U.S. and India Share Sense of Unease Over China
NEW DELHI — When President Obama landed here for a three-day visit, he brought a long list of issues to discuss, like energy and trade. But when he and Prime…
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Egyptian Is Convicted of Genital Mutilation
CAIRO — A court on Monday handed down what officials said was Egypt’s first criminal conviction for the practice of female genital mutilation, sentencing a doctor to more than two…
Helena Morrissey, Aiming at Britain's Glass Ceilings, Gets Results
“I think I am meant to be flattered,” Ms. Morrissey, a 48-year-old money manager, said recently in her office in the City, London’s historic financial district. “But I am doing…
China’s Other E-Commerce Giant Follows Its Own Path
BEIJING — Just about every June, on the anniversary of his company’s founding, Richard Liu dons a big motorcycle helmet and red uniform, hops on a three-wheeled electric bike and…
S.&P. Cuts Russian Debt One Notch to Junk Level
As Russia deals with the heavy toll of Western sanctions and falling oil prices, a major credit ratings agency on Monday downgraded the country’s sovereign debt to below investment grade,…
Kurd Militia Says ISIS Is Expelled From Kobani
BEIRUT, Lebanon — Kurdish militias regained full control of the northern Syrian town of Kobani on Monday, driving Islamic State militants out with the help of American-led airstrikes, Kurdish activists…
Greek Election Reflects a Deep Divide in Europe
BRUSSELS — The Greek election not only strengthened opponents of austerity, it also highlighted a fundamental tension at the heart of Europe’s six-decade-long push to forge a closer union of…
Former Lord’s Resistance Army Commander Appears at War Crimes Court
A captured Ugandan rebel commander made his first public appearance Monday at a hearing before the International Criminal Court, where he stands accused of crimes including murder and enslavement. Speaking…
Push Over, Cornish Pasty: Balti Curry Seeks a Place in British Culinary Lore
BIRMINGHAM, England — The year after opening a small restaurant here in 1977, Mohammed Arif spent two weeks in his native Pakistan, where he saw spicy, aromatic curries being cooked…
Bill Clegg’s Debut Novel Is ‘Did You Ever Have a Family’
The literary agent Bill Clegg is renowned in the publishing world as a ruthless negotiator who routinely wrings fat six- and seven-figure advances out of editors for experimental debut novels…
Weekend Scrambles Top Oscar Prospects
LOS ANGELES — An unexpected double win for Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s “Birdman,” at the expense of Richard Linklater’s “Boyhood,” jolted the Oscar race over the weekend, even as Harvey Weinstein…
C.I.A. Officer in Leak Case, Jeffrey Sterling, Is Convicted of Espionage
Jeffrey A. Sterling, a former Central Intelligence Agency officer, was convicted of espionage charges Monday, for telling a journalist for The New York Times about a secret operation to disrupt…
Momofuku Milk Bar Pops Up
To Sip: New Hot Drinks From a Pop-Up A pop-up version of the Momofuku Milk Bar opens Feb. 2 at the southern end of Madison Square Park. Along with the…
3 Charged With Working as Agents for Russia in New York
In a case full of intrigue and clandestine communications, three Russians were charged on Monday with working secretly in New York as agents for Russian intelligence, the federal authorities said….
Learning From Animal Friendships
Videos of unlikely animal friendships are popular on social media. Scientists are now considering how to define such relationships and why they are so fascinating to us. A goat frolics…
Cease-Fire in Shreds, Ukraine Sees Heaviest Fighting in Months
DONETSK, Ukraine — The shattered remains of a tank bearing a tattered Ukrainian flag sat beside the main highway to Mariupol on Monday afternoon, a remnant of what pro-Russian rebel…
C.I.A. Strike, First Since Yemen Upheaval, Kills 3 Qaeda Fighters, Officials Say
Since Monday, videos have surfaced — both professional and amateur — showing the violence unfolding between the Yemeni Army and Houthi rebels in the capital, Sana. WASHINGTON — A C.I.A….
Off the 3-D Printer, Practice Parts for the Surgeon
Violet Pietrok was born with a Tessier Cleft, a rare defect that left a fissure in her skull. Surgeons at Boston Children’s Hospital, aided by 3-D prints of her skull,…
Government Employee Flies Small Drone Over White House Fence
Josh Earnest, the White House press secretary, says that a small electronic device found on the White House lawn overnight is not thought to pose a threat to anyone within…
Facebook Said to Block Pages on Muhammad to Avoid Ban in Turkey
ISTANBUL — To avoid being banned throughout Turkey, Facebook has blocked Turkish users’ access to a number of pages containing content that the authorities had deemed insulting to the Prophet…
AT&T to Buy Nextel Mexico for $1.9 Billion
The deal is the second struck in Mexico by the telecommunications giant since November, when the company bought the big wireless service provider Iusacell for $2.5 billion. AT&T has made…
At Universities, a Push for Data-Driven Career Services
“Back then, we had records on 125,000 alumni, but we had good employment information on less than 10,000 of them,” recalled Armin Afsahi, who oversees alumni relations as the university’s…
Couture’s Odd Sort of Mingling
PARIS — It was close to 11 p.m. on Sunday and Stephen A. Schwarzman, chief executive of the private equity firm Blackstone Group, was sitting on a small, curved couch…
After Voters in Greece Have Their Say, Country’s Creditors Seek Their Turn
ATHENS — Now comes the hard task of making good on a key campaign promise. As Alexis Tsipras was sworn in as prime minister of Greece on Monday, the emotional…
Mubarak’s Sons Are Released From Jail in Egypt
CAIRO — The two adult sons of former President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt were released from jail early Monday, just one day after the fourth anniversary of the revolt that…
New York Officials Urge Caution as Blizzard Approaches
With the first flurries starting to fall Monday morning in what officials said was expected to be one of the most powerful blizzards to ever strike New York City, officials…
U.S. Envoy Urges Thailand to Lift Martial Law
BANGKOK — The most senior United States diplomat to visit Thailand since the military seized power in May called on Monday for the lifting of martial law and delivered harsh…
Journalist Who Reported on Argentine Prosecutor’s Death Flees to Israel
JERUSALEM — Damian Pachter, the journalist who broke the story of the recent death of an Argentine prosecutor investigating the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center in Buenos Aires, has…
China to Force Authors to Provide Real Names When Publishing Online
The longstanding Chinese tradition of using pen names persists today on blogs and the Internet, as authors seek to separate their writerly personas from their real identities. In some cases…
Prank Caller Pulls Wool Over British Surveillance Agency’s Eyes
LONDON — At a time when Western leaders are clamoring for greater powers to conduct covert surveillance, a prankster in Britain has turned the table on the watchers, securing a…