Xia Yeliang, an Outspoken Chinese Professor, Says He Has Been Dismissed

Xia Yeliang, an Outspoken Chinese Professor, Says He Has Been Dismissed
Lobbying Bonanza as Firms Try to Influence European Union
As Iran Shifts, Hard-Liners See Threat to Battle Cry
The Saturday Profile: A Sri Lankan Journalist Eagerly Toes the Line
Saudi Arabia Rejects U.N. Security Council Seat in Protest Move
Canada and Europe Reach Tentative Trade Agreement
Britain Looks to Fracking as North Sea Oil Dwindles
In Kenya Inquiry, Norway Looks at Somali Migrant
Soaring Crime Rate Takes a Growing Malaysia by Surprise
Investors’ Eye on Profit Pushes S.&P. Higher
Google Stock Tops $1,000, Highlighting a Tech Divide
A Top Syrian Intelligence Officer Is Killed in Fighting
Lens Blog: Pictures of the Day: France and Elsewhere
Lessons From Living in London
Reflections on a Paris Left Behind
Thomas Foley, House Speaker, Dies at 84; Democrat Urged Parties to Collaborate
Images From the Edges of the Earth
Suicide Bombers Attack International Convoy in Kabul
U.S. Army Hones Antiterror Strategy for Africa, in Kansas
Insurgents Attack Convoy in Kabul
Google Stock Hits Record High
Munro Will Miss Nobel Ceremony for Health Reasons
Pickup Soccer in Brazil Has an Allure All Its Own
Fashionably Frieze
A Verdi Rarity Makes Its Royal Opera House Debut

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 09:08 PM PDT

Xia Yeliang, an economist, believes Peking University took away his job because of his public support for democratization and criticism of the Communist Party.

Lobbying Bonanza as Firms Try to Influence European Union

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 07:14 PM PDT

As the European Union has emerged as a regulatory superpower affecting 28 countries, lobbying in its seat of power has become ever more competitive.

As Iran Shifts, Hard-Liners See Threat to Battle Cry

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 06:03 PM PDT

The revolution's leading slogan, "Death to America," is becoming a political battleground as a new president steers the country away from a confrontational posture toward the West.

The Saturday Profile: A Sri Lankan Journalist Eagerly Toes the Line

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 05:56 PM PDT

Rajpal Abeynayake stands atop Sri Lanka's journalistic firmament with an uncritical boosterism of the government.

Saudi Arabia Rejects U.N. Security Council Seat in Protest Move

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 05:54 PM PDT

A day after winning a highly coveted Security Council seat, Saudi Arabia angrily cited the body's response to Syria and Iran in turning it down.

Canada and Europe Reach Tentative Trade Agreement

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 05:48 PM PDT

The deal, which still needs ratification by both sides, could increase bilateral trade by about 23 percent, or $35 billion, by lifting quotas and fine-tuning regulations.

Britain Looks to Fracking as North Sea Oil Dwindles

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 05:40 PM PDT

While the government has endorsed shale gas development, environmental groups worry about water pollution, noise and other disruptions.

In Kenya Inquiry, Norway Looks at Somali Migrant

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 05:38 PM PDT

Investigators are questioning the family and friends of Hassan Abdi Dhuhulow, a Norwegian citizen born in Somalia, whose sister said he began taking "long vacations" there in 2009.

Soaring Crime Rate Takes a Growing Malaysia by Surprise

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 05:21 PM PDT

Once one of Asia's safest cities, Kuala Lumpur now finds that most residents have a story about a purse snatching, a burglary or worse.

Investors’ Eye on Profit Pushes S.&P. Higher

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 04:31 PM PDT

Wall Street closed higher on Friday, with the Standard & Poor's 500-share index reaching a record intraday high and Google rising above $1,000 a share.

Google Stock Tops $1,000, Highlighting a Tech Divide

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 04:28 PM PDT

The shares closed up by a record 14 percent in another reminder that a handful of companies have taken control of the technology industry.

A Top Syrian Intelligence Officer Is Killed in Fighting

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 01:11 PM PDT

Gen. Jamea Jamea, a respected figure in the country's powerful inner circles of intelligence and military leaders, is the most senior security figure confirmed dead in more than a year.

Lens Blog: Pictures of the Day: France and Elsewhere

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 01:00 PM PDT

Photos from France, Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan.

Lessons From Living in London

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 10:37 AM PDT

A former Times correspondent in London offers observations on everything from getting lost to finding the city's best walk to interpreting the word "sorry."

Reflections on a Paris Left Behind

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 10:37 AM PDT

Moving on after five years as The Times's Paris bureau chief, the author tackles the city's clichés and clashes, beauty and filth, walks and wealth.

Thomas Foley, House Speaker, Dies at 84; Democrat Urged Parties to Collaborate

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 10:03 AM PDT

Mr. Foley, a Democrat from Washington State, became speaker in June 1989 and urged "our friends on the Republican side to come together and put away bitterness and division and hostility."

Images From the Edges of the Earth

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 10:00 AM PDT

An interview with Jimmy Nelson, who visited and photographed 35 of the world's most imperiled tribal peoples for a new tombstone-size book.

Suicide Bombers Attack International Convoy in Kabul

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 09:32 AM PDT

The blast, near a compound housing foreigners, killed two people and injured at least four, but a subsequent attack did not breach compound security.

U.S. Army Hones Antiterror Strategy for Africa, in Kansas

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 09:05 AM PDT

The first-of-its-kind program will draw on the Army's storied First Infantry Division, based in Kansas, to conduct more than 100 missions in Africa over the next year.

Insurgents Attack Convoy in Kabul

Posted: 18 Oct 2013 08:43 AM PDT

A suicide car bomber attacked a convoy of vehicles near a heavily fortified private residential compound used by hundreds of foreigners on the outskirts of Kabul.