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Huge Fire Shuts Down Nairobi’s International Airport

Huge Fire Shuts Down Nairobi’s International Airport


Huge Fire Shuts Down Nairobi’s International Airport

Posted: 07 Aug 2013 12:38 AM PDT

The blaze was contained after several hours, but outgoing flights were canceled and incoming flights were diverted as there was no indication when the airport would reopen.
    


Big Fire Closes Nairobi Airport; Flights Rerouted

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 11:06 PM PDT

A massive fire engulfed the arrivals hall at Kenya's main international airport early Wednesday, forcing East Africa's largest airport to close and the rerouting of all inbound flights.
    


China Fines 6 Milk Suppliers in Price-Fixing Probe

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 10:27 PM PDT

China announced Wednesday that it had fined six milk suppliers, including Mead Johnson and New Zealand's Fonterra, a total of $108 million for price-fixing.
    


Fire Closes Kenya's International Airport in Nairobi

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 10:18 PM PDT

Firefighters were struggling on Wednesday to contain a raging blaze that has forced the closure of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, witnesses and officials said.
    

Brunete Journal: Special Delivery, of Sorts, for Wayward Dog Owners

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 10:05 PM PDT

In its battle to get dog owners to clean up after their pets, a town in Spain found vast improvement by boxing up a vivid reminder for wayward residents.
    

DealBook: In Loeb Rejection, Sony Cites Poor I.P.O. Record for Unit

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 09:25 PM PDT

In rejecting a proposal by hedge fund manager Daniel S. Loeb, Sony's chief executive acknowledged the times when companies have regretted publicly listing part of a subsidiary.
    


U.S. Charges Libyan Militia Leader in Benghazi Attack

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 07:42 PM PDT

The militia leader, Ahmed Abu Khattala, has denied any role in the attack on Sept. 11, 2012, which killed the United States ambassador to Libya and three other Americans.
    


George Duke, Crossover Musician With Frank Zappa, Dies at 67

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 07:22 PM PDT

Mr. Duke started as a jazz pianist and later, at Frank Zappa's request, took up the synthesizer, the instrument that became his hallmark.
    

Messages by Qaeda Chief Spur New Look at His Sway

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 06:23 PM PDT

Ayman al-Zawahri had been seen as ineffectual, but a secret correspondence with the Yemeni Qaeda affiliate leader suggests he might still bear major authority.
    


New Leaks Into Pacific at Japan Nuclear Plant

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 06:11 PM PDT

Tons of contaminated groundwater are emptying into the ocean daily, but the operator of the stricken Fukushima plant has not identified the cause of the problem.
    


Kremlin Critic Goes From Jail to Trail

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 05:35 PM PDT

Aleksei A. Navalny, who was freed pending an appeal of his embezzlement conviction, has returned to a quixotic campaign to challenge the political system established by President Vladimir V. Putin.
    


Poor Children Show a Decline in Obesity Rate

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 05:06 PM PDT

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the first major government report to show a consistent pattern of decline for low-income children.
    


Leader Says Taliban Will Sit Out 2014 Afghan Election

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 04:46 PM PDT

Mullah Mohammad Omar, the Taliban leader, said in a statement that participating in the Afghan presidential vote next year would be "a waste of time."
    


Books Of the Times: A New Look at Charles Manson, by Jeff Guinn

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 02:46 PM PDT

In a new biography, Jeff Guinn provides a more probing view of the cult leader Charles Manson by delving deeper into his past and deeply troubled childhood.
    

DealBook: After Tourre Decision, UBS Pays $50 Million to Settle

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 02:14 PM PDT

ACA Management provided UBS with about $23 million in upfront cash payments related to the creation of a mortgage security. UBS pocketed the $23 million rather than sweeping it into the security and failed to disclose it, making it an "undisclosed fee," according to federal regulators.
    

Critic’s Notebook: Verdi’s ‘Falstaff’ at the Salzburg Festival

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 02:00 PM PDT

A trip to an Italian retirement home associated with Verdi inspired the director of a new "Falstaff" staging to set the opera in the present-day facility, known as Casa Verdi.
    

Iran President Says He Is Open to Nuclear Talks With U.S.

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 01:58 PM PDT

In his first news conference, Hassan Rouhani also said on Tuesday that Americans needed to take the first step in stalled nuclear negotiations.
    


Gadgetwise: A Travel Organizer for Families and Frequent Fliers

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 01:18 PM PDT

For $49 a year, TripIt Pro offers useful perks like reminders about travel plans and alerts about flight delays, gate changes and fare refunds.
    


Bits Blog: Drawing the Line on Altering Human Minds

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 12:42 PM PDT

Readers question if technologies that can hack our brains, removing our memories, take technology too far.
    


Car Bombs Kill 36 People in Iraq, Officials Say

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 12:34 PM PDT

A wave of bombings, mainly targeting markets in and near Baghdad, killed 36 people on Tuesday, officials said, the latest in a surge of violence that has gripped Iraq.
    

Theater Review: Black-Themed Theater Abounds in London

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 11:37 AM PDT

London's stages currently are offering an unusual wealth of plays written and performed by black dramatists and actors.
    


Early Short Story by Stieg Larsson to Be Published

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 10:46 AM PDT

Written by the 17-year-old Mr. Larsson, the short story will be included in an anthology of Swedish crime fiction and could entice fans of his Millennium trilogy.
    

Fort Hood Defendant Says ‘I Am the Shooter’

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 09:17 AM PDT

Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, who is representing himself, delivered an opening statement on Tuesday as his long-delayed court-martial began.
    


Theater Review: Black-Themed Theater Abounds in London

Posted: 06 Aug 2013 08:56 AM PDT

London's stages currently are offering an unusual wealth of plays written and performed by black dramatists and actors.
    


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