NEWS Doctors announced on Sunday that a baby had been cured of an H.I.V. infection for the first time, a startling development that could change how infected newborns are treated and sharply reduce the number of children living with the virus that causes AIDS. Andrew Pollack and Donald G. McNeil Jr. report.
Interviews with officials in five countries and a review of hundreds of pages of government and court documents provide strong evidence that a Laotian man, Vixay Keosavang, is a linchpin of wildlife smuggling operations. The case is especially frustrating to those outside Laos, who say Mr. Vixay appears untouchable as long as he remains in his home country, where, they say, officials have refused to do a thorough investigation despite the reams of evidence presented to them. Thomas Fuller reports from Hong Tong, Laos.
Secretary of State John Kerry announced Sunday that the United States would provide $250 million in assistance to Egypt after Egypt’s president promised to move ahead with negotiations with the International Monetary Fund over economic reforms. Michael R. Gordon reports from Riyadh.
On the eve of the National People’s Congress, the chief of China’s Communist Party, Xi Jinping, is emphasizing his role as a champion of the military, using the armed forces to cement his political authority and present a tough stance in growing territorial disputes in the Pacific region. Chris Buckley reports from Hong Kong.
Four months after President Obama won a second term, the only issue truly uniting Republicans is a commitment to shrinking government through spending cuts, low taxes and less regulation. Richard W. Stevenson reports from Washington.
Britain’s most senior Roman Catholic cleric, Cardinal Keith O’Brien, acknowledged Sunday that he had been guilty of sexual misconduct, a week after he announced his resignation and said he would not attend the conclave to choose the next pope. Cardinal O’Brien, the head of the church in Scotland, is the highest-ranking figure in the church’s recent history to make suchan admission. John F. Burns reports from London.
A brief bit of guerrilla theater last week was the latest skirmish in an escalating battle between ver.di, one of the largest unions in Germany, and Amazon, which employs 8,000 permanent workers at eight distribution centers in the country. Deservedly or not, Amazon’s labor relations have lately come under intense scrutiny by German media. Jack Ewing reports from Bad Hersfeld, Germany.
Swiss citizens voted Sunday to impose some of the world’s most severe restrictions on executive compensation, ignoring a warning from the business lobby that such curbs would unde! rmine the! country’s investor-friendly image. Raphael Minder reports from Geneva.
EDUCATION More Indian students are choosing to take the International Baccalaureate over their own national curriculum â€" even those who are not planning on heading overseas. Gayatri Rangachari Shah reports from Mumbai.
FASHION In Paris, a new take on tailoring is the story for winter 2013. Suzy Menkes reviews from Paris.
ARTS The key has long been a symbol of power, wealth, and possibility. Now the traditional key is disappearng in favor of alternative technologies. Alice Rawsthorn reports from London.
SPORTS The Premier League continues to flaunt its international soccer talent, as Japanese and Uruguayan players knocked in hat tricks for Manchester United and Liverpool on Saturday. Rob Hughes reports from London.
