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Bangladeshi Collapse Kills Many Garment Workers

Bangladeshi Collapse Kills Many Garment Workers


Bangladeshi Collapse Kills Many Garment Workers

Posted: 24 Apr 2013 11:10 PM PDT

The police in Bangladesh said more at least 154 people had died and many more were trapped after a building containing factories fell in an industrial suburb.
    


Study Ties Autism Risk to Creases in Placenta

Posted: 24 Apr 2013 09:01 PM PDT

A study suggests that in families at high genetic risk of having a child on the autism spectrum, placentas were significantly more likely to have abnormal folds and creases.
    


Syria Campaigns to Persuade U.S. to Change Sides

Posted: 24 Apr 2013 07:57 PM PDT

As Islamists increasingly fill the ranks of Syrian rebels, President Bashar al-Assad is waging an energized campaign to persuade the United States that it is on the wrong side of the civil war.
    


Goal: Highlights and Analysis: Real Madrid at Borussia Dortmund

Posted: 24 Apr 2013 07:01 PM PDT

A day after Bayern routed Barcelona, Robert Lewandowski scored all four of Borussia Dortmund's goals in a Champions League semifinal win over Real Madrid.
    


Officer’s Killing Spurred Pursuit in Boston Attack

Posted: 24 Apr 2013 06:35 PM PDT

The shooting of Officer Sean A. Collier was the first bloody altercation in a chain of events that ended with one suspect in the Boston bombings captured and the other dead.
    


New Bird Flu Strain Spreads Outside of China

Posted: 24 Apr 2013 06:24 PM PDT

A man in Taiwan has contracted the H7N9 virus, and officials in the region are taking precautions to prevent spread to their countries.
    


Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Bomb Suspect, Was on Watch Lists

Posted: 24 Apr 2013 06:06 PM PDT

The F.B.I. and the C.I.A. separately had Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the suspect who died last week, listed in government databases in 2011, though they cleared him of extremist links.
    


Thousands Gather to Mourn M.I.T. Officer Sean Collier

Posted: 24 Apr 2013 05:54 PM PDT

Hundreds of police officers gathered at a service for Sean Collier, who officials said was killed during an encounter with the Tsarnaev brothers.
    

Boom Times in Paraguay Leave Many Behind

Posted: 24 Apr 2013 05:38 PM PDT

On paper, Paraguay is the fastest-growing country in the Americas, but its economic success exists only in pockets: more than 30 percent of the population lives in poverty.
    

Italian President Nominates New Prime Minister

Posted: 24 Apr 2013 05:23 PM PDT

The nominee, Enrico Letta, deputy head of the Democratic Party, said he would consult with the country's leaders about its "fragile and unprecedented" political situation.
    


Scores Dead in Bangladesh Building Collapse

Posted: 24 Apr 2013 05:10 PM PDT

An unknown number of people remained trapped after a structure that housed garment factories crashed down near Dhaka.
    


Yakushima Journal: Japanese Scientist Blames China for Yakushima’s Dying Trees

Posted: 24 Apr 2013 03:35 PM PDT

Osamu Nagafuchi has warned for years that a die-off among pine trees on Yakushima island is caused by pollution from China. Now he is being taken more seriously.
    

Storied Syrian Mosque’s Minaret Destroyed

Posted: 24 Apr 2013 03:32 PM PDT

The Umayyad Mosque, part of a Unesco World Heritage site, has been a battleground for months in the Syrian civil war.
    


Critic’s Notebook: New Releases by Snoop Lion and Will.i.am.

Posted: 24 Apr 2013 03:12 PM PDT

Snoop Dogg turns into Snoop Lion for his new album, while Will.i.am's latest record tends toward dance.
    


Music Review: Deborah Voigt and Karen Cargill in ‘Götterdämmerung’ at Met

Posted: 24 Apr 2013 03:07 PM PDT

"Götterdämmerung," with Deborah Voigt, completes the "Ring" cycle at the Met.
    


China Hopes to Curb North Korea, U.S. General Says After Talks

Posted: 24 Apr 2013 02:07 PM PDT

Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that talks yielded similar goals of limiting North Korea's nuclear ambitions.
    

Eggs, Too, May Provoke Bacteria to Raise Heart Risk

Posted: 24 Apr 2013 02:01 PM PDT

Investigators who found that eating meat can increase heart disease risk because of the actions of intestinal bacteria now say the same thing happens with lecithin, abundant in egg yolks.
    

With Air Attacks, Sectarian Strife Intensifies in Iraq

Posted: 24 Apr 2013 01:06 PM PDT

Soldiers fired from the air on Sunni gunmen hiding in a village, seeming to mark a new phase for a conflict that poses a challenge to the Shiite-led government.
    

Liverpool’s Suárez Barred 10 Games for Biting

Posted: 24 Apr 2013 12:17 PM PDT

England's soccer association handed down one of its most severe penalties Wednesday after the Liverpool star Luis Suárez bit a Chelsea defender in Sunday's game.
    

21 Dead in Clash with ‘Gangsters’ in Western China

Posted: 24 Apr 2013 12:01 PM PDT

At least 21 people were killed on Tuesday in reported fighting in far western China between security officers and "gangsters," a regional official said.
    


U.N. Expert Says Bahrain Canceled Visit in Torture Inquiry

Posted: 24 Apr 2013 10:45 AM PDT

The special rapporteur on torture was due to visit Bahrain next month to look into reports that the authorities there had abused and tortured protesters in detention.
    


Chinese Officials Order Questioning of Chen Guangcheng’s Relatives

Posted: 24 Apr 2013 10:37 AM PDT

One family member considered the step to be retaliation for heightened criticism of the government by the activist, Chen Guangcheng, who is now studying in New York.
    


John Tavares, Uncle of Islanders Star, Also Knows How to Find the Net

Posted: 24 Apr 2013 09:56 AM PDT

John Tavares, 44, a math teacher in Mississauga, Ontario, and an uncle of the Islanders star, is the highest-scoring player in the history of indoor lacrosse.
    


Boeing First-Quarter Earnings Top Estimates

Posted: 24 Apr 2013 09:26 AM PDT

The company said the recent problems with the batteries on its 787 jets would not keep it from reaching its profit and revenue goals for the year.
    

Kerry Meets Top Afghan and Pakistani Officials

Posted: 24 Apr 2013 09:04 AM PDT

Secretary of State John Kerry met in Belgium with President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan and Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Pakistan's army chief.
    


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