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Captains Charged in Hong Kong Boat Collision That Killed 39

Captains Charged in Hong Kong Boat Collision That Killed 39


Captains Charged in Hong Kong Boat Collision That Killed 39

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 12:23 AM PDT

Hong Kong police on Thursday filed manslaughter charges against the captains of two boats that collided in October, the city's deadliest maritime disaster in more than four decades.
    


DealBook: Seeking Relief, Banks Shift Risk to Murkier Corners

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 07:40 PM PDT

Banks are shedding risky assets to show that they are not as vulnerable as they once were, but in some cases that just means shifting the risk to a less regulated area of Wall Street.
    


Indonesians Calling Military to Account

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 06:39 PM PDT

A deadly prison raid by soldiers has raised questions about what progress has been made in overhauling the military since the collapse of President Suharto's rule in 1998.
    


Move to Widen Support for Syria Rebels Gains Speed

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 06:24 PM PDT

The United States is poised to increase its nonlethal aid to opposition groups as pressure builds to lift a European Union embargo on sending arms to Syria.
    


Lawmakers Debate Thatcher Legacy

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 06:04 PM PDT

A parliamentary session called to commemorate Margaret Thatcher was unusual because of its expected duration and because lawmakers were recalled from recess.
    


Obama Budget Seeks Deal in Mix of Cuts and Spending

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 05:58 PM PDT

President Obama's gamble in making concessions to Republicans on Medicare and Social Security drew anger from those to his left. But others in his party see such changes as necessary.
    


Manchin and Toomey Reach Gun Bill Compromise

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 05:48 PM PDT

Two of the National Rifle Association's favorites in the Senate came together in a last-ditch effort on a background check deal that opened the door for Congress to consider new gun laws.
    


Nearly 70 Years Later, a New Round of Auschwitz Prosecutions

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 05:45 PM PDT

Germany's Central Office for the Investigation of Nazi Crimes compiled a list of 50 former guards who worked at the concentration camp in Poland and might be brought to court.
    


Hollywood ‘Swatting’ Hoax Strains Both Police and Stars

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 05:30 PM PDT

Thrill-seeking pranksters have been filing false reports of breaking horrific crimes at celebrities' homes, designed to provoke the dispatch of SWAT teams.
    


Cuba Returns Couple Who Fled Florida in Custody Fight

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 05:13 PM PDT

The couple were arrested in Florida, and their children returned to their grandparents, after rare cooperation between hostile countries.
    


Fed Officials Discussed Early End of Easing

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 05:07 PM PDT

Officials insisted that no traders benefited from the accidental distribution of minutes from their March meeting, which were sent to a virtual Who's Who of Wall Street firms.
    

Robert G. Edwards, 1925-2013: Robert G. Edwards, Nobel Winner for In Vitro Fertilization, Dies at 87

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 04:55 PM PDT

Dr. Edwards, a physiologist working out of the University of Cambridge in England, changed the prospects for infertile couples and forged a brand-new industry.
    


Brains as Clear as Jell-O for Scientists to Explore

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 04:53 PM PDT

Researchers said they had made a mouse brain and part of a human brain transparent so that networks of neurons could be examined intact.
    


IHT Special: Sisters in Arms Join the Fighting in Syria

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 03:57 PM PDT

Women are taking an increasingly active role in the conflict, on both sides.
    

Song by Willie Colón Targets Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 03:27 PM PDT

As Venezuelans prepare for presidential elections on Sunday, Willie Colón, a salsa star, has contributed a song that skewers Nicolás Maduro, picked by Hugo Chávez to be his successor.
    


U.S. and South Korea Gird for North Missile Test

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 03:11 PM PDT

American and South Korean troops increased alert levels on Wednesday as South Korea's foreign minister warned that the North could launch its medium-range Musudan missile "any time from now."
    


Brains as Clear as Jell-O for Scientists to Explore

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 02:53 PM PDT

"This research could at last provide peace to those people suffering so long from brain diseases," writes June Conway Beeby in Ontario.
    

Facebook Grabs for Your Phone. What Gives?

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 02:45 PM PDT

"Here's a simple question of functionality. How many screens do we have to descend through to make a phone call?" writes Charlie Yawitz in Israel.
    

App Smart: Building Numerical Literacy in the Very Young

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 02:27 PM PDT

Skills from counting to physics puzzles can be fostered through a range of apps.
    

Death of Khiraullah Janan, Related to Karzai Adviser, Adds to Tensions With Afghan Military

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 02:22 PM PDT

The brother-in-law of an adviser to President Hamid Karzai was killed in a raid by Afghan commandos and American advisers, adding to growing tensions in the region.
    


Goal: Highlights and Analysis: Barcelona and Bayern Munich Advance

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 02:14 PM PDT

The UEFA Champions League semifinals are set after Wednesday's second two quarterfinal matches, with Barcelona and Bayern Munich joining Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund.
    


Dance Review: Manjari Chaturvedi’s Sufi Kathak at Symphony Space

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 02:02 PM PDT

Manjari Chaturvedi brought a dance style mixing Indian classical dance with Sufi poetry and music to Symphony Space on Tuesday.
    

Dance Review: Khmer Arts Ensemble at the Joyce Theater

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 01:58 PM PDT

The Khmer Arts Ensemble brought Cambodian classical dance to the Joyce Theater with its show "A Bend in the River."
    

Tool Kit: How to Lighten the Crush of E-Mail

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 01:57 PM PDT

There's no quick fix. But here are a few ways to tame your in-box.
    

Delay on China Avian Flu Announcement Questioned

Posted: 10 Apr 2013 01:44 PM PDT

Questions are being raised about the methods Chinese officials used to test for a deadly strain of avian influenza and the delay in reporting the first known human case.
    

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