New York Times: International http://www.nytimes.com/pages/world/index.html Headlines, abstracts and links for the latest New York Times articles, for Radio UserLand. en-us Copyright 2004 The New York Times Company Mon, 28 Jun 2004 00:00:27 GMT rssUpdates http://backend.userland.com/rss UserLand Frontier v9.0 webmaster@userland.com For Iraqi Girls, Changing Land Narrows Lives http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/international/middleeast/27GIRL.html?ex=1403668800&en=1597695c0fde92e1&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND To catch a glimpse of the future of this country, look for a moment through the eyes of teenage girls who are coming of age in Baghdad. Mon, 28 Jun 2004 02:38:39 GMT Somini Sengupta http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/international/middleeast/27GIRL.html Biggest Task for U.S. General Is Training Iraqis to Fight Iraqis http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/international/middleeast/27ARMY.html?ex=1403668800&en=1994724a7e4d09f9&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND A celebrated American field commander is charged with rebuilding an Iraqi security force that collapsed during April's uprisings. Mon, 28 Jun 2004 02:38:39 GMT Dexter Filkins http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/international/middleeast/27ARMY.html Stuart Hampshire, Moral Philosopher, Dies at 89 http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/international/europe/27hamp.html?ex=1403755200&en=e98ac6fd4737bd68&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND Stuart Hampshire believed that aesthetics, ethics and political philosophy were all part of the same intellectual quest, which he described as the philosophy of mind. Mon, 28 Jun 2004 02:38:39 GMT Wolfgang Saxon http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/international/europe/27hamp.html Blast Kills 2 Afghan Women on Election Workers' Bus http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/international/middleeast/27afgh.html?ex=1403668800&en=c9aa1e2ae1f83d22&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND Two were killed and at least 11 more people were wounded when a bomb ripped through a bus carrying women working as election registration workers in the eastern city of Jalalabad. Mon, 28 Jun 2004 02:38:39 GMT Carlotta Gall http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/international/middleeast/27afgh.html Iraqis Laud New Turbine, Despite Shortfalls http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/international/middleeast/27ELEC.html?ex=1403668800&en=30a00c4bdd6e59d9&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND As a ceremony was held to herald the completion of a new American-financed turbine, Iraqi engineers pointed to other American energy projects that had fallen short. Mon, 28 Jun 2004 02:38:38 GMT James Glanz http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/international/middleeast/27ELEC.html Looking at the Costs if Iraq Goes Up in Smoke http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/weekinreview/27sang.html?ex=1403668800&en=596910cf3d0193e2&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND It is tempting to conclude that Iraq will be a disaster for years to come. The reality may well be more complicated. Mon, 28 Jun 2004 02:38:38 GMT David E. Sanger http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/weekinreview/27sang.html A Correspondent in Iraq: Scenes of Hope and Dread http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/weekinreview/27filk.html?ex=1403668800&en=ec806bafb60556f4&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND Sifting through the memories since first crossing the Iraqi border last year, a handful seems representative. Mon, 28 Jun 2004 02:38:38 GMT Dexter Filkins http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/weekinreview/27filk.html Defining Torture: Russian Roulette, Yes. Mind-Altering Drugs, Maybe. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/weekinreview/27word.html?ex=1403668800&en=cbeefa2cfb04c87f&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND Of all the memos released by the White House in response to the prison abuse scandal in Iraq, none have been more incendiary than the so-called torture memo. Mon, 28 Jun 2004 02:38:38 GMT Kate Zernike http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/weekinreview/27word.html A Different Mexican Revolution http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/movies/27SCOT.html?ex=1403668800&en=5cafc0599239792e&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND During the first three weeks of July, Film Forum in Manhattan will present a 26-film retrospective of Mexican movies, from the silent era to the early 90's. Mon, 28 Jun 2004 02:38:38 GMT A. O. Scott http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/movies/27SCOT.html Peru Photo Exhibit Captures Pathos of 20 Years of War http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/international/americas/27peru.html?ex=1403668800&en=b82fd487679a8f8b&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND What began as a temporary photo exhibit has become a critically acclaimed and popular museum. But in a poor country with other pressing needs, its future remains in doubt. Mon, 28 Jun 2004 02:38:38 GMT Juan Forero http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/international/americas/27peru.html Despite an Act of Leniency, China Has Its Eye on the Web http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/international/asia/27chin.html?ex=1403668800&en=a2a9cc37b3c5fe70&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND Many among China's rapidly growing group of Internet commentators are warning that the government is quietly tightening controls. Mon, 28 Jun 2004 02:38:38 GMT Howard W. French http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/international/asia/27chin.html Candidates in Canadian Vote Are Poised for a Dead Heat http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/international/americas/27cana.html?ex=1403668800&en=6752b925800ce381&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND