http://www.nytimes.com/pages/global/index.html?partner=rss&emc=rss en-us Copyright 2012 The New York Times Company Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:57:02 GMT http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/misc/NYT_logo_rss_250x40.png http://www.nytimes.com/pages/global/index.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/world/middleeast/damascus-avoids-syrian-uprisings-blood-but-not-pain.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/world/middleeast/damascus-avoids-syrian-uprisings-blood-but-not-pain.html Life is growing harder in the Syrian capital, President Bashar al-Assad’s stronghold, as residents complain about electricity rationing, shortages of food and gas, and soaring prices. By NADA BAKRI Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:20:07 GMT Damascus (Syria) Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- ) Demonstrations, Protests, and Riots Rationing and Allocation of Resources Shortages Electric Light and Power Defense and Military Forces http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/us/politics/improved-job-picture-poses-risks-to-obama-and-romney.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/us/politics/improved-job-picture-poses-risks-to-obama-and-romney.html President Obama after speaking on Friday on the economy at a fire station in Arlington, Va. Luke Sharrett for The New York Times Two dueling realities — an improving economy that remains very weak — create serious political risks for top advisers to President Obama and Mitt Romney. By MICHAEL D. SHEAR Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:24:42 GMT Presidential Election of 2012 United States Economy Economic Conditions and Trends Labor and Jobs Unemployment Obama, Barack Romney, Mitt BP Plc|BP|NYSE http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/world/middleeast/egypt-2-protesters-killed-in-fury-over-soccer-riot-deaths.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/world/middleeast/egypt-2-protesters-killed-in-fury-over-soccer-riot-deaths.html Riot police threw stones at protesters Friday during clashes near the Interior Ministry in Cairo. Muhammed Muheisen/Associated Press Five people were killed on the second day of clashes between protesters and the police as demonstrators questioned the ruling military council’s ability to run the country. By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:47:01 GMT Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- ) Egypt Demonstrations, Protests, and Riots Defense and Military Forces Deaths (Fatalities) http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/us/fbi-admits-hacker-groups-eavesdropping.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/us/fbi-admits-hacker-groups-eavesdropping.html The group known as Anonymous listened in on a call between the bureau, Scotland Yard and other foreign police agencies about their joint investigation of the group and its allies. By SCOTT SHANE Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:43:46 GMT Federal Bureau of Investigation Anonymous (Internet Group) Scotland Yard (Metropolitan Police Service) Computer Security Wiretapping and Other Eavesdropping Devices and Methods Telephones and Telecommunications MasterCard Inc|MA|NYSE http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/us/activists-fight-green-projects-seeing-un-plot.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/us/activists-fight-green-projects-seeing-un-plot.html At a Roanoke County, Va., meeting, dozens opposed the county's paying $1,200 to a nonprofit. Jared Soares for The New York Times Suspicious of government initiatives, protesters linked to the Tea Party are denouncing all manner of measures they equate with a 1992 United Nations resolution, Agenda 21. By LESLIE KAUFMAN and KATE ZERNIKE Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:54:36 GMT Tea Party Movement United Nations Transit Systems Greenhouse Gas Emissions http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/world/asia/afghanistan-civilian-deaths-hit-record-un-says.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/world/asia/afghanistan-civilian-deaths-hit-record-un-says.html The majority of civilians died at the hands of the Taliban and other insurgents whose use of homemade bombs was more prevalent and whose suicide bombers killed more each time. By ALISSA J. RUBIN Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:56:51 GMT Civilian Casualties Afghanistan War (2001- ) Terrorism North Atlantic Treaty Organization Taliban Improvised Explosive Devices United Nations http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/sports/skiing/opposition-puts-world-cup-super-combined-event-in-peril.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/sports/skiing/opposition-puts-world-cup-super-combined-event-in-peril.html Ivica Kostelic, the men’s super-combined and overall World Cup leader, during the downhill portion of a super-combined event. Olivier Morin/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images The super combined was introduced to the World Cup in 2006, but it might not exist beyond next season. By KELLEY McMILLAN Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:24:05 GMT World Cup (Skiing) Kostelic, Ivica Cuche, Didier http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/world/asia/in-myanmar-karen-rebels-deny-signing-a-cease-fire.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/world/asia/in-myanmar-karen-rebels-deny-signing-a-cease-fire.html The defiant stance of the rebels’ leadership appears to be a significant setback for the government’s efforts to end ethnic and civil conflicts that have divided the country for decades. By THOMAS FULLER Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:50:14 GMT Myanmar Civil War and Guerrilla Warfare Karen National Union Defense and Military Forces Politics and Government http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/world/asia/cold-weather-kills-children-in-afghan-refugee-camps.