Two Turkish Cabinet Ministers Resign

Two Turkish Cabinet Ministers Resign
Two Taliban Rockets Hit U.S. Embassy in Kabul
Change Comes Slowly for Bulgaria, Even With E.U. Membership
Tanaka Mystery Now Has an Ending: In U.S.
Sports of The Times: For Female Ski Jumpers, Agony of Exclusion Finally Ends
Freed Russian Applies for Swiss Visa Allowing Travel in 26 Nations
Sign-Up Period Extended Again for Health Plan
Political Fight in South Sudan Targets Civilians
Jet Fuel by the Acre
Square Feet: Companies, Shifting Production, Expand to Accommodate Robots
The Lives They Loved
Skin Deep: New Year’s Eve in ’70s Fashion, With ‘American Hustle’-Style Makeup and Hair
Economic Scene: Rethinking How to Split the Costs of Carbon
In Spacewalk, Astronauts Complete Repairs to Station
Dance Review: ‘The Wind in the Willows,’ Danced in London
Cressida Bonas, Prince Harry’s Girlfriend, Takes the Spotlight
Musharraf’s Treason Trial Is Postponed
Killing and Retaliation at Gaza-Israel Border Continue Violent Cycle
China’s Central Bank Eases Fears of Credit Crisis
Amnesty by Russians Includes Greenpeace Case
Bomb Rips Through Egyptian Police Building
Edwin A. Shuman III, Former Prisoner of War Who Defied Hanoi Hilton Guards, Dies at 82
State of the Art: Review: Apple’s New Mac Pro Computer
Bits Blog: U.S. Mobile Internet Traffic Nearly Doubled This Year

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 11:33 PM PST

The Economy Minister Zafer Caglayan and Interior Minister Muammer Guler, whose sons have been arrested in connection to Turkey's corruption scandal, both stepped down.

Two Taliban Rockets Hit U.S. Embassy in Kabul

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 10:52 PM PST

The Taliban quickly claimed responsibility for the attack, which caused no casualties. Afghan officials said two other rockets hit Kabul and three police officers were wounded..

Change Comes Slowly for Bulgaria, Even With E.U. Membership

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 10:19 PM PST

Protests continue for clean government six years after the country joined the European bloc, pointing to the prolonged process of change.

Tanaka Mystery Now Has an Ending: In U.S.

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 09:40 PM PST

Masahiro Tanaka, who went 24-0 in 2013 as he led the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles to a Japan Series title, will be allowed to sign with a major league team for the 2014 season.

Sports of The Times: For Female Ski Jumpers, Agony of Exclusion Finally Ends

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 06:34 PM PST

After years of struggle by parents, athletes, coaches and other volunteers, women will compete in Olympic ski jumping in 2014 for the first time.

Freed Russian Applies for Swiss Visa Allowing Travel in 26 Nations

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 06:27 PM PST

Mikhail B. Khodorkovsky, a former oil tycoon and political opponent of President Vladimir V. Putin, has submitted his application to Switzerland for a three-month visa.

Sign-Up Period Extended Again for Health Plan

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 06:02 PM PST

The move was the latest in a series of changes that have confused insurers and many Americans and opened the administration to increasing criticism from Republicans.

Political Fight in South Sudan Targets Civilians

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 05:56 PM PST

The crisis in South Sudan has broadened into a conflict in which longstanding ethnic divisions are fueling the violence and civilians are not accidental victims of the fighting.

Jet Fuel by the Acre

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 05:52 PM PST

Advances in molecular genetics and DNA sequencing technology have allowed a San Diego start-up to domesticate jatropha, a plant with seeds that produce high-quality oil that can be refined into low-carbon biofuel.

Square Feet: Companies, Shifting Production, Expand to Accommodate Robots

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 05:40 PM PST

Many companies are extending their commercial footprint with a new addition or in some cases, excavating for a lower floor.

The Lives They Loved

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 04:27 PM PST

Readers' photographs and stories of their loved ones who died in 2013.

Skin Deep: New Year’s Eve in ’70s Fashion, With ‘American Hustle’-Style Makeup and Hair

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 03:40 PM PST

New Year's Eve is an occasion to revisit the looks that "American Hustle" embraces. Check out our how-to videos.

Economic Scene: Rethinking How to Split the Costs of Carbon

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 02:51 PM PST

Calculating carbon dioxide emissions based on consumption instead of production introduces a new wrinkle into responsibility for curbing global warming.

In Spacewalk, Astronauts Complete Repairs to Station

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 02:40 PM PST

Ending a spacewalk mission with the words, "Houston, you've got yourself a new pump module."

Dance Review: ‘The Wind in the Willows,’ Danced in London

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 01:45 PM PST

A dance-theater version of "The Wind in the Willows," a child's tale of pastoral England before the Great War, reaches the West End of London.

Cressida Bonas, Prince Harry’s Girlfriend, Takes the Spotlight

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 01:14 PM PST

The tabloids speculate: Will Cressida Bonas spend the holidays with the royal family?

Musharraf’s Treason Trial Is Postponed

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 11:36 AM PST

The opening of proceedings against Pervez Musharraf in Pakistan was delayed until next year after bomb materials and handguns were found along his route to the trial, officials said.

Killing and Retaliation at Gaza-Israel Border Continue Violent Cycle

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 11:11 AM PST

The deaths of an Israeli laborer and a Palestinian toddler were the latest in a growing wave of Israeli-Palestinian violence.

China’s Central Bank Eases Fears of Credit Crisis

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 09:28 AM PST

The People's Bank of China on Tuesday provided around $5 billion in new liquidity to money markets that had been seized by soaring rates.

Amnesty by Russians Includes Greenpeace Case

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 08:53 AM PST

One member of a seized Greenpeace vessel's crew received a pardon, and if the amnesty covers the rest, it will draw to a close one of the more contentious chapters in the organization's history.

Bomb Rips Through Egyptian Police Building

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 07:46 AM PST

At least 15 people were killed in the bombing in the city of Mansoura, the deadliest such attack since the July ouster of Mohamed Morsi as president.

Edwin A. Shuman III, Former Prisoner of War Who Defied Hanoi Hilton Guards, Dies at 82

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 07:10 AM PST

Commander Shuman, a Navy pilot whose plane was shot down in 1968, led an effort by prisoners to conduct church services in the North Vietnamese camp known as the Hanoi Hilton.

State of the Art: Review: Apple’s New Mac Pro Computer

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 06:03 AM PST

Apple's new Mac Pro is aimed at the creative professionals who have always relied on Macs for video, graphics, music and photo manipulation.

Bits Blog: U.S. Mobile Internet Traffic Nearly Doubled This Year

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 04:59 AM PST

Two big shifts happened in the American cellphone industry over the past year: Cellular networks got faster, and smartphone screens got bigger.