Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Tunisia Faces a Balancing Act of Democracy and Religion
By ANTHONY SHADID
Zoubeir Souissi/Reuters
Thousands of people joined a secular rally in Tunis on Saturday to protest violence by the Salafis. Many in the cosmopolitan city now worry about what the revolution they embraced might unleash.A blasphemy trial in Tunis symbolizes an emotional struggle, with implications for the Arab world, playing out with the rise of Islamists after the end of a secular dictatorship.Region in Revolt
Fighting Escalates in Syria as Opposition Rejects Russian Plan
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR and HWAIDA SAAD
As Syrian forces pushed rebels back from strongholds near Damascus on Monday, world diplomats converged on the United Nations to try to press President Bashar al-Assad to leave office through a Security Council resolution.U.S. Embassy in Cairo Shields 3 Americans
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
The Americans are being protected from potential arrest by the Egyptian authorities as part of a politically-charged probe into the activities of four American-backed nongovernmental organizations.
Hamas Leader Takes Rare Trip to Jordan
By STEPHEN FARRELL
Khaled Meshal’s trip comes just days after he abandoned his base in Damascus, and marked the first official visit to Jordan by Hamas’s leader since 1999.
Alejandro Bringas/European Pressphoto Agency
Indigenous Tarahumara drove to another community to receive humanitarian aid in the midst of a drought.Food Crisis as Drought and Cold Hit Mexico
By KARLA ZABLUDOVSKY
Government officials said the drought is the worst since record-keeping began and has left two million people without access to water and devastated cropland in nearly half of the country.More World News
Afghan Officials Consider Own Talks With Taliban
By GRAHAM BOWLEY and DECLAN WALSH
President Hamid Karzai is said to fear being sidelined by a United States initiative for peace negotiations with the Taliban and is pushing to open direct talks, Afghan officials said.Afghan Kin Are Accused of Killing Woman for Not Bearing a Son
By GRAHAM BOWLEY
The Kunduz Province authorities say that a woman, 22, was strangled by her husband and mother-in-law three months after she gave birth to a third girl.
European Leaders Agree to New Budget Discipline Measures
By STEPHEN CASTLE and JAMES KANTER
The bloc, however, still showed few signs of producing a comprehensive solution for the sovereign debt crisis or a credible plan to revive fragile economies.In a Political Ritual, Candidates Tour France in a Race for 500 Signatures
By MAÏA de la BAUME
France’s political system requires 500 mayors and local officials to sign their names in support of a presidential candidate before he or she can be put on the ballot.
China Says It Curbed Spill of Toxic Metal in River
By ANDREW JACOBS
Despite what appears to have been a disaster averted, the incident highlighted China’s continuing struggle against contamination of its waterways.Vote for African Union’s Leader Hits Stalemate
By LYDIA POLGREEN
The vote underscored deep divisions in an organization created to help Africa overcome its old colonial divides and increase its power on the global stage.China Denies Sudan Freed Workers Held by Rebels
By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN and ANDREW JACOBS
The Sudanese military said on Monday morning that it freed 14 kidnapped Chinese workers who were captured over the weekend by Sudanese rebels.Civilian Deaths Due to Drones Are Not Many, Obama Says
Iran Offers to Extend Inspection by U.N. Team
Angry Over Austerity Measures, Belgian Workers Go on Strike
Portugal Suffers as Loss of Confidence in Bonds Sends Yields Higher
Restored Edison Records Revive Giants of 19th-Century Germany
After a Year of Delays, the First Starbucks Is to Open in Tea-Loving India This Fall
In Victory for the West, W.T.O. Orders China to Stop Export Taxes on Minerals
Venezuela: Mexican Ambassador Kidnapped, Then Released
Haiti: Former Dictator May Face Trial on Lesser Charges for Corruption
Pakistan: Crusading TV Host Is Fired
Pakistan: Court Lifts Envoy’s Travel Ban
Bahrain: Clashes After Teen’s Funeral
Nigeria: Dictator’s Aide Is Sentenced to Death in Killing of Candidate’s Wife
Norway: Convictions in Plot to Attack Danish Newspaper
Romania: Former Premier Is Convicted
China: 8,000 New Police Officers Will Be Sent to Patrol Uighur Region
Senegal: Police Kill 2 Protesters in North
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Tunisia Faces a Balancing Act of Democracy and Religion
By ANTHONY SHADID
Zoubeir Souissi/Reuters
Thousands of people joined a secular rally in Tunis on Saturday to protest violence by the Salafis. Many in the cosmopolitan city now worry about what the revolution they embraced might unleash.
