Several Dead in Metro-North Train Crash
Several people were killed when a Metro-North Railroad train struck a vehicle on the tracks in Valhalla, N.Y., in Westchester County, on Tuesday evening, resulting in a fiery crash, officials…
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Moussaoui Calls Saudi Princes Patrons of Al Qaeda
WASHINGTON — In highly unusual testimony inside the federal supermax prison, a former operative for Al Qaeda has described prominent members of Saudi Arabia’s royal family as major donors to…
Low Energy Prices Offer Opening for Subsidy Cuts
In Saudi Arabia, drivers pay roughly 45 cents a gallon to fill up their cars, and in Venezuela even less. Energy is so inexpensive in Kuwait and Qatar that residents…
Local Politics Are Fracturing European Unity
Eduardo Porter ECONOMIC SCENE The euro had been enshrined in a treaty but not yet come to life in the autumn of 1997, when Martin Feldstein, the influential president of…
Lindsey Vonn Third in Super-G at Alpine Skiing World Championships
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — The Olympic champion Anna Fenninger of Austria won the super-G at the Alpine skiing world championships Tuesday, upstaging the American Lindsey Vonn in a race Vonn…
Reporter Fights to Air Diary of James Brown’s Wife
NEWBERRY, S.C. — Sue Summer may seem at first glance an unlikely candidate to be involved in one of South Carolina’s most contentious press freedom cases in recent years. She…
Britain Nears Approval of Fertilization Technique That Combines DNA of Three People
LONDON — Despite warnings that a new ethical threshold was being crossed, British lawmakers on Tuesday voted to allow the in vitro creation of babies using the DNA of three…
Suspect in Attack on French Soldiers Is Arrested
PARIS — The French police on Tuesday arrested a man believed to have attacked and wounded three soldiers who were guarding a Jewish community center in the southern city of…
Killing of Shaimaa el-Sabbagh in Cairo Angers Egyptians
CAIRO — Her friends wanted to lay a wreath in Tahrir Square as a memorial, but Shaimaa el-Sabbagh urged them to reconsider. She feared that the police might attack, mistaking…
Draft of Arrest Warrant for Argentine President Found at Dead Prosecutor’s Home
BUENOS AIRES — Alberto Nisman, the prosecutor whose mysterious death has gripped Argentina, had drafted a warrant for the arrest of President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, accusing her of trying…
A University Recognizes a Third Gender: Neutral
Rocko Gieselman looked like any other undergraduate at the University of Vermont but perhaps a little prettier, with pale freckles dancing across porcelain skin and bright blue eyes amplifying a…
E.P.A. Review of Keystone Pipeline Notes Potential Rise in Greenhouse Gases
WASHINGTON — An Environmental Protection Agency review of the Keystone XL pipeline emphasized that the recent drop in global oil prices might mean that construction of the pipeline could spur…
Palestinian Newspaper Accused of Running Muhammad Cartoon
JERUSALEM — Saying it was a “grave mistake” for an official Palestinian newspaper to publish a cartoon that some readers thought depicted the Prophet Muhammad, the president of the Palestinian…
Pope Francis Honors Óscar Romero, Salvadoran Archbishop, as Martyr
ROME — Pope Francis has formally ratified the martyrdom of the Salvadoran archbishop Óscar Romero, who was shot to death at the altar as he was saying Mass in 1980…
U.N. Concerned About Reports That Food Aid to Syria Is in ISIS Hands
GENEVA — The United Nations food relief agency said it was “extremely concerned” about the possible manipulation of its aid to Syria after images posted on jihadist websites and social…
What Travelers Need to Know About Measles
Update By NICHOLAS BAKALAR More than a hundred people across 14 states have come down with the measles, many of them sickened as a result of an outbreak in December…
ISIS Said to Burn Captive Jordanian Pilot to Death in New Video
In a new show of brutality for a group already known for displays of violence, the Islamic State released a video on Tuesday purporting to show the execution of a…
Fidel Castro Photographs Published in Cuban Newspaper
MEXICO CITY — Photographs of Fidel Castro taken 10 days ago appeared on an official website late on Monday, the first to be published since rumors about Mr. Castro’s death…
Croatia and Serbia Cleared of Genocide by Hague Court
The president of the International Court of Justice ruled on Tuesday that Serbia and Croatia did not commit genocide against each other during the breakup of Yugoslavia. PARIS — The…
Saudi Arabia Is Said to Use Oil to Lure Russia Away From Syria’s Assad
WASHINGTON — Saudi Arabia has been trying to pressure President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to abandon his support for President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, using its dominance of the…
Harper Lee, Author of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird,’ Is to Publish a Second Novel
Harper Lee, the reclusive author of the beloved best-selling novel “To Kill a Mockingbird,” will publish a second recently discovered novel this summer, her publisher, Harper, announced Tuesday. – The…
Measles Outbreak Proves Delicate Issue to G.O.P. Field
An outbreak of measles that started at Disneyland has turned a spotlight on those who choose not to vaccinate their children. How did we get to a point where personal…
Facts About the Measles Outbreak
A majority of the cases this year have been tied to an outbreak at Disneyland, which began in December. At least 40 people who visited or worked at the theme…
S.&.P. Announces $1.37 Billion Settlement With Prosecutors
Standard & Poor’s, a rating agency accused of inflating its assessment of mortgage investments that spurred the 2008 financial crisis, said on Tuesday that it had agreed to pay $1.37…
A Heated Path Toward S.&P.'s Legal Settlement With Prosecutors
The Justice Department, which accused S.&P. of inflating the ratings of mortgage investments that spurred the 2008 financial meltdown, sent so many prosecutors to the negotiation that they formed an…
Pope Approves Martyrdom for Oscar Romero, Slain Salvadoran Archbishop
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis decreed Tuesday that slain Salvadoran archbishop Oscar Romero was killed out of hatred for the faith, approving a martyrdom declaration that sets the stage for…
Uber to Open Center for Research on Self-Driving Cars
In the future, however, the humans may not be so important. Uber on Monday announced plans to open a research and development center in Pittsburgh, where the company plans to…
Fiji Will Drop Union Jack From Its Flag, Premier Says
HONG KONG — Fiji will replace its national flag this year to remove symbols of British colonialism, Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama announced Tuesday. – A government-selected citizens’ panel will choose…
E.U. Focuses on Belgian State Aid in Tax Avoidance Inquiry
BRUSSELS — The European Union authorities broadened their assault on tax avoidance by multinational companies on Tuesday in opening an investigation into the way Belgium appeared to grant unfair state…
Jeff Flake, a Conservative, Emerges as Ally in Obama’s Push for Ties With Cuba
WASHINGTON — Two days before President Obama ended a half-century of diplomatic estrangement with Cuba, his national security adviser, Susan E. Rice, asked Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona to be…