In his first interview for publication since his arrest, Bernard L. Madoff insisted that his family knew nothing about his crimes, but some banks and hedge funds “had to know.”
TEL AVIV — Thousands of migrants heading to Israel have set off a national debate on how to deal with the influx as a human rights group finds evidence of abuses.
WASHINGTON — An Iraqi defector says he made up a story about biological weapons in the hope that it would lead to Saddam Hussein’s removal.
SEOUL — The appointment of Kim Jong-il’s son, Kim Jong-un, to a top post, reported by a South Korean newspaper, appears to confirm his status as heir apparent.
A blackout during protests has mesmerized technical experts and raised concerns about other governments.
When London won the Olympics, organizers said they’d get two million people working out. That hasn’t happened.
BARCELONA — Manufacturers are designing phones on the Android platform with options like 3-D, sophisticated gaming controls or push-button access to Facebook.
JAKARTA — Following the overthrow of the dictator Suharto, Indonesia looked a lot like Egypt today. Since then, its largest Islamic party has simultaneously embraced democracy and piety.
ROME — A judge ordered Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy to stand trial on charges that he paid for sex and then tried to hide it.
CAIRO — The eight-member body, which is made up of jurists, includes a Coptic Christian and a member of the Muslim Brotherhood.
A crowd of people angry at the arrest of a rights campaigner clashed with police and government supporters overnight in the Libyan city of Benghazi.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — The lionization of President Daniel Ortega is increasingly on display in monuments to Nicaragua’s revolutionary past, as speculation rises that Mr. Ortega may soon officially announce his re-election campaign.
HONOLULU — Hawaiian tourism officials, hotel operators and travel agents — battered by several years of slumping sales — have recently seen a marked increase in arrivals to the islands.
“In my opinion Berlusconi and all his wickedness are not enough to be ashamed to be Italian,” writes Jack in Torino, Italy.
“The only way to prevent this happening is for the government to maintain the wire-ways and to open them to a truly free market,” writes Stephen in Canada.
On the itinerary: A cool band, the Musée Carnavalet and a luscious duck confit
More than climate change and global growth are behind rising food prices.
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Egypt’s uprising has inspired the region and left Washington scrambling to respond.
The Berlin Internatio- nal Film Festival highlights strife and upheaval.
What next for Egypt? More faux democracy, or what the people in Tahrir Square demanded?
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