- Blind Chinese Dissident Leaves on Flight for U.S. May 19, 2012Chen Guangcheng, the blind lawyer whose escape from house arrest jolted U.S.-China relations, left China on a flight bound for Newark with his wife and children on Saturday.By ANDREW JACOBS
- Alexis Tsipras, Greek Political Star, Puts Europe on Edge May 19, 2012The left-wing leader Alexis Tsipras, who pledges to repudiate Greece’s austerity-for-loans bailout deal, says the country’s problem is a European one, necessitating a European solution.By RACHEL DONADIO and LIZ ALDERMAN
- Officials See Promising Signs for Iran Nuclear Talks May 19, 2012As American negotiators prepare for nuclear talks next week in Baghdad, they say recent statements from Iran and pressure from sanctions have raised the chances of compromise.By MARK LANDLER
- Hollande Tells Obama Troop Pullout in Afghanistan Will Proceed May 19, 2012François Hollande, in his first meeting with President Obama as France’s president, restated his pledge to withdraw combat forces from Afghanistan by the end of the year.By HELENE COOPER and JOHN H. CUSHMAN Jr.
- The Saturday Profile: From Field to Congress, Romário Leaves His Mark May 19, 2012Romário de Souza Faria, a former soccer star known for his nighttime escapades and public quarreling, is stirring up Brazilians in a new realm: politics.By SIMON ROMERO
- Removal of Grounded Costa Concordia Is Set to Begin in Italy May 19, 2012The Costa Concordia, the cruise ship that ran aground in January, will be lifted onto a platform beginning next week and then towed away to be demolishedBy GAIA PIANIGIANI
- Facebook Builds Network of Friends in Washington May 19, 2012Over the last five years, Facebook employees have met with members of Congress and walked them through ways to best to use the Web site.By SOMINI SENGUPTA
- Caustic Comedian Alters Italy’s Political Map May 19, 2012Beppe Grillo has used a deft mixture of mordant humor, righteous anger and grass-roots organization to quickly become a potent force in Italy’s fractious political arena.By ELISABETTA POVOLEDO
- Crackdown on Aleppo Students Stokes Fury in Syria May 19, 2012Antigovernment anger in Syria has escalated over the harsh repression of students in Aleppo, where activists on Friday reported extensive protests against President Bashar al-Assad.By RICK GLADSTONE
- Greece and Germany in War of Words Over Euro Crisis May 19, 2012A telephone conversation on Friday between Germany’s chancellor and Greece’s president became the latest flashpoint in the unfolding crisis over Greece’s membership in the euro.By MELISSA EDDY and NICHOLAS KULISH
- Mexico Detains Third General Tied to Drug Cartel May 19, 2012The arrests of a group of generals were without precedent in recent memory, and reports suggested that other key figures in the drug war could be arrested.By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD
- World Briefing | Middle East: Bahrain: Unity Plan Denounced May 19, 2012Tens of thousands of protesters swarmed onto a major highway on Friday to criticize a proposal by Saudi Arabia for a closer union with Bahrain.By KAREEM FAHIM
- Burlington Journal: Vermont’s Refugees Rebuild After Irene Floods May 19, 2012Refugees from Africa and South Asia are rebuilding their livelihoods after last summer’s devastating flood that ruined 10,000 acres of land.By PATRICIA LEIGH BROWN
- 11th Havana Biennial Attracts Americans May 19, 2012With fewer travel restrictions to Cuba, more than 1,300 Americans — collectors, curators, dealers and others — have registered to attend this year’s Havana Biennial, close to the high reached in 2000.By VICTORIA BURNETT
- Herta Müller’s Literature, Born of Isolation May 18, 2012Herta Müller, the Nobel Prize-winning author, grew up German in Romania, always under surveillance. Her newest work is a collaboration with a writer whose background was similar, but whose life was shockingly different.By LARRY ROHTER
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