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An African man praying after he arrived on Gran Canaria, one of Spain's Canary Islands, on July 1. Some 133 would-be immigrants were intercepted aboard two boats on their way to Europe from Africa, according to Spanish police. As recently as a decade ago, immigrants made up less than 2 percent of Spain's population. Now they are more than 10 percent.
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The Year in Pictures: War, grief, joy, achievement, and, in November, a historic election in the United States. Read Article »
By SETH MYDANS
Thaksin Shinawatra has lost control of his country's political process for the first time this decade, and now he appears to be a fugitive from the new Thai government.
By STEPHEN CASTLE AND KATRIN BENNHOLD
For the six months that France held the European Union presidency, President Nicolas Sarkozy dominated the European stage. But has he fundamentally changed the EU, or simply burnished his image?
By KATRIN BENNHOLD AND BASIL KATZ
A package of dynamite planted in a Parisian department store was found by the police Tuesday and removed after a search that threw the streets nearby into confusion.
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More than 2 trillion tons of land ice in Greenland, Antarctica and Alaska have melted since 2003, according to a new report.
By KEITH BRADSHER
The Chinese government has quietly begun preventing access again to Internet sites that it had stopped blocking during the Olympic Games, experts said on Tuesday.
We have to stop wishing for the worlds we want and start dealing with the things themselves.
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The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to allow suits over cigarette marketing. Should smokers be allowed to sue cigarette companies for promoting "light" cigarettes?
East Africa Bureau Chief Jeffrey Gettleman reports on efforts to combat piracy in the Gulf of Aden.
The leader of the East Congalese rebel forces says they aren't responsible for the mass killings in November.
As workers race to repair the Channel tunnel, the first pictures of the damage on the inside have been rele...
The pilots from World War II that helped desegregate the military have been invited to Obama's inauguration.
A simple way to improve the health of the poor is to add iodine to salt supply, Nicholas D. Kristof says.
Luxury brands suffer as the downturn bites.
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visits Pakistan in effort to encourage cooperation with India.
With winter approaching, many newly-returned Afghans are on the brink of desperation in the eastern desert.
While China's working class tighten their belts the middle class is happy to spend money on low ticket items.
The IHT's managing editor, Alison Smale, discusses the week in world news.
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Dune Lawrence: The Chinese government is encouraging college graduates to help transform the countryside.
Dell, once the world's largest PC vendor, tries to catch up with its rivals through acquisitions and investments in design.
Fabio Capello, a proven winner in Italy and Spain, is trying to alter the way the English think.
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Mathew Richardson, a tax lawyer at Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton in Los Angeles, offering a gloomy outlook for Madoff investors.
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