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05/20/2012 07:00 PM
Supply Lines Cast Shadow at NATO Meeting on Afghan War
A deal to reopen military supply routes through Pakistan to Afghanistan appeared stalled just as President Obama began talks on ending NATO’s combat role in Afghanistan.
05/20/2012 04:01 PM
Obama’s Journey to Reshape Afghan War
President Obama concluded in his first year that the Bush-era dream of remaking Afghanistan was a fantasy. The lessons he has learned there have shaped his presidency.
05/20/2012 07:00 PM
Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi, Lockerbie Bomber, Dies at 60
Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi was the only person convicted in the attack on Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, which killed 270 people.
05/20/2012 12:00 PM
Chinese Security Chief Seems to Keep Grip on Power
Zhou Yongkang completed a tour of the volatile region of Xinjiang last week, a sign that he still had a firm hold on his post despite having opposed the purging of Bo Xilai.
05/20/2012 12:10 PM
Charlotte Casiraghi: Carrying On the Grimaldi Tradition
Charlotte Casiraghi, a granddaughter of Princess Grace, is now in the spotlight, but strictly on her own terms.
05/20/2012 11:23 AM
In Egypt’s Election, Dark-Horse Candidates Add to Suspense
Ahmed Shafik, a prime minister under former President Hosni Mubarak, and Hamdeed Sabahi, a socialist, appear to be gaining support before the election.
05/20/2012 02:36 PM
In Los Angeles, Drivers and Bicyclists Learn to Coexist
For years, cyclists in Los Angeles were a renegade subculture. These days, they are downright mainstream.
05/20/2012 07:06 PM
Robin Gibb, Member of the Bee Gees, Dies at 62
Mr. Gibb was the second member of this brother act, whose sound helped define the disco era, to die.
05/20/2012 07:03 PM
Greek Crisis Poses Hard Choices for Western Leaders
Although some European officials talk of “managing” a Greek exit from the euro, the political and financial costs, and risks of panic and contagion, would represent a fundamental challenge.
05/20/2012 05:49 PM
Hamas and Fatah Agree in Cairo to Begin Work on Elections
The deal between Fatah and Hamas outlines work on registering voters for elections that would bring in a new unity government.
05/20/2012 07:05 PM
Nationalist Wins Serbian Presidency
Tomislav Nikolic, an ardent admirer of Russia, won 49.8 percent of the vote compared with 47 percent for Boris Tadic, the former president.
05/20/2012 04:01 PM
Well: Sleep Apnea Tied to Increased Cancer Risk
Two new studies associate a common disorder of sleep that causes pauses in breathing with a higher risk of cancer.
05/20/2012 05:34 PM
20th Anniversary of the Vows Column
Six couples profiled in the first year of the Vows column look back at two decades of marriage — and divorce.
05/18/2012 03:01 PM
Celebrity Couplings 20 Years Ago
In 1992, the year The New York Times started the Vows column in Sunday Styles, several notable couples wed.