Venus Williams Reaches Australian Open Quarterfinal
MELBOURNE, Australia — Venus Williams’ strong run at the Australian Open continued Monday when she beat sixth-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 to reach a Grand Slam quarterfinal for the…
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Small Drone Is Found on White House Grounds
NEW DELHI — A small aerial drone was found on the grounds of the White House but poses no threat, a spokesman for President Obama said on Monday. – The…
Amazon and Its Friends
Forget about same-day delivery of diapers or reconnecting with your high school girlfriend or publishing those novels without the aid of an editor or bookstore. The greatest achievement of Silicon…
Unidentified ‘Device’ Found on White House Grounds
NEW DELHI — Some sort of unidentified device has been found on the grounds of the White House, but poses no threat to security, a spokesman for President Obama said…
Middle Class Shrinks Further as More Fall Out Instead of Climbing Up
The middle class that President Obama identified in his State of the Union speech last week as the foundation of the American economy has been shrinking for almost half a…
Salt May Not Affect Heart Risks
The study, in JAMA Internal Medicine, included 2,642 people, average age 74. Half the participants were women, 62 percent were white and 38 percent were African-American. All were free of…
After Victory at Greek Polls, Leftist Politician Forms Coalition Government
ATHENS — Alexis Tsipras, the leftist political maverick who swept to power on Sunday in Greece in a popular rebellion, formed a new coalition government on Monday with a right-wing…
Scores of Philippine Police Officers Killed in Firefight With Rebels
MANILA — At least 43 police officers in the southern Philippines were killed during an attempt to capture one of Southeast Asia’s most wanted terrorism suspects, police and government officials…
After Victory at Greek Polls, Leftist Politician Begins Coalition Talks
ATHENS — Alexis Tsipras, the leftist political maverick who swept to power on Sunday in Greece in a popular rebellion, entered talks on Monday morning to form a coalition government…
Euro Weakens and Stocks Fall in Asia After Election in Greece
PARIS — Financial markets on Monday took in stride the result of Greek parliamentary elections, which handed a decisive victory to the left-wing Syriza party a day earlier. Syriza and…
Aer Lingus Considering Revised Takeover Approach From British Airways Parent
Aer Lingus, an Irish carrier, had previously rejected two recent takeover offers from the International Consolidated Airlines Group, the first of which came in mid-December. In its latest bid, International Consolidated…
Obama Makes the Most of India’s Republic Day Parade
NEW DELHI — On one level, of course, it was just a parade. But as President Obama watched marching military units pass by at India’s annual Republic Day celebration on…
Why Apps for Messaging Are Trending
A team at BuzzFeed, the news and entertainment site, knew it had struck gold when it came across a decades-old photo of Dwayne Johnson, the musclebound wrestler and film star…
Serena Williams Drops a Set, Then Cruises
MELBOURNE, Australia — Serena Williams has created intergenerational battles through her own longevity and her own brilliance. At 33, Williams plays opponents who are nearly all from the younger set….
The Vatican Switches to Balloons for Peace
VATICAN CITY — Balloons, not doves, were released as a gesture of peace on Sunday in St. Peter’s Square, a year after an attack by a gull and a crow…
Saudis Expand Regional Power as Others Falter
CAIRO — The rulers of Saudi Arabia trembled when the Arab Spring revolts broke out four years ago. But far from undermining the Saudi dynasty, the ensuing chaos across the…
W.H.O. Members Endorse Resolution to Improve Response to Health Emergencies
As the battle to snuff out the Ebola epidemic in West Africa continues, amid hopeful signs of ebbing, fears of an even more deadly and widespread infectious disease’s emerging in…
Disillusioned by War, Israeli Soldiers Muted in 1967 Are Given Fuller Voice
A new documentary film is showcasing previously unaired admissions of brutal behavior by Israeli soldiers during the 1967 war. TEL AVIV — A young Israeli soldier, fresh from the front,…
German Quandary of How to Deal With Anti-Immigration Movement
DRESDEN, Germany — German leaders are struggling with how, and how much, to engage with supporters of a protest movement formed around fears of an “Islamization” of their country. Local…
At Least 18 Die in Egyptian Violence
CAIRO — At least 18 people were killed in political violence on Sunday, the fourth anniversary of the Arab Spring uprising, a reminder of the ruthless crackdown the military-backed government…
Unease for What Microsoft’s HoloLens Will Mean for Our Screen-Obsessed Lives
David Carr THE MEDIA EQUATION Microsoft made a big announcement last week, revealing that Windows, a lucrative legacy franchise, was about to be unleashed into the physical environment through a…
Nick Kyrgios Is Nicknamed the Wild Thing, With Good Reason
On Tennis By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY MELBOURNE, Australia — Roger Federer has packed up the family, the nannies and his hopes for this year’s Australian Open and flown off to Zurich…
Two Japanese Hostages, as Different as Can Be, Linked by Fate in Syria
TOKYO — In the public’s mind, the two Japanese hostages held by Islamic State militants have become inextricably linked: a pair of grim-faced figures who appeared last week in a…
De Blasio Urges New Yorkers to Prepare for Powerful Snowstorm
Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Sunday that one of the biggest storms to ever strike New York City may be approaching, and he urged people to stay indoors to…
Chitresh Das, Influential Performer and Educator of Indian Dance, Dies at 70
Chitresh Das, a teacher and performer who widely disseminated the north Indian classical dance form kathak in the United States, died on Jan. 4 in San Rafael, Calif. He was…
Verizon’s Mobile ‘Supercookies’ Seen as Threat to Privacy
For the last several months, cybersecurity experts have been warning Verizon Wireless that it was putting the privacy of its customers at risk. The computer codes the company uses to…
New Juilliard Ensemble’s Focus! Festival Under Joel Sachs
Chinese contemporary music has attained considerable visibility and influence in the West in recent decades. Chinese-born composers, some of them scarred by the Cultural Revolution, have made major inroads in…
‘The Hunting Ground,’ a Film About Rape Culture at Colleges
PARK CITY, Utah — “The Hunting Ground,” set for release in theaters and broadcast on CNN, was billed by the Sundance Film Festival as a “piercing, monumental exposé of rape…
‘Lionboy,’ a Fairy Tale Set in a Dystopian Future
The Disney feline that has bestrode Broadway for well over a decade has a lot going for it, obviously, but at “Lionboy,” playing a few blocks south at the New…
‘Guantánamo Diary’ by Mohamedou Ould Slahi
Books of The Times By SCOTT SHANE There’s a revealing moment in Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s gripping and depressing “Guantánamo Diary” when a new interrogator is assigned to question him. By…