Critic's Notebook: Latin Grammys Take on a Subdued Tone as Ballads Dominate

Critic's Notebook: Latin Grammys Take on a Subdued Tone as Ballads Dominate
Supermarket Collapse in Latvia Kills at Least 26
New Territory, and New Challenges, for HBO in Macau Prizefight
Font of Natural Energy in the Philippines, Crippled by Nature
Theater Review: ‘Macbeth,’ With Ethan Hawke at the Vivian Beaumont
In Kennedy’s Death, a Turning Point for a Nation Already Torn
Iran Talks ‘Substantial,’ but Yield No Accord
Facing Russian Threat, Ukraine Halts Plans for Deals with E.U.
2 Lions, Their Birth Hailed by Gaza, Die Within Days
F.C.C. to Weigh Allowing Cellphone Use on Flights
U.S. and China Find Convergence on Climate Issue
Hacipasa Journal: As Syrian War Grinds On, a New Flock of Refugees Takes Flight
Jury Tells Samsung to Pay Apple $290 Million
Karzai Says He’ll Wait to Sign Security Pact With U.S. Until Next Year
Rescued London Women Say They Were Held 30 Years
Bits Blog: Young Immigrants Write Software to Highlight Lack of Legal Status
American, Now Held, Part of Rising Number Visiting North Korea
France Investigating Ikea on Spying Allegations
Subway in London Plans to Run 24 Hours
Icy Observatory Detects Neutrinos That Are Far, Far Away
Typhoon Revives Debate on U.S. Food Aid Methods
Greek Budget Forecasts Growth, but Skeptics Abound
Lens Blog: J.F.K. Through the Pages of The Times
The Village That Benjamin Britten Never Left
Turkey, Its Allies Struggling, Tempers Ambitions to Lead Region

Posted: 22 Nov 2013 12:58 AM PST

There was no overwhelming winner at this year's Latin Grammys, as the Latin Academy split the top three awards.

Supermarket Collapse in Latvia Kills at Least 26

Posted: 21 Nov 2013 11:35 PM PST

Dozens of people were trapped or injured when the roof of the store gave way in Riga, the capital.

New Territory, and New Challenges, for HBO in Macau Prizefight

Posted: 21 Nov 2013 07:33 PM PST

The Pacquiao-Rios fight has presented a complex tangle of logistical problems for HBO as it prepares for the event, its first pay-per-view broadcast originating outside the United States.

Font of Natural Energy in the Philippines, Crippled by Nature

Posted: 21 Nov 2013 07:30 PM PST

A superstorm consistent with some scientists' warnings about climate change has done tremendous damage to an island that is one of the world's biggest success stories of renewable energy.

Theater Review: ‘Macbeth,’ With Ethan Hawke at the Vivian Beaumont

Posted: 21 Nov 2013 07:00 PM PST

Character takes a back seat in Jack O'Brien's new production of "Macbeth," starring Ethan Hawke, at the Vivian Beaumont.

In Kennedy’s Death, a Turning Point for a Nation Already Torn

Posted: 21 Nov 2013 06:59 PM PST

The 50th-anniversary reverie has obscured the fact that by 1963, America had already become a divided, dangerous place, with intimations of anarchic disorder.

Iran Talks ‘Substantial,’ but Yield No Accord

Posted: 21 Nov 2013 06:01 PM PST

At issue is an interim agreement to halt progress in Iran's nuclear program for six months so negotiators could pursue a more comprehensive agreement.

Facing Russian Threat, Ukraine Halts Plans for Deals with E.U.

Posted: 21 Nov 2013 05:44 PM PST

The decision largely scuttles what had been the European Union's most important foreign policy initiative: an ambitious effort to draw in former Soviet republics.

2 Lions, Their Birth Hailed by Gaza, Die Within Days

Posted: 21 Nov 2013 05:34 PM PST

The two cubs, welcomed as a triumph over the hardships of occupation and a symbol of Palestinian resistance, lived only a few days.

