Europe Steers Into a Zone of UncertaintyBy STEVEN ERLANGER
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Spain | Teachers in Madrid this week protested against proposed budget cuts in public education.
With markets still volatile and politicians only marginally closer to a solution of the euro’s troubles, the future for the euro zone remains uncertain at best.
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Region in Revolt
Interpol Issues Qaddafi Arrest Warrant as More Libyan Officials Flee
By ROD NORDLAND
As Interpol issued arrest warrants for the fugitive Libyan autocrat Col. Muammar Qaddafi and two others on Friday, reports came from Niger of a new convoy of high-ranking Libyan officials arriving across the desert.
In Shift, Iran’s President Calls for End to Syrian Crackdown
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR
In a surprising turn, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran is calling for Syria to end its crackdown on antigovernment protesters.
Group Says Syrian Forces Seized Hospital Patients
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Syrian security forces “forcibly removed” patients from a hospital and prevented doctors from reaching the wounded in Homs, a leading human rights group said.
Libyan Transitional Council Prepares to Move Its Capital to Tripoli
By ROD NORDLAND
While most members of the rebels’ Executive Committee have come to Tripoli, the chairman spends relatively little time in any part of Libya.
Testimony Implicates a Mubarak Co-Defendant
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
Top officials were implicated for the first time in ordering the use of force against demonstrators.
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Palestinian Leader Says U.S. Is ‘Too Late’ on U.N. Bid
By ISABEL KERSHNER
Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinians, said they will apply for United Nations recognition of Palestinian statehood, risking a confrontation with the United States.
Report Details British Abuses in Iraq
By JOHN F. BURNS
A major inquiry into the most notorious case of detainee abuse by British soldiers in Iraq details a series of gruesome abuses by servicemen in a decorated and historic regiment.
SUKHUMI JOURNAL
For Abkhazia, Recognition Is Coming Piece by Piece
By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ
Shunned by all but a handful of countries, Abkhazia is considered a global power among the spotted-tile enthusiasts of world domino competition.
Mourners Gather at Arena of Russian Hockey Team
By ELLEN BARRY
Thousands of Russians gathered Thursday at the arena of a beloved hockey team that lost most of its players in a plane crash, while a political conference was held inside.
G.I. Killed Afghan Journalist, NATO Says
By RAY RIVERA
NATO acknowledged that an American soldier killed an Afghan journalist working for the news organization after mistaking him for a suicide bomber during an attack in July.
I.M.F. Chief Urges Bold Action to Steady Global Economy
By LANDON THOMAS Jr.
Ahead of a G-7 meeting, Christine Lagarde said unified action was needed to steer economies through “this dangerous phase.”
Two Men Arrested in German Bomb Plot
By NICHOLAS KULISH
Two men in Berlin were arrested Thursday on suspicion of planning a bombing attack after the police tracked their purchases of bomb-making materials.
U.S. Is Urged to Plan to Aid Cuba in Case of an Oil Spill
By VICTORIA BURNETT
As Cuba prepares to explore fields off the coast of Florida, the United States should help them address safety concerns, an official who examined the Deepwater Horizon spill said.
Japan Official Ordered Nuclear E-Mails, Inquiry Finds
By MARTIN FACKLER
The governor of Saga prefecture told Kyushu Electric Power to send e-mails supporting the restart of two reactors at the company’s Genkai Nuclear Power Station.
WORLD BRIEFING | ASIA
Drought Leaves 14 Million Chinese and Farmland Parched
By EDWARD WONG
The drought began in early July and has caused reservoirs and rivers to dry up.
Court Convicts Galliano in Anti-Semitism Case
By DOREEN CARVAJAL
A Paris court convicted John Galliano, the former Christian Dior designer, of making anti-Semitic insults and gave him a suspended fine of $8,400.
Indian Police Detain Three Over Deadly Courthouse Explosion
By JIM YARDLEY
Investigators questioned three people in the state of Jammu and Kashmir over e-mails believed to have been sent by a militant group that claimed responsibility for the bombing.
Russian President Warns Against Xenophobia
By ELLEN BARRY
As parliamentary leaders prepared for fall campaigns, President Dmitri A. Medvedev said modern leaders must adjust to diversity and “not drag society along behind itself.”
In Malaysia, Freedom of the (Virtual) Press
By LIZ GOOCH
The relative freedom Malaysians are allowed on the Internet is calling into question the strict government control of newspaper, radio and television reportage.
Militant Band Claims Role in Western China Attacks
By MICHAEL WINES
An Islamic group said to be tied to Al Qaeda has claimed responsibility in an online video for recent violent attacks that killed dozens in China’s western Xinjiang region.
Investigators Assess Threat of Bombing Tied to 9/11
By SCOTT SHANE
The Department of Homeland Security said a new report of a threat of a car or truck bomb attack in New York City or Washington was “specific, credible, but unconfirmed.”
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