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Netanyahu and Abbas to Begin Direct Mideast Peace Talks

author: By HELENE COOPER and MARK LANDLER-{ts '2010-09-02 06:10:21'}

The Israeli and Palestinian leaders were to open direct peace talks on Thursday after gathering at the White House for a moment of diplomatic theater on Wednesday night.

Israeli Peace Effort Rests on Netanyahu

author: By ETHAN BRONNER-{ts '2010-09-02 06:01:35'}

The Israeli prime minister believes that only someone like himself, with his hawkish credentials, has the will and support to produce lasting peace with the Palestinians.

Wiesenthal Worked for Israeli Spy Agency, Book Alleges

author: By ETHAN BRONNER-{ts '2010-09-02 06:13:01'}

Simon Wiesenthal, who ran a one-man Nazi-hunting operation, worked for Israel’s spy agency, a new biography claims.

In Somali Civil War, Both Sides Embrace Pirates

author: By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN-{ts '2010-09-02 06:01:45'}

After years of not getting sucked into the messy civil war on land, Somalia’s pirate gangs are taking sides — both sides.

Grief Across Latin America for Migrant Killings

author: By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD-{ts '2010-09-02 06:10:02'}

In a startling twist, migrants are apparently dying at the hands of a drug gang seeking money or possibly recruits, officials said, though no

Suicide Bombers in Pakistan Kill Dozens of Shiites

author: By WAQAR GILLANI and SALMAN MASOOD-{ts '2010-09-02 03:38:05'}

A blast touched off clashes between local police forces and mourners and protesters infuriated by the attack.

Near Kandahar, the Prize Is an Empty Town

author: By TAIMOOR SHAH and ROD NORDLAND-{ts '2010-09-02 04:10:28'}

While many security operations in Afghanistan are joint ones between NATO and Afghan forces, in most of them, the phrase “Afghan-led” is little more than a polite fiction. This was an exception.

In Baghdad, U.S. Officials Take Note of Milestone

author: By MICHAEL R. GORDON and ELISABETH BUMILLER-{ts '2010-09-02 06:10:21'}

Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates inaugurated the post-combat phase.

Sweden Reopens Rape Investigation of WikiLeaks Founder

author: By DAVID JOLLY-{ts '2010-09-02 06:14:34'}

Swedish authorities said they reopened an investigation of rape allegations against Julian Assange.

Cardinal, Who Mediated in Belgian Abuse Case, Says He Was Misled

author: By DOREEN CARVAJAL and STEPHEN CASTLE-{ts '2010-09-02 04:50:22'}

Cardinal Godfried Danneels is distancing himself from his colleague and friend, Roger Vangheluwe, the former bishop of Bruges who is accused of abusing his own nephew.

China Will Require ID for Cellphone Numbers; Noncompliance Means No Service

author: By MICHAEL WINES-{ts '2010-09-02 06:21:00'}

The government is looking to curb cellphone spam, pornography and fraud schemes.

E.U. Casts Legal Doubt on French Roma Expulsion

author: By STEPHEN CASTLE-{ts '2010-09-02 03:28:43'}

A European Commission report highlighted failings in France’s law and pointedly declined to endorse the government’s actions.

Corinne Day, Photographer of Kate Moss, Is Dead

author: By DOUGLAS MARTIN-{ts '2010-09-02 05:30:13'}

Ms. Day, whose photos of Ms. Moss in the 1990s took a startling detour from the glossy world of supermodels, helped usher in a new era in fashion photography.

Australian Leader Wins Support From Greens

author: By MERAIAH FOLEY-{ts '2010-09-02 06:20:53'}

Prime Minister Julia Gillard won a formal assurance from the Greens Party that it will support her bid for a further three-year term.

World Briefing | Africa: Mozambique: At Least 4 Are Dead in Protests of High Food Prices

author: By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS-{ts '2010-09-02 01:20:42'}

Protests against rising food prices turned deadly in the capital, Maputo, on Wednesday when the police opened fire on demonstrators.

World Briefing | Europe: The Netherlands: 2 Yemenis Freed

author: By REUTERS-{ts '2010-09-02 01:20:50'}

The Dutch authorities said that they had freed two Yemeni men held on suspicion of terrorism after no evidence of wrongdoing or traces of explosives were found.

