NEWS Outdoor air pollution contributed to 1.2 million premature deaths in China in 2010, nearly 40 percent of the global total, according to a new summary of data from a scientific study on leading causes of death worldwide. Edward Wong reports from Beijing.
Despite a drumbeat of increasingly bellicose threats from North Korea, the White House said Monday that there was no evidence that the country’s leader, Kim Jong-un, was mobilizing troops or other military forces for any imminent attack. Mark Landler reports from Washington, and Choe Sang-hun from Seoul.
A mock island invasion called Iron Fist is the latest sign that Japan’s anxieties about China and North Korea are pushing leaders further away from postwar pacifism. Martin Fackler reports from San Clemente Island, California.
After decades of internal strife and foreign occupation, Cyprus regarded acceptance into the European family as a promise of stability and the chance to forge a more modern economy. Now, many Cypriots are shocked and angry at what they consider their economic excommunication from the European project. Liz Alderman reports from Nicosia.
For media analysts, coverage of the Syrian war has seriously eroded the reputations of channels like Al Jazeera and Al Arabiya. Now, several Syrian-run newspapers have begun publishing to fill out war reporting. Neil MacFarquhar reports from Antakya, Turkey.
Mikhail S. Gorbachev, who contended that President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia had adopted “a ruinous and hopeless path,†was denounced by members of Mr. Putin’s party. David M. Herszenhorn reports from Moscow.
Current discontent in the French political discourse was reflected in a recent conference on trust. Alison Smale writes from Rennes, France.
People in developing countries worldwide will continue to have access to low-cost copycat versions of drugs for diseases like H.I.V. and cancer, at least for a while. Production of the generic drugs in India, the world’s biggest provider of cheap medicines, was ensured on Monday in a ruling by the Indian Supreme Court. Gardiner Harris reports from New Delhi, and Katie Thomas from New York.
Apple’s chief executive, Tim Cook, took the unusual step Monday of apologizing to Chinese customers over the company’s warranty policy and said he would improve customer service in the country. David Barboza reports from Shanghai and Nick Wingfield from Seattle.
ARTS Russia takes center stage at the annual Art Paris Art Fair, and history and politics meld across many genres. Celestine Bohlen reviews from Paris.
SPORTS In soccer, no one talks about conflict of interest in the Champions League owners’ circle, maybe because the wealth now is so high and so narrowly sourced. Rob Hughes writes from London.
