Mandela Back in Hospital With Lung Infection

Mandela Back in Hospital With Lung Infection
South Africa's Mandela Back in Hospital With Lung Infection
World Briefing | Africa: Nigeria: Ethnic Clashes Leave 27 Dead
News Analysis: Political Success Can Be a Setback in Gay Rights
Germany Faces Criticism in Cyprus for Policies on Bailout Program
Dairy Finds Way to Let Cows Power Trucks
Attacks on Spamhaus Used Internet Against Itself
Officer Tied to Tape Destruction Moves Up in C.I.A.
Gaza Journal: Ex-Palestinian Prisoners Bring Taste of West Bank to Gaza
Edith Windsor, Calm Center of Same-Sex Marriage Case
With Case Reopened, the Russian Activist Aleksei Navalny Expects the Worst
Studies Focus on Gut Bacteria’s Role in Weight
Barnes Foundation Restores Greek Vessel and Its Founder’s Room 17
Xi Jinping Imposes Austerity Measures on China’s Elite
Currents | Tools: A D.I.Y. Kit for Carving Your Own Rubber Stamps
Online Dispute Becomes Internet-Snarling Attack
Europeans Planted Seeds of Crisis in Cyprus
Cyprus Sets Up Tight Controls as Banks Prepare to Reopen
In Italy, Talks on Forming Government Break Down
State of the Art: Google Keep, a Note Pad, Lets You Hold All Thoughts
Kenya Presidential Dispute Goes Before Supreme Court
The Barkley Marathons: Few Know How to Enter; Fewer Finish
Justices Hear Arguments on Defense of Marriage Act
Syria’s Assad Seeks Help from BRICS Countries

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 01:12 AM PDT

Former South African President Nelson Mandela was admitted to the hospital late on Wednesday for the third time in four months, according to the country's president.

South Africa's Mandela Back in Hospital With Lung Infection

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 12:16 AM PDT

Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been admitted to hospital with a recurrence of a lung infection, the government said on Thursday.

World Briefing | Africa: Nigeria: Ethnic Clashes Leave 27 Dead

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 07:20 PM PDT

Clashes between rival ethnic groups in central Nigeria killed at least 27 people, witnesses said, in a region straddling the nation's largely Christian south and mostly Muslim north.

News Analysis: Political Success Can Be a Setback in Gay Rights

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 06:49 PM PDT

Momentum in the political world for gay rights could actually limit momentum in the legal world.

Germany Faces Criticism in Cyprus for Policies on Bailout Program

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 06:14 PM PDT

Intense negative reactions to the bailout program for Cyprus appear to be jangling nerves in Berlin, where Germans are bridling at comparisons with the country's dark past.

Dairy Finds Way to Let Cows Power Trucks

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 05:47 PM PDT

An Indiana farm is turning the manure from its cows into fuel for its fleet of 42 delivery trucks, an endeavor that is being called a "pacesetter" for the dairy industry.

Attacks on Spamhaus Used Internet Against Itself

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 05:43 PM PDT

A huge denial-of-service attack that eventually slowed traffic across much of the Internet relied on vulnerabilities in the network's own hardware to amplify its effects.

Officer Tied to Tape Destruction Moves Up in C.I.A.

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 05:38 PM PDT

The officer, who in 2005 advocated destroying tapes depicting the interrogation of two detainees belonging to Al Qaeda, was promoted to the top position in the C.I.A.'s clandestine service.

Gaza Journal: Ex-Palestinian Prisoners Bring Taste of West Bank to Gaza

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 05:32 PM PDT

Nader Abu Turki and another former prisoner found a market for their dessert in the scores of Palestinians who longed for a treat they used to eat at home.

Edith Windsor, Calm Center of Same-Sex Marriage Case

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 05:20 PM PDT

Edith Windsor, the central figure in the case challenging the Defense of Marriage Act, finds herself an unlikely standard-bearer in the quest for marriage equality.

With Case Reopened, the Russian Activist Aleksei Navalny Expects the Worst

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 04:52 PM PDT

Aleksei A. Navalny said he expected to be convicted in an embezzlement case that was dismissed last spring but then revived after he led streets protests in Moscow.

Studies Focus on Gut Bacteria’s Role in Weight

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 04:15 PM PDT

Two studies have found that the bacterial makeup of the intestines may help determine whether people gain or lose weight.

Barnes Foundation Restores Greek Vessel and Its Founder’s Room 17

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 03:39 PM PDT

At the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia conservators are piecing together a Greek antiquity that was a centerpiece of one of Albert C. Barnes's meticulously arranged galleries.

Xi Jinping Imposes Austerity Measures on China’s Elite

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 03:37 PM PDT

President Xi Jinping has imposed a form of austerity on China's free-spending elite officials, warning that graft and gluttony threaten to bring down the Communist Party.

Currents | Tools: A D.I.Y. Kit for Carving Your Own Rubber Stamps

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 03:19 PM PDT

A D.I.Y. kit for carving your own rubber stamps.

Online Dispute Becomes Internet-Snarling Attack

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 03:11 PM PDT

"No one is going to lock down the internet, but something has to happen to make it fair and safe, just like the real world," writes Memi in Canada.

Europeans Planted Seeds of Crisis in Cyprus

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 03:10 PM PDT

"The fact that Cyprus' banks held so much of their assets in Greek bonds is the result of weak regulation by the Cyprus government," writes Elijah in Germany.

Cyprus Sets Up Tight Controls as Banks Prepare to Reopen

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 01:38 PM PDT

Cyprus announced severe restrictions on access to bank accounts Wednesday, hoping to curb what is likely to be a rush to withdraw money.

In Italy, Talks on Forming Government Break Down

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 12:53 PM PDT

Negotiations between the center-left leader, Pier Luigi Bersani, and the Five Star Movement failed to yield a majority.

State of the Art: Google Keep, a Note Pad, Lets You Hold All Thoughts

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 12:39 PM PDT

Introducing the note pad Google Keep, a combination Web site and app for Android phones. Wait, that sounds like Evernote.

Kenya Presidential Dispute Goes Before Supreme Court

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 11:59 AM PDT

With lawyers claiming there were several instances of blatant voter fraud, the Supreme Court began hearing evidence on the March 7 election.

The Barkley Marathons: Few Know How to Enter; Fewer Finish

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 11:17 AM PDT

Only 12 ultrarunners have completed the 100-mile Barkley Marathons, and those connected to this ultrasecret race hope a coming documentary does not alter its counterculture charm.

Justices Hear Arguments on Defense of Marriage Act

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 11:16 AM PDT

Justice Anthony M. Kennedy's questions on the Defense of Marriage Act suggested he was prepared to side with the court's four liberal members to strike down a central provision.