NEWS Europeans have never been wild about the European Union. With the region sapped by the euro crisis, confidence in the institution and the benefits it was supposed to provide is flagging faster and further than ever before, according to an influential opinion survey released Monday. James Kanter reports from Brussels.
The highest-ranking international military commander in Afghanistan has denied American or NATO responsibility for the deaths of at least 17 women and children after nearly seven hours of airstrikes in the latest development in a case that has heightened tensions with the Afghan government. Alissa Rubin reports from Kabul.
Bavaria's dominant political force, the Christian Social Union, is embroiled in a nepotism scandal, accused of confusing family values with rewarding family members. The scandal has engulfed this economically powerful region in recent weeks, damaging the party's image but also threatening Chancellor Angela Merkel's chances of re-election in September. Melissa Eddy and Nicholas Kulish report from Munich.
The mayor of one of Japan's largest cities, who is seen by some as a possible future prime minister, drew an outcry when he said women forced into wartime brothels for the Japanese Army during World War II had served a necessary role in providing relief for war-crazed soldiers. Hiroko Tabuchi reports from Tokyo.
U.S. federal investigators secretly seized two months of phone records for reporters and editors of the Associated Press in what the news organization said Monday was a “serious interference with A.P.'s constitutional rights to gather and report the news.†Charlie Savage reports from Washington and Leslie Kaufman from New York.
After striking a deal in March to make many bank depositors help pay for an international bailout, Cyprus on Monday received "2 billion, the first installment of that money, aimed at buttressing the economy after the near-collapse of its banking sector. Liz Alderman reports from Paris.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Monday that farmers could not use Monsanto's patented genetically altered soybeans to create new seeds without paying the company a fee. Adam Liptak reports from Washington.
Under mounting pressure to improve working conditions in Bangladesh's garment factories, several of the world's largest apparel companies agreed on Monday to a landmark plan to help pay for fire safety and building improvements after the collapse last month of the Rana Plaza factory complex, which killed more than 1,100 people. Steven Greenhouse and Jim Yardley report.
With concerns emerging about practices at its news division, Bloomberg L.P., the sprawling financial services company founded by Michael R. Bloomberg, scrambled to shield its lucrative terminal business and appease nervous customers. Amy Chozick and Ben Protess report.
ARTS For a work scarcely a year old, “Slave Labor (Bunting Boy),†by the British graffiti artist Banksy, has been at the center of more than its share of battles. A new one broke out as the Sincura Group announced that it would auction the mural at the London Film Museum on June 2. Allan Kozinn reports.
SPORTS The family of Derek Boogaard has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against the National Hockey League, contending that the N.H.L. is responsible for the physical trauma and brain damage that Boogaard sustained during six seasons as one of the league's top enforcers, and for the addiction to prescription painkillers that marked his final two years. John Branch reports.
