World

A team that faced seemingly insurmountable odds wins its first championship, with wider ramifications for the role women play in public life.

France’s trove of DNA profiles has helped solve high-profile crimes and was used to find some of the Louvre suspects, and it is growing. The police can also access other countries’ databases.

The 6.3-magnitude quake struck on Monday near Mazar-i-Sharif, a city known for its magnificent Blue Mosque. The extent of the damage was not immediately clear.

My colleague Declan Walsh writes about the humanitarian crisis in Darfur — and how the world is now largely looking away.

The chief legal officer of Israel’s military resigned after authorizing the leak of a video in the case involving grave abuse of a Palestinian detainee. That further politicized a fraught case.

The climbers were in two groups in northern Italy on Saturday night when an avalanche struck. Two people survived.

Waiters and deliverymen receive tips. But so do receptionists, government clerks and hospital nurses. And with Egypt stuck in an economic crisis, even the cost of tipping is inflating.

I’m Sam Sifton. Before we get to the news today, I’d like to tell you a little about myself. You ought to know who’s writing to you.

U.K. officials said they did not believe the attack on a train to London was connected to terrorism. Two of the 11 people wounded in the stabbing spree remain in critical condition, the police said.