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Iran’s Leaders Signal Effort at New Thaw

Iran’s Leaders Signal Effort at New Thaw


Iran’s Leaders Signal Effort at New Thaw

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 11:10 PM PDT

President Hassan Rouhani capped a series of gestures from Iran's ruling establishment by saying the country would never "seek weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons."
    






Chinese Company Shares Details of Corruption Investigation

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 09:34 PM PDT

Chinese investigators have questioned a company caught up in the inquiry into China's biggest state-owned oil conglomerate, seizing documents and freezing accounts.
    






Mental Health Again an Issue in Gun Debate

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 08:29 PM PDT

Efforts to improve the country's fraying mental health system to help prevent mass shootings have stalled on Capitol Hill, tied up in the broader fight on gun control.
    

Sectarian Violence Reignites in an Iraqi Town

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 07:23 PM PDT

Villagers in Diyala Province saw much death during the worst of Iraq's carnage over the past decade, but they say what is happening now is far worse.
    






Tomato Can Blues

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 07:10 PM PDT

Charlie Rowan was a small-time cage fighter who couldn't catch a break. He owed money to impatient people and needed to start over. Late one night, he came up with a plan.
    






DealBook: Delay to End of the Stimulus Surprises Wall Street

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 06:04 PM PDT

The Fed's apparent change of heart left many investors on Wall Street wondering how they got it so wrong.
    

Germany’s Effort at Clean Energy Proves Complex

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 05:58 PM PDT

Germany's plan to convert to renewable energy sources is running into problems in execution that are forcing Germans to face the costs of sticking to their principles.
    

Bits Blog: Grand Theft Auto V Muscles Its Way to Sales Record

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 05:48 PM PDT

Grand Theft Auto V has beaten sales records for the edgy and violent adventure game series, earning more than $800 million in sales for its first day on store shelves.
    






Russia Calls U.N. Chemical Report on Syria Biased

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 05:46 PM PDT

Saying the report was biased and incomplete, Russia hardened its stance even as it pressed ahead with a plan to disarm Syria's government of its chemical arsenal.
    






In Surprise, Fed Decides to Maintain Pace of Stimulus

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 05:02 PM PDT

In a reversal that stunned economists and investors, the Federal Reserve said it would continue to buy bonds to encourage growth, at least for another month and quite possibly into next year.
    






A Promise to Protect Pensions Will Test Greece’s Red Line on Austerity

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 04:48 PM PDT

Greece has pledged to make no further cuts to its disgruntled citizens' pensions, but a gaping hole in its finances may force its hand.
    

Test of Alzheimer’s Drug Gets Large Federal Grant

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 04:21 PM PDT

The $33.2 million grant will help finance a clinical trial to test a treatment on people 60 to 75 who have no symptoms of the disease, but do have two copies of a gene known to greatly increase the risk of getting it.
    






Fatal Shooting Stirs Self-Defense Debate in France

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 03:25 PM PDT

A jeweler in Nice is being praised as a hero and criticized as a vigilante after prosecutors say he fatally shot in the back a teenager who had robbed him.
    






Police Efforts to Alert Navy to Suspect’s Instability Fell Through Cracks

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 03:09 PM PDT

A report from Rhode Island police about Aaron Alexis never reached officials in charge of security clearances at the navy yard.
    






Bits Blog: Facebook Removes Dating Ads Featuring Photo of Dead Girl

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 03:02 PM PDT

The social network apologized for ads placed by a dating service that featured photos of a Canadian girl who committed suicide in April after she had been cyberbullied.
    

Mumbai Journal: Uncertain Times in India, but Not for a Deity

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 02:31 PM PDT

Tributes to the Hindu god Ganesh have grown more lavish, even as Indians feel increasingly insecure about the economy and social problems.
    






Gates and Panetta Critical of Obama on Syria

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 02:12 PM PDT

President Obama's first two defense secretaries, Robert M. Gates and Leon E. Panetta, disagreed on the effectiveness of limited military strikes, but both were skeptical of Russia.
    






Iran Frees Political Prisoners on Eve of President’s Visit to U.S.

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 01:39 PM PDT

Analysts said the release of 11 prominent prisoners was a significant step in President Hassan Rouhani's efforts to repair Iran's relationship with the West.
    






Fashion Review: Pilati Enters a New Universe

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 11:16 AM PDT

The designer unveils his first collection for Agnona, the women's wear label owned by Ermenegildo Zegna.
    






Fashion Review: Gucci's Thousand and One Nights

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 11:13 AM PDT

Frida Giannini sent out a collection with an Oriental feeling, but the clothes needed rigorous lines, not slithery softness, to make sense of the pattern.
    






Marcel Reich-Ranicki, Literary Critic, Is Dead at 93

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 10:09 AM PDT

Mr. Reich-Ranicki, a Polish Jew who grew up in Berlin, became a powerful cultural figure in postwar Germany as a literary critic and a television talk show host.
    

House Bill Cuts Health Funds, Raising Odds of U.S. Shutdown

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 09:46 AM PDT

House leaders will put to a vote on Friday a stop-gap spending measure that would strip all funding from President Obama's health care law, increasing the likelihood of a government shutdown.
    






House Republicans See No Discipline Over Benghazi Attack

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 09:07 AM PDT

At a hearing, lawmakers said the State Department had failed to hold senior officials accountable for lapses that contributed to a deadly attack on an American mission.
    






Emerging Markets Bracing as Fed Meets

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 04:57 AM PDT

The developing countries have already felt the effects of higher rates in the United States, even before the Fed decides on changing course.
    






Drake Finds His Tougher Side on ‘Nothing Was the Same’

Posted: 18 Sep 2013 04:37 AM PDT

On his new album, "Nothing Was the Same," Drake adopts a tougher stance toward perceived antagonists than on his previous effort, "Take Care."
    

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