Immigrants Held in Solitary Cells, Often for Weeks

Immigrants Held in Solitary Cells, Often for Weeks
Joe Weider, Founder of a Bodybuilding Empire, Dies at 93
Pakistani Cricket Star Tries Again to Turn Adulation Into Political Support
On Both Sides in Syrian War, Doctors Are Often the Target
Boris A. Berezovsky, a Putin Critic, Dies Near London
Russian Ties Put Cyprus Banking Crisis on East-West Fault Line
After Violence in Myanmar, a City Counts the Dead
Rebels Push Into Capital in Central African Republic
U.S. and Afghanistan Reach Deal on Bagram Prison
Joe Weider, Fitness Mentor to Schwarzenegger, Dies
Cyprus Makes Plan to Seize Portion of High-Level Deposits
Sequestration’s Effects Felt at Nation’s Air Shows
News Analysis: Obama Reveals a Knack for Middle East Mediation
Hindsight: Deposit Insurance, and the Historical Reasons for It
Remembering Cuba’s Minor League Team
Sports of The Times: In Snowstorm, U.S. Finds Remedy For a Cold Spell
Xi Argues for Closer Cooperation With Russia
France Confirms Death of Abdelhamid Abu Zeid
Frustrations in Colón, Panama, as Economic Growth Skirts By
Focus on Benedict Raises Questions on Dual Popes
Kurdish Rebels Declare Formal Ceasefire With Turkey
Kidnapped Australian Is Freed in Southern Philippines
Senate Passes $3.7 Trillion Budget, Its First in 4 Years

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 08:31 PM PDT

New federal data shows that on any given day, about 300 immigrants are held in solitary confinement at Immigration and Customs Enforcement centers, a practice psychiatrists worry is overly punitive.

Joe Weider, Founder of a Bodybuilding Empire, Dies at 93

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 06:57 PM PDT

Mr. Weider, who was a mentor to Arnold Schwarzenegger, created a world of muscle magazines, fitness equipment and dietary supplements.

Pakistani Cricket Star Tries Again to Turn Adulation Into Political Support

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 05:45 PM PDT

The star, Imran Khan, kicked off his populist campaign for national elections with a huge rally, hoping to help his political party, which has not won more than a single Parliament seat.

On Both Sides in Syrian War, Doctors Are Often the Target

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 05:26 PM PDT

More than 100 physicians have been killed and hundreds more have disappeared into Syrian jails in the last two years.

Boris A. Berezovsky, a Putin Critic, Dies Near London

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 04:59 PM PDT

Once a close ally of Boris N. Yeltsin who helped install Vladimir V. Putin as president, Boris A. Berezovsky later exiled himself to Britain after a bitter falling-out with the Kremlin.

Russian Ties Put Cyprus Banking Crisis on East-West Fault Line

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 04:56 PM PDT

With Cyprus's role as a provider of financial services for Russians, what began as another episode in a familiar narrative has escalated into a drama with geopolitical implications.

After Violence in Myanmar, a City Counts the Dead

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 04:50 PM PDT

Army units have restored order to Meiktila, Myanmar, where 32 people have been reported killed and the death toll is expected to rise.

Rebels Push Into Capital in Central African Republic

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 04:45 PM PDT

There were conflicting reports about a rebel advance on the capital as some said the rebels had entered but witnesses and the president's spokesman denied it.

U.S. and Afghanistan Reach Deal on Bagram Prison

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 03:30 PM PDT

The agreement to transfer control of Bagram Prison to the Afghan government ends a particularly acrimonious chapter of America's relationship with President Hamid Karzai.

Joe Weider, Fitness Mentor to Schwarzenegger, Dies

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 03:19 PM PDT

Mr. Weider was a bodybuilding legend who helped popularize the sport worldwide and cultivated one of its biggest stars — a charismatic young weightlifter named Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Cyprus Makes Plan to Seize Portion of High-Level Deposits

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 03:13 PM PDT

Facing a Monday deadline to avoid a banking collapse, Cyprus and its negotiators devised a plan Saturday to take a percentage of savers' deposits above 100,000 euros to raise money for a bailout.

Sequestration’s Effects Felt at Nation’s Air Shows

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 12:36 PM PDT

Attractions like the Navy and Marine Corps' Blue Angels and the Air Force's Thunderbirds draw crowds to air shows around the nation, but they will soon be grounded by budget cuts.

News Analysis: Obama Reveals a Knack for Middle East Mediation

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 12:21 PM PDT

After helping heal a rift between Israel and Turkey, analysts wonder whether President Obama will bring the same doggedness and personal involvement to pursuing peace between Israelis and Palestinians.

Hindsight: Deposit Insurance, and the Historical Reasons for It

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 12:15 PM PDT

The bank turmoil in Cyprus, and previous financial crises elsewhere, are reminders that depositors are also bank creditors, and remain vulnerable.

Remembering Cuba’s Minor League Team

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 12:08 PM PDT

For more than six seasons in prerevolutionary Cuba, the Sugar Kings were the Reds' Class AAA affiliate in Havana.

Sports of The Times: In Snowstorm, U.S. Finds Remedy For a Cold Spell

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 09:47 AM PDT

Friday's match between the United States and Costa Rica will be remembered for the snow, but it belonged to DaMarcus Beasley — and the coach who put him out there.

Xi Argues for Closer Cooperation With Russia

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 09:07 AM PDT

President Xi Jinping of China suggested that the two countries could find common ground as they each seek to claim a place as a respected great power.

France Confirms Death of Abdelhamid Abu Zeid

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 08:49 AM PDT

President François Hollande says it has been "definitively confirmed" that the regional Al Qaeda leader Abu Zeid, who was reported killed in February in fighting in northern Mali, is dead.

Frustrations in Colón, Panama, as Economic Growth Skirts By

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 08:38 AM PDT

While Panama rides a 9 percent growth rate, joblessness and squalor in Colón, whose black residents say they face racism, appear to only increase.

Focus on Benedict Raises Questions on Dual Popes

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 08:27 AM PDT

Virtually every day highlights the strangeness of the Vatican's circumstances and brings new debate about what the relationship between the two pontiffs will be.

Kurdish Rebels Declare Formal Ceasefire With Turkey

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 07:34 AM PDT

The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group declared a "formal and clear ceasefire" with Turkey on Saturday after the rebels' jailed leader ordered an end to the decades-long armed campaign for autonomy.

Kidnapped Australian Is Freed in Southern Philippines

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 03:36 AM PDT

Warren Richard Rodwell, who was abducted by members of an Islamic militant organization in 2011, was released early Saturday in the coastal town of Pagadian.

Senate Passes $3.7 Trillion Budget, Its First in 4 Years

Posted: 23 Mar 2013 02:24 AM PDT

The 50-to-49 vote early Saturday sets up contentious — and potentially fruitless — negotiations with the Republican-dominated House to reconcile two vastly different visions for dealing with America's economic and budgetary problems.