NEWS Struggling into the early-morning hours to avoid a collapse of Cyprus’s banking system, European Union leaders on Monday agreed on a bailout package intended to keep Cyprus in the euro zone and rebuild its devastated economy. James Kanter reports from Brussels, and Liz Alderman and Andrew Higgins from Nicosia, Cyprus.
With help from the C.I.A., Arab governments and Turkey have sharply increased their military aid to Syria’s opposition fighters in recent months, expanding a secret airlift of arms and equipment for the uprising against PresidentBashar al-Assad, according to air traffic data, interviews with officials in several countries and the accounts of rebel commanders. C.J. Chivers and Eric Schmitt report.
The ferocity of deadly rioting between Buddhists and Muslims in central Myanmar last week has further underlined how ethnic and religious fissures in the country pose serious impediments to democratic change in the country. Thomas Fuller reports from Bangkok.
The moment of ruin for Boris A. Berezovsky, the exiled Russian oligarch who was found dead on Saturday, came in a humiliating court ruling last August after he lost a $5.1 billion lawsuit against a former associate. Sarah Lyall reports from London.
Peng Liyuan, China’s new first lady, is glamorous, fashionable and one of her nation’s best-known singers, a startling contrast to her dour-looking predecessors. As she accompanies her husband, President Xi Jinping, on his first trip abroad as China’s leader, Ms. Peng appears ready to carve out a new role for herself. Jane Perlez and Bree Feng report from Beijing.
As the amount of data carried on mobile networks explodes â€" Cisco Systems estimates the level will rise about 66 percent this year â€" countries across Europe are busy selling off their broadcast spectrum to keep the digital discourse flowing. Kevin J. O’Brien reports from Berlin.
Universal Music Group and Samsung have established The Kleek, a pan-African digital music service, joining providers offering music to a mostly mobile audience. Eric Pfanner reports from Serraval, France.
EDUCATION The growing number of people studying abroad is a lucrative market, and Canada is trying to capture a bigger share of it. Elaine Smith reports from Toronto.
ARTS The Bauhaus Archive in Berlin is trying to make amends to the early artists who felt marginalized at the school, by celebrating their work in the “Female Bauhaus†series of exhibitions. Alice Rawsthorn reviews from Berlin.
SPORTS Sebastian Vettel, the reigning world champion for the Red Bull team, won the Malaysian Grand Prix after he ignored team orders and stole the victory from his teammate Mark Webber with 10 laps left. Brad Spurgeon reports from Kuala Lumpur.
The French soccer team, which has changed coaches twice, changed its hierarchy and changed much of its team, is on top of the group that Spain needs to win to qualify for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Rob Hughes reports.
