Roundup: Williams Advances And Will Face Upstart For Rogers Cup Title

Roundup: Williams Advances And Will Face Upstart For Rogers Cup Title
Car Bombings Kill Scores Across Iraq
U.S. Drone Kills 2, Yemen Officials Say
Men of Few Words Are Talk of the Tournament
As Others Work to Overtake Him, Bolt Easily Wins His Opening Heat in 100
Birth of a Palestinian City Is Punctuated by Struggles
Melikhovo Journal: At Chekhov’s Estate, a Pastoral Literary Shrine Belies a Turbulent Century
Amid Pipeline Debate, Two Costly Cleanups Forever Change Towns
Northern Ireland Police Vow to Pursue Militants
Lawless Sinai Shows Risks Rising in Fractured Egypt
U.S. Condemns Sri Lanka Deaths
Soccer Roundup: Newcomer Gets Dortmund Off to an Energetic Start
Witnesses Relive Horror of Fort Hood Attack
Iraqis Find Reprieve in a Grisly Summer: It’s Only 108° Out
Northern Ireland Clashes Leave 56 Police, 2 Civilians Injured
Nelson Mandela's Health Improving by the Day, His Daughter Says
News Analysis: Threats Test Obama’s Balancing Act on Surveillance
Fox May Produce Clinton Biopic Reviled by G.O.P.
In Cairo Camps, Protesters Dig in and Live On

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 07:20 PM PDT

Serena Williams reached the final of the Rogers Cup after a tough against fourth-ranked Agnieszka Radwanska. She will face Sorana Cirstea of Romania, who upset Li Na.

Car Bombings Kill Scores Across Iraq

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 06:45 PM PDT

As Iraqis on Saturday celebrated Id al-Fitr, the holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, a string of car bombs struck in mostly Shiite neighborhoods, killing more than 60 people, officials said.

U.S. Drone Kills 2, Yemen Officials Say

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 05:53 PM PDT

An American drone strike killed two people believed to be militants in southern Yemen on Saturday, making it the ninth such strike in two weeks.

Men of Few Words Are Talk of the Tournament

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 05:38 PM PDT

Jim Furyk made impressive putts on Nos. 17 and 18 to card a 68 and take a one-stroke lead over Jason Dufner, who settled for a one-over-par 71 at the third round of the P.G.A. Championship.

As Others Work to Overtake Him, Bolt Easily Wins His Opening Heat in 100

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 05:07 PM PDT

Usain Bolt recorded only the seventh-fastest time on the first night of the world track and field championships in Moscow.

Birth of a Palestinian City Is Punctuated by Struggles

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 04:02 PM PDT

The apartments are said to be selling well in Rawabi, a Palestinian city being constructed from the ground up in the West Bank, but paying for the city itself has not been easy.

Melikhovo Journal: At Chekhov’s Estate, a Pastoral Literary Shrine Belies a Turbulent Century

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 02:27 PM PDT

A museum dedicated to the great Russian writer Anton Chekhov is also a reflection of a few determined individuals who toiled to preserve his memory.

Amid Pipeline Debate, Two Costly Cleanups Forever Change Towns

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 01:08 PM PDT

As the administration considers approval of the much-debated Keystone XL pipeline, cleanup efforts in two communities portend the potential hazards of transporting heavy Canadian crude.

Northern Ireland Police Vow to Pursue Militants

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 11:55 AM PDT

In Belfast, seven people were arrested Friday night over attacks on officers and hijacking cars during a parade by Irish Republican Army supporters. Fifty-six officers were injured.

Lawless Sinai Shows Risks Rising in Fractured Egypt

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 11:27 AM PDT

In the five weeks since Egypt's military ousted the Islamist president, Mohamed Morsi, the endemic violence here has spiraled into something like an insurgency.

U.S. Condemns Sri Lanka Deaths

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 11:19 AM PDT

In a statement, the United States called for an investigation of the fatal shooting of three civilians by the Sri Lankan military.

Soccer Roundup: Newcomer Gets Dortmund Off to an Energetic Start

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 10:40 AM PDT

Borussia Dortmund got off to a fast start in its first game of the Bundesliga season in Germany, blanking Augsburg, 4-0.

Witnesses Relive Horror of Fort Hood Attack

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 09:10 AM PDT

Witnesses in the trial of Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan recounted for the first time in public the lengths the shooter went to kill as many soldiers as possible.

Iraqis Find Reprieve in a Grisly Summer: It’s Only 108° Out

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 08:46 AM PDT

Amid deadly explosions, Iraqis see cooler weather — average highs fell to 109 degrees in July compared with 115 last year — as a small gesture from God.

Northern Ireland Clashes Leave 56 Police, 2 Civilians Injured

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 07:18 AM PDT

Fifty-six police officers and two civilians were injured in clashes in central Belfast in the latest flare-up in tensions between Northern Ireland's Protestant and Catholic communities, authorities said on Saturday.

Nelson Mandela's Health Improving by the Day, His Daughter Says

Posted: 10 Aug 2013 06:18 AM PDT

Former South African President Nelson Mandela's health is improving daily and he is now able to sit up for minutes at a time, his youngest daughter told state broadcaster SABC.

News Analysis: Threats Test Obama’s Balancing Act on Surveillance

Posted: 09 Aug 2013 07:09 PM PDT

The debate has grown far larger than administration officials anticipated, with lawmakers of both parties and half of Americans calling for restraint.

Fox May Produce Clinton Biopic Reviled by G.O.P.

Posted: 09 Aug 2013 07:04 PM PDT

NBC has come under heavy fire, especially from Republican critics, for agreeing to broadcast the series about Hillary Rodham Clinton, which may end up being produced by Fox Television Studios.

In Cairo Camps, Protesters Dig in and Live On

Posted: 09 Aug 2013 06:40 PM PDT

Two camps in Cairo set up by supporters of the ousted Egyptian president, Mohamed Morsi, have become the front lines in a dangerous stalemate with the military-installed government.