NEWS A visit to the Kachin region of Myanmar is a sobering reminder of how much hatred and mistrust exist between the majority Burman and the ethnic minorities who live in the country’s highlands. Thomas Fuller reports from Myitkyina, Myanmar.
An enormous leak of financial records shows thousands of holders of immense secret wealth from around the world who have stashed it in offshore tax havens. Andrew Higgins reports from Brussels.
South Korea’s defense chief said Thursday that North Korea had moved to its east coast a missile with a “considerable†range, but that the weapon was not capable of reaching the United States. The disclosure came as the North’s military warned that it was ready to strike American military forces with “cutting-edge smaller, lighter and diversified nuclear strike means.†Choe Sang-Hun reports from Seoul.
The firestorm touched off this week by a former budget minister’s admission to having secret foreign bank accounts â€" after months of public denials â€" widened Thursday as senior members of France’s Socialist government rejected accusations that President François Hollande and others might have been aware of the truth for months. Steven Erlanger and Nicola Clark report from Paris.
Glacial ice in the Peruvian Andes that took at least 1,600 years to form has melted in just 25 years, scientists reported Thursday, the latest indication that the recent spike in global temperatures has thrown the natural world out of balance. Justin Gillis reports.
The manhunt that led to a notorious trafficker’s capture was a hard-nosed display of the Chinese government’s political and economic sway across Laos, Myanmar and Thailand. Jane Perlez and Bree Feng report from Ban Mom, Laos.
The German central bank is investigating allegations that Deutsche Bank hid billions of dollars in losses to avoid a potential bailout during the financial crisis, people with direct knowledge of the matter said on Thursday. David Jolly reports from Paris.
ARTS With Tony Kushner’s “Angels in America,†the Hungarian National Theater and the Hungarian government are at odds. Jonathan Levi reports from Budapest.
Roger Ebert, the popular film critic and television co-host who along with his fellow reviewer and sometime sparring partner Gene Siskel could lift or sink the fortunes of a movie with their trademark thumbs up or thumbs down, died on Thursday in Chicago. He was 70. Douglas Martin reports.
SPORTS Until last year, the principal sponsor for the Tour of the Basque Country cycling race was the Basque regional government, but budget cuts forced it to reduce its contribution suddenly for the 2012 edition. Jon Brand reports from Bilbao, Spain.
One of the great quirks and strengths of Davis Cup is that it can put the game’s biggest stars in unlikely places, like a city of 210,000 that most foreigners would struggle to place on a map: Boise, Idaho. Christopher Clarey reports.
