NEWS An overwhelming percentage of online attacks toward U.S. companies, organizations and government agencies originate from one area of a Shanghai neighborhood, home to a Chinese army unit, according to a report by the computer security firm Mandiant. David E. Sanger, David Barboza and Nicole Perlroth report.
In a surprise predawn homecoming, President Hugo Chávez returned to Venezuela more than two months after having cancer surgery in Cuba, potentially clearing up some of the legal questions that have roiled the nation during his absence but doing little to dispel the uncertainty over who is running the country. William Neuman reports from Caracas.
With conditions continuing to deteriorate, President Obama may reopen the debate over providing weapons to opponents of President Bashar al-Assad’s government in Syria. Mark Landler and Michael R. Gordon report from Washington.
The president of the European Central Bank sought to ease fears that countries including Japan were deliberately weakening their currencies. James Kanter reports from Brussels.
Striking ground workers and flight attendants for Iberia, the money-losing Spanish airline, clashed with riot police officers at Madrid-Barajas Airport on the first day of work stoppages to protest a plan to eliminate more than 3,800 jobs. Nicola Clark reports.
The online retailer Amazon severed all contact with the security company whose guards are alleged to have worn clothing associated with neo-Nazis and intimidated immigrant temporary workers. Melissa Eddy reports from Berlin.
FASHION Christopher Kane’s first show for PPR is a blend of original ideas, new silhouettes and otherworldly effects. Suzy Menkes writes from London.
ARTS Two exhibitions in Udine, Italy, reflect the grand ambitions of Giambattista Tiepolo, the 18th-century Venetian artist. Roderick Conway Morris reviews from Udine, Italy.
SPORTS Back on top at age 31, Serena Williams’s achievement should rank high on a list of career achievements that already includes 15 Grand Slam singles titles. Christopher Clarey reports.
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