Tap on Merkel Provides Peek at Vast Spy Net

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• Tap on Merkel Provides Peek at Vast Spy Net
• World Series Game 6: Red Sox 6, Cardinals 1: Red Sox Rout Cardinals to Win World Series
• Closing of Live Poultry Markets Is Called Effective in Flu Fight
• Bitcoin Pursues the Mainstream
• DealBook: Bankruptcy Filing Is a Stunning Fall for a Brazilian Tycoon
• Live Analysis: Game 6: Red Sox 6, Cardinals 0
• Held 3 Years, French Hostages Return Home
• As Interest Fades in the Humanities, Colleges Worry
• N.S.A. Said to Tap Google and Yahoo Abroad
• Activists Feel Powerful Wrath as Russia Guards Its Arctic Claims
• Sinosphere Blog: A Lonely Passion: China’s Followers of Friedrich A. Hayek
• Mobile Ads Fuel a Jump in Profit at Facebook
• Suicide Blast And Attempt Deal a Blow To Tunisia
• Rebel Stronghold Falls to Congolese Army
• Fed Extends Stimulus as Growth Stumbles
• Prominent Muslim Brotherhood Leader Is Seized in Egypt
• Critic’s Notebook: Banksy Makes New York His Gallery for a Month
• In a Surprise, Pakistan Says Fewer Civilians Died by Drones
• F.D.A. Finds 12% of U.S. Spice Imports Contaminated
• Indian Tech Giant Will Pay $34 Million to Settle Visa Abuse Case
• 1,500 Units to Be Added in Settlement, Israel Says
• Astronomers Find Earthlike Planet, but at 3,500 Degrees, It’s Too Hot to Visit
• T Magazine: Profile in Style | China’s Fashion Matchmaker
• Afghan Officials to Meet Freed Taliban Official in Pakistan
• British Publishers Lose Initial Challenge Over Press Curbs

Tap on Merkel Provides Peek at Vast Spy Net Posted: 30 Oct 2013 11:36 PM PDT Phone monitoring by the National Security Agency is hardly limited to leaders like Angela Merkel of Germany, and also includes their top aides and the heads of opposing parties.

World Series Game 6: Red Sox 6, Cardinals 1: Red Sox Rout Cardinals to Win World Series Posted: 30 Oct 2013 09:05 PM PDT Boston scored three in the third inning and three in the fourth to defeat St. Louis and win the series in six games, celebrating its first championship at Fenway Park since 1918.

Closing of Live Poultry Markets Is Called Effective in Flu Fight Posted: 30 Oct 2013 07:38 PM PDT However, experts warn that shutting such markets permanently would be impractical because consumers in many countries demand live birds, and small farmers cannot afford refrigerated slaughterhouses and trucks.

Bitcoin Pursues the Mainstream Posted: 30 Oct 2013 07:31 PM PDT Advocates of the digital currency bitcoin say it is ready to emerge from its fringe status and become a common method of retail payment.

DealBook: Bankruptcy Filing Is a Stunning Fall for a Brazilian Tycoon Posted: 30 Oct 2013 07:17 PM PDT The action by the petroleum company OGX was the culmination of a decline that had been apparent for months.

Live Analysis: Game 6: Red Sox 6, Cardinals 0 Posted: 30 Oct 2013 06:59 PM PDT With a solo home run by Stephen Drew and run-scoring singles by Mike Napoli and Shane Victorino in the bottom of the fourth, the Red Sox extended their lead in Game 6.

Held 3 Years, French Hostages Return Home Posted: 30 Oct 2013 06:57 PM PDT The four men, workers at a uranium mine in Niger, were seized in September 2010. Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb claimed responsibility.

As Interest Fades in the Humanities, Colleges Worry Posted: 30 Oct 2013 06:40 PM PDT With the growing money and attention devoted to science and technology, university administrators are concerned that the humanities are being eclipsed.

N.S.A. Said to Tap Google and Yahoo Abroad Posted: 30 Oct 2013 06:25 PM PDT Unbeknown to Google and Yahoo, the National Security Agency and its British counterpart have tapped into the search engines abroad, where data collection faces less oversight.

