NEWS President Obama vowed on Sunday to “use whatever power this office holds†to stop massacres like the slaughter at the school in Connecticut that shocked the U.S., hinting at a fresh effort to curb the spread of guns as he declared that there was no “excuse for inaction.†Mark Landler reports from Newtown, Connecticut, and Peter Baker from Washington.
Japan's voters handed a landslide victory to the Liberal Democratic Party in national parliamentary elections on Sunday, giving power back to the conservative party that had governed Japan for decades until a historic defeat three years ago. Martin F ackler reports from Tokyo.
Congo has become a never-ending nightmare, one of the bloodiest conflicts since World War II, with more than five million dead. Jeffrey Gettleman reports.
A mining company is proceeding with a project that could help revive Brazil's economy, but it would also destroy caves treasured by scholars of Amazonian prehistoric human history. Simon Romero reports from Carajás National Forest, Brazil.
To encourage more investment in high-speed networks, regulators are considering changes that could raise fees for consumers, especially in Eastern Europe. Kevin J. O'Brien reports from Berlin.
Growers of Darjeeling tea have followed the example of Scottish whisky distillers and French wineries, winning legal protection for the Darjeeling label under laws that limit the use of certain geographic names to products that come from those places. Jim Yardley reports from Darjeeling, India.
EDUCATION China is a hot market for U.S. institutions looking for international students, and community and faith-based colleges are looking abroad for students who can pay full tuition and diversify their campuses. Lara Farrar reports from Beijing.
ARTS Dom Sylvester Houédard, who was a pioneer of concrete poetry, has been an enigmatic figure in accounts of 1960s counter culture, until the publication of a new book. Alice Rawsthorn writes from London.
SPORTS It isn't always the finesse that gives the English Premier League a hold on television audiences across the globe. Instead it is the physical element, the combative streak that, often, the English condone more than most. Rob Hughes reports from London.
