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Merkel to Visit Flood-Stricken Regions of Germany

Merkel to Visit Flood-Stricken Regions of Germany


Merkel to Visit Flood-Stricken Regions of Germany

Posted: 04 Jun 2013 12:53 AM PDT

Residents in southern and eastern Germany have spent recent days struggling to evacuate villages as rains swelled rivers to levels not seen in five centuries.
    


DealBook: A Tale of Wall St. Excess

Posted: 03 Jun 2013 08:26 PM PDT

A former trader traces his rise and descent in "The Buy Side," a memoir about the underbelly of big-money, fast-paced hedge funds.
    


America’s Cup Sailing Race Faces Challenges in San Francisco

Posted: 03 Jun 2013 07:18 PM PDT

An expensive new requirement has led to a dearth of contestants at the America's Cup, and San Fransisco leaders are raising doubts about the race's benefits for the city amid lagging interest.
    

Hamdallah, Palestinian Authority’s Premier, Is Admired

Posted: 03 Jun 2013 06:44 PM PDT

Rami Hamdallah, 54, a respected academician who lacks political experience and an international profile, is known for his work expanding his university.
    


China’s New Leadership Has Ties to Tiananmen Era

Posted: 03 Jun 2013 06:23 PM PDT

The immersion of today's leaders of China in the political experimentation that preceded the Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989 raises the question of whether they will be open to new ideas and discussion.
    


Turkish Protests Raise Questions on Leader’s Rule

Posted: 03 Jun 2013 06:10 PM PDT

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing his worst political crisis in more than a decade of power, and he seems little inclined to change his approach.
    


Trial Portrays Two Sides Private in WikiLeaks Case

Posted: 03 Jun 2013 05:45 PM PDT

During a court-martial on Monday, a prosecutor said Pfc. Bradley Manning put sensitive information into enemy hands, while his defense lawyer said his client had been "naïve."
    


Roma Still Shunned in France Ahead of E.U. Rules Change

Posted: 03 Jun 2013 04:45 PM PDT

Life hasn't gotten any easier for immigrants from Romania and Bulgaria under the Socialist government of President François Hollande.
    

Cicadas, Though Harmless, May Cause Paralysis

Posted: 03 Jun 2013 02:15 PM PDT

For people with an entomophobia, the sight or even the thought of the cicadas emerging along the East Coast can cause a panic attack.
    

Kerry Says U.S. Came ‘Late’ to Syria Peace Effort

Posted: 03 Jun 2013 01:30 PM PDT

The remarks by Secretary of State John Kerry carried the implication that the Obama administration had moved too slowly in its first term on the Syria crisis.
    


Growing Left, Growing Right – How a Body Breaks Symmetry

Posted: 03 Jun 2013 12:41 PM PDT

Our bodies start out symmetrical, but then things start moving. How this happens (and how it can go wrong) is a rich field of study.
    


Graceful Aging and Loss in Paris

Posted: 03 Jun 2013 12:07 PM PDT

Novak Djokovic has had to cope with the death of his childhood coach and touchstone Jelena Gencic in the midst of the event he now wants to win more than any other.
    

Jordan Blocks Local Access to 300 News Web Sites

Posted: 03 Jun 2013 11:46 AM PDT

The sites were blocked inside the country under a law that was enacted in September as opposition to King Abdullah II grew more outspoken.
    

Fort Hood Shooting Suspect Allowed to Represent Himself

Posted: 03 Jun 2013 11:26 AM PDT

Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan dismissed his Army lawyers and will conduct his own defense in the 2009 shooting that killed 13 people at Fort Hood, Tex.
    


Supreme Court Says Police Can Take DNA Samples

Posted: 03 Jun 2013 11:06 AM PDT

In a 5-to-4 ruling, the Supreme Court said DNA samples were similar to the photographs and fingerprints taken while booking criminal suspects.
    


Ex-President of Taiwan Attempts Suicide in Prison

Posted: 03 Jun 2013 11:03 AM PDT

Chen Shui-bian is serving a 20-year sentence after being convicted on graft charges in 2009.
    


Straight Sets: What to Watch on Day 9 at the French Open

Posted: 03 Jun 2013 08:56 AM PDT

A preview of the eight fourth-round singles matches on Monday at Roland Garros.
    


Lens Blog: Tim Laman's Photos of Birds of Paradise

Posted: 03 Jun 2013 08:27 AM PDT

Tim Laman has logged thousands of hours perched in tropical treetops waiting for a glimpse of paradise — Birds of Paradise.
    


Chinese Poultry Plant Fire Kills More than 100

Posted: 03 Jun 2013 08:26 AM PDT

At least 120 people were killed on Monday in northeast China in one of the country's worst factory accidents in recent years.
    


Turkey’s Leader Blames Extremists for Protests

Posted: 03 Jun 2013 08:07 AM PDT

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday said his political opponents were behind the violent demonstrations that have convulsed several Turkish cities.
    

Development Spurs Larger Fight Over Turkish Identity

Posted: 03 Jun 2013 07:32 AM PDT

For many Turks, the development of urban spaces is not so much progress as a reflection of growing autocratic ambitions by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
    


Experts Debate Plan to Speed Antibiotic Development

Posted: 03 Jun 2013 06:17 AM PDT

Experts are considering ways to speed the approval of new medicines to combat antibiotic-resistant infections, but high costs and safety concerns have complicated their efforts.
    


Fendi and Karl Lagerfeld to Aid Rome’s Fountains

Posted: 03 Jun 2013 03:03 AM PDT

The Italian fashion house Fendi and Karl Lagerfeld, its legendary designer, have pledged 2.2 million euros for the Trevi Fountain and other sites in the Eternal City.
    

Swarovski Foundation to Restore a Venice Landmark

Posted: 03 Jun 2013 02:20 AM PDT

The new group has promised to pay for repairs to the statue atop the Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice.
    

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