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Crews Right Cruise Ship in Waters Off Italy

Crews Right Cruise Ship in Waters Off Italy


Crews Right Cruise Ship in Waters Off Italy

Posted: 16 Sep 2013 11:45 PM PDT

The 19-hour, highly complicated salvage operation rotated the ship from a crazy angle on its side to the vertical, leaning it on an underwater platform.
    






Gunman and 12 Victims Killed in Shooting at D.C. Navy Yard

Posted: 16 Sep 2013 09:44 PM PDT

A former Navy reservist killed at least 12 people on Monday in a mass shooting at a naval office building in Washington, and then was killed by the police, officials said.
    






Veteran Diplomat Fond of Cigars, Whiskey and Outfoxing U.S.

Posted: 16 Sep 2013 08:55 PM PDT

Sergey V. Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister who pushed for the Syria chemical arms pact, has spent a career trying to keep the United States in check.
    






Crews Right Cruise Ship in Waters Off Italy

Posted: 16 Sep 2013 07:46 PM PDT

The Costa Concordia had been lying on its side off Giglio Island since it ran aground last year, killing 32 people.
    






Germany’s Political Fragmentation May Pose Challenge for Merkel

Posted: 16 Sep 2013 07:12 PM PDT

Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Party could win this Sunday's national election but fall short of an outright majority.
    

DealBook: JPMorgan Chase Is Said to Admit Fault in Settlement of Trade Loss

Posted: 16 Sep 2013 06:34 PM PDT

Global authorities are preparing to levy more than $700 million in fines against JPMorgan Chase over the bank's huge trading loss in London last year.
    






Forensic Details in U.N. Report Point to Assad’s Use of Gas

Posted: 16 Sep 2013 06:04 PM PDT

The report provided incriminating new evidence of Syrian government culpability in the Aug. 21 attack, in which banned chemical weapons were used.
    

Push for Yellen to Lead at Fed Gathers Steam

Posted: 16 Sep 2013 05:52 PM PDT

After Lawrence H. Summers withdrew from consideration, Janet L. Yellen became the presumptive nominee for the top job at the Fed.
    

President’s Speech and Online Army Video Point to Iran’s Dueling Interests in Syria

Posted: 16 Sep 2013 05:52 PM PDT

A speech by President Hassan Rouhani of Iran and an online video showing his commanders appearing to fight rebels in Syria point to Iran's dual tracks in the civil war.
    

Tokyo Journal: A Way of Life Moves With a Market

Posted: 16 Sep 2013 05:10 PM PDT

Tokyo is spending $4.5 billion to relocate a 78-year-old fish market to accommodate modern truck traffic — a move critics call another blow to a vanishing way of life.
    

Wooing, and Also Resenting, Chinese Tourists

Posted: 16 Sep 2013 04:02 PM PDT

Mainland Chinese have become the world's biggest tourism spenders, but their numbers have also placed them among the most resented tourists.
    

Iranians Gain Access to Facebook and Twitter

Posted: 16 Sep 2013 04:01 PM PDT

The government's longtime firewall had forced Iranians to use special software to access the sites, and it was unclear whether the opening Monday was the result of an official decision or a glitch.
    






Britain Is Pulled, Reluctantly, Into Debate Over Wearing Full-Face Veils in Public

Posted: 16 Sep 2013 03:32 PM PDT

Two cases test the country's pride in protecting individual liberty even as other European nations have taken stands on the issue.
    

T Magazine: Three’s a Trend | Graphic Sweatshirt Dressing Goes Upscale

Posted: 16 Sep 2013 02:49 PM PDT

Designers in New York and London are pairing crew-neck sweatshirts with unexpected separates for a decidedly cozy yet chic look.
    

On the Runway Blog: L’Wren Scott: Leaving an Impression

Posted: 16 Sep 2013 01:31 PM PDT

Ms. Scott found a natural context for her fashion in Japanese folding screens from the late 16th century known as Tagasode.
    

Afghan Policewomen Say Sexual Harassment Is Rife

Posted: 16 Sep 2013 01:10 PM PDT

An unpublished United Nations report found that 70 percent of the policewomen interviewed had personally experienced sexual harassment or sexual violence.
    

Findings: The Rational Choices of Crack Addicts

Posted: 16 Sep 2013 12:45 PM PDT

Scientists have long known how drugs act on the brain's reward center, but a researcher shows that societal factors play a large role in addiction, too.
    

Fashion Review: In London, the Sexual Language of Flowers

Posted: 16 Sep 2013 11:34 AM PDT

Christopher Kane's inspiration for spring 2014? Blossoms and his school's sex education diagrams.
    

Serbia Appoints Strauss-Kahn as an Economic Adviser

Posted: 16 Sep 2013 11:28 AM PDT

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former head of the I.M.F. whose reputation suffered from a series of sex scandals, will be an economic adviser to Belgrade.
    






Fashion Review: Digital Prints Take Yet Another Turn

Posted: 16 Sep 2013 11:27 AM PDT

There are signs British designers are backing off from the computer-manipulated prints of the last few seasons.
    

Dancing With Black Widow Spiders

Posted: 16 Sep 2013 11:05 AM PDT

A professional outdoorsman gets to know some of the black widow spiders near his home, first as a shy, retiring pet, then as a venomous threat.
    

On the Runway Blog: Jonathan Saunders: Turning the Fashion Page

Posted: 16 Sep 2013 10:47 AM PDT

Mr. Saunders departed from his well-composed outfits that occasionally bordered on the tastefully conventional.
    






On the Runway Blog: Burberry: Cuddle Up

Posted: 16 Sep 2013 10:27 AM PDT

In new dandy Burberry collection, the creative director Christopher Bailey chose "English Rose" as his theme.
    

Disruptions: Minecraft, a Child’s Obsession, Finds Use as an Educational Tool

Posted: 16 Sep 2013 10:24 AM PDT

Teachers and parents are using Minecraft, a popular video game, to help teach science, history, languages and ethics.
    






DealBook: Barclays Faces Fine in Qatar Deal

Posted: 16 Sep 2013 09:10 AM PDT

Barclays said on Monday that Britain's financial regulator had concluded the bank acted "recklessly" when it raised emergency money from Qatari investors during the financial crisis and could be fined $79 million.
    

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