Suicides Plague an Aboriginal Community in Canada Since September, 101 people in the Attawapiskat First Nation have attempted suicide. That’s about 5 percent of its population.
Effort to Impeach Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff Clears Congressional Panel Supporters of the Brazilian leader are now scrambling ahead of a floor vote in the lower house of Parliament.
Seven Sins American Students Commit Abroad We’ve all heard about the purported benefits of study-abroad programs, but there are several threats that can derail the experience.
Marine’s Death Shows a Quietly Expanding U.S. Role in Iraq New information from U.S. military officials after the death of Staff Sgt. Louis F. Cardin also raised questions about President Obama’s pledge to keep troops out of combat there.
Watch</span>: Cameron Is Called ‘Dodgy’ Over Panama Papers A lawmaker from Britain’s Labour Party was ejected for calling the prime minister “Dodgy Dave” as Parliament questioned him over an offshore company set up by his father.
China Says 80% of Tested Wells Had Water Too Polluted to Drink Though the data was from shallower wells than those used by many cities, the findings struck a nerve among Chinese increasingly sensitive to health threats.
On Golf: Spieth Faces Up to ‘a Tough One’ With Grace In a three-hole stretch he gave back six strokes to swing open the door for Danny Willett to waltz through.
Daily Mail Considering Bid for Yahoo Assets The British tabloid newspaper and website confirmed that it had “very early stage” discussions with other buyers on a potential bid.
Colonel in North Korea’s Spy Agency Has Defected to South, Seoul Says In a rare move, South Korea revealed Monday that the high-ranking military official had fled and confirmed that a diplomat abroad also defected in May.
Suicide Bombers Thwarted Outside Police Station in Southern Russia One attacker was killed at a checkpoint near the city of Stavropol, and the second blew himself up, the Interior Ministry said.
David Cameron Releases Tax Data After Panama Papers Backlash Mr. Cameron, the British prime minister, admitted that he had bungled his response to questions about his inheritance from his father, who had an offshore investment company.
Kerry Visits Hiroshima Memorial and Underlines U.S.-Japan Alliance Secretary of State John Kerry is the United States’ highest-ranking executive official to visit the site of one of the most destructive acts of World War II.
A Brussels Mentor Who Taught ‘Gangster Islam’ to the Young and Angry The network that Khalid Zerkani helped nurture in the district of Molenbeek has emerged as a central element in the Paris and Brussels attacks.
For Staff on ‘Naked and Afraid,’ Work Is Just a Blur To make the Discovery Channel reality show suitable for family television viewing, five full-time visual effects artists labor behind the scenes.
Paul Ryan, a Mirage Candidate, Wages a Parallel Campaign The speaker of the House is already deep into a national campaign — one he calls “Confident America” — but it is not necessarily aimed at the presidency.
Behind Fake Degrees From Pakistan, a Maze of Deceit and a Case in Peril Nearly a year after Axact, a software company, was accused of selling phony Internet diplomas, investigators have uncovered evidence of more fraud and the lead prosecutor has quit.
Egypt Gives Saudi Arabia 2 Islands in a Show of Gratitude The government of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi returned two islands in the Red Sea to King Salman of Saudi Arabia in recognition of his support.
President of Chad Seeks Fifth Term in Election Voters were deciding whether to re-elect Idriss Déby, who was favored to defeat 13 challengers.
‘Hamilton’ and History: Are They In Sync? Scholars are debating whether “Hamilton” over-glorifies the man while glossing over less attractive aspects of his politics.
Mediator: Panama Papers Leak Signals a Shift in Mainstream Journalism The tentative merger between the Fourth Estate and the Fifth Estate takes another step as the rules change in the business of unearthing secrets.
Ex-President’s Daughter Is Headed to Runoff in Peru Election Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of a former authoritarian president, had about 38 percent of the vote, with a former prime minister trailing by double digits.
Danny Willett Wins Masters as Jordan Spieth Stumbles Willett, a 28-year-old Englishman, took advantage of Spieth’s missteps and shot a 67 to prevail by three strokes over the field, with a five-under 283 total.
At the Masters and Tantalizingly Close to a Coronation Someone on Sunday will experience the feeling of exiting stage left while his playing competitor basks in the spotlight and takes the final bow.
Jakarta Journal: Gridlocked Jakarta Becomes Even Worse, at Least for a Week The governor of Jakarta temporarily suspended its “three-in-one” car-pool system in part because it exploits children.