F.C.C. to Weigh Allowing Cellphone Use on Flights

Posted: 21 Nov 2013 05:12 PM PST

The Federal Communications Commission's plan is already opposed by many passengers and by flight attendants, although some airlines in Asia and Europe already offer cell service.

U.S. and China Find Convergence on Climate Issue

Posted: 21 Nov 2013 05:06 PM PST

With China having recently surpassed the United States as the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases, the countries are finding that their interests increasingly overlap, officials say.

Hacipasa Journal: As Syrian War Grinds On, a New Flock of Refugees Takes Flight

Posted: 21 Nov 2013 04:42 PM PST

Many Syrian men who have fled to Turkey, Lebanon or Jordan to escape the war have taken their passion for pigeon collecting with them.

Jury Tells Samsung to Pay Apple $290 Million

Posted: 21 Nov 2013 04:11 PM PST

The decision restores part of the damages awarded by a jury earlier this year in the long-running patent struggle between the companies.

Karzai Says He’ll Wait to Sign Security Pact With U.S. Until Next Year

Posted: 21 Nov 2013 03:04 PM PST

On a day a council of Afghan leaders had gathered to weigh the deal, President Hamid Karzai's comments again threatened a long-term security agreement.

Rescued London Women Say They Were Held 30 Years

Posted: 21 Nov 2013 02:01 PM PST

A Malaysian woman, 69, an Irish woman, 57, and a British woman, 30, were freed from a house in the Lambeth district in South London in October.

Bits Blog: Young Immigrants Write Software to Highlight Lack of Legal Status

Posted: 21 Nov 2013 12:59 PM PST

Fwd.us, an advocacy group, is holding a hackathon to help young people who grew up in the United States without legal status write software that promotes immigration overhaul.

American, Now Held, Part of Rising Number Visiting North Korea

Posted: 21 Nov 2013 12:58 PM PST

Merrill Newman, 85, traveled to the most closed society in the world, which keeps its people in poverty and is an enemy of the United States.

France Investigating Ikea on Spying Allegations

Posted: 21 Nov 2013 12:12 PM PST

French prosecutors are looking into charges that three Ikea France executives had personal data collected on employees and customers.

Subway in London Plans to Run 24 Hours

Posted: 21 Nov 2013 11:50 AM PST

Starting in 2015, the London Underground will be open all night. But most ticket offices will close, costing 750 people their jobs.

Icy Observatory Detects Neutrinos That Are Far, Far Away

Posted: 21 Nov 2013 11:00 AM PST

Over two years, the IceCube Neutrino observatory in Antarctica detected 28 neutrinos from outside our solar system, the first detected since 1987.

Typhoon Revives Debate on U.S. Food Aid Methods

Posted: 21 Nov 2013 10:14 AM PST

The Obama administration and some lawmakers say the disaster in the Philippines underscores the need for flexibility to buy less expensive food closer to the areas where disasters occur.

Greek Budget Forecasts Growth, but Skeptics Abound

Posted: 21 Nov 2013 10:13 AM PST

An economic blueprint based on optimism is subject to revision by creditors, who say Athens still needs to find ways to bridge its budget gap.

Lens Blog: J.F.K. Through the Pages of The Times

Posted: 21 Nov 2013 10:11 AM PST

Fifty years after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, a new book showcases The Times's coverage of his era.

The Village That Benjamin Britten Never Left

Posted: 21 Nov 2013 09:06 AM PST

The British seaside village of Aldeburgh is the hub of a substantial industry devoted to the composer, and especially now, during the centenary of his birth.

Turkey, Its Allies Struggling, Tempers Ambitions to Lead Region

Posted: 21 Nov 2013 08:03 AM PST

With the Muslim Brotherhood on the run in Egypt, some in Turkey would now settle for just getting along with its neighbors.