Roundup: Höfl-Riesch Wins Down and Takes Lead in Standings

Roundup: Höfl-Riesch Wins Down and Takes Lead in Standings
Musicals Couldn’t Be Hotter Off Broadway (by 7,000 Miles)
DealBook: JPMorgan Tabulated Business Linked to China Hiring
French Troops Welcomed to Central African Republic
Obama Says He Can Envision Nuclear Deal With Iran
In Cuba’s Press, Streets and Living Rooms, Glimmers of Openness to Criticism
World Traveler With Humble Roots
In Afghanistan, Hagel Presses for Pact On Security, but Is Not Meeting Karzai
Wall Street Mothers, Stay-Home Fathers
Ukraine Demonstrators Say They Won’t Relent on Demands for Change
Purged North Korean Is Cut From Film
South Africans Prepare for Days of Mourning and Commemoration
In Glance at Groups, a Mix of Reactions
Deadly Factory Fire Bares Racial Tensions in Italy
Disappointment in Successors to Nelson Mandela, a Revered Father of a Nation
Ochoa’s Legacy Casts a Shadow Over Mexican Aspirants to Her Throne
Marrow Transplants Fail to Cure Two H.I.V. Patients

Posted: 07 Dec 2013 05:55 PM PST

Maria Höfl-Riesch of Germany won her second consecutive World Cup downhill, covering the course in Lake Louise, Alberta, in 1:55.09.

Musicals Couldn’t Be Hotter Off Broadway (by 7,000 Miles)

Posted: 07 Dec 2013 04:30 PM PST

Seoul, South Korea, has become a boomtown for American musicals, with producers opening Korean-language versions of hits and flops alike.

DealBook: JPMorgan Tabulated Business Linked to China Hiring

Posted: 07 Dec 2013 03:40 PM PST

Confidential documents offer the most detailed account yet of JPMorgan Chase's "Sons and Daughters" hiring program in China, which has been at the center of a federal bribery investigation.

French Troops Welcomed to Central African Republic

Posted: 07 Dec 2013 03:36 PM PST

About 200 troops were deployed after African Union forces were not able to stop deadly sectarian clashes between Muslims and Christians.

Obama Says He Can Envision Nuclear Deal With Iran

Posted: 07 Dec 2013 03:11 PM PST

President Obama added that there was no guarantee that an accord allowing Iran to enrich nuclear material for power with enough restrictions to assure Israel would emerge during talks.

In Cuba’s Press, Streets and Living Rooms, Glimmers of Openness to Criticism

Posted: 07 Dec 2013 01:29 PM PST

In recent years, Cubans close to the communist government have begun talking more openly about the economy, the political leadership and the restrictions they resent.

World Traveler With Humble Roots

Posted: 07 Dec 2013 12:36 PM PST

Red Cadeaux, a 7-year-old gelding, has crisscrossed the globe chasing finish lines for owner Ronald Arculli.

In Afghanistan, Hagel Presses for Pact On Security, but Is Not Meeting Karzai

Posted: 07 Dec 2013 12:36 PM PST

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel was scheduled to meet with Afghan officials — but not with President Hamid Karzai — to see if he could push for a breakthrough in finalizing a bilateral security agreement.

Wall Street Mothers, Stay-Home Fathers

Posted: 07 Dec 2013 10:39 AM PST

For growing numbers of women on Wall Street, stay-at-home husbands are enabling them to compete at work with new intensity.

Ukraine Demonstrators Say They Won’t Relent on Demands for Change

Posted: 07 Dec 2013 10:06 AM PST

Many Ukrainians felt deeply betrayed by President Viktor F. Yanukovich's decision to abandon far-reaching trade and political accords with Europe last month.

Purged North Korean Is Cut From Film

Posted: 07 Dec 2013 10:03 AM PST

State-run television deleted Kim Jong-un's uncle from a propaganda film, possibly confirming rumors that he was recently dismissed from all his posts.

South Africans Prepare for Days of Mourning and Commemoration

Posted: 07 Dec 2013 05:35 AM PST

South Africans took to the streets into the early hours of Saturday after the death of former President Nelson Mandela, while the government prepared for more formal commemorations.

In Glance at Groups, a Mix of Reactions

Posted: 06 Dec 2013 08:55 PM PST

Quick takeaways from the World Cup draw, including a look at a potential early collision of title contenders, a set of brothers who will represent different nations, England's worries and Mexico's luck.

Deadly Factory Fire Bares Racial Tensions in Italy

Posted: 06 Dec 2013 08:42 PM PST

A blaze that killed seven at a garment factory, and the subsequent outrage, exposed a complicated, and at times tense, cohabitation of Italian residents and Chinese migrants.

Disappointment in Successors to Nelson Mandela, a Revered Father of a Nation

Posted: 06 Dec 2013 07:57 PM PST

There has been a struggle to fill the shoes of Mr. Mandela and the other leaders of the South African liberation fight.

Ochoa’s Legacy Casts a Shadow Over Mexican Aspirants to Her Throne

Posted: 06 Dec 2013 06:01 PM PST

Interest in golf in Mexico has waned after the early retirement of Lorena Ochoa and the failure of any of her compatriots to fill the void.

Marrow Transplants Fail to Cure Two H.I.V. Patients

Posted: 06 Dec 2013 05:46 PM PST

Researchers expressed frustration after two men who had been treated with bone-marrow procedures saw their H.I.V. return.