Thai Protests Enter Volatile New Phase After Fatal Shootings

Thai Protests Enter Volatile New Phase After Fatal Shootings
Police Fire Tear Gas at Protesters in Bangkok
A Rustic Paradise, Open for Development
Politics and a Ruptured Tendon Don’t Faze Lead Iran Negotiator
Ukrainians Back in Street to Support E.U. Accord
Bedouins in Israel Protest Plan to Regulate Settlement
All Dogs May Go to Heaven. These Days, Some Go to Hospice.
Honduras Election Results Challenged
News Analysis: Who Is Watching the Watch Lists?
American Made: That ‘Made in U.S.A.’ Premium
Where Factory Apprenticeship Is Latest Model From Germany
Indian Editor Is Arrested in Assault of Employee
Afghans Assail Karzai’s Disparate Views on Killings
Novelties: When Algorithms Grow Accustomed to Your Face
Japan Takes Airspace Issue to U.N. Agency
Inside the Race to Rescue a Health Care Site, and Obama
North Korea Releases a Video of a U.S. Veteran Confessing to ‘Hostile Acts’
In the Halfpipe With David Wise, the Undude
Police Helicopter Crashes Into Crowded Glasgow Pub
In Transit Blog: More Luxury Hotels Open in China
Mozambique Airlines Plane Crashes in Namibia, Killing 34

Posted: 01 Dec 2013 12:06 AM PST

Two deaths, and the demonstrators' increasingly provocative moves, raised fears that the unrest could spread to other parts of Bangkok.

Police Fire Tear Gas at Protesters in Bangkok

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 10:51 PM PST

Riot police fired tear gas at anti-government mobs trying to force their way into the prime minister's office complex and Bangkok's police headquarters on Sunday, deepening Thailand's political crisis and raising fears of prolonged instability in one of Southeast Asia's biggest economies.

A Rustic Paradise, Open for Development

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 04:51 PM PST

New zoning rules will open northwestern Mexico's agricultural heartland to denser housing and golf courses, but there is concern that the Guadalupe Valley cannot sustain this intensified development.

Politics and a Ruptured Tendon Don’t Faze Lead Iran Negotiator

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 04:19 PM PST

The focus of Wendy Sherman over the past two years helped prepare the ground for talks with Iran that gained momentum, both in public and through a secret channel.

Ukrainians Back in Street to Support E.U. Accord

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 04:07 PM PST

After the police violently dispersed a protest in Kiev, thousands took to the streets to denounce President Viktor F. Yanukovich's refusal to sign accords with the European Union.

Bedouins in Israel Protest Plan to Regulate Settlement

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 01:00 PM PST

Thousands clashed with the police on Saturday in protest of a plan that its opponents say would force the relocation of up to 40,000 and dispossess them of their land rights.

All Dogs May Go to Heaven. These Days, Some Go to Hospice.

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 12:28 PM PST

A growing number of veterinarians are offering hospice care to cats and dogs, giving the pets — and their owners — a less anxious, more comfortable passing.

Honduras Election Results Challenged

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 12:15 PM PST

Xiomara Castro, the left-wing presidential candidate in last week's elections, has rejected the official results and called on her supporters to march in the streets.

News Analysis: Who Is Watching the Watch Lists?

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 12:01 PM PST

After almost eight years, a case involving terrorist watch lists is going to court.

American Made: That ‘Made in U.S.A.’ Premium

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 11:54 AM PST

Retailers and manufacturers say consumers' stated desire for clothing produced in the United States is often outweighed by a preference for the lower prices of foreign-made goods.

Where Factory Apprenticeship Is Latest Model From Germany

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 11:15 AM PST

Labor experts and government officials say that traditional apprenticeship programs, popular in Europe, could help sustain burgeoning growth in American factories.

Indian Editor Is Arrested in Assault of Employee

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 10:31 AM PST

A crusading editor revered in India's liberal circles, Tarun Tejpal, has been arrested in connection with the sexual assault of a young employee at his magazine.

Afghans Assail Karzai’s Disparate Views on Killings

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 09:18 AM PST

Many Afghans have begun to complain that President Hamid Karzai besmirches the Americans for deadly drone strikes, while ignoring attacks by the Taliban.

Novelties: When Algorithms Grow Accustomed to Your Face

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 09:12 AM PST

Companies are developing software to analyze our fleeting facial expressions and to get at the emotions behind them.

Japan Takes Airspace Issue to U.N. Agency

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 09:10 AM PST

Japan has asked the International Civil Aviation Organization to look into whether China's new air defense zone in the East China Sea could threaten airline flights in the area.

Inside the Race to Rescue a Health Care Site, and Obama

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 09:08 AM PST

Out of a tense meeting grew a frantic effort aimed at rescuing not only the troubled insurance portal and President Obama's credibility, but also the Democratic philosophy that an activist government can solve complex social problems.

North Korea Releases a Video of a U.S. Veteran Confessing to ‘Hostile Acts’

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 08:52 AM PST

The veteran, Merrill Newman, 85, who has been held since Oct. 26, read excerpts from the apology from several sheets of white paper.

In the Halfpipe With David Wise, the Undude

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 08:41 AM PST

Freestyle skiing in the halfpipe will make its Olympic debut in Sochi, Russia, in February, and David Wise is a gold-medal favorite, a two-planked version of the snowboarder Shaun White.

Police Helicopter Crashes Into Crowded Glasgow Pub

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 06:16 AM PST

Police officials said eight people were killed in the crash at the pub, the Clutha, where a ska band was performing about 10:30 p.m. Friday when the helicopter spun down onto the building.

In Transit Blog: More Luxury Hotels Open in China

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 06:00 AM PST

China is experiencing a boom in luxury hotels, and not just in major cities like Shanghai and Beijing.

Mozambique Airlines Plane Crashes in Namibia, Killing 34

Posted: 30 Nov 2013 03:06 AM PST

A Mozambique Airlines plane en route to Angola crashed in a game park in northeast Namibia killing all 34 people on board, a Namibian police official said on Saturday.