For Financier, a Final Try to Avoid U.S. Charges

For Financier, a Final Try to Avoid U.S. Charges
Presidential Run Likely for Egypt’s Top General
Indonesia Announces Export Ban on Raw Ore
Violence Replaces Rejoicing After Central African Leaders Resign
Defying Japan, Rancher Saves Fukushima’s Radioactive Cows
After Pushback, Indonesia Is Likely to Ease Ban on Mineral Exports
In Scandal, Turkey’s Leaders May Be Losing Their Tight Grip on News Media
Arbitrator’s Ruling Banishes the Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez for a Season
Tennis Tries to Find Balance on Doping
The Lede: Syria’s Conflict Told Through a Caustic Wit
Dash of Teenage Invincibility Hits the Ice
Matriarchs’ Duel for Power Threatens to Tilt Bangladesh Off Balance
Banks Say No to Marijuana Money, Legal or Not
France Oil Giant Is Expected to Seek Shale Gas in Britain
In Scandal’s Wake, McKinsey Seeks Culture Shift
Light-Bulb Moments for a Nonprofit
Ariel Sharon, Israeli Hawk Who Sought Peace on His Terms, Dies at 85
World Briefing | Europe: New Clashes Erupt in Ukraine After Trial
U.S. Advisers Sent to Help Somalia Fight the Shabab
U.S. to Recognize 1,300 Marriages Disputed by Utah

Posted: 11 Jan 2014 10:00 PM PST

Florian Homm, a German arrested after five years in hiding, will make a final appeal against extradition to the Italian justice ministry, citing ill health.

Presidential Run Likely for Egypt’s Top General

Posted: 11 Jan 2014 09:33 PM PST

General Abdul-Fattah el-Sisi all but explicitly linked his candidacy to this week's referendum on a revised constitution.

Indonesia Announces Export Ban on Raw Ore

Posted: 11 Jan 2014 09:09 PM PST

The ban on exports of unprocessed minerals has been criticized by miners who say a plan to build smelters in the country is not economically viable.

Violence Replaces Rejoicing After Central African Leaders Resign

Posted: 11 Jan 2014 08:27 PM PST

After thousands celebrated the resignations of two of the Central African Republic's leaders, Christian militias renewed their fight with the Muslim rebels known as Seleka.

Defying Japan, Rancher Saves Fukushima’s Radioactive Cows

Posted: 11 Jan 2014 07:53 PM PST

Angered by what he considers Japan's efforts to sweep away the inconvenient truths of a nuclear disaster, a rancher returns to the no-man's land near the devastated plant.

After Pushback, Indonesia Is Likely to Ease Ban on Mineral Exports

Posted: 11 Jan 2014 07:08 PM PST

A last-minute regulation would likely ease the ban's impact for some major United States mining companies, like Freeport-McMoRan Copper and Gold and Newmont Mining Corporation.

In Scandal, Turkey’s Leaders May Be Losing Their Tight Grip on News Media

Posted: 11 Jan 2014 04:41 PM PST

The Turkish government, which has frequently had journalists fired and even jailed, may be losing its grip on the news media, as a former ally turns and Internet influence abounds.

Arbitrator’s Ruling Banishes the Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez for a Season

Posted: 11 Jan 2014 02:58 PM PST

The arbitrator hearing Alex Rodriguez's appeal of his 211-game doping suspension upheld most of the punishment on Saturday, sidelining him for 162 games, all of next season and the postseason.

Tennis Tries to Find Balance on Doping

Posted: 11 Jan 2014 02:19 PM PST

While tennis has been criticized in the past for not being tough enough on performance-enhancing drugs, recent suspensions of players have been called unduly harsh.

The Lede: Syria’s Conflict Told Through a Caustic Wit

Posted: 11 Jan 2014 02:07 PM PST

"You know, when you live with shelling all the time, you just let everything go," said the Syrian activist Razan Ghazzawi. "You have to laugh."

Dash of Teenage Invincibility Hits the Ice

Posted: 11 Jan 2014 01:41 PM PST

Polina Edmunds plans a technically difficult routine for Saturday night's women's long program at the U.S. figure skating championships.

Matriarchs’ Duel for Power Threatens to Tilt Bangladesh Off Balance

Posted: 11 Jan 2014 11:43 AM PST

A tumultuous election may mean the end of two rivals' coexistence — and the beginning of a risky attempt at one-party rule.

Banks Say No to Marijuana Money, Legal or Not

Posted: 11 Jan 2014 10:22 AM PST

Banks across the country are reluctant to provide services to marijuana businesses, fearing that federal regulators and law enforcement authorities might punish them.

France Oil Giant Is Expected to Seek Shale Gas in Britain

Posted: 11 Jan 2014 08:30 AM PST

It would be the first major oil company explore for natural gas and oil in shale rock in that country.

In Scandal’s Wake, McKinsey Seeks Culture Shift

Posted: 11 Jan 2014 08:24 AM PST

Touched by scandal, a firm that has long relied on a culture of trust has laid down some tougher rules to follow.

Light-Bulb Moments for a Nonprofit

Posted: 11 Jan 2014 08:09 AM PST

A group that creates medical technology for developing countries has found that the job goes far beyond research and design.

Ariel Sharon, Israeli Hawk Who Sought Peace on His Terms, Dies at 85

Posted: 11 Jan 2014 04:55 AM PST

Mr. Sharon was both vilified and admired for his belief that Jews must assert and defend their collective needs without embarrassment or fear of censure.

World Briefing | Europe: New Clashes Erupt in Ukraine After Trial

Posted: 10 Jan 2014 08:54 PM PST

At least a dozen protesters were injured in clashes with riot police after a Ukrainian court on Friday convicted three men of plotting to topple a statue of Vladimir Lenin in 2011.

U.S. Advisers Sent to Help Somalia Fight the Shabab

Posted: 10 Jan 2014 06:53 PM PST

Three military advisers were deployed to Somalia last month to help provide logistics, planning and communication assistance to forces combating the Islamic militant group.

U.S. to Recognize 1,300 Marriages Disputed by Utah

Posted: 10 Jan 2014 06:04 PM PST

The decision furthered President Obama's self-described evolution on same-sex marriage rights as his administration appeared closer to confronting a state over its refusal to recognize such rights.