Marcus Mabry, Rendezvous’s editor, speaks to Clifford J. Levy, the former Moscow bureau chief of The New York Times, about the Chechen origins of the suspected Boston Marathon bombers,Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
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IHT Quick Read: April 19
NEWS In a direct appeal for help from the public, the F.B.I. on Thursday released pictures and video of two young men who officials believe may be responsible for the explosions that killed three people and wounded more than 170 during the Boston Marathon. Katharine Q. Seelye reports from Boston, Michael S. Schmidt from Washington, and Michael Cooper from New York.
Two young men, armed with guns and explosives in what appeared to be backpacks, engaged in a violent standoff with dozens of police on a street in Watertown, Mass., Thursday night, police and residents said. The standoff came days after two bombs had exploded at the Boston marathon, killing three and injuring more than 170. There was speculation that the two incidents were linked but, amid the chaos early Friday morning, there was no confirmation of that. Ravi Somaiya reports.
The former military ruler of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, fled a courtroom on Thursday, making a dramatic escape after a judge revoked his bail over a case dating to his years in power. On Friday, the police escorted him to a court in central Islamabad where a magistrate formally charged him. Declan Walsh reports from Islamabad.
A Guatemalan judge on Thursday annulled the genocide trial against the former dictator Gen. EfraÃn RÃos Montt, a stunning ruling that could force prosecutors to begin the case all over again. Elizabeth Malkin reports from Mexico City.
The Defense Department is expected to finalize a $10 billion arms deal with Israel, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates next week that will provide missiles, warplanes and troop transports to help them counter any future threat from Iran. Thom Shanker reports from Washington.
The police in the southern Peloponnese region of Greece on Thursday were seeking three supervisors of a strawberry farm accused of firing on a large group of Bangladeshi workers who had demanded unpaid wages, wounding 28. Niki Kitsantonis reports from Athens.
Among civic leaders in Warsaw, a new Jewish museum is seen as a major step toward recognizing Poland’s Jewish past and recovering from its 20th-century traumas. Nicholas Kulish reports from Warsaw.
In a rare political setback for the world’s most powerful woman, Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday found herself forced to give in to a rebellious bloc in her own party who insisted that Germany’s leading companies be compelled to increase the number of women on their boards. Melissa Eddy reports from Berlin.
Germany’s lower house of Parliament approved the bailout package for Cyprus on Thursday, bringing to an end to months of debate in Berlin. Melissa Eddy reports from Berlin.
ARTS Anna Netrebko is singing Tatiana in “Eugene Onegin†at the Vienna State Opera in a production by Falk Richter and will bring the role to the Met this fall. James R. Oestreich reviews from Vienna.
SPORTS How much of a beating does a rugby player take during a game? In New Zealand, where rugby union is the national game, the Hutt Old Boys Marist club is using electronic mouth guards and patches stuck behind the ear to measure the force, direction and rotation of any impact during a game. The data are suggesting that players sometimes face the same strain as when two cars collide. Emma Stoney reports.
A revelation by Brittney Griner, the No. 1 pick in the W.N.B.A. draft, drew little notice, nothing close to the surge in attention expected to follow a male athlete’s coming out. Sam Borden reports.
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