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Allies Are Split on Goal and Exit Strategy of Libya Mission

WASHINGTON — The questions swirling around the operation’s command mirrored the strategic divisions over how exactly the coalition will bring it to an end.

Islamist Group Is Rising Force in a New Egypt

CAIRO — The Muslim Brotherhood, once banned, is now a tacit partner with the military government that many fear will thwart fundamental changes.

U.A.E. Commits Planes to Enforcing Libya No-Fly Zone

WASHINGTON — The alliance won unusual practical support from an Arab country Friday when the United Arab Emirates said it would commit 12 aircraft to join patrols enforcing the no-fly zone.

Some Weigh Restructuring Portugal’s Debt

LONDON — Some economists say Europe should force investors to take a loss on their bond holdings rather than bail Portugal out.

Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin, left, and President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia last month at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow.
Pool photo by Ivan Sekretarev
Memo From Moscow

Leaders’ Spat Tests Kremlin Survival Skills

MOSCOW — Faced with rare disagreement between Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and President Dmitri Medvedev — over Libya — Russia’s elite chose to avoid picking sides.

Japan Raises Possibility of Breach in Reactor Vessel

TOKYO — A Japanese official cited evidence on Friday that a reactor vessel may have been damaged at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

U.S. Group Stirs Debate on Being ‘Pro-Israel’

JERUSALEM — J Street opposes Israeli settlements in the West Bank and urged President Obama not to veto an anti-settlement resolution.

Europe’s Web Advertising May See Keyword Limits

PARIS — An adviser to the bloc's highest court said some restrictions should be placed on the use of brand names by rivals as keywords to generate Internet search ads.

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North Korea Suggests Libya Should Have Kept Nuclear Program

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea’s assertion that Libya’s dismantling of its nuclear program made it vulnerable to military intervention by the West is being seen as an ominous note on its own nuclear program.

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Russia to Test Nuclear Plants for Ability to Survive Quakes

WASHINGTON — Russia will perform a “stress test” on all its reactors to judge their ability to withstand earthquakes more powerful than the design intended, following the Fukushima accident.

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Yemen’s Leader in Talks on Exit but Still Defiant

SANA, Yemen — President Ali Abdullah Saleh was in negotiations over the timing and conditions for the end of his 32-year rule.

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Elements of Theater on View in Libya

TRIPOLI, Libya — Funerals with no bodies, and the same people attending pro-Qaddafi and anti-Qaddafi rallies, make it difficult to know what is real.

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In a Brazilian Town, a Rogue Gene and a Boom in Twins

SANTIAGO, Chile — The mystery of Cândido Godói’s large population of twins is not related to minerals in the water, or to Nazi experiments, a scientist says.

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Many U.S. Blacks Moving to South, Reversing Trend

WASHINGTON — The percentage of the nation’s African-American population living in the South has hit its highest point in half a century, census data shows.

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Musical Dialogue Beyond Embargoes

Appearances by bands from Cuba as well as films about Cuban musicians will be on offer in New York this spring.

Movie Review | 'Miral'
Hopes and Struggles in a Difficult Land

Julian Schnabel brings “Miral,” based on Rula Jebreal’s novel, to the screen.

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