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Rat Meat Sold as Lamb in China Highlights Fears

Rat Meat Sold as Lamb in China Highlights Fears


Rat Meat Sold as Lamb in China Highlights Fears

Posted: 03 May 2013 12:42 AM PDT

The government's announcement that the police had arrested traders in eastern China brought to light one of the more alarming cases of tainted food in the country.
    


Prosecutor in Bhutto Killing and Mumbai Attacks Assassinated in Pakistan

Posted: 02 May 2013 10:21 PM PDT

The prosecutor, Chaudhry Zulfikar Ali, was also involved in the case against Pakistan's former leader, Pervez Musharraf.
    


As Egypt Birthrate Rises, Population Policy Vanishes

Posted: 02 May 2013 07:45 PM PDT

President Mohamed Morsi has remained silent about the future of the family planning programs put in place by the government of former President Hosni Mubarak.
    

Boston Plot Said to Initially Target July 4

Posted: 02 May 2013 07:04 PM PDT

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev told the F.B.I. that he and his brother finished building their bombs sooner than expected and that they were influenced by the Internet sermons of Anwar al-Awlaki, according to two law enforcement officials.
    


DealBook: JPMorgan Caught in Swirl of Regulatory Woes

Posted: 02 May 2013 07:00 PM PDT

The nation's biggest bank, which faces several federal investigations, was warned by energy regulators about "manipulative schemes" it used in California and Michigan.
    

Factory Owners in Bangladesh Fear Firms Will Exit

Posted: 02 May 2013 06:44 PM PDT

Garment makers fear that many Western retailers will follow the lead of the Walt Disney Company and end apparel production in Bangladesh over safety standards there.
    

Obama Meets With Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto

Posted: 02 May 2013 06:01 PM PDT

President Obama meets with President Enrique Peña Nieto of Mexico as both leaders seek to shift attention from security issues to the vast economic relationship between the two nations.
    


U.S. Lifts Visa Ban on Officials From Myanmar

Posted: 02 May 2013 05:42 PM PDT

Lifting the ban is the latest effort by the Obama administration to reward Myanmar after its president, Thein Sein, began to open the country's political system and economy in 2011.
    

European Bank Cuts Rate, but Signals It Has Limits

Posted: 02 May 2013 05:30 PM PDT

The bank remains unwilling or unable to wield the more powerful weapons that many economists say are needed to jolt Europe out of recession.
    


‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ Aims for World Audience

Posted: 02 May 2013 05:24 PM PDT

Paramount Pictures had international moviegoers in mind when making casting and script decisions for "Star Trek Into Darkness."
    

36 Hours in Tokyo

Posted: 02 May 2013 04:55 PM PDT

Besides joining the crowds on Tokyo's shopper-clogged streets, you can take a cruise, slip into a Buddhist temple or Shinto shrine, or partake of a kaiseki dinner on the 45th floor of a luxury hotel.
    

Personal Journeys : Learning to Love ‘the People’s Food’ in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Posted: 02 May 2013 04:30 PM PDT

At Vietnamese restaurants in America, all kinds of foods are served together — noodles, soups, stir-frys, spring rolls. But in Vietnam, restaurants are often devoted to a single dish.
    

Greek Lawmaker Accused of Swinging at Athens Mayor

Posted: 02 May 2013 04:07 PM PDT

A lawmaker in Greece's right-wing Golden Dawn party was accused of trying to punch the mayor of Athens, but missing and hitting a 12-year-old girl instead.
    

Syrian Forces Strike Rebels in Wide-Ranging Assaults

Posted: 02 May 2013 03:29 PM PDT

Antigovernment activists reported attacks against insurgent enclaves in a Mediterranean port and at least two major cities.
    


Hagel Confirms U.S. Is Considering Arming Syrian Rebels

Posted: 02 May 2013 02:24 PM PDT

Mr. Hagel was the first senior United States official to officially describe the Obama administration's decision to reassess providing arms to the opposition fighters.
    


United States Calls on North Korea to Free American

Posted: 02 May 2013 01:55 PM PDT

The Obama administration wants the American, who was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor, to be granted "amnesty and immediate release."
    


Pope Emeritus Benedict Takes Up Residence at Vatican

Posted: 02 May 2013 01:35 PM PDT

With his return, the pope emeritus inaugurates a living arrangement as unusual as it may be unpredictable: a former pope and a current pope both living within the Vatican walls.
    


Lens Blog: Bangladesh and More — Pictures of the Day

Posted: 02 May 2013 01:30 PM PDT

Photos from Bangladesh, Jerusalem, Romania and Kentucky.
    

High & Low Finance: How Apple and Other Corporations Move Profit to Avoid Taxes

Posted: 02 May 2013 01:07 PM PDT

Apple's move to sell bonds while holding huge amounts of cash is one example of how corporations — legally — avoid paying taxes.
    

Netanyahu Backs Referendum for a Peace Agreement With Palestinians

Posted: 02 May 2013 12:50 PM PDT

Putting any peace plan to a public vote is a move that some Israelis view as a potential obstacle to a deal.
    

Afghan Government Faces Cash Crunch, I.M.F. Says

Posted: 02 May 2013 12:15 PM PDT

A confidential assessment by the International Monetary Fund said the budget shortfall was caused by tax evasion, corruption and slow economic growth.
    

Study Finds No Single Cause of Honeybee Deaths

Posted: 02 May 2013 12:13 PM PDT

Pesticides, parasites, poor nutrition and a lack of genetic diversity are blamed for a phenomenon known as colony collapse disorder.
    

Airport Exposes Class Divisions in Silicon Valley

Posted: 02 May 2013 11:33 AM PDT

A technology boom that once created middle-class jobs and lifted the overall economy now fuels a growing gap between the very rich and everyone else.
    

In London, Soccer Courses Through the City’s Veins

Posted: 02 May 2013 10:16 AM PDT

In a city full of soccer clubs, including 6 of the 20 in the Premier League, the team you support can say a lot about you.
    


Border Dispute Between China and India Persists

Posted: 02 May 2013 10:07 AM PDT

A standoff between troops along a disputed border has entered a third week, causing alarm in New Delhi.
    


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