Activists Feel Powerful Wrath as Russia Guards Its Arctic Claims Posted: 30 Oct 2013 06:21 PM PDT The detained crew of the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise appears to have grossly underestimated Russia's readiness to assert — and even expand — its sovereignty in an Arctic region potentially rich with natural resources.

Sinosphere Blog: A Lonely Passion: China’s Followers of Friedrich A. Hayek Posted: 30 Oct 2013 06:03 PM PDT Friedrich A. Hayek believed that economic planning by the state always leads to a loss of individual liberty, and that the best life is delivered by a private economy run by people whose rights are protected by law — which makes promoting his ideas in China an uphill battle.

Mobile Ads Fuel a Jump in Profit at Facebook Posted: 30 Oct 2013 05:44 PM PDT Profits doubled in the third quarter, and the social network reported that mobile ads now accounted for about half its advertising revenue.

Suicide Blast And Attempt Deal a Blow To Tunisia Posted: 30 Oct 2013 05:16 PM PDT A man detonated explosives outside a seaside hotel in Sousse, killing only himself, while another person was caught with explosives in Monastir before they could be detonated.

Rebel Stronghold Falls to Congolese Army Posted: 30 Oct 2013 04:42 PM PDT In a turning point in an insurrection that has roiled the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the last major population center controlled by the M23 fell to the military.

Fed Extends Stimulus as Growth Stumbles Posted: 30 Oct 2013 04:34 PM PDT The Federal Reserve said it would keep its campaign of asset purchases and low interest rates intact. The central bank's statement contained no surprises, and the stock market barely budged.

Prominent Muslim Brotherhood Leader Is Seized in Egypt Posted: 30 Oct 2013 04:12 PM PDT The capture of Essam el-Erian, a political adviser to the ousted president, Mohamed Morsi, appears to complete the jailing of the organization's top leaders.

Critic’s Notebook: Banksy Makes New York His Gallery for a Month Posted: 30 Oct 2013 03:13 PM PDT The graffiti artist known as Banksy has made New York his personal outdoor gallery for the month of October.

In a Surprise, Pakistan Says Fewer Civilians Died by Drones Posted: 30 Oct 2013 01:47 PM PDT Pakistan sharply reduced its official estimate of civilian deaths caused by American drone strikes in the tribal belt, highlighting how contentious statistics are in the C.I.A.'s covert campaign.

F.D.A. Finds 12% of U.S. Spice Imports Contaminated Posted: 30 Oct 2013 01:15 PM PDT The imports, from countries like Mexico and India, are said to be tainted with insect parts, whole insects, rodent hairs and other things.

Indian Tech Giant Will Pay $34 Million to Settle Visa Abuse Case Posted: 30 Oct 2013 01:09 PM PDT Infosys acknowledged major errors and omissions in records it kept on temporary technology workers it brought to the United States, but denied systemic fraud.

1,500 Units to Be Added in Settlement, Israel Says Posted: 30 Oct 2013 11:45 AM PDT The government's announcement, and progress on plans for a national park, prompted Palestinian accusations that Israel is not taking Washington-brokered peace talks seriously.

Astronomers Find Earthlike Planet, but at 3,500 Degrees, It’s Too Hot to Visit Posted: 30 Oct 2013 11:04 AM PDT Kepler 78b, a planet 400 light-years away, is the first planet that seems to be of similar size and made of the same mixture of rock and iron as Earth.

T Magazine: Profile in Style | China’s Fashion Matchmaker Posted: 30 Oct 2013 09:30 AM PDT The world's luxury brands and the world's fastest-growing consumer market are longing to connect. Melvin Chua is the man bringing them together.

Afghan Officials to Meet Freed Taliban Official in Pakistan Posted: 30 Oct 2013 09:25 AM PDT The announcement that a delegation would meet with Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, a senior Taliban leader, was a potential breakthrough in peace talks.

British Publishers Lose Initial Challenge Over Press Curbs Posted: 30 Oct 2013 09:22 AM PDT Judges rejected a request by publishers to formally challenge a royal charter proposed by British politicians.

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