Powerful Earthquake Strikes Pakistan, India and Afghanistan There were no immediate reports of widespread damage from the quake, which shook buildings and houses and caused panic in several cities.
Ukraine’s Prime Minister to Resign Amid Fractures in Post-Revolution Alliance Arseniy P. Yatsenyuk, who came to power behind the Maidan street protests, announced on Sunday he would step down.
When the Oil Fields Burned In 1991, Saddam Hussein’s troops set off an inferno in Kuwait, creating an environmental catastrophe. The photographer Sebastião Salgado, there on assignment for The Times, recalls the intense physical and psychological ordeal.
Macedonian Police Use Tear Gas to Stop Migrants at Border Hundreds of migrants who tried to break through a border fence in a northern Greek town were dispersed with tear gas and rubber bullets on Sunday.
Only Hard Choices for Parents Whose Children Flirt With Terror Hoping for an intervention, Sal Shafi cooperated with the government when his son showed warning signs of radicalization. A year later, his son was in handcuffs, facing 20 years in prison.
Climate-Related Death of Coral Around World Alarms Scientists Researchers believe that bleaching, which they attribute to heat stress compounded by climate change, is threatening more than a third of the planet’s reefs.
18 Philippine Soldiers Killed in Firefight With Militant Group The 10-hour gun battle took place on the southwestern island of Basilan, the Philippines, and left more than 50 soldiers wounded, military officials said.
Migrants Clash With Macedonian Police at Greek Border Migrants clashed with Macedonian police Sunday after trying to scale the fence separating Greece from Macedonia in the border town of Idomeni.
Ukraine’s Embattled Prime Minister Resigns Ukraine’s embattled prime minister says he is resigning, opening the way for the formation of a new government to end a drawn-out political crisis.
Prosecutors: Group That Hit Brussels Planned France Attack Belgium’s Federal Prosecution Office says that the terror group that struck Brussels on March 22 initially planned to launch a second attack on France.
Brussels Attackers’ Original Target Was France, Prosecutor Says Surprised by how quickly investigators were moving, the group decided to strike targets in Brussels, the Belgian federal prosecutor said on Sunday.
Your Weekend Briefing Here’s what you need to know about the week’s top stories.
Afghan General Plants Flowers in Helmand, but Taliban Lurk Maj. Gen. M. Moein Faqir is the top military man in Helmand Province, more than half of which has been overrun by the Taliban in the past year.
Fighting Kills 18 Soldiers and 5 Militants in Philippines The largest single-day combat loss this year for the military comes as the Philippines remembers its World War II dead.
Pacquiao Defeats Bradley by Decision, and Says Farewell to His Sport It was clear that Manny Pacquiao’s illustrious career was winding down, but he delivered a victory by a unanimous decision.
Fireworks Go Wrong at Kerala Temple in Southern India, Killing Many A fireworks display during a religious festival at a temple set off a series of explosions, leveling buildings and killing at least 86 people.
Philippine Clash Leaves 18 Soldiers, 5 Militants Dead The Philippine military suffered its largest single-day combat loss so far this year when 18 soldiers were killed in fierce fighting with Abu Sayyaf extremists that also left five Islamic militants dead, including a Moroccan fighter, the military said Sunday.
Inside Saudi Arabia’s Re-education Prison for Jihadists The Family House feels like a boutique hotel, if you can overlook the lack of windows, the towering walls outside and the location inside a high-security prison.
In Afghanistan, John Kerry Seeks End to Bickering of Unity Government The secretary of state meet with the leaders of the coalition government, which has struggled with infighting and a resurgent Taliban.
- Dennis Hastert Is Sorry for Past ‘Transgressions,’ Lawyer SaysProsecutors say Mr. Hastert, awaiting sentencing for violating federal banking laws, sexually abused teenage boys as a teacher and wrestling coach.
Argentine Prosecutor May Add Ex-President to Financial Inquiry The decision to include former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in a widening investigation into money laundering was made after a financier gave lengthy testimony on Friday, according the state news agency.
More Than 70 Killed in Fire in Temple in South India More than 70 people were killed in a massive fire that broke out in a temple in the southern Indian state of Kerala early Sunday, a top official said.
Fire at Temple in Southern India Kills at Least 70 Hundreds of people were trapped by flames in the Paravoor temple in the city of Kollam early Sunday.
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