NEWS A long struggle over urban spaces is erupting as a broader fight over Turkish identity, where difficult issues of religion, social class and politics intersect. Tim Arango reports from Istanbul.
Some branches of the Syrian Red Crescent work in rebel areas and others in government-held regions, with crews in Damascus pursuing neutrality with surprising vigor. Anne Barnard reports from Damascus.
A French experiment in cracking down on digital media piracy by threatening to kick copyright cheats offline is about to end â€" without solving the problem. Eric Pfanner reports from Serraval, France.
Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court ruled Sunday that the laws that governed the election of the country’s only operating house of Parliament as well as the body that drafted the country’s postrevolutionary Constitution were invalid. Ben Hubbard reports from Cairo.
A ruling by China’s top court is one of a number of recent signals that China’s long-assumed tolerance for foreign investment may be on the wane. Neil Gough reports.
Chinese state-owned companies have poured more than $2 billion a year and hundreds of workers into Iraq, and have accepted lower profits to win contracts. Tim Arango reports from Baghdad, and Clifford Krauss reported from Houston.
EDUCATION Millions of young people in India are seeking hands-on instruction in market-friendly skills. Private academies offering short, practical courses are filling the gap left by formal colleges and universities. Amy Yee reports from Ghaziabad, India.
ARTS The factory at 101 Spring Street in New York where the artist Donald Judd once lived and worked is opening to the public this month after three years of restoration. Alice Rawsthorn writes from New York.
SPORTS The British and Irish Lions got their 125th anniversary tour off to a winning start in Hong Kong, but it wasn’t the eight tries that they scored in the 59-8 triumph over the Barbarians that caused the biggest stir â€" it was the energy-sapping conditions the match was played in. Emma Stoney reports from Hong Kong.
Novak Djokovic learned about the death of his former coach, Jelena Gencic, after winning his French Open match in Paris on Saturday. Christopher Clarey reports from Paris.
