NEWS The Obama administration, resolving years of internal debate, is on the verge of backing a F.B.I. plan for a sweeping overhaul of surveillance laws that would make it easier to wiretap people who communicate using the Internet rather than by traditional phone services, according to officials familiar with the deliberations. Charlie Savage reports from Washington.
The Nigerian military's harsh tactics have curtailed militant attacks in the north, a stronghold of Boko Haram, but at a huge cost and with likely repercussions. Adam Nossiter reports from Maiduguri, Nigeria.
Trained to battle Israel, Hezbollah's Lebanese Shiite guerrillas are pushing into a very different fight, against fellow Arab Muslims in Syria trying to topple President Bashar al-Assad. Anne Barnard reports from Beirut.
China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday criticized a Pentagon report that explicitly accused China's military of staging attacks on the computer systems of the American government and military contractors. Keith Bradsher reports from Hong Kong.
A Spanish court on Tuesday dropped a subpoena for Princess Cristina, the younger daughter of King Juan Carlos, in an embezzlement case that has tarnished the monarchy. Raphael Minder reports from Madrid.
The state-controlled Bank of China said on Tuesday that it had ended all dealings with a key North Korean bank in what appeared to be the strongest public Chinese response yet to North Korea's willingness to brush aside warnings from Beijing and push ahead with its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. Keith Bradsher reports from Hong Kong.
The European Union's halting effort to create a more unified banking system, which many experts consider necessary for avoiding future financial crises, received fresh impetus on Tuesday. James Kanter reports from Brussels and Nicholas Kulish from Berlin.
Roberto Carvalho de Azevêdo of Brazil will be the next leader of the World Trade Organization, a Brazilian official said Tuesday, and will take the reins at a time when the group is fighting to remain relevant. David Jolly reports from Paris.
ARTS In a homecoming sweetened with poetic justice, a collection of drawings and paintings by Aboriginal children living in a settlement camp in the 1940s and 1950s will be returned to Australia. Felicia R. Lee reports.
SPORTS Chuck Blazer, who was provisionally banned from all soccer activities on Monday, is just the latest FIFA executive to leave or be banned after allegations of misconduct. Rob Hughes writes from London.