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/world/asia/cold-weather-kills-children-in-afghan-refugee-camps.html Children gathered around a fire last week in the Nasaji Bagrami refugee camp in Kabul, where 14 Afghan infants have frozen to death in the past month. Andrea Bruce for The New York Times In the past month, at least 22 Afghan children under the age of 5 have frozen to death in refugee camps in Kabul, prompting deep concerns among aid workers. By ROD NORDLAND Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:43:50 GMT Afghanistan Refugees and Displaced Persons Humanitarian Aid Afghanistan War (2001- ) Children and Childhood Deaths (Fatalities) Infant Mortality Weather United Nations http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/world/europe/putin-aide-promises-significant-changes-in-russian-political-system.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/world/europe/putin-aide-promises-significant-changes-in-russian-political-system.html The aide, Dmitri S. Peskov, said that Russian intelligence services previously reported plans for the outbreak of protests, implying that a blueprint for unrest was drawn up in Washington. By ELLEN BARRY Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:48:12 GMT Russia Demonstrations, Protests, and Riots Putin, Vladimir V Politics and Government Elections http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/world/middleeast/syrian-government-said-to-kill-200-in-attack-in-homs.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/world/middleeast/syrian-government-said-to-kill-200-in-attack-in-homs.html The reports could not be independently confirmed, but the attacks Friday night in Homs appeared to be the bloodiest episode in the nearly 11-month-old uprising, opposition activists said. By JOAN NASSIVERA Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:47:20 GMT Homs (Syria) Middle East and North Africa Unrest (2010- ) Civilian Casualties Deaths (Fatalities) http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/world/africa/un-says-famine-in-somalia-is-over-but-risks-remain.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/world/africa/un-says-famine-in-somalia-is-over-but-risks-remain.html Children lined up in January at a food center in Mogadishu, Somalia. The United Nations helped raise more than $1 billion for relief efforts in the region. Ben Curtis/Associated Press A bumper harvest and a surge in emergency food aid have ended a famine in Somalia that killed tens of thousands of people, the United Nations said on Friday. By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:56:51 GMT Famine Humanitarian Aid Somalia United Nations http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/world/americas/ecuador-chevron-will-not-apologize-for-pollution-even-to-save-8-5-billion.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/world/americas/ecuador-chevron-will-not-apologize-for-pollution-even-to-save-8-5-billion.html Chevron said Friday that it had no intention of apologizing for the environmental damage to the Amazon rain forest for which an Ecuadorean court ruled it responsible. By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:51:02 GMT Chevron Corporation|CVX|NYSE Amazon Jungle Ecuador Decisions and Verdicts http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/us/maine-resident-struggles-to-heat-his-home.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/04/us/maine-resident-struggles-to-heat-his-home.html A man's plea to an oil dealer for help heating his home in Dixfield, Me., led to some agonizing. Nicole Bengiveno/The New York Times Cuts in a federal energy-assistance program have left some families struggling to pay for oil to heat their homes. By DAN BARRY Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:26:16 GMT Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline Heating Maine Whirlpool Corporation|WHR|NYSE Wal-Mart Stores Inc|WMT|NYSE http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/fashion/in-silicon-valley-socks-make-the-tech-entrepreneur.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/fashion/in-silicon-valley-socks-make-the-tech-entrepreneur.html Some say the craze took hold because patterned socks are an acceptable shot of flair in a dressed-down culture. Peter DaSilva for The New York Times In Silicon Valley, wearing flashy socks is more than an expression of your personality. It signals that you are part of the in crowd. By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER and NICK BILTON Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:35:51 GMT Socks Fashion and Apparel Social Networking (Internet) Computers and the Internet Entrepreneurship Malik, Om Walk, Hunter Silicon Valley (Calif) Google Inc|GOOG|NASDAQ Zynga Inc|ZNGA|NASDAQ http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/fashion/open-marriages-new-15-minutes.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/05/fashion/open-marriages-new-15-minutes.html Newt Gingrich with his second wife, Marianne, at a political event in 1998. Reuters An allegation by Newt Gingrich’s second wife provides an unexpected publicity bounce for advocates of open marriage. By ALEX WILLIAMS Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:42:12 GMT Marriages Gingrich, Newt Gingrich, Marianne Presidential Election of 2012 Adultery Computers and the Internet Dating and Courtship Sex Cheating News and News Media