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Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan Rise 23 Percent

Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan Rise 23 Percent


Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan Rise 23 Percent

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 11:30 PM PDT

An increase in the first six months of 2013 reversed a decline for all of 2012, which had raised hopes that the toll would keep falling.
    


Banks’ Focus on Recovery Is Miring Europe’s Economic Growth

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 08:41 PM PDT

Quarterly reports from the three biggest European banks showed that they continue to lag behind their American peers as they focus more on rehabilitation, delaying the Continent's economic rebound.
    


Paris Journal: A French Dining Staple Is Losing Its Place at the Table

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 06:34 PM PDT

The decline in bread consumption is so worrisome that a nationwide campaign is championing bread as promoting good health, good conversation and French civilization.
    

Success Brings Scrutiny to Chinese Mystic

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 06:09 PM PDT

Wang Lin, a practitioner of qigong, says Chinese government charges of swindling, dodging taxes and cavorting with criminals are part of a vendetta against him.
    


Manning Is Acquitted of Aiding the Enemy

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 06:04 PM PDT

Pfc. Bradley Manning was convicted of multiple counts of violating the Espionage Act for leaking documents to the antisecrecy group WikiLeaks, but was found not guilty of the more serious charge of "aiding the enemy."
    


Morsi’s Visitors Leave a Mystery on Where He Is

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 05:59 PM PDT

The European Union's top foreign policy official was the most recent person to visit the deposed Egyptian president, who is being held in a secret location.
    


Political Inquiry Makes Judge a Star, as It Reveals Flaws in Spain’s Courts

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 05:49 PM PDT

Spanish courts are overwhelmed, easily politicized and prone to debilitating delays, which is eroding the public's trust.
    

Mugabe Keeps Grip Before Vote, but the Opposition Grows Bolder

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 05:16 PM PDT

President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe does not appear ready to give up power, but says that he would go if he loses Wednesday's election.
    

Warrantless Cellphone Tracking Is Upheld

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 05:05 PM PDT

The ruling is the first to address the constitutionality of warrantless searches of historical location data stored by cellphone service providers.
    


Lawyer Who Beat Chevron in Ecuador Faces Trial of His Own

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 04:49 PM PDT

The oil company has filed a suit against Steven Donziger, who won an $18 billion case over oil spills in the Ecuadorean jungle, accusing him of manipulating evidence and bribing judges.
    

House Weighs Iran Measure Amid Doubts on Timing

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 04:45 PM PDT

Legislation to impose the sanctions, up for a vote in the House on Wednesday, could coerce Iran's customers to find other oil suppliers.
    


M.I.T. Cleared in Report After Suicide of Activist

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 04:41 PM PDT

Arguments persist that M.I.T. could have done much more to end the prosecution of a young man whose promise was great and whose actions caused no damage to the university's computer network.
    


President of Bayern Munich Is Charged With Tax Evasion

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 04:35 PM PDT

German prosecutors have charged Uli Hoeness, the president of Bayern Munich, with tax evasion after an investigation into his financial dealings with a bank account in Switzerland.
    

Bits Blog: OpenTable Begins Testing Mobile Payments

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 03:59 PM PDT

OpenTable, the world's largest online reservation service, is getting ready to take the next step and let diners pay for the meal with its app, too.
    

Juan David Ochoa Vásquez, Co-Founder of Medellín Cartel, Dies at 65

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 03:09 PM PDT

The cocaine trafficker, who started the brutal organization with his brothers and Pablo Escobar, served about five years in prison and then returned to raising horses.
    


Musical Nomads, Escaping Political Upheaval

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 02:56 PM PDT

The annual Festival au Désert, usually based in Mali, has been forced to go on tour this year because of political turmoil. It comes to Lincoln Center Out of Doors on Wednesday.
    

U.S. Balancing Act With Egypt Grows Trickier

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 02:38 PM PDT

"There are no good options. The best we can hope for is that the Egyptians somehow find a way to bridge the huge chasm between sides," writes Thomas L. Mischler in Cairo.
    


Trade Fight Over Solar Benefits a Bystander

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 01:41 PM PDT

A U.S. tariff ruling against China created a loophole that has benefited Taiwanese manufacturers.
    


Chasing South Korea’s Latest Title, Following Path of Pro Who Won Its First

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 01:01 PM PDT

Inbee Park, who could sweep this season's L.P.G.A. majors, follows the path set by the South Korean Ok-Hee Ku in 1988.
    


Local Guides Share Cities’ Culinary Secrets

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 12:16 PM PDT

So-called food sherpas offer small groups of visitors an intimate encounter with carefully chosen local purveyors, and help them order what's right.
    

Gadgetwise: A Membrane That Mimics a Keyboard for the iPad

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 12:10 PM PDT

While the raised keys help orient fingers, these keys don't click like real ones; they just add a bit of feel to a glass keyboard.
    

Driver in Fatal Spanish Train Was on Phone, Court Says

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 12:10 PM PDT

Data from two "black boxes" show that the driver, Francisco Jose Garzon Amo, was on the phone with a colleague and traveling at almost twice the speed limit.
    


Pentagon Sees Support For Afghans After 2014

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 11:06 AM PDT

The twice-yearly assessment notes progress but says outside help for Afghan forces will be required long after the NATO-led mission ends at the end of 2014.
    


Recipe Lab: ‘Jerusalem’ Has All the Right Ingredients

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 10:51 AM PDT

Why do certain cookbooks catch fire? "Jerusalem" is the first in a long time to ignite.
    


Kerry Says Goal Is Mideast Peace Deal Within 9 Months

Posted: 30 Jul 2013 10:42 AM PDT

Secretary of State John Kerry said that Israeli and Palestinian negotiators would convene again in the Middle East within two weeks.
    


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