As an Enemy Retreats, Clans Carve Up Somalia
By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN
Sven Torfinn for The New York Times
Militiamen under Sheik Ahmed Madobe are vying for control of Dhobley, a town in Somalia.
As the Shabab militant Islamist group has been pushed back, the central government has been too weak to fill the power vacuum.
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A protester holds the Egyptian national flag as a fire burns outside the building housing the Israeli Embassy in Cairo.
Israelis Flee Cairo Embassy as Protesters Invade Offices
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Syrian Protesters Call for International Protection From President Assad’s Crackdown
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Party Leaders Appeal to Yemen’s President to Help End Stalemate
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A delegation of governing party officials traveled to Saudi Arabia to ask the absentee president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, to try to break a paralyzing stalemate.
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Rescuers carried the bodies of victims from a ferry tragedy near Zanzibar at Nungwi Beach.
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Japan’s industry minister, Yoshio Hachiro, stepped down after a joke he made about radiation caused a public uproar.
Japan Investigates Online Posting of Obama Flight Plans
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Japanese officials moved to control the diplomatic damage after an air traffic controller was questioned for posting secret American flight information last November.
Greek Economy Will Shrink More Than Expected, Finance Minister Says
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The country’s finance minister says the economy will shrink by more than 5 percent this year, making it harder for Athens to increase tax revenue and meet deficit-reduction goals.
Desperate Guatemalans Embrace an ‘Iron Fist’
By DAMIEN CAVE
Guatemalans are demanding a strong military to attack the drug cartels head-on — and Sunday’s election could be a turning point.
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Threat by Turkish Premier Raises Tensions With Israel
By ETHAN BRONNER
Israel was wrestling on Friday with growing tensions with Turkey after the Turkish prime minister threatened to use his navy to accompany aid flotillas to Gaza.
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By MARK LANDLER
President Obama’s relationship with President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Authority has withered, creating more obstacles to Middle East peace.
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Russia Identifies Defect in Rocket That Crashed
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A Russian commission has pinpointed a clogged fuel pipe as the reason a Soyuz rocket crashed into a forest in Siberia last month before it reached orbit.
I.M.F. Chief Urges Bold Action to Steady Global Economy
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Ahead of a G-7 meeting, Christine Lagarde said unified action was needed to steer economies through “this dangerous phase.”
Rwanda Lays Out Charges Against Ex-Presidential Hopeful
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Victoire Ingabire, who tried to run for president last year, is accused of denying the nation’s genocide, spurring divisionism and working with a terrorist group.
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Days away from the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, an American tourist in Paris had an unsettling encounter with law enforcement.
Europe Is Urged to Take Bolder Action on Debt
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Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner warned that headwinds from Europe’s deepening debt crisis risked exacerbating problems in the United States.
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The departure of Jürgen Stark, described as the European Central Bank’s chief economist, brought the discord over the response to Europe’s sovereign debt crisis into full view.
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