A blasphemy trial in Tunis symbolizes an emotional struggle, with implications for the Arab world, playing out with the rise of Islamists after the end of a secular dictatorship.
Region in Revolt
Fighting Escalates in Syria as Opposition Rejects Russian Plan
By NEIL MacFARQUHAR and HWAIDA SAAD
As Syrian forces pushed rebels back from strongholds near Damascus on Monday, world diplomats converged on the United Nations to try to press President Bashar al-Assad to leave office through a Security Council resolution.
U.S. Embassy in Cairo Shields 3 Americans
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
The Americans are being protected from potential arrest by the Egyptian authorities as part of a politically-charged probe into the activities of four American-backed nongovernmental organizations.
Hamas Leader Takes Rare Trip to Jordan
By STEPHEN FARRELL
Khaled Meshal’s trip comes just days after he abandoned his base in Damascus, and marked the first official visit to Jordan by Hamas’s leader since 1999.
Alejandro Bringas/European Pressphoto Agency
Indigenous Tarahumara drove to another community to receive humanitarian aid in the midst of a drought.
Food Crisis as Drought and Cold Hit Mexico
By KARLA ZABLUDOVSKY
Government officials said the drought is the worst since record-keeping began and has left two million people without access to water and devastated cropland in nearly half of the country.
More World News
Afghan Officials Consider Own Talks With Taliban
By GRAHAM BOWLEY and DECLAN WALSH
President Hamid Karzai is said to fear being sidelined by a United States initiative for peace negotiations with the Taliban and is pushing to open direct talks, Afghan officials said.
Afghan Kin Are Accused of Killing Woman for Not Bearing a Son
By GRAHAM BOWLEY
The Kunduz Province authorities say that a woman, 22, was strangled by her husband and mother-in-law three months after she gave birth to a third girl.
European Leaders Agree to New Budget Discipline Measures
By STEPHEN CASTLE and JAMES KANTER
The bloc, however, still showed few signs of producing a comprehensive solution for the sovereign debt crisis or a credible plan to revive fragile economies.
In a Political Ritual, Candidates Tour France in a Race for 500 Signatures
By MAÏA de la BAUME
France’s political system requires 500 mayors and local officials to sign their names in support of a presidential candidate before he or she can be put on the ballot.
China Says It Curbed Spill of Toxic Metal in River
By ANDREW JACOBS
Despite what appears to have been a disaster averted, the incident highlighted China’s continuing struggle against contamination of its waterways.
Vote for African Union’s Leader Hits Stalemate
By LYDIA POLGREEN
The vote underscored deep divisions in an organization created to help Africa overcome its old colonial divides and increase its power on the global stage.
China Denies Sudan Freed Workers Held by Rebels
By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN and ANDREW JACOBS
The Sudanese military said on Monday morning that it freed 14 kidnapped Chinese workers who were captured over the weekend by Sudanese rebels.
Civilian Deaths Due to Drones Are Not Many, Obama Says
Iran Offers to Extend Inspection by U.N. Team
Angry Over Austerity Measures, Belgian Workers Go on Strike
Portugal Suffers as Loss of Confidence in Bonds Sends Yields Higher
Restored Edison Records Revive Giants of 19th-Century Germany
After a Year of Delays, the First Starbucks Is to Open in Tea-Loving India This Fall
In Victory for the West, W.T.O. Orders China to Stop Export Taxes on Minerals
Venezuela: Mexican Ambassador Kidnapped, Then Released
Haiti: Former Dictator May Face Trial on Lesser Charges for Corruption
Pakistan: Crusading TV Host Is Fired
Pakistan: Court Lifts Envoy’s Travel Ban
Bahrain: Clashes After Teen’s Funeral
Nigeria: Dictator’s Aide Is Sentenced to Death in Killing of Candidate’s Wife
Norway: Convictions in Plot to Attack Danish Newspaper
Romania: Former Premier Is Convicted
China: 8,000 New Police Officers Will Be Sent to Patrol Uighur Region
Senegal: Police Kill 2 Protesters in North
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