The New York Times
Sunday, February 16, 2014 - 22:19
Perhaps the most positive aspect of the Libyan chaos may be a rough balance of local powers, in which no single leader or institution is strong enough to declare a coup or dictate a “road map.”
Sunday, February 16, 2014 - 22:16
Calling the Jordanians “very generous,” Mr. Obama said, “It’s very important for us to make sure that we’re supportive of the kingdom in accommodating all these refugees.”
Sunday, February 16, 2014 - 22:03
“Forming a cabinet was a deep necessity to make sure that the country would not slip any further into chaos and insecurity, but I would not read too much into it.”
Sunday, February 16, 2014 - 22:01
“I am very, very sorry, and I apologize to the Syrian people,” Mr. Brahimi, an Algerian diplomat who has spent decades negotiating thorny conflicts, said after a last-ditch, 45-minute meeting with the two sides ended in disagreement.
Sunday, February 16, 2014 - 21:56
There were no claims of responsibility, but the bombing appeared to offer worrying new evidence that militants who have been attacking Egypt’s security forces for months were broadening their campaign against civilians.
Sunday, February 16, 2014 - 21:50
The offices of his party will be shut down, he said, but the charities and educational groups he runs will remain open.
Sunday, February 16, 2014 - 21:45
The main aim of Mr. Kerry’s statement appeared to be to keep up the pressure on President Bashar al-Assad and to keep alive the hope that a political settlement might eventually be reached.
Friday, February 14, 2014 - 00:00
Leopoldo Lopez, a former mayor of a district of Caracas, said the government was responsible for the deadly violence during antigovernment protests
Thursday, February 13, 2014 - 00:00
What is happening here in the remote northeast of Honduras shows how quickly the most successful conservation efforts can be reversed when state structures collapse.
Thursday, February 13, 2014 - 00:00
Sometimes the United States — which understands itself so well, but badly misunderstands Latin American realities — asks governments of its friendly southern neighbors to wage heroic battles