Richard Bernstein: Some of what China is accused of doing is what the Bush administration has been doing at Guantánamo.
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By MONICA DAVEY AND SUSAN SAULNY
Although most people in Michigan probably support the carmakers' plea for a $34 billion bailout, experts suggest, others in the state are just as passionate in opposition.
By ADAM B. ELLICK
The situation in Afghan refugee settlements is dire, as government and aid groups lack the capacity to confront the approaching winter.
By MARK MAZZETTI AND SCOTT SHANE
The president-elect must take charge of the agency in what is proving to be one of the more treacherous patches of the transition.
By GARDINER HARRIS
Skyrocketing health care prices have led a growing number of countries to follow Britain's example when asking the hardest of questions: How much is life worth?
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By ANDREW JACOBS
Tenacious thrift, once an admirable quality in China, has become a liability as the nation's export-driven economy slows.
By SOMINI SENGUPTA AND ALAN COWELL
Indian television stations reported, meanwhile, that explosive devices were defused Wednesday at Mumbai's main railway station.
By THOMAS FULLER
Airline reservation offices were swamped with calls, and it was likely to be several days before the estimated 230,000 stranded foreign visitors would be able to leave Thailand.
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- Odetta, voice of American civil rights movement, dies at 77
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- Internet helps foster communication between Iran and U.S.
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Barack Obama and his team should put into action a foreign policy doctrine that builds on some of the ideas developed during George W. Bush's term.
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An emerging field called collective intelligence could create an Orwellian future on a level Big Brother could only dream of. In a world of digital trails, what about privacy?
An emerging field called collective intelligence could create an Orwellian future on a level Big Brother could only dream of. In a world of digital trails, what about privacy?
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While China's working class tighten their belts the middle class is happy to spend money on low ticket items.
The IHT's managing editor, Alison Smale, discusses the week in world news.
Anti-government protesters ignored police orders to end a Bangkok airport blockade.
A report predicts a drastic fall in shopping trips for December 2008.
Indian commandos tried to disable armed militants in Mumbai on Friday
Gunbattles as armed Islamist militants attack hotels, cafes and landmarks in Mumbai.
U.S. home prices continue to plunge, and builders want more help.
President-elect Barack Obama presents team to help navigate the crisis when he inherits the faltering economy...
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on the Obama election and the challenges ahead for Africa.
Thousands of Iraqis gathered in Baghdad on Friday to protest a security agreement with the United States.
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IHT conference postponed
The International Herald Tribune has decided to postpone its annual luxury conference, which was to have taken place at the Imperial Hotel, New Delhi, from Dec. 2-4.
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