Suspect Held in Shooting at a Paris Newspaper

Suspect Held in Shooting at a Paris Newspaper
Drone Strike Reported Outside Pakistan’s Tribal Region
Prosecutors Detail Bid to Sway South Korean Election
Toyota Shows Off Fuel-Cell Automobile
Suspected U.S. Drone Targets Islamic Seminary in Pakistan
Pact May Extend U.S. Troops’ Stay in Afghanistan
G.O.P. Maps Out Waves of Attacks Over Health Law
U.S. Says Dozens of Americans Have Sought to Join Rebels in Syria
Major Retailers Agree to Inspection Standards in Bangladesh
Germany, Austerity’s Champion, Faces Some Big Repair Bills
United States Can Spy on Britons Despite Pact, N.S.A. Memo Says
French Police Arrest Suspect in Paris Shootings
Aid Groups Get Strong Response to Philippines Appeals
Kazakhstan’s Bet on Rail
Fed Looks for Other Ways to Aid Economy
Raw Sewage and Anger Flood Gaza’s Streets as Electricity Runs Low
Condom Contest Produces 812 Ideas for Improvement
Rupert and Wendi Murdoch Reach a Divorce Settlement
Video: The New York Times Minute
Ballet Dancers as Brands
Developing Nations Stage Protest at Climate Talks
Frederick Sanger, Two-Time Nobel-Winning Scientist, Dies at 95
World Powers Renew Push on Iranian Nuclear Program
Video: The New York Times Minute
Honoring a Fallen President at Arlington

Posted: 21 Nov 2013 12:04 AM PST

Officials say that the suspect had been imprisoned for his role as an accomplice in the shooting deaths of three police officers and a taxi driver in 1994.

Drone Strike Reported Outside Pakistan’s Tribal Region

Posted: 20 Nov 2013 11:53 PM PST

The attack comes as Pakistani officials have been increasingly critical of the continuing American drone strikes.

Prosecutors Detail Bid to Sway South Korean Election

Posted: 20 Nov 2013 11:25 PM PST

South Korean politics have been rocked by accusations that the country's spy agency conducted an online campaign to help elect Park Geun-hye president.

Toyota Shows Off Fuel-Cell Automobile

Posted: 20 Nov 2013 09:42 PM PST

The car, which Toyota calls the FCV concept car, was one of several fuel-cell vehicles expected to be introduced soon, including models from Honda and Hyundai.

Suspected U.S. Drone Targets Islamic Seminary in Pakistan

Posted: 20 Nov 2013 08:13 PM PST

A suspected U.S. drone fired on an Islamic seminary in Pakistan's northwestern region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa early on Thursday, killing at least five people, police said.

Pact May Extend U.S. Troops’ Stay in Afghanistan

Posted: 20 Nov 2013 08:01 PM PST

Secretary of State John Kerry said emphatically that there was no discussion of an American apology to President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan or to his nation.

G.O.P. Maps Out Waves of Attacks Over Health Law

Posted: 20 Nov 2013 07:48 PM PST

Republican strategists say they intend to keep Democrats on their heels through a multilayered, sequenced assault on President Obama's signature legislation.

U.S. Says Dozens of Americans Have Sought to Join Rebels in Syria

Posted: 20 Nov 2013 07:04 PM PST

American intelligence officials say dozens of Americans have traveled or tried to travel to Syria to fight with the rebels against the government since 2011.

Major Retailers Agree to Inspection Standards in Bangladesh

Posted: 20 Nov 2013 06:08 PM PST

Two groups representing dozens of American and European retailers agreed to uphold considerably tougher standards on garment factories in Bangladesh.

Germany, Austerity’s Champion, Faces Some Big Repair Bills

Posted: 20 Nov 2013 06:00 PM PST

Germany, once known for autobahns and efficiency, is facing an aging infrastructure that, if left unaddressed, could undermine economic growth.

United States Can Spy on Britons Despite Pact, N.S.A. Memo Says

Posted: 20 Nov 2013 05:48 PM PST

The classified draft document, provided by Edward J. Snowden, disclosed the protocols of spying among the "Five Eyes" countries: the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

French Police Arrest Suspect in Paris Shootings

Posted: 20 Nov 2013 05:43 PM PST

French police have arrested a man suspected of shooting and seriously wounding an employee of the left-wing Paris newspaper Liberation and firing a shotgun at the headquarters of a major bank, Interior Minister Manuel Valls said on Thursday.

Aid Groups Get Strong Response to Philippines Appeals

Posted: 20 Nov 2013 05:40 PM PST

The United Nations has already raised $129 million, about half the amount it requested in an emergency appeal last week to provide disaster relief in the Philippines.

Kazakhstan’s Bet on Rail

Posted: 20 Nov 2013 05:33 PM PST

The Central Asian nation began tapping its oil fields in September, using the sovereign wealth to finance its growing rail empire that serves the big Chinese and Russian markets.

Fed Looks for Other Ways to Aid Economy

Posted: 20 Nov 2013 05:09 PM PST

The Federal Reserve Open Market Committee wrestled at its most recent meeting with ways of supporting an economy that still needs help.

Raw Sewage and Anger Flood Gaza’s Streets as Electricity Runs Low

Posted: 20 Nov 2013 04:58 PM PST

A shortage of electricity and cheap diesel fuel from Egypt led the Hamas government to shut down Gaza's lone power plant, which caused sewage stations to stop working.

Condom Contest Produces 812 Ideas for Improvement

Posted: 20 Nov 2013 04:45 PM PST

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is seeking to decrease unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases with "a next-generation condom."

Rupert and Wendi Murdoch Reach a Divorce Settlement

Posted: 20 Nov 2013 03:17 PM PST

Rupert Murdoch, chairman of News Corporation and 21st Century Fox, and Wendi Deng Murdoch agreed to end their 14-year marriage.

Video: The New York Times Minute

Posted: 20 Nov 2013 03:07 PM PST

President Obama awards Medals of Freedom; a study compares daily quizzes with exams; and a "real" mayor of New York City.

Ballet Dancers as Brands

Posted: 20 Nov 2013 02:48 PM PST

Increasingly, star dancers like Natalia Osipova, aware of the brevity of their time in the spotlight, are switching among companies.

Developing Nations Stage Protest at Climate Talks

Posted: 20 Nov 2013 02:30 PM PST

Developing nations staged a symbolic walkout of talks early Wednesday to protest what they consider inadequate financial support from wealthy countries.

Frederick Sanger, Two-Time Nobel-Winning Scientist, Dies at 95

Posted: 20 Nov 2013 01:45 PM PST

Dr. Sanger, a British biochemist, showed how amino acids link together to form insulin in 1958, and invented a method of "reading" molecular letters that make up the genetic code in 1980.

World Powers Renew Push on Iranian Nuclear Program

Posted: 20 Nov 2013 01:34 PM PST

The talks in Geneva follow an attempt two weeks ago to clinch a deal that would put a brake on Iran's nuclear program in return for limited sanctions relief.