Landon Donovan scored three goals in his first game for the United States since September.

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U.S. 5, Scotland 1: Landon Donovan’s Hat Trick Leads U.S. Over Scotland

The Dutch entrepreneur behind Divorce Hotel, a weekend program for couples looking to end their marriages quickly, wants to introduce the concept to the United States.

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The Divorce Hotel, a True Weekend Getaway

With the election of a new French president this month, the wealthy in France are suddenly scrambling for places to stash their money for a while, including in the United States.

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Big Deal: Voting With Their Wallets

China criticized a “woeful” human rights record in the United States on Friday, a day after a U.S. report said Beijing's own record is getting worse, with harsh crackdowns on dissidents.

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China hits back on U.S. human rights

IN RECENT weeks the Obama administration has radiated optimism about the possibility of a deal with Iran on its nuclear program. The latest round of talks in Baghdad this week should lower those expectations. Tehran’s negotiators rejected a package offered by the United States and its five partners covering proposed confidence-building measures, and it demanded recognition of an Iranian “right” to enrich uranium, a concession U.S. officials say they are unprepared to make. The only substantive agreement was on holding another meeting next month in Moscow. Read full article > >

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Editorial Board: Iran’s hard bargain

Thursday night’s Howard Theatre concert — one of only six stops on a mini-tour of the United States — was a rare stateside performance by Babasonicos. The Argentine rock band, which co-headlined Puerto Rico’s Indie Fest with psychedelic rockers MGMT last month, is accustomed to playing huge, sold-out venues in Latin America, and the audience of about 200 was treated to a (relatively) intimate show. Read full article > >

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Argentine rock band Babasonicos plays to small, energized crowd

Mommy and daddy are fighting, and the anguished children don’t know where to turn. This is the state of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States today. A small group of very conservative bishops has hijacked the church, or at least the public voice of the church. The bishops are playing the role of the authoritarian father. In case after case, their message to the faithful is “Do it because I say so.” Read full article > >

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Catholics caught between bishops, Obama’s birth control mandate

Despite an influx of American assistance, residents of an area of Honduras that has become a way station for cocaine on its way north say they feel threatened.

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In Remote Honduras Area, Drug Raid Stirs Anger

The United Nations treaty that governs the world’s oceans is undergoing one of its periodic resurrections in Congress.

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Law of the Sea Treaty Is Found on Capitol Hill, Again

Alleged Mexican drug lord Sergio Villarreal, known as El Grande, is extradited to the United States for trial on charges of drug trafficking.

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Mexico extradites ‘drug kingpin’

Francis Tiafoe, 14, who once lived at the Tennis Center at College Park, Md., with his father and brother, could be the United States’ next, best hope in the sport.

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Francis Tiafoe, Top-Ranked Junior, Grew Up at Tennis Center, and It Shows

Leaders from the United States and five other countries resumed talks with Iran a day after Tehran signaled willingness to allow potentially intrusive inspections of military facilities.

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Global Powers and Iran Meet in Baghdad

The People’s Bank of China has enjoyed direct computer access to Treasury auctions since last year, allowing it to buy United States debt without first having to go through a Wall Street bank.

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Records Show China’s Private Link to Treasury Markets

The agreement to give the Afghans the lead role in securing their country next summer begins the end of the United States’s involvement in the war.

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NATO Formally Agrees to Transition on Afghan Security

Chen Guangcheng, the blind lawyer whose escape from house arrest jolted relations between the United States and China, followed a hastily arranged flight with an open-air news conference in New York.

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Blind Chinese Dissident Leaves on Flight for U.S.