TOP NEWS By NEIL MacFARQUHAR and ETHAN BRONNER A United Nations review has found that Israel's naval blockade of Gaza is legal and appropriate, but that the way commandos boarded a flotilla trying to break that blockade was excessive and unreasonable. City Room By MICHAEL BARBARO The Aug. 4 resignation of a top aide to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg reportedly came just days after he was arrested for his role in an altercation with his wife. By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK and RICK GLADSTONE Libyan rebels gave the fugitive leader more time to surrender, as Arabic news channels reported what they called a new message from Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi exhorting his followers to resist. By NADA BAKRI The attorney general of Hama resigned, detailing torture cases and killings by the government. He is the highest-level official to quit over a brutal crackdown by President Bashar al-Assad. By MICHIKO KAKUTANI It is clear that the events of Sept. 11, while mobilizing a quick response from artists across disciplines, did not provoke a seismic shift in the arts, or across the broader culture. |
U.S. The ironworkers at One World Trade Center. Opinion Editorial New evidence of racial bias in the military is further proof that it's time to abolish capital punishment. |
BUSINESS News Analysis By HIROKO TABUCHI Yoshihiko Noda, new Japan's prime minister, is a fiscal conservative with a tough message: raise taxes while reining in spending. By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD Some analysts saw pent-up demand as the factor driving consumers to a variety of retail stores in August. By NICK BUNKLEY General Motors said its sales in the United States rose 18 percent from August 2010; Ford sales increased 11 percent and Chrysler's gained 31 percent. By RAPHAEL MINDER Spain auctioned another round of bonds, albeit to lukewarm demand, as the government rushes to enshrine stricter budget discipline in the constitution. By KEITH BRADSHER Government assistance and the failure of foreign competitors have transformed China into the world's main producer of solar power. |
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