U.S. Fears Iraq Development Projects May Go to Waste

By TIMOTHY WILLIAMS 5:27 PM ET

After spending $53 billion for relief and reconstruction in Iraq since 2003, the U.S. is concerned that Iraqis won’t be able to maintain the facilities once the Americans have left.

Gates Says U.S. Could Withhold Aid if Afghanistan Cannot Curb Corruption

By ELISABETH BUMILLER

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates’s statement echoed Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s recent warning to President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan.

In Draft Resolution, United Nations Rebukes Iran for Rights Violations Since Election

By NEIL MacFARQUHAR

A measure, which is almost certain to pass in the General Assembly, denounces a rise in violence, torture and limits to free speech.

As Iran Stalls on Nuclear Deal, New Sanctions Weighed

By STEVEN ERLANGER 3:17 PM ET

Officials from six countries and the European Union expressed disappointment that Iran had not accepted a deal to export most of its enriched uranium.

Times Topics: Iran | Iran's Nuclear Program

Egyptian demonstrators confronted police outside the Algerian Embassy in Cairo early Friday.

For Bread or Soccer, Egypt Is Ready for a Riot

By MICHAEL SLACKMAN 4:48 PM ET

History has proven there are two subjects that will move Egyptians into the streets in riotous numbers, crashing windows, battling each other and defying an army of club-wielding riot police.

The Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams at his lecture at the Gregorian University in Rome on Thursday.

Anglican Leader Defends Faith as Vatican Welcomes His Members

By RACHEL DONADIO

In Rome, the archbishop of Canterbury called for clarity on the future of Catholic-Anglican dialogue.

E.U. Leaders Make Unity in the Bloc Their First Job

By STEPHEN CASTLE 3:05 PM ET

With Europe’s new top jobs going to two low-key bridge-builders, the bloc appears to have set its sights on repairing internal divisions before trying to construct a bigger global role.

8 Militants Killed in Reported U.S. Strike in Northwestern Pakistan

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 1:30 PM ET

The area of the attack is believed to hold many insurgents who fled from an army offensive elsewhere in the Afghan border region.

Pakistani Politics Take on a Nationalist Tone

By SABRINA TAVERNISE

The recent unpopularity of President Asif Ali Zardari and resentment of America follow a familiar script.

Suicide Attack Is Pakistani City’s 7th in 2 Weeks

Afghan Bomber on Motorcycle Kills 16

By TAIMOOR SHAH and ALISSA J. RUBIN 4:05 PM ET

Several children and a police officer were among the victims of the blast on a crowded market.

Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai arrives at his inauguration ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Kabul on Thursday.

Karzai Sworn In for Second Term as President

By ALISSA J. RUBIN and MARK LANDLER

In his inaugural address, President Hamid Karzai said that the Afghan Army should assume full control of the country’s security within five years.

At War: No Cheering, No Parade ... and Little Optimism
Videos: Karzai | Abdullah

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrived Wednesday in Kabul. She later met with the Afghan president, Hamid Karzai.

Obama Demands Afghan Reforms Produce Results

By PETER BAKER and MARK LANDLER

President Obama sent Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to Afghanistan to press President Hamid Karzai to deliver “measurable results” in return for civilian aid.

Video: A New Term for Afghanistan's President
Times Topics: Afghanistan | Hamid Karzai

Rescuers doing a door-to-door search in the town of Cockermouth in northern England on Friday.

Northern England Hit by Floods After Heavy Rain

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 30 minutes ago

The military deployed intense rescue efforts to conduct house-to-house searches for people trapped in their homes.

Video Via Reuters

Obama Raised Issue of American Held in China

By KEITH BRADSHER 13 minutes ago

The Chinese government has held an American oil geologist on suspicion of stealing state secrets for nearly two years, prompting President Obama to raise the issue during his visit to Beijing.

In Obama Interview, Signs of China’s Heavy Hand

By SHARON LaFRANIERE and JONATHAN ANSFIELD

Authorities appeared to carefully monitor how President Obama’s words were transmitted to China’s public, even in a newspaper known for its press-the-envelope approach.

China has aided relatives of Namibia's former president, Sam Nujoma, left, and his successor, Hifikepunye Pohamba, right.

China Helps the Powerful in Namibia

By SHARON LaFRANIERE

Secret scholarships to study in China that were awarded to the offspring of top officials in Namibia have angered the public there.

Roberto Micheletti, left, de facto president of Honduras, with Jorge Alberto Rivera Avilés, who leads the Supreme Court.

Honduran Leader Says He’ll Briefly Step Down

By MARC LACEY and GINGER THOMPSON

The de facto leader, Roberto Micheletti, and the ousted president, Manuel Zelaya, continued their political jockeying ahead of presidential elections on Nov. 29.

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In Iraq, a Blunt Civilian Is a Fixture by the General’s Side

By ALISSA J. RUBIN

Emma Sky, a Briton, initially opposed the war but now has a place in Gen. Ray Odierno’s inner circle.

A guard at his post in the Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur.

36 Hours in Rajasthan, India

By KABIR CHIBBER

The country is modernizing rapidly, sometimes too fast, but this spectacular old region endures, evoking rulers with giant mustaches and spectacular forts and palaces.