Sinosphere Blog: Detained Chinese Reporter Makes Confession on State Television

Sinosphere Blog: Detained Chinese Reporter Makes Confession on State Television
Angry Over Syrian War, Saudis Fault U.S. Policy
The Saturday Profile: Mexican Writer Mines the Soccer Field for Metaphors
DealBook: JPMorgan Reaches Deal With Agency Over Loans
Europe Turns Its Eye to Migration Policies, Amid Another Sea Rescue
Immigration Poses Threat of Another Republican Rift
Roma, Feared as Kidnappers, See Their Own Children at Risk
Sports of The Times: Pigeon Racing: Faster and Farther, but Fair?
The Lede: Rio Police Officer Is Indicted for Torture While Lecturing on ‘Smart Policing’ in New York
U.N., Fearing a Polio Epidemic in Syria, Moves to Vaccinate Millions of Children
7.3-Magnitude Quake Rocks Japan
Deal With Union Prevents Closing of Scottish Plant
End of a Line Reflects a Weakened Peugeot
Motorsports: For Sebatian Vettel, the Coronation Awaits
China Introduces a New Lending Rate
Sinosphere Blog: Two Stabbed to Death in Forbidden City
Kenyan Deputy Leader Dealt Blow at Hague
North Korea Hands Over Six South Korean Detainees
Hague Court Says Kenya’s Deputy President Must Attend Trial
Greek Couple Arrested for Buying Roma Baby
Memo From Japan: With a Plant’s Tainted Water Still Flowing, No End to Environmental Fears

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 09:51 PM PDT

The reporter's newspaper had launched an unusually public campaign for his release, but he was shown admitting to publishing false information in exchange for cash.

Angry Over Syrian War, Saudis Fault U.S. Policy

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 07:54 PM PDT

Saudi Arabia is worried that in trying to help the Syrian rebels on its own, it might alienate a friend and help jihadists.

The Saturday Profile: Mexican Writer Mines the Soccer Field for Metaphors

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 07:28 PM PDT

Juan Villoro, one of Mexico's most decorated and esteemed writers, also happens to be a leading soccer analyst, extracting lessons about society and life from the game.

DealBook: JPMorgan Reaches Deal With Agency Over Loans

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 06:49 PM PDT

The Federal Housing Finance Agency, which helped forge a tentative $13 billion settlement with JPMorgan Chase, split off with its own deal, extracting a $4 billion payout from the nation's biggest bank.

Europe Turns Its Eye to Migration Policies, Amid Another Sea Rescue

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 05:54 PM PDT

The scale and urgency of the challenge was brought into stark focus by the rescue of more than 700 refugees overnight near Sicily.

Immigration Poses Threat of Another Republican Rift

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 05:09 PM PDT

A push to bring legislation to the House floor, led by a coalition of executives, conservatives and evangelical leaders, could affect campaign contributions before the midterm elections.

Roma, Feared as Kidnappers, See Their Own Children at Risk

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 03:13 PM PDT

A backlash against members of the ethnic group has fed negative stereotypes, but many say it is they who must worry about losing their children.

Sports of The Times: Pigeon Racing: Faster and Farther, but Fair?

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 02:55 PM PDT

Pigeon racing's followers were stunned when six Belgian birds failed tests for banned performance-enhancing drugs. It would be comical if it weren't true.

The Lede: Rio Police Officer Is Indicted for Torture While Lecturing on ‘Smart Policing’ in New York

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 02:26 PM PDT

A Brazilian police officer who spoke at a technology conference in New York was indicted by prosecutors back home in connection with a notorious case of torture and murder by her unit.

U.N., Fearing a Polio Epidemic in Syria, Moves to Vaccinate Millions of Children

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 01:37 PM PDT

Officials said that the discovery a few weeks ago of a cluster of paralyzed young children in Deir al-Zour, a heavily contested city in eastern Syria, had prompted their alarm.

7.3-Magnitude Quake Rocks Japan

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 12:28 PM PDT

An earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck early Saturday morning off Japan's east coast, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of damage on land.

Deal With Union Prevents Closing of Scottish Plant

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 10:27 AM PDT

An eleventh-hour settlement of a dispute between Ineos and the Unite trade union will preserve hundreds of jobs at the petrochemical plant.

End of a Line Reflects a Weakened Peugeot

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 09:56 AM PDT

By the time the last car rolled off the assembly line in Aulnay-sous-Bois on Friday, the plant's importance had declined amid ebbing profitability for the subcompact cars it produced.

Motorsports: For Sebatian Vettel, the Coronation Awaits

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 09:17 AM PDT

With the Indian Grand Prix looming, the mathematical possibility that Sebastian Vettel may win another Formula One title is closer than ever.

China Introduces a New Lending Rate

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 07:16 AM PDT

The rate, set by a group of banks, is another step aimed at a more market determined financial system in the country.

Sinosphere Blog: Two Stabbed to Death in Forbidden City

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 05:37 AM PDT

A deadly attack by a worker on colleagues at the Chinese tourist attraction highlights security shortcomings at the vast former palace in Beijing.

Kenyan Deputy Leader Dealt Blow at Hague

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 04:28 AM PDT

The International Criminal Court reversed a ruling that would have allowed William Ruto, the deputy president, to be present only on key occasions.

North Korea Hands Over Six South Korean Detainees

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 03:35 AM PDT

Little was known about the men released Friday, and South Korea said it would interrogate them to find out how they had gotten to the North.

Hague Court Says Kenya’s Deputy President Must Attend Trial

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 01:37 AM PDT

The International Criminal Court on Friday overturned a decision excusing Kenya's deputy president from attending his trial on charges of orchestrating deadly violence after his country's 2007 election.

Greek Couple Arrested for Buying Roma Baby

Posted: 25 Oct 2013 01:03 AM PDT

A Greek couple has been arrested for buying a Roma baby girl from her mother for 4,000 euros ($5,500) and they will appear before a prosecutor on Friday to face charges, police said.

Memo From Japan: With a Plant’s Tainted Water Still Flowing, No End to Environmental Fears

Posted: 24 Oct 2013 08:34 PM PDT

Recent accidents have raised questions about whether the environment is facing new dangers more than two and a half years after the original disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.