Russia Presses Ahead With Plan for Gas Pipeline to Turkey
LONDON — President Vladimir V. Putin surprised the world in December when he aborted long-laid plans for a natural gas pipeline under the Black Sea to Europe, saying Russia would…
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Bronx Plans Art Exchange With Cuba
The Bronx Museum of the Arts and the National Museum of Fine Arts in Cuba announced Wednesday that a major exchange of works from their collections would take place this…
Yemen’s President Said to Reach Deal With Houthi Rebels Besieging Capital
SANA, Yemen — President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi of Yemen appeared to bow on Wednesday to the demands made by the Houthi movement, whose militiamen have besieged his presidential palace…
Justice Dept. to Recommend No Civil Rights Charges in Ferguson Shooting
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has begun work on a legal memo recommending no civil rights charges against a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo., who killed an unarmed black…
Taliban Fissures in Afghanistan Are Seen as an Opening for ISIS
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Across a violent swath of southern Afghanistan, rumors are swirling about a band of former Taliban fighters who have claimed allegiance to the Islamic State and are…
Ukrainian Forces Battle Russian-Backed Rebels in East
KRAMATORSK, Ukraine — Shelling from both Ukrainian military and rebel separatist positions continued Wednesday over a remote border checkpoint northwest of Luhansk that Ukraine said was seized Monday by Russian…
Belgium Identifies Pair Suspected of Terrorist Plot and Killed in Police Raid
BRUSSELS — The Belgian authorities on Wednesday partially identified two men believed to be Islamic militants who died last week in a police raid, releasing the first names and nationalities…
Young Players Give Signs of Australian Tennis Revival
On Tennis By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY MELBOURNE, Australia — It was Rafael Nadal’s night at Melbourne Park on Wednesday, as he found a way to win when his body was sending…
German Anti-Immigrant Figure Quits Post Over Hitler Portrayal
BERLIN — The leader of an anti-immigrant movement that has attracted tens of thousands of supporters and upended political debate in Germany stepped down on Wednesday after he was found…
The $210 Million Baseball Contract That Explains How Inflation Works
Follow Us: Get the Upshot in your Inbox JAN. 21, 2015 – Fed officials have noted surveys of consumers and businesses that suggest somewhat higher inflation. So they have been…
Marissa Mayer’s Plan for Yahoo Takes Hold. The Question Now Is Time.
Farhad Manjoo STATE OF THE ART When Marissa Mayer was offered the chief executive job at Yahoo in the summer of 2012, she had a script for returning the pioneering…
At Windows 10 Event, Microsoft Introduces HoloLens 3-D Headset
REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft on Wednesday introduced a headset that will allow people to interact with holographic images, allowing them to play video games and build 3-D models. The headset,…
Gucci Picks Alessandro Michele as Its Next Creative Director
PARIS — Hoping to reverse a prolonged sales slump at Gucci, its marquee brand, the French luxury group Kering said on Wednesday that it had promoted Alessandro Michele, Gucci’s head…
Rafael Nadal Praises Tim Smyczek’s Sportsmanship in Close Match
MELBOURNE, Australia — Tim Smyczek, a qualifier from Milwaukee ranked 112th, wielded his racket exceptionally well Wednesday night, striking 64 winners and coming within one game of upsetting third-ranked Rafael…
Study Shows Brain Stores Seemingly Trivial Memories, Just in Case
The surge of emotion that makes memories of embarrassment, triumph and disappointment so vivid can also reach back in time, strengthening recall of seemingly mundane things that happened just beforehand…
French Premier Announces ‘Exceptional’ Measures Against Terrorism
Manuel Valls, the French prime minister, announced new investment in the French intelligence services in the wake of the attack on Charlie Hebdo. PARIS — Two weeks after one of…
Century Later, the ‘Chinatown’ Water Feud Ebbs
Pooled water and a salt grass field on part of Owens Lake, in Eastern California near the Sierra Nevada. The lake was drained decades ago, its source water diverted for…
U.S. Outpost in Cuba to Step Out of the Shadows
HAVANA — Fidel Castro called the building a “nest of spies,” routinely marshaling tens of thousands of people to protest at its doorstep. His government even made a television mini-series…
Prada and Armani Reassert the Power of Consistency
MILAN — One of the commonest sights outside fashion shows, in whatever city they’re held, is hordes of shutterbugs racing to snap pictures of what is loosely described as “street…
Shakily, Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova Survive Upset Bids
MELBOURNE, Australia — His knees, back, wrist and appendix have all failed Rafael Nadal recently. On Wednesday, his stomach joined the list of ailments, but he gutted out a five-set…
In State of the Union, Obama Sets an Ambitious Agenda
President Obama giving his State of the Union address to a Republican-controlled Congress.” WASHINGTON — President Obama claimed credit on Tuesday for an improving economy and defiantly told his Republican…