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U.S. Trade Pact Set With South Korea via Auto Tariff Deal

WASHINGTON — A free-trade agreement that is the largest since 1994 was reached weeks after President Obama’s deadline after both sides agreed to more time to eliminate tariffs on autos.

State's Secrets
The latest from the leaked diplomatic cables.

Yemen Sets Terms of a War on Al Qaeda

WASHINGTON — Cables offer an intimate view of the Yemeni leader, who has become steadily more aggressive against Al Qaeda.

U.S. Aided Mexican Drug War, With Frustration

MEXICO CITY — Documents depict Mexican officials conceding to failures in their military strategy for fighting the drug war.

Hundreds of passengers were stranded at the Bilbao airport on Saturday as many air traffic controllers refused to work there and across the country.
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Air Chaos Prompts ‘State of Alarm’ in Spain

MADRID — As hundreds of thousands of passengers were stranded at airports like the one in Bilbao, Spain’s government declared an emergency to compel air traffic controllers to return to work.

Series of Bombings Kill 15 in Baghdad

BAGHDAD — A string of bomb attacks, two targeting Iranian pilgrims, rippled through Iraq’s capital on Saturday morning, breaking a stretch of relative calm.

The Saturday Profile
A Journalist in India Ends Up in the Headlines

NEW DELHI — Barkha Dutt is accused of cozying up to the powerful people she should have been covering.

Buffett Helps U.N. Create Nuclear Fuel Bank

The International Atomic Energy Agency voted to set up a system that would discourage the use of uranium for bombs.

Officials Detail Peril of Qantas Jet Saved by Crew

SYDNEY — “The aircraft would not have arrived safely” without the “action of the flight crew,” an air safety official said.

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WikiLeaks Struggles to Stay Online After Attacks

WikiLeaks directed users to a Swiss host for its Web site after being dropped by an American provider.

Latest News From Europe
Clinton Says Leaks Don’t Strain Gulf State Ties

MANAMA, Bahrain — In Bahrain, the secretary of state and leaders of the kingdom display a unified front in concerns over Iran.

Latest News From the Middle East
Nigeria Plans to Charge Cheney in Case of Bribery

LAGOS, Nigeria — The anticorruption police said they planned to file charges against the former vice president in connection with a $180 million bribery case involving a former unit of the oil services firm Halliburton.

Latest News From Africa
Petra Romero and Luis Quiguayo at an outpost for the Ecuadorean government in Corona, Queens. Many Ecuadoreans are accepting offers of one-way airline tickets.
Ecuador Tries to Lure Emigrants Home

Ecuador is offering money to start businesses, one-way airplane tickets and a waiver on fees for belongings taken home by emigrants living in New York.

Latest News From the Americas
Millions Bracing for Cutoff of Unemployment Aid

Federal extensions of benefits for the long-term jobless have become ensnared lately in political jousting over the soaring budget deficit.

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Global Agenda 2011

The International Herald Tribune Magazine’s year-end issue looks ahead.

Lens: Ghost Town Where Koreas Clashed

“Thanks for the photos. Surreal images, but I am sure the aggression was real and frightening for the locals,” writes A reader in San Francisco.

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