Hurricane Sandy has cut off whole towns from basic information, supplies and electricity, leaving individuals who have lost everything increasingly desperate for help.
BEIJING — Xi Jinping will take the helm of a more confident China than the United States has ever known.
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Taliban claimed responsibility for the death of Fateh Khan, a member of the Awami National Party, and five others in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province.
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Rebel forces attacked the Taftanaz air base early on Saturday morning in fighting with government forces that reportedly continued into the afternoon.
LOS ANGELES — The failure of a ballot measure to raise taxes and head off education cuts could hobble Gov. Jerry Brown, who hoped to wrest California from a fiscal crisis.
MILWAUKEE — President Obama and Mitt Romney fought to secure critical states in the campaign’s final weekend.
With a cheaper currency, Romania has made its exports more competitive and secured a lower cost of living.
LAHORE, Pakistan — A support group in Lahore for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Pakistanis aims to give a safe space to members as more try to gain family support, even in a climate of religious conservatism.
Two men were killed and at least 37 people, including 14 children, were injured when a suitcase bomb the men were carrying on a bicycle exploded.
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s Africa Command, based in Germany, lacked a quick-response force to send to Libya when American diplomatic posts came under attack in Benghazi.
WASHINGTON — While FEMA is still viewed with caution, W. Craig Fugate has done much to shore up its image, in part through self-flagellation even as he races around storm-savaged regions.
North American daylight saving time ends Sunday at 2 a.m. Clocks will be set back one hour. European summer time ended Oct. 28.
In this volume of sweeping reflections, the playwright and activist Wole Soyinka takes Africa’s woes to heart.
Sid Watkins launched a major safety campaign after a friend’s death.
If enough people are determined, they can destroy ancient and seemingly permanent political, educational and religious institutions.
What, if anything, do you say to a celebrity living in your building?
A note pinned to a man’s body offers only a hint of the motive for murder.
K.G.B. files provide a look at Lee Harvey Oswald’s time in Minsk, Belarus.
There is only one pole in American politics today, and its magnetic field is so powerful that it draws both parties in the same direction — rightward.
It’s taken time, but gritty North Amsterdam has evolved into a creative hub.
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