NEWS Lawmakers rejected a 10 billion euro bailout package for Cyprus on Tuesday, sending the president back to the drawing board to devise a plan that might enable the country to receive a financial lifeline while avoiding a default that could reignite the euro crisis. Liz Alderman reports from Nicosia, Cyprus.
Striking a tone of radical humility, Pope Francis offered a passionate pledge in his installation Mass on Tuesday to serve “the poorest, the weakest, the least important,†urging world leaders to protect human life and the environment and use tenderness to inspire hope. Elisabetta Povoledo and Rachel Donadio report from Vatican City.
Eighteen bombs and an assassination in Baghdad on Tuesday were a reminder of the violence that regularly afflicts Iraq a decade after the American-led invasion. Tim Arango reports from Baghdad.
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The American ambassador to Laos said on Tuesday that the Laotian authorities had blocked a United States investigation into the disappearance of two citizens and a resident of the United States. Thomas Fuller reports from Bangkok.
An outspoken radio station in Budapest has found itself at the center of what its director calls a government-backed war to weaken and silence it. Dan Bilefsky reports from Budapest.
The Philippine Supreme Court on Tuesday temporarily halted a landmark law that would provide free contraception to poor women. Supporters and opponents of the legislation will argue their cases before the Supreme Court on June 18. Floyd Whaley reports from Manila.
The British government on Tuesday cleared away the last big regulatory hurdle for building the country’s first new nuclear power plant in nearly 20 years. But whether construction will proceed remains uncertain, because the government has not finalized financial terms with the builder, EDF Energy. Stanley Reed reports from London.
Jacob J. Lew, the American Treasury secretary, met with President Xi Jinping of China on Tuesday in the first high-level encounter between American and Chinese officials since Mr. Xi assumed the presidency, and one that recognized sticking points in a relationship that has drifted in the last few months. Jane Perlez reports from Beijing.
Federal authorities in the U.S. are examining Microsoft’s involvement with companies and individuals that are accused of paying bribes to overseas government officials in exchange for business, according to a person briefed on the inquiry. Nick Wingfield reports from Seattle.
ARTS The Opéra National de Lorraine in Nancy, France, has mounted the first staging of Oscar Wilde’s work “The Importance of Being Earnestâ€. George Loomis reviews from London.
Three plays currently in London: William Boyd’s “Longing†is a Chekhov mash-up and two other shows (“The Living Room†and “Ringâ€) provide grim world views. Matt Wolf reviews from London.
SPORTS Samuel Deduno and four relievers held Puerto Rico to three hits in the final as the Dominican Republic won all eight of its games in the World Baseball Classic. Tyler Kepner reports from San Fransisco.
Pope Francis is a well-established fan of soccer, a sport that has a long history with religious institutions. Rob Hughes writes from London.
