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At Summit of the Americas, the Issue Is Cuba
By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG and ALEXEI BARRIONUEVO
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — The big question is whether Hugo Chávez and Barack Obama will clash over Cuba, whose leader, Raúl Castro, was not invited.
U.S. Set to Regulate Warming Gases
By JOHN M. BRODER
WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday is expected to formally declare heat-trapping gases to be pollutants that threaten public welfare.
Lightweight Armor Is Slow to Reach the War Zone
By THOM SHANKER
WASHINGTON — An experiment to shave up to 20 pounds off a soldier’s load has stalled, leaving equipment sitting in Virginia instead of being sent to Afghanistan.
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Rescued Captain Returns to Vermont
By KATIE ZEZIMA and MITCHELL L. BLUMENTHAL
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. — Captain Richard Phillips, who was held hostage for five days by a band of armed Somali pirates, returned home on Friday.
Cleric Who Led Militants in Pakistan Is Released
By SALMAN MASOOD
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — A hard-line Islamic cleric returned Friday to Islamabad’s Red Mosque, the scene of a bloody siege nearly two years ago.
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Bidders Clamor for Dwindling Art
By SOUREN MELIKIAN
LONDON — The art market is as bullish as ever, but the drying up of supplies is threatening to cause havoc.
Gunmen Attack a Thai Protest Leader
By SETH MYDANS and MARK McDONALD
BANGKOK — One of the leaders of the “yellow shirt” protest movement that brought the country to a standstill last year was shot by gunmen in Bangkok.
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I.M.F. to Release Second Part of a $16.4 Billion Loan to Ukraine
By ANDREW E. KRAMER
MOSCOW — The disbursement of a piece of a $16.4 billion loan, originally due in February, was delayed because the country’s prime minister declined to cut a budget deficit.
Latest News From Europe
Palestinians Ask U.S. Envoy to Press Israel on ‘Two-State Solution’
By ISABEL KERSHNER
JERUSALEM — Palestinian leaders on Friday asked George J. Mitchell, the American envoy to the Middle East, to press the new Israeli government to accept the notion of a Palestinian state.
Latest News From the Middle East
Plan Tries to Lower Malaria Drug Cost
By DONALD G. MCNEIL Jr.
A new plan to lower the cost of malaria medicine down to as little as 20 cents was announced Friday.
Latest News From Africa
Clinton Scores Points by Admitting Past U.S. Errors
By MARK LANDLER
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — For a senior American official — someone who almost became president — to declare that the United States had erred, makes a major impact on foreign audiences.
Latest News From the Americas
Aging of Water Mains Is Becoming Hard to Ignore
By MICHAEL COOPER
CHELAN, Wash. — Water pipes are bursting with alarming frequency as the nation’s plumbing infrastructure ages.
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Readers’ Comments
Editorial: Roxana Saberi
“Like Roxana, I was imprisoned in Evin jail as an alleged spy ... My trial, held inside Evin, was a farce,” writes Roger Cooper in England.
Economix: German Health Care vs. the U.S.
“In Germany, the system there is far simpler and very effective ... Everybody has basic health care, and nobody is bankrupted by serious illness,” writes Angela M.
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Pictures of the Day
A Palestinian man was killed during a demonstration against Israel’s separation barrier.
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Opinion »
100 Days: Nixon Goes to Europe (Part II)
Ignoring advice from Charles de Gaulle cost Richard Nixon.
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Opinion »
Editorial:
Roxana SaberiIran’s government needs to put an end to using innocent people, such as the detained Iranian-American journalist Roxana Saberi, as pawns.
Sports »
Cricket Riches in South Africa
Moved to South Africa from India, the Indian Premier League starts this weekend.
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Opinion »
Op-Archive: New York's Lincoln Memorial
A first look at sketches of storefront shrines honoring the president.
T Magazine »
Design Spring 2009
In this issue, a more practical "blob," chic lounging, a rising curator, timeless minimalism and more.
On the Blogs
Opinion »Torture RedefinedIn a Room for Debate forum, reactions to the release of secret memos approving harsh interrogations. |
Gadgetwise »The Rise of the Mac BotnetsResearchers at security software maker Symantec have found what may be the first successful Mac “botnet. ” |
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