Houthi Fighters Hold Yemen’s Presidential Palace, Despite Deal
SANA, Yemen — Houthi militiamen remained in control of Yemen’s presidential palace on Thursday, a day after President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi and the Houthi leadership agreed to a deal…
The Powers, and Limits, of E.C.B. Stimulus, as Viewed From Davos
“It is a mistake to suppose that Q.E. is a panacea in Europe, or that it will be sufficient,” said Lawrence H. Summers, who was Treasury secretary under President Bill…
Europe says no reason to ease pressure on Russia over Ukraine
Related: Ukraine president says no room for negotiations with Russia Sanctions left Russia more exposed to the collapse in oil prices that is wreaking havoc on its economy, still heavily…
Meghan McCain to Romney: For family’s sake, don’t run
“When I think about what they [the Romneys] might go through again, if their father runs a third time, I shudder,” McCain wrote, explaining that her family’s campaign experience was…
We all fail. But here’s how these incredible women bounced back
Books with titles like “The Wisdom of Failure” top bestseller lists and there is even a popular annual conference, FailCon, that gathers people together to study past fails. But in…
Ex-Lawmaker’s Sentence for Encouraging Revolt Is Upheld in South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a nine-year prison sentence for a former lawmaker who was convicted of encouraging followers to take up arms to…
Bill & Melinda Gates’ next target: banking
Literally stuffing cash in a mattress: People in rich countries can drive or walk to the bank, use digital services like PayPal and write checks that can be deposited, sometimes…
Yemen minister: Kidnapped aide still held by rebels in breach of peace deal
The Houthi rebelsShiite Muslims who have long felt marginalized in the majority Sunni countrykidnapped presidential Chief of Staff Ahmed bin Mubarak in the capital, Sanaa, on Saturday. The rebels then…
Is proton therapy the ‘magic bullet’ for cancer?
Successful methods such as chemotherapy work by killing the cancer cells, but they also destroy healthy tissue. Health practitioners have been searching for a magic bullet that goes straight to…
Inside Mauritius: The tropical paradise with a booming economy
Benefiting from a long history of political stability, a good governance record and an open and flexible regulatory system, Mauritius overtook South Africa last year to become the continent’s most…
Doctor’s notes: American Ebola survivor is back in Liberia
Wow! Sunday evening, it’s 9:30 p.m., and I am beat. Might fall asleep. Guess I will find out how the Patriots did in the AFC playoff tomorrow (the game would…
Toxic mix that makes Belgium fertile ground for terrorism
“It’s a nightmare,” says Zaki Chairi. Chairi, a 27-year old Belgian comedian who performs with a humorous theatrical group that calls itself the “Muslim Raiders,” was speaking several days after…
Tootsie Roll names 83-year old widow as new CEO
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Samsung-BlackBerry rumors still swirl
The anonymous source that spoke to The Financial Post told the paper that Watsa would likely endorse a deal above $15 a share. Related: BlackBerry ended 2014 on a sour…
Talk Stays Light at Men’s Runway Shows, but Signs of Paris’s Sorrow Linger
PARIS — “The show must go on!” is a cliché as a rallying cry, but it was unusually apt this month as the fall 2015 men’s runway shows bore their…
Can’t pay, won’t pay: Why countries should think about paying ransoms
The demands by terrorists for ransoms in return for kidnapped hostages continues and growsand it is a brave (some would say heartless) government that chooses non-payment over the lives of…
U.S. naval ship grounded off Japanese coast
Last mission for storied class of warships – CNN’s Will Ripley reported from Tokyo; Brian Walker wrote from Atlanta
Sudan refugees: Taking back their story
Young, mainly in their 20s, sometimes younger, these student refugees share a similar narrative. Their villages, tucked away in the remote regions of South Kordofan in the Sudan, became uninhabitable:…
Oil boomtown: ‘We could see 20,000 layoffs by June’
Arthaud, a North Dakota native who’s been active in the state’s oil industry since the late 1970s, said he isn’t particularly concerned for his company, which employees some 2,000 people…
Coffee May Cut Melanoma Risk
Researchers used health and dietary data on 447,357 non-Hispanic whites ages 50 to 71 who were cancer free at the start of the study and followed them for an average…
Belichick talks #DeflateGate in front of Gillette #Flexball ad
Gillette said it was not trying to take advantage of the increased media coverage, scrutinizing the team’s alleged shenanigans with illegally deflating footballs. “DeflateGate” has become a topic of national…
Something out of ‘Alien’: Rare frilled shark caught off Australian coast
With a mouth packed full of needle-like teeth and a body like an eel, the six-foot long frilled shark is sometimes described as a fish “fossil” that dates back 80…
Recalling Romania's Revolution
Photo: Poh Si Teng and Ben Laffin; Video: Poh Si Teng and Ben Laffin Credit Luis Mallo Credit Robert Frank Credit Paccarik Orue – Syrian men carry the wounded after…
Massive fire engulfs apartment units in New Jersey; displaces hundreds
BREAKING: A look at how quickly the fire burning at the Avalon complex in #Edgewater, NJ got out of control #nbc4ny pic.twitter.com/zufqJlUtiP – Early Thursday morning, the fire was still…
Turing manuscript going up for auction
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Dozens dead, 7,000 arrested as political violence rocks Bangladesh
The dead were mainly killed by arson attacks on buses and cars, police said. The two most recent victims, who died of their injuries in hospital Thursday, were victims of…
3 reasons Ferguson decision not a surprise; 3 options left to Brown family
But on Wednesday, officials told CNN that federal investigators didn’t find enough evidence and that Justice Department prosecutors won’t recommend civil rights charges against Wilson. Attorney General Eric Holder, who…
Australian Open: Serena Williams clicks into gear
Zvonareva was still a heavy underdog Thursday and playing without pressure, built up three set points on the Williams serve at 5-3 in the first set. Trouble for the world…
I’ve made millions playing poker, own almost nothing
In 2013, my travels led me to a silent meditation retreat at a Buddhist monastery on a small island in Thailand. I handed over what was left of my belongings,…
Divers Begin Hauling Up Bodies From Sunken AirAsia Plane
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian Navy divers, thwarted for days by bad weather, began recovering bodies on Thursday from the sunken fuselage of the AirAsia plane that crashed into the Java…