NEWS President Nicos Anastasiades delayed a vote on a $13 billion deal that set off outrage for calling on Cypriot bank depositors to bear part of the cost, while stock markets faltered on concerns over the plan. Liz Alderman reports from Nicosia, Cyprus, and Landon Thomas Jr. from London.
Syria’s main exile opposition coalition elected a naturalized Syrian-born American citizen early Tuesday to be the first prime minister of an interim Syrian government, charged with funneling aid to rebels inside Syria and offering an alternative to the government of President Bashar al-Assad. Anne Barnard reports from Beirut.
For Pope Francis to change the Vatican, he must contend with power centers that revolve around money, real estate, the distribution of resources, and foreign policy, ideology and church doctrine. Rachel Donadio and Jim Yardley report from Vatican City.
Bosco Ntaganda, a Congolese rebel general accused of massacring civilians and building an army of child soldiers, who is considered one of Africa’s most wanted men, turned himself in to the American Embassy in Rwanda on Monday, saying he wanted to be sent to the International Criminal Court. Jeffrey Gettleman reports from Nairobi.
Diego Torres, a onetime marketing guru, built a $2 million dream home outside Barcelona, but it has become a luxury bunker since he challenged the Spanish royal family by revealing its private e-mails as part of his legal defense in a corruption investigation. Doreen Carvajal and Silvia Taulés report from Barcelona.
The Romanian former prime minister Adrian Nastase will be released early from prison after serving nine months of a two-year term for corruption, a Bucharest court ruled on Monday. Dan Bilefsky reports.
Airbus said Monday that it had received a record order for $24 billion worth of new single-aisle jets from the Indonesian low-cost airline Lion Air, marking a significant inroad for the European plane maker into one of the fastest-growing air travel markets in Asia that until now has been dominated by its American rival, Boeing. Nicola Clark reports from Paris.
FASHION A London exhibition on wool puts the focus on the scope of fleece’s possibilities. Suzy Menkes reviews from London.
ARTS David Bowie is brought to you live, sort of, at “David Bowie Is,†which opens at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London on Saturday. Suzy Menkes reviews from London.
SPORTS The Dominican Republic defeated the Netherlands, setting up a matchup with Puerto Rico in the World Baseball Classic final. Tyler Kepner reports from San Francisco.
