Britain Lends a Greek Statue, but Not to Greece

By STEVEN ERLANGER

The British Museum plunged itself into a geopolitical tempest with the loan of one of the famous Elgin marbles of Greece to the Hermitage.

China Arrests Ex-Chief of Domestic Security in Graft Case

By CHRIS BUCKLEY

The former head of the domestic security apparatus is the first member of the Politburo Standing Committee, retired or active, to face a criminal corruption inquiry.

• Investigating Family's Wealth, China's Leader Signals a Change (April 2014)

International Court Ends Case Against Kenyan President in Election Unrest

By MARLISE SIMONS and JEFFREY GETTLEMAN

The decision to end the case appeared to represent both a triumph for President Uhuru Kenyatta and a display of the difficulties involved in prosecuting leaders.

Mandela Is Remembered On Anniversary of Death

By ALAN COWELL

With speeches and celebrations, the country held a day of remembrance, seeking to rediscover the message of its moral touchstone.

Azerbaijan Jails Reporter Who Angered Top Officials

By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN

The arrest of a journalist who has reported on the business dealings of the president’s family was a further indication of Azerbaijan’s deteriorating relations with the West.

Signs That Attackers Came From Within Mitigate Alarm in Chechnya

By ANDREW E. KRAMER

Local militants have claimed responsibility for an attack that killed 14 policemen and at least one civilian, easing concerns that the Islamic State had been involved.

Britain Puts 2 in Prison After Return From Syria

By STEPHEN CASTLE and MELISSA EDDY

The case has provoked a debate over how to handle returning jihadists without discouraging their families from cooperating with the authorities.

Twin Bombings Hit a Cafe in Somalia

By MOHAMMED IBRAHIM

The explosions, one by a suicide bomber and the other a car bomb, occurred by a restaurant in Baidoa, south of Mogadishu, that is popular journalists and government officials.

Pakistani Children Infected With H.I.V. From Transfusions, Report Says

By SALMAN MASOOD

The 10 children were receiving regular transfusions to treat a blood disease called thalassemia.

France to Pay Holocaust Survivors Over Deportations

By DAN BILEFSKY

Under a deal negotiated with the United States, France is expected to pay $60 million to survivors for using its national railway for deportations during World War II.

Militants Strike in Kashmir as Elections Approach

By HARI KUMAR and ELLEN BARRY

Twenty people died in three episodes on Friday, just days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India is to address an election rally in the region.

British Court Rules in Favor of Electronic Surveillance

By MARK SCOTT

The decision comes after a global outcry against programs like Prism, which have given spy agencies almost unfettered access to Internet communications.

On Olympics

A Defining Moment for the Olympic Games

By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY

The International Olympic Committee will meet in special session next week in Monaco to vote on 40 proposals that address issues like Olympic bidding and white elephant venues.

The Saturday Profile

A Physical Therapist in Kabul, Providing More Than Exercise

By ROD NORDLAND

Alberto Cairo runs seven orthopedic centers in Afghanistan for the International Committee of the Red Cross, and he could not feel more useful.

French Defense Minister Says Russia May Never Receive Mistral Warships

By MAÏA de la BAUME

The deal to sell the ships, designed to transport troops, tanks and helicopters, ran into opposition after Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula in March.

15 Serbs Are Arrested in Connection With 1993 Massacre

By RICK LYMAN

Officials in Bosnia and neighboring Serbia cooperated to make the arrests in the torture and murder of about 20 people at a remote Bosnian rail depot.

A Frail Face Becomes a Defiant Focus of Hong Kong’s Waning Protest Movement

By CHRIS BUCKLEY and ALAN WONG

Joshua Wong, the student leader whose early calls to protest help set off a monthslong confrontation, says he knows his hunger strike is aimed at achieving “the impossible.”

Thailand’s King Is Too Ill To Give Birthday Speech

By SETH MYDANS

King Bhumibol Adulyadej is a unifying figure in a divided country, but he has spent much of the past few years hospitalized with a variety of ailments.

Philippines Braces for Arrival of Typhoon Hagupit

By AUSTIN RAMZY

Some areas that were devastated by Typhoon Haiyan last year were preparing Friday for another powerful storm, though it was not expected to have Haiyan’s destructive power.