The New York Times
Tuesday, July 14, 2015 - 06:26
Iran and a group of six nations led by the United States said they had reached a historic accord on Tuesday to significantly limit Tehran’s nuclear ability for more than a decade in return for lifting international oil and financial sanctions.
Tuesday, July 14, 2015 - 05:31
The prime minister of Ukraine reassured President Obama on Monday that his embattled government was making important progress in overhauling the country’s troubled economy and meeting the terms of a shaky cease-fire with Russia.
Monday, July 13, 2015 - 07:12
While Pope Francis has positioned himself quickly as a global figure, weighing in on major issues like climate change and poverty, he faced expectations in returning to his native continent that he also would dive into specific, largely local disputes — something no pope is eager to do.
Friday, July 10, 2015 - 07:07
The Saudi-backed government of Yemen has agreed to a “pause” in fighting, starting Friday, so that humanitarian relief can be delivered in the country, United Nations officials said Thursday. The Houthi rebels who control large parts of Yemen have agreed to respect it as well, the officials said.
Thursday, July 9, 2015 - 07:44
The militarization of Central America's violent Honduras has helped to stem gang bloodshed in a land known for the world's highest murder rate, but it has created another problem - an apparent spike in abuses blamed on soldiers.
Thursday, July 9, 2015 - 06:37
The number of Syrians who have fled into neighboring countries to escape the civil war has reached more than four million, the United Nations said Thursday, and with the fighting dragging into its fifth year the number is still rising.
Thursday, July 9, 2015 - 05:26
Delegations from the Afghan government and the Taliban wrapped up their first official meeting in Pakistan with an agreement to meet again in several weeks and continue discussions about the possible opening of peace talks.
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 - 06:55
Government-backed experts have said the former Guatemalan dictator José Efraín Rios Montt, 89, is mentally incompetent. A three-judge panel must now decide if a trial set for July 23 will proceed despite the opinion, issued last week by the National Institute of Forensic Sciences.
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 - 07:20
Seven weeks after their frenetic retreat from Ramadi, Iraqi security forces are preparing to mount a counteroffensive in the coming weeks to try to reclaim the pivotal western Iraqi city from the Islamic State, American and Iraqi officials say.
Monday, July 6, 2015 - 07:43
Speaking on national television, President Beji Caid Essebsi declared a state of emergency in Tunisia on Saturday, eight days after a terrorist attack killed more than 30 foreign tourists.