NEWS In one of her final appearances as secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday vigorously defended her handling of last September’s attack on the United States diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, which killed four Americans and prompted a scathing review of State Department procedures. Michael R. Gordon reports from Washington.
North Korea vowed on Thursday to launch more long-range rockets and conduct its third nuclear test, ratcheting up tensions following the United Nations Security Council’s decision to tighten sanctions against the country for launching a rocket last month. Choe Sang-Hun reports from Seoul.
Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain has added to Europe’s malaise, vowing to reduce British entanglement with the European Union—or allow his people to vote in a referendum to leave the bloc altogether. Andrew Higgins reports from Brussels.
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta is lifting the U.S. military’s official ban on women in combat, which will open up hundreds of thousands of additional front-line jobs to them, senior defense officials said Wednesday. Elisabeth Bumiller and Thom Shanker report from Washington.
At the most recent count, there were 212,000 refugees in Lebanon, registered or awaiting registration with the United Nations refugee agency. A year ago, the agency had registered 5,000. The increase mirrors the intensification of a conflict across the border in Syria that the United Nations says has now killed 60,000. Josh Wood reports from Al-Minya, Lebanon.
Jamie Dimon, the chief executive of JPMorgan Chase, apologized again for the bank’s recent $6 billion trading loss, this time in front of an audience that included the elite of the financial world. But in keeping with his confident demeanor, it was a diet portion of humble pie. Jack Ewing reports from Davos, Switzerland.
ARTS Nearly 212,000 oil paintings in Britain have been photographed and put online in a comprehensive project designed to make the country a cultural pioneer of the digital age. Stephen Castle reports from London.
FASHION The garden in all its summer enchantment has blossomed as the big theme of the Paris couture season. Suzy Menkes reviews from Paris.
SPORTS Li Na, one of China’s biggest sports stars, played one of the best big matches of her career to defeat Maria Sharapova, 6-2, 6-2 and reach the Australian Open final. Christopher Clarey reports from Melbourne, Australia.
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