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Riot Police Enter Disputed Square in Istanbul

Riot Police Enter Disputed Square in Istanbul


Riot Police Enter Disputed Square in Istanbul

Posted: 11 Jun 2013 12:26 AM PDT

The operation to disperse demonstrators from Taksim Square on Tuesday began after the prime minister agreed to meet with protesters who oppose the demolition of an adjacent park.
    


Japan’s Central Bank Holds Steady Amid Market Volatility

Posted: 10 Jun 2013 10:56 PM PDT

The bank stood by an ambitious target to stoke 2 percent inflation in two years, despite skepticism over how quickly it can lift the economy from deflation.
    


Police Move Past Barricades in Istanbul Square

Posted: 10 Jun 2013 10:17 PM PDT

The police fired tear gas canisters and rubber bullets at protesters in Taskin Square early Tuesday, pushing many of them into a nearby park.
    


Snowden, Facing Charges, Leaves Hong Kong Hotel

Posted: 10 Jun 2013 08:21 PM PDT

As the Justice Department moved to charge Edward J. Snowden with disclosing classified information, American officials said that he left a hotel in Hong Kong where he had been holed up for weeks.
    


Debate on Secret Data Looks Unlikely, Partly Due to Secrecy

Posted: 10 Jun 2013 08:12 PM PDT

Leaders in Congress and the intelligence committees strongly support the N.S.A. programs, and use national security arguments to trump privacy concerns.
    

DealBook: SoftBank Raises Bid for Sprint to $21.6 Billion

Posted: 10 Jun 2013 08:10 PM PDT

SoftBank of Japan agreed late on Monday to sweeten its takeover bid for Sprint Nextel to $21.6 billion, seeking to block a rival bid by Dish Network.
    

How Edward J. Snowden Orchestrated a Blockbuster Story

Posted: 10 Jun 2013 07:55 PM PDT

Edward J. Snowden orchestrated an elaborate plan to reveal the closely guarded secrets he had emerged with from deep inside the American national security apparatus.
    

Mobile Companies Crave Maps That Live and Breathe

Posted: 10 Jun 2013 06:46 PM PDT

Maps that are dynamic, adapting to current conditions like traffic, are the most useful of all, which helps explain why Google wants to buy a popular social mapping service.
    

As Rebels Lose Ground in Syria, U.S. Mulls Options

Posted: 10 Jun 2013 06:42 PM PDT

The Syrian government's firepower and Hezbollah's large-scale entry into the fight against the rebels have heightened obstacles to a United States-backed peace conference in Geneva.
    


Antakya Memo: Still More Questions Than Answers on Nerve Gas in Syria

Posted: 10 Jun 2013 06:20 PM PDT

Nearly three months after people in the city of Aleppo poured into a hospital with symptoms of a chemical weapons attack, it remains hard to say for certain what happened — and who is responsible.
    

Teenager’s Death Reveals Growing Anger in Syria

Posted: 10 Jun 2013 06:07 PM PDT

Witnesses said radical Islamists in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo pulled 14-year-old Muhammad al-Qatta from his coffee kiosk on Sunday and later executed him.
    

German Court to Weigh Bond Buying by E.C.B.

Posted: 10 Jun 2013 05:51 PM PDT

Two longtime friends are expected to testify on opposite sides of an economic dispute.
    


Ghana Cracks Down on Chinese Gold Miners

Posted: 10 Jun 2013 05:35 PM PDT

Ghana has begun cracking down on Chinese migrants who have overstayed their visas in the hope of getting wealthy in one of Africa's richest gold fields.
    

Rape Cases Are Making Tourists Wary of Visiting India

Posted: 10 Jun 2013 05:30 PM PDT

Several high-profile rape cases involving foreign women are keeping tourists away from India, with one trade group reporting that visits by women are down 35 percent.
    


News Analysis: Oral Cancer Sneaks Up

Posted: 10 Jun 2013 05:23 PM PDT

Unlike the Pap smear, which has nearly eliminated cervical cancer as a death threat in America, there is still no early screening for throat cancers.
    

World Briefing | Middle East: Iran: Candidate Drops Out of Presidential Campaign

Posted: 10 Jun 2013 04:59 PM PDT

A conservative former Parliament speaker ended his presidential campaign on Monday, narrowing the field of contestants to seven.
    


Obama to End Effort to Restrict Morning-After Pill

Posted: 10 Jun 2013 04:55 PM PDT

In a reversal, the Obama administration has decided to stop trying to block over-the-counter availability of the most popular morning-after contraceptive pill for all women and girls.
    


From Apple, An Overhaul For Mobile And the Mac

Posted: 10 Jun 2013 03:30 PM PDT

The company introduced a major redesign of its mobile software system, as well as upgrades for some Mac computers.
    


A Vulnerable Age: Fraud Against Seniors Often Is Routed Through Banks

Posted: 10 Jun 2013 03:13 PM PDT

Federal authorities and consumer lawyers say banks play a key role in giving questionable Internet merchants access to the financial system, enabling them to prey on consumers.
    

Turkish Leader Agrees to Meet Protest Organizers

Posted: 10 Jun 2013 02:52 PM PDT

It was the first sign that Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was willing to engage in a direct dialogue with the leaders of the protest.
    


By Degrees: What to Make of a Climate-Change Plateau

Posted: 10 Jun 2013 02:11 PM PDT

The rise in the planet's surface temperature has been markedly slower over the last 15 years than in the 20 years before that, a circumstance that highlights how much is still unknown about the climate system.
    

Hard Cases: Don’t Do Something; Just Sit There

Posted: 10 Jun 2013 01:51 PM PDT

Doing nothing is different from doing no harm, that endlessly advertised professional goal for doctors. You can do a lot of things and still do no harm — and often not much good either.
    

DealBook: JBS of Brazil in $2.7 Billion Deal

Posted: 10 Jun 2013 01:21 PM PDT

JBS, already the world's biggest beef producer, says the acquisition will make it the largest poultry company in the world.
    


Bits Blog: Google Close to Acquiring Waze, a Rival in Maps

Posted: 10 Jun 2013 12:53 PM PDT

The search giant, already a power in maps, is expected to pay more than $1 billion, people familiar with the discussions said.
    


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