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Kenya Forces Said to Be Securing Mall After Long Standoff

Kenya Forces Said to Be Securing Mall After Long Standoff


Kenya Forces Said to Be Securing Mall After Long Standoff

Posted: 24 Sep 2013 12:19 AM PDT

Gunfire was still heard Tuesday morning after a statement from Kenyan officials that they had secured the building and that no civilians remained inside the Westgate shopping mall.
    






After Rewarding Merkel, Germans Seek Focus at Home

Posted: 23 Sep 2013 08:01 PM PDT

The German election showed that above all, the country appreciates the stable, safe course that Chancellor Angela Merkel charted during her first two terms.
    






Enigmatic Leader of Iran Backs Overture, for Now

Posted: 23 Sep 2013 07:50 PM PDT

Iran's new president, Hassan Rouhani, is getting all the attention, but Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader, remains the man behind the curtain.
    






Kenya Forces Said to Be Securing Mall After Long Standoff

Posted: 23 Sep 2013 07:49 PM PDT

The bloody standoff at a Kenyan shopping mall edged closer to a conclusion on Monday night, with Kenyan officials saying that there were no more civilians trapped inside.
    






F.D.A. to Regulate Some Health Apps

Posted: 23 Sep 2013 07:34 PM PDT

The Food and Drug Administration said it would oversee mobile applications that function as medical devices, like ultrasounds, but not apps that count calories.
    

Vote for Merkel Seen as Victory for Austerity

Posted: 23 Sep 2013 07:23 PM PDT

For months, Europe waited for German elections, hoping that a re-elected Chancellor Angela Merkel would ease austerity measures. The wait is over, and so, too, is any hint of a new approach.
    

DealBook: BlackBerry Buyout Offer Raises Array of Questions

Posted: 23 Sep 2013 06:50 PM PDT

BlackBerry said that it had reached an agreement to sell the company for $9 a share to a group led by Fairfax Financial Holdings.
    






Former F.B.I. Agent to Plead Guilty in Press Leak

Posted: 23 Sep 2013 06:01 PM PDT

Donald Sachtleben, a former bomb technician, agreed to plead guilty to leaking classified details about a foiled bomb plot in Yemen, the Justice Department announced.
    






Victims Push Laws to End Online Revenge Posts

Posted: 23 Sep 2013 05:58 PM PDT

Posting explicit images of former sexual partners can ruin lives, yet mostly goes unpunished. But the law may be catching up with technology.
    

Egyptian Court Shuts Down the Muslim Brotherhood and Seizes Its Assets

Posted: 23 Sep 2013 05:34 PM PDT

The court issued an injunction dissolving the Brotherhood and confiscating its assets, escalating a broad crackdown on the group less than three months since the military ousted its ally, President Mohamed Morsi.
    






Waterloo Journal: 200 Years After Battle, Some Hard Feelings Remain

Posted: 23 Sep 2013 05:23 PM PDT

Preparations are under way to mark the 200th anniversary of Napoleon's defeat at Waterloo, but sometimes it seems the battle has not really ended.
    

Cambodian Opposition, Citing Disputed Election, Boycotts Opening of Parliament

Posted: 23 Sep 2013 05:11 PM PDT

Hun Sen, the authoritarian prime minister who has ruled the country for 28 years, appears willing to govern without the cooperation of the opposition.
    






At Matadero, Red Bull Adds Money (and Energy) to Culture

Posted: 23 Sep 2013 05:05 PM PDT

Matadero, a Madrid arts complex, shows the results of a new kind of corporate and artistic cooperation.
    

China’s Crackdown Prompts Outrage Over Boy’s Arrest

Posted: 23 Sep 2013 05:02 PM PDT

After a public outcry, the authorities on Monday released Yang Zhong, 16, who was among the first people charged under new rules that criminalize the spreading of online rumors.
    






Speedy Trains Transform China

Posted: 23 Sep 2013 04:49 PM PDT

Just five years after the high-speed rail system opened, it is carrying nearly twice as many passengers as the country's domestic airline industry.
    






China Gains New Friends in Its Quest for Energy

Posted: 23 Sep 2013 04:46 PM PDT

A Chinese presence at a vast new oil field in Kazakhstan is another indication that China's influence has eclipsed even Russia's across the former Soviet republics of Central Asia.
    

Fashion Review: Bottega Veneta, Emilio Pucci, Giorgio Armani, Jil Sander, Marni, Missoni

Posted: 23 Sep 2013 03:24 PM PDT

Cathy Horyn finds a subpar season in Milan, with many designers either playing to the cameras or to mass tastes.
    

Gene Therapy With a Difference

Posted: 23 Sep 2013 02:28 PM PDT

An experimental drug for Duchenne muscular dystrophy failed in a large clinical trial recently, but the technique of counteracting mutated genes holds promise.
    

Cocaine Haul On French Jet Raises Concern

Posted: 23 Sep 2013 01:45 PM PDT

The authorities are investigating how more than a ton of cocaine in suitcases was sent from Venezuela in an Air France cargo hold.
    

Hostels Gain Popularity With Business Travelers

Posted: 23 Sep 2013 01:34 PM PDT

Hostels, long associated with backpackers and students, have gone upscale and now attract business travelers, especially young ones on tight budgets.
    

Pakistan Christians Issue Call for Protection

Posted: 23 Sep 2013 01:27 PM PDT

The death toll from a suicide attack rose to 85 as government critics said the atrocity highlighted the failure of the state to protect minorities.
    






Bits Blog: Apple Sells Nine Million New iPhones

Posted: 23 Sep 2013 01:23 PM PDT

That compares to five million iPhone 5 smartphones sold last year in the first weekend that device went on sale. But this year, for the first time, two models went on sale at once.
    






Iranian Official to Meet Major Powers on Nuclear Dispute

Posted: 23 Sep 2013 01:02 PM PDT

Iran's new foreign minister is to meet with the five permanent Security Council members and Germany this week at the United Nations, according to their envoy.
    

Russia Sells Stake in Maker of AK-47s to Investors

Posted: 23 Sep 2013 12:23 PM PDT

A Russian government-owned conglomerate said it would sell to two private investors just under half of the company that makes Kalashnikov assault rifles.
    

Chemical Disarmament Won’t Be Easy

Posted: 23 Sep 2013 12:07 PM PDT

The United States has been working to dispose of its chemical weapons for decades, a process complicated by concerns about public health and the environment.
    






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