, social critic and man of verse, reflects on his long career and ponders what is ahead for his country. Abdalla F. Hassan writes from Dab'iya, Egypt.
The ArtFutura festival, running this week in Montevideo, Uruguay, and 12 other Spanish-speaking cities from Barcelona to Buenos Aires, reflects the belief that unlike other art movements throughout history, digital art is uniquely global. Rebecca Appel on the festiv al.
SPORTS Wherever South Africa, the top-ranked cricket team in five-day test matches, goes, it seems to meet its compatriots in the opposing ranks. Huw Richards on cricket.
City thought it was robbed of late chances to beat Ajax as the soccer teams tied, 2-2, in the Champions League, but all that emotion won't change the fact it has struggled throughout the tournament. Rob Hughes on soccer.
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