Unlike the last three landslide Liberal victories in Canadian national elections since 1993, the vote on Monday is anybody's ballgame. Mon, 28 Jun 2004 02:38:38 GMT Clifford Krauss http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/international/americas/27cana.html Rumsfeld Urges Russia to Remove Moldova Force http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/international/europe/27RUMS.html?ex=1403668800&en=c86401308f1ad668&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND Defense Secretary Rumsfeld called on Russia on Saturday to fulfill a five-year-old pledge to withdraw from a separatist region of a former Soviet republic. Mon, 28 Jun 2004 02:38:38 GMT Eric Schmitt http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/international/europe/27RUMS.html 12 Kashmiri Villagers Shot Dead Ahead of Talks http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/international/international-kashmir.html?ex=1403755200&en=a1de3275d29cc4e3&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND JAMMU, (Reuters) - Suspected militants shot dead at least 12 villagers, including four children, in their sleep in Indian Kashmir on Saturday, a day ahead of talks between India and Pakistan over the disputed Himalayan region. Mon, 28 Jun 2004 02:38:38 GMT Reuters http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/international/international-kashmir.html Explosion Injures at Least 4 in Turkey http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Turkey-Blast.html?ex=1403668800&en=9121e847e01df933&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND A bomb exploded in the hands of the man who was planting it at a hotel in southern Turkey on Saturday, wounding him and three other people, a news report said. Mon, 28 Jun 2004 02:38:38 GMT The Associated Press http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Turkey-Blast.html 7 Militants Die in Israeli Raid in West Bank http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/international/middleeast/27mide.html?ex=1403668800&en=42deb50d2c8f6e8c&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND Israeli troops killed seven Palestinian militants on Saturday, including two senior figures, when they raided a house and found the men in a hidden room in the West Bank city of Nablus. Mon, 28 Jun 2004 02:38:38 GMT Greg Myre http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/international/middleeast/27mide.html Hail Marys Not Needed: Vatican Mail Will Deliver http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/international/europe/27vati.html?ex=1403668800&en=f38f90e8b1864289&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND Seperated from a nation that is burdened with labor strife, long lines and an unreliable postal system, the Vatican has developed a mail service that is the envy of Italians. Mon, 28 Jun 2004 02:38:38 GMT Al Baker http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/international/europe/27vati.html Iran Vows to Resume Its Nuclear Program http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Iran-Nuclear.html?ex=1403755200&en=d02578d583e57c35&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND The announcement came days after the International Atomic Energy Agency approved a European-drafted resolution that rebuked Iran for past cover-ups in its nuclear program. Mon, 28 Jun 2004 02:38:38 GMT The Associated Press http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Iran-Nuclear.html Group Claims to Hold 3 Turks and Says It Will Behead Them http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/international/middleeast/27IRAQ.html?ex=1403668800&en=984b7a5d235a9189&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND The group, led by the Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, demanded that Turkish companies leave Iraq within 72 hours. Mon, 28 Jun 2004 02:38:38 GMT Ian Fisher http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/international/middleeast/27IRAQ.html Taliban Kill 16 Afghans Carrying Voter Cards http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/international/international-afghan-election-killings.html?ex=1403755200&en=3c08f143f9c33d1c&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND Taliban guerrillas stopped a bus traveling through the central province of Uruzgan on Friday, then kidnapped and killed 16 passengers for carrying voter registration cards. Mon, 28 Jun 2004 02:38:38 GMT Reuters http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/international/international-afghan-election-killings.html Amid Protests, Bush Sees Thaw in Europe http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/international/worldspecial/27PREX.html?ex=1403668800&en=0f3eab7e28d2956f&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND President Bush declared on Saturday that the "bitter differences" between the U.S. and Europe were over, and that NATO had a responsibility to help Iraqis with their own security. Mon, 28 Jun 2004 02:38:37 GMT Elisabeth Bumiller http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/international/worldspecial/27PREX.html Pakistan Premier Resigns, Replaced by General's Ally http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/international/middleeast/27stan.html?ex=1403668800&en=7a4e5668a92caeb5&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND Pakistan's prime minister, Zafarullah Khan Jamali, gave his resignation to the president. Mon, 28 Jun 2004 02:38:37 GMT Salman Masood and Amy Waldman http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/international/middleeast/27stan.html Aides Say Memo Backed Coercion for Qaeda Cases http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/international/middleeast/27MEMO.html?ex=1403668800&en=4a1b1b37e92f3af0&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND A Justice Department memo helped provide an after-the-fact rationale for harsh methods used by the C.I.A. on Qaeda leaders. Mon, 28 Jun 2004 02:38:37 GMT David Johnston and James Risen http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/international/middleeast/27MEMO.html