World Briefing | Europe: Poland: Afghan Costs Crimping Force Modernization, Leader Says

author: By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS-{ts '2010-09-02 01:20:50'}

President Bronislaw Komorowski said Wednesday that the rising cost of the war in Afghanistan was hampering a program to modernize the military.

World Briefing | Europe: Britain: Inquest Into Spy’s Death

author: By RAVI SOMAIYA-{ts '2010-09-02 01:20:50'}

The body of a British spy, found dead in his apartment in London last month, had been padlocked into a gym bag and put in the bathtub, but how he died is not yet certain.

World Briefing | Europe: Germany: Citizen Held by U.S. Is Suspected of Ties to Terrorism

author: By REUTERS-{ts '2010-09-02 01:20:50'}

A German citizen has been arrested by United States troops in Afghanistan, the German Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.

World Briefing | Africa: South Africa: Sympathy Strike Is Suspended as Talks Continue

author: By CELIA W. DUGGER-{ts '2010-09-02 01:20:42'}

Negotiations were continuing on the government’s offer to give more than a million public employees pay raises of 7.5 percent, double the inflation rate.

Names of the Dead

author: -{ts '2010-09-02 03:12:39'}

The Department of Defense has identified 1,246 American service members who have died as a part of the Afghan war and related operations.

Tabloid Hack Attack on Royals, and Beyond

author: By DON VAN NATTA Jr., JO BECKER and GRAHAM BOWLEY-{ts '2010-09-02 06:00:24'}

A London paper listened in on the private messages of the rich and famous, including Britain’s Prince Harry and Prince William.

Western Schools Sprout in South Korea

author: By CHOE SANG-HUN-{ts '2010-09-02 06:15:58'}

Parents in Asia and elsewhere want a more global curriculum for their children, and governments hope to attract foreign investors to their countries.

Iraqis’ Reactions to Obama’s Speech

author: By STEPHEN FARRELL and BAGHDAD BUREAU-{ts '2010-09-02 03:50:20'}

Stephen Farrell talks with Iraqi citizens on growing frustrations as the United States brings an end to its combat mission.

An Iraqi Woman's Change of Address and New Life

author: By ERICA GOODE-{ts '2010-09-01 19:42:36'}

Almost nine months ago, Anwar and her family came to the United States, taking part in a special visa program for Iraqis who risked their lives to help Americans in wartime.

Defining Freedom in Baghdad

author: By STEPHEN FARRELL-{ts '2010-09-01 18:06:38'}

"I am free to read the newspaper I want, but what I will read is that my mother is dead."

Video of British Labour Party Debate

author: By ROBERT MACKEY-{ts '2010-09-01 20:33:02'}

Britain’s Channel 4 News has provided The Lede with a live stream of its televised debate among the candidates to be the next leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party.

Blair Recalls Bush Asked, 'Who Is This Guy?' After Meeting Belgium's Leader

author: By ROBERT MACKEY-{ts '2010-09-01 18:07:15'}

Tony Blair's memoir contains some recollections that will make his old friends uncomfortable.

Evacuations as Hurricane Nears U.S.

author: By ROBERT MACKEY-{ts '2010-09-01 13:20:53'}

At 8 a.m. Wednesday the National Hurricane Center in Miami issued its latest advisory on Hurricane Earl, with this updated forecast of the path it could follow in the days ahead.

Hurricane Earl Heads Toward U.S.

author: By ROBERT MACKEY-{ts '2010-08-31 23:31:57'}

Spectacular images of Hurricane Earl seen from space give little sense of its destructive power.

Letter from Europe: In Poland, a Memorial Becomes a Battleground

author: By JUDY DEMPSEY-{ts '2010-09-02 04:50:22'}

A monument to those who died in the plane crash in April that killed Poland’s president has become a symbol in the country’s heated secular-religious divide.

Letter from China: Visibility of Gay People Reflects Changes in China

author: By HOWARD W. FRENCH-{ts '2010-09-02 05:20:53'}

As this society grows richer, its social fabric and mores have been changing drastically, and sexual choice and expression are arguably in the leading edge of this upheaval.