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Most of the recital, which begins Sunday, will be held at the Basilica of Santa Croce in Gerusalemme, in Rome.
By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO
Pope Benedict XVI will start the longest live television broadcast in Italian history.
By ELLEN BARRY
After a controversial war and a stock market crash, most of the Russian elite held their tongue. Not Aleksandr Lebedev.
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Four people with knowledge of the discussions said banks wanted help so they could resume lending, but Prime Minister Gordon Brown suggested that he would not go along.
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Belarus, once described by Washington as Europe's last dictatorship, voted Sunday in a parliamentary election that President Aleksandr Lukashenko said would lead to better relations with the West.
By ERIC PFANNER
Conflicts are simmering as public broadcasters enhance their digital television and online services in an effort to go where viewers are going.
By DAN BILEFSKY
Before the war with Russia, Georgia had fashioned itself as the new economic tiger of the Caucasus. Now its economic vitality is being tested.
By NICHOLAS KULISH AND SOUAD MEKHENNET
The police said the two men, identified only as a 23-year-old Somali and a 24-year-old German of Somali descent, were suspected of being linked to terrorism.
By JUDY DEMPSEY
As Germany's conservative bloc starts the countdown to federal elections next year, polls show that the Christian Social Union, sister party to Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union, could lose its absolute majority in Bavaria this weekend.
By SIMON ROMERO
For many people in Bolivia's tropical lowlands, Branko Marinkovic is an example of entrepreneurial resilience and leadership in the face of the radical policies championed by President Evo Morales.
By GRAHAM BOWLEY AND MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ
Russia stepped up efforts to project its increased might on the world stage, welcoming President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela by signing a $1 billion military loan to the country.
AT EASE
By JOHN VINOCUR
John Vinocur writes about books he tried to re-read.
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A Swiss daredevil crossed the English Channel strapped to a homemade jet-propelled wing Friday, parachuting into a field near the white cliffs of Dover after a 10-minute flight.
By KATRIN BENNHOLD
10 percent of students celebrate Ramadan near a crucifix because Muslim schools are few and the public sector is shunned.
By C. J. CHIVERS
Like the story of Chechnya's long and often bitter relationship with Russia, the history of Chechen wrestling is filled with frustration, betrayal and loss.
- Russia calls for revived anti-terror coalition
- EU treaty opponent faces scrutiny over U.S. ties
- Austria, in a first, allows children to vote
- EU moves to attract highly skilled migrant workers
- Threats and vague messages spread panic after Finland shooting
- Russian neighbors urge UN to stand against Kremlin aggression
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The oldest secondary school for Muslims in France is struggling for funding and may soon be forced to close.
The IHT's managing editor, Alison Smale, discusses the week in world news.
The IHT's managing editor, Alison Smale, discusses the week in world news.
The IHT's managing editor, Alison Smale, discusses the week in world news.
Jean-Claude Trichet, governor of the European Central Bank, explains the decision to hold borrowing costs unch...
The IHT's managing editor discusses European reactions to the U.S. election as the Democratic convention begin...
Journalists entered the closed region between Georgia and South Ossetia where there appear to have been ethnic...
The IHT's managing editor, Alison Smale, discusses the week in world news.
After three months of constant adventure, the Frugal Traveler, Matt Gross, brings his European journey to a cl...
The U.S. secretary of state Condoleezza Rice travelled to Tbilisi to show "unwavering" U.S. support for the fo...
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