Russian Dancer Convicted in Bolshoi Theatre Acid Attack Trial

Russian Dancer Convicted in Bolshoi Theatre Acid Attack Trial
Biden Faces a Delicate Two-Step in Asia
Biden, in Japan, Calibrates Message Over Tensions With China
After Clashes, Thai Police Let Protesters Roam Freely
In New Tactic, Thai Police Lower Shields and Open Buildings to Protesters
Fates of Brooks and Coulson in Tabloid Hacking Case Are Diverging
Kurds’ Oil Deals With Turkey Raise Fears of Fissures in Iraq
Metro-North Train Sped at 82 M.P.H. Into 30 M.P.H. Zone Before Crash
Factories Worldwide Are Showing Momentum
Chinese Dissident Ai Weiwei to Take His Art to Alcatraz
Croatian Government to Pursue Law Allowing Civil Unions for Gay Couples
Bits Blog: Canadian Commissioner Wants Officials to Switch From BlackBerry Messenger
Heinrich Boere, 92, Dies; Member of Nazi Hit Unit in Netherlands
Top U.N. Rights Official Links Assad to Crimes in Syria
Riyadh Journal : In Taking Jobs, Women Take On a Saudi Taboo
Amid Unrest, Ukrainian President Defends Choice on Accords
Gunmen Attack Offices of Pakistani Media Group in Karachi
Chinese Leader’s Rise Came With New Attention to Dispute With Japan
Oxytocin Found to Stimulate Social Brain Regions in Children With Autism
Bits Blog: Justice Department Approves Microsoft Deal
Rights Group Sues to Have Chimp Recognized as Legal Person
The Public Editor's Journal Blog: The Woman in the Breast Cancer Photo Responds to Times Readers
Parliament in Somalia Votes to Remove Prime Minister
T Magazine: Travel Diary | The Modern-Day Melting Pot of Tangier
Thai Police Step Up Defense of Government Buildings as Protests Continue

Posted: 03 Dec 2013 12:48 AM PST

A Russian judge on Tuesday found dancer Pavel Dmitrichenko guilty of an acid attack that nearly blinded the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet.

Biden Faces a Delicate Two-Step in Asia

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 11:52 PM PST

Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. must reassure Japan of American support while confronting China on its imposition of an air defense zone over disputed islands.

Biden, in Japan, Calibrates Message Over Tensions With China

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 11:44 PM PST

The vice president finds himself in the midst of an increasingly tense standoff between Japan and China over Beijing's creation of a zone of restricted airspace.

After Clashes, Thai Police Let Protesters Roam Freely

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 09:56 PM PST

Protesters who entered a police compound posed for photos with police officers, as the mood on the streets of Bangkok turned from tense to placid.

In New Tactic, Thai Police Lower Shields and Open Buildings to Protesters

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 09:09 PM PST

Riot police officers cleared away barbed wire, put down their shields and opened the doors to a compound that the protesters had vowed to besiege — even posing for photos.

Fates of Brooks and Coulson in Tabloid Hacking Case Are Diverging

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 07:05 PM PST

Once friends, colleagues and lovers, Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson are on trial on charges of illegally intercepting voice messages at The News of the World, but she appears to be faring relatively better.

Kurds’ Oil Deals With Turkey Raise Fears of Fissures in Iraq

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 06:47 PM PST

Iraqi Kurds are selling oil and natural gas directly to Turkey, infuriating Washington, which fears a broader independence for Kurds in Iraq's north.

Metro-North Train Sped at 82 M.P.H. Into 30 M.P.H. Zone Before Crash

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 06:02 PM PST

The Metro-North train that derailed in the Bronx on Sunday, killing four people, was traveling more than double the allowable speed through a curving stretch of track, investigators said on Monday.

Factories Worldwide Are Showing Momentum

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 05:59 PM PST

Figures showed factories in the United States operating at the most robust pace since the spring of 2011, and well above the level economists had expected for November.

Chinese Dissident Ai Weiwei to Take His Art to Alcatraz

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 05:00 PM PST

The artist Ai Weiwei will have a show on the grounds of the former prison, starting next September.

Croatian Government to Pursue Law Allowing Civil Unions for Gay Couples

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 04:54 PM PST

After a majority in Croats voted to effectively ban same-sex marriages, Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic's government pledged Monday to pursue a law allowing civil partnerships.

Bits Blog: Canadian Commissioner Wants Officials to Switch From BlackBerry Messenger

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 04:23 PM PST

In a lengthy report, the information commissioner concluded that B.B.M. was being used in a way that keeps messages from and between bureaucrats out of public view.

Heinrich Boere, 92, Dies; Member of Nazi Hit Unit in Netherlands

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 04:20 PM PST

Mr. Boere, who had avoided justice for decades, was serving a life sentence for the murder of Dutch civilians as a member of a Nazi Waffen SS hit squad.

Top U.N. Rights Official Links Assad to Crimes in Syria

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 03:41 PM PST

The assertion by Navi Pillay, the high commissioner for human rights, about President Bashar al-Assad was based on what she called information amassed by her panel of investigators.

Riyadh Journal : In Taking Jobs, Women Take On a Saudi Taboo

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 02:47 PM PST

Though the percentage of female workers is minuscule by world standards, more women are finding jobs, butting up against strict social codes.

Amid Unrest, Ukrainian President Defends Choice on Accords

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 02:08 PM PST

As thousands of protesters demanded his resignation, President Viktor F. Yanukovich seemed to brush aside the unrest and defended his refusal to sign agreements with the European Union.

Gunmen Attack Offices of Pakistani Media Group in Karachi

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 01:34 PM PST

Nobody has claimed responsibility for the attack, the second in recent months, on the Express Media Group, but suspicion fell on the Pakistani Taliban.

Chinese Leader’s Rise Came With New Attention to Dispute With Japan

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 01:23 PM PST

President Xi Jinping of China appears to have approved the new air defense zone devised to weaken Japan's grip on disputed islands in the East China Sea.

Oxytocin Found to Stimulate Social Brain Regions in Children With Autism

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 12:56 PM PST

The results of a small study of children with mild autism given oxytocin suggests that their brains' social regions are not irrevocably damaged.

Bits Blog: Justice Department Approves Microsoft Deal

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 12:43 PM PST

Microsoft said it was pleased to receive the approval and it looked "forward to the date when our partners at Nokia will become members of the Microsoft family."

Rights Group Sues to Have Chimp Recognized as Legal Person

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 11:43 AM PST

The Nonhuman Rights Project is using the novel strategy in seeking to have the chimp removed from his owners and placed in a sanctuary.

The Public Editor's Journal Blog: The Woman in the Breast Cancer Photo Responds to Times Readers

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 10:52 AM PST

A 28-year-old Israeli woman reacted to readers' comments and concerns about her illness and her tattoo.

Parliament in Somalia Votes to Remove Prime Minister

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 10:52 AM PST

A "constitutional dispute" between President Hassan Sheik Mohamud and Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon resulted in a no-confidence vote.

T Magazine: Travel Diary | The Modern-Day Melting Pot of Tangier

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 09:46 AM PST

With a proliferation of new cafes, four-star hotels and boutiques, not to mention a worldly set of residents, the diverse Moroccan city is poised to become a major resort destination.

Thai Police Step Up Defense of Government Buildings as Protests Continue

Posted: 02 Dec 2013 09:23 AM PST

After a week of using soft-gloved tactics, the police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at protesters.