KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan and the United States have reached an agreement on the conduct of night raids that would give legal oversight of the raids to Afghan forces, according to American and Afghan officials.
PARIS — While bond purchases pushed down borrowing costs and helped Spain and Italy avoid a Greek-style bailout from the euro zone, they once again have enmeshed the banks in their debt woes.
NEW DELHI — India’s prime minister, the host, said he would visit Pakistan, a trip that many analysts regard as instrumental to any major diplomatic breakthroughs between the countries.
SEOUL, South Korea — A spokesman for the Seoul government said satellite images of a growing pile of earth outside a tunnel might signal plans for an underground blast.
A reporter with the presence of a performer, Mr. Wallace went head-to-head with chiefs of state, celebrities and con artists on “60 Minutes” for 40 years.
The friendship between Mitt Romney and Benjamin Netanyahu, little known to outsiders, is now rich with political intrigue.
LONDON — Excessive servings of tuna casserole have caused marital distress in England, which does not have no-fault divorce.
NASSAU, the Bahamas — China’s economic might has rolled up to America’s doorstep, with loans from state banks, investments by companies and outright gifts from the government.
LAHARDANE, Ireland — Dozens of descendants of the Titanic passengers are seizing their Titanic history as an economic lifeline that might help hold on to the younger generation.
LLANO DE CHAJNANTOR, Chile — High in the Chilean desert, scientists have installed one of the world’s largest ground-based astronomical projects to look for clues to the origins of the universe.
JOHANNESBURG — After President Bingu wa Mutharika’s death was announced, his vice president, Joyce Banda, was sworn in as his successor.
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration and its allies plan to call for the immediate closing and ultimate dismantling of a recently completed nuclear facility, American and European diplomats say.
PHOENIX — In Arizona and other states, some recipients of the Clinton-era Temporary Assistance for Needy Families have taken desperate measures to make ends meet.
Gender-reveal baby parties are a modern way to savor the surprise and share it with others, or perhaps just to enjoy it somewhere other than a doctor’s office.
Experts judging the future of fashion by the costumes in “The Hunger Games” are not optimistic.
Trusts for a Russian billionaire have spent a fortune on property, but his divorce is complicating matters.
A new model for rapid response to cholera outbreaks promises to stem the tide of the disease in the future.
Yuja Wang, born in China, has impressed critics with her playing and audiences with her clothing.
The most potent challenge to America’s dominance comes from new forms of governance and capitalism being forged by rising nations.
Bosnia and Herzegovina remains deeply divided along ethnic lines, based not only on lingering animosities, but also on separation by ethnicity.
Mr. Fang’s advocacy of freedoms shaped China’s brief era of student protest.
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