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36 Killed in Fire at Russian Hospital

36 Killed in Fire at Russian Hospital


36 Killed in Fire at Russian Hospital

Posted: 26 Apr 2013 12:11 AM PDT

Most of the victims were patients confined in the psychiatric hospital outside Moscow because of their ailments, Russian news agencies reported.
    


Samsung Reports 42 Percent Jump in Profit

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 11:54 PM PDT

The South Korean electronics giant reported its sixth straight quarter of profit growth as it increased its assault on Apple's iPhone.
    


On Baseball: A Korean Visitor Rekindles Memories in Flushing

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 11:19 PM PDT

When Hyun-Jin Ryu, a 26-year-old Dodgers rookie, took the mound at Citi Field, he brought flashbacks of Korean fans watching the former Dodger Chan Ho Park, with both players symbols of a nation.
    

36 Killed in Fire at Russian Psychiatric Hospital

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 10:01 PM PDT

Most of the victims were patients at a psychiatric hospital outside Moscow who were confined to the building because of their mental ailments.
    


Goal: White Elephant Hunting in Brazil

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 09:01 PM PDT

Brazil's drive to build new stadiums for the World Cup all around the country raises questions about whether local teams can sustain them after next year's tournament.
    

Russia Told U.S. Bomb Suspect Was Radical Islamist

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 07:12 PM PDT

Members of Congress, counterterrorism officials and outside experts were divided over whether, and how, the security system failed after a 2011 warning on Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
    


U.S. Citizen Accused of Promoting Post-Election Plot in Venezuela

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 06:41 PM PDT

A United States citizen was arrested and accused of seeking to provoke violence in Venezuela after the recent presidential election.
    


Protests by Mexican Teachers Continue to Swell

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 06:29 PM PDT

Members of the teachers' union in Guerrero State showed their anger, and in some cases turned violent, over President Enrique Peña Nieto's plan to overhaul the education system.
    


U.S. Says It Suspects Assad Used Chemical Weapons

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 06:04 PM PDT

The assessment could test President Obama's repeated warnings that the use of chemical weapons by President Bashar al-Assad might precipitate American intervention in Syria.
    


Southern Europe’s Recession Threatens to Spread North

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 06:02 PM PDT

Germany and other nations in Northern Europe could be caught in the recession of Southern Europe, which would slow the continent's recovery and hinder growth worldwide.
    

U.N. Security Council Votes to Deploy Peacekeeping Troops in Mali

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 05:52 PM PDT

Despite fears about getting embroiled in the fight against Islamist extremists, the Security Council on Thursday established a force for Mali, building on a recent military intervention by the French.
    

Rivals Invited to Review Proposed Google Antitrust Settlement

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 04:29 PM PDT

The European Commission said it had begun "market testing" intended to determine whether the proposed remedies address complaints that Google favors its own products in search results.
    

Portugal’s Education System Faces Cuts

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 04:26 PM PDT

A court ruling and continuing budgetary difficulties have left Portugal's government to reduce spending where it can — including in its education system, already one of the weakest in Europe.
    

Russia Using Adoption Leverage in Ireland

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 03:55 PM PDT

Russia's government warned that it may stop cross-border adoptions if Ireland approves a human rights measure.
    

At Library Dedication, Bush Basks in Texas Sun

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 03:49 PM PDT

The focus was on the positive as President Obama joined all of his living predecessors to pay tribute to George W. Bush.
    


Sunil Tripathi, Student at Brown, Is Found Dead

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 03:08 PM PDT

Sunil Tripathi had been the subject of an incorrect rumor that he was a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings.
    


Exhibition Review: ‘Some Were Neighbors,’ at U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 03:05 PM PDT

"Some Were Neighbors: Collaboration & Complicity in the Holocaust" features details from people who witnessed the slaughter and persecution in Nazi Germany.
    

New Law Makes Suing for Libel Harder in England

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 02:34 PM PDT

The measure puts an end to most cases of so-called libel tourism, in which powerful foreigners have brought cases against authors, journalists and others.
    


For Nearly 5 Hours, a Confident Putin Takes Questions

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 02:29 PM PDT

As a legal dragnet began to close around figures in Russia's political opposition, President Vladimir V. Putin returned to Kremlin stagecraft with a live, televised question-and-answer session.
    


Inside Art: Ellsworth Kelly at 90: Galleries Celebrate His Birthday

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 01:41 PM PDT

As Ellsworth Kelly's 90th birthday approaches, galleries all over the world are presenting his work.
    

The Lede: News Web Site in Egypt Abruptly Shuts Down

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 12:32 PM PDT

The country's premier independent English language news source ceased publication on Thursday.
    


Parents Say Boston Bombing Suspects Are Innocent

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 12:25 PM PDT

At an emotional news conference, Anzor and Zubeidat Tsarnaev made accusations of a conspiracy theory and refused to accept the possibility that their children committed a bombing.
    


Science Study Shows Monkeys Pick Up Social Cues

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 11:03 AM PDT

A study published in Science showed that monkeys conditioned to eat a certain color corn switched to a disliked color when other monkeys were eating it.
    

Iraqi Premier Urges Calm but Vows to Continue Military Strikes

Posted: 25 Apr 2013 10:31 AM PDT

Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki warned on Thursday that the growing sectarian conflict in Iraq could lead to a civil war like the one raging in Syria.
    


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