Ecosystem in Peru Is Losing a Key Ally

By SIMON ROMERO 49 minutes ago

Peruvians pose what might be a final challenge to the ecosystem supported by the giant huarango tree, which is coveted as a source of charcoal and firewood.

Poverty is rampant in Basra, Iraq, despite its oil fields. Few area residents can find jobs at the nearby refinery.

Marooned on Sea of Iraqi Oil, but Unable to Tap Its Wealth

By TIMOTHY WILLIAMS 11:19 AM ET

Despite the riches trapped below the oil fields of Basra, the city of three million is plagued by poverty, unemployment, and poor sanitation.

Times Topics: Iraq

“What have the Americans done in eight years?” asked Abdullah Wasay, a pharmacist in the town of Charikar who expressed impatience with the lingering war.

Prospect of More U.S. Troops Worries Afghan Public

By ALISSA J. RUBIN

Eight years of war have left people in Afghanistan exhausted, impatient and increasingly unsure that the Taliban can be defeated.

NATO Airstrike Said to Have Killed Afghan Soldiers 7:20 AM ET

Brown Warns Afghan Leader on Corruption

By JOHN F. BURNS and ALAN COWELL

The prime minister said that President Hamid Karzai would lose British support if he failed to stem corruption.

The virtual World of Warcraft game is the subject of a regulatory dispute in China, where such games are big business.

Chinese Agencies Struggle Over Video Game

By MICHAEL WINES

Two government agencies are facing off over the right to regulate the popular online game World of Warcraft.

As Honduran Deal Failed, Split Behind Crisis Grew

By ELISABETH MALKIN

At each stage, the camps of the ousted president and of the acting president have been on different pages.

Group Won’t Suspend Zimbabwe on Mining Abuses

By CELIA W. DUGGER

Members of the United Nations-endorsed Kimberley Process will send a monitor to decide whether future exports of rough diamonds from eastern Zimbabwe can be certified as conflict-free.

Times Topics: Zimbabwe

Man Admits to Murder of Lawyer in Moscow

By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ

The man suspected of murdering a prominent human rights lawyer and a journalist last January said he committed the crime out of “personal enmity.”

Adversities Await Iraqis Who Return Home

By JOHN LELAND

More than half a million Iraqi families have left their homes since 2003, and one international group has identified fewer than 60,000 who have returned.

A displaced family taking refuge in a camp outside Mogadishu, Somalia. The United States has delayed food aid out of fears that it will be diverted to terrorists.

U.N. Says U.S. Delays Led to Aid Cuts in Somalia

By JEFFREY GETTLEMAN

The U.S. greatly reduced food contributions out of fears they would be diverted to terrorists.

Yemeni Rebels and Saudis Clash at Border

By ROBERT F. WORTH

Saudi military and Yemeni rebels both claimed to have inflicted casualties and captured enemy soldiers as border clashes continued.

Thai Border on Guard for Drugs From Myanmar

By THOMAS FULLER

Traffickers from Myanmar’s ethnic minorities use Thailand as their hub for the Pacific region.

Spanish Captives in Somali Waters Plead for Help

By ANDRÉS CALA

Crew members of a Spanish fishing ship seized by Somali pirates over a month ago pleaded with their relatives to press the Spanish government to do more to gain their release.

Lebanon’s Opposition Said to Agree to Government

By REUTERS

Lebanon’s opposition, including Hezbollah, agreed to join a unity government proposed by Saad al-Hariri, a senior opposition source said.

The Avenue des Champs-Élysées is the backbone of Paris.

Seeing Paris in 5 Boroughs of New York

By RALPH BLUMENTHAL

In the 100-year-old Grand Concourse, the Bronx has its own Champs-Élysées. But what about the other boroughs?

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Remembering the Berlin Wall

Where Were You in 1989?

Monday, Nov. 9, is the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The Times wants to publish your photographs documenting that day.

With the Berlin Wall Just a Memory, German Divisions Fade

By NICHOLAS KULISH 2 minutes ago

Germany is peaceful, more united and less turbulent than few here or abroad expected or, given its troubled 20th century, many thought it deserved.

An East German border soldier stood by a man hammering a section of the Berlin Wall near Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin in 1990.

Chasing the Story on a Night That Changed All

By ALISON SMALE

Recalling the joy of unexpected liberation at the Berlin Wall, let loose on a city that had always known how to party, makes an editor tremble with emotion even now.

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Notes from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and other areas of conflict in the post-9/11 era.

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'The Queen Mother'

By WILLIAM SHAWCROSS
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This official biography chronicles the parties, the games, the trips, the charitable causes — and the trouble thanks to Edward VIII.

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Virtual Classrooms Could Create a Marketplace for Knowledge

By ANAND GIRIDHARADAS

The dream of the teacherless classroom has returned, thanks to broadening Internet access, advances in multimedia and the market potential of millions of historically underserved learners.