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Indian Diplomat Flies Home After Indictment in U.S.

Indian Diplomat Flies Home After Indictment in U.S.


Indian Diplomat Flies Home After Indictment in U.S.

Posted: 09 Jan 2014 10:34 PM PST

Devyani Khobragade's return to India represented a possible resolution of a case that has harmed U.S. ties with New Delhi.


News Analysis: Christie’s Apology, Done His Way

Posted: 09 Jan 2014 07:35 PM PST

Gov. Chris Christie said he was sorry in his characteristic style: It was excessive and vainglorious, with large, vivid and personal terms.


With Release of Prisoners, Afghan Leader Again Defies U.S. Wishes

Posted: 09 Jan 2014 07:33 PM PST

Intensifying his showdown with Washington, President Hamid Karzai ordered the release of 72 detainees, citing insufficient evidence.


Syria Militants Said to Recruit Visiting Americans to Attack U.S.

Posted: 09 Jan 2014 06:16 PM PST

American intelligence and counterterrorism officials said Islamic extremist groups were trying to identify, recruit and train Westerners to carry out attacks when they returned home.

100 Years After the Great War, the Bad Guy Remains Elusive

Posted: 09 Jan 2014 06:14 PM PST

Should Germany alone bear the blame? Today, historians think the war's roots were far more tangled.


Indian Diplomat Indicted in Employment Case

Posted: 09 Jan 2014 06:00 PM PST

The federal indictment, returned in Manhattan, has the same charges as those in an earlier criminal complaint: visa fraud and making false statements.


Christie Fires Aide in Bridge Scandal as U.S. Opens Inquiry

Posted: 09 Jan 2014 05:59 PM PST

Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey, a likely candidate for the Republican Party's presidential nomination in 2016, was forced on Thursday to address an act of political revenge by his staff that has threatened his political career.


Obama Seeks Balance in Plan for Spy Programs

Posted: 09 Jan 2014 05:58 PM PST

President Obama is trying to navigate what advisers call a middle course that will satisfy protesting national security agencies while tamping down criticism by civil liberties advocates.

Call to Honor Pakistani Boy in Fatal Tackle of a Bomber

Posted: 09 Jan 2014 05:38 PM PST

Aitzaz Hasan, 15, stopped a suicide bomber whose target was believed to be a school in northwestern Pakistan, which has a history of sectarian violence.

French Far-Right Leader Aims for E.U. Parliament

Posted: 09 Jan 2014 05:14 PM PST

Marine Le Pen, the leader of France's National Front, laid out an ambitious plan to win seats this spring in the European Parliament, with the hope of provoking a "political crisis" there.

Japanese Begin to Question Protections Given to Homegrown Rice

Posted: 09 Jan 2014 05:14 PM PST

A pending free-trade agreement — and at least one Japanese farmer — is posing challenges to the elaborate system that protects the homegrown crop.

Even as Wages Rise, China Exports Grow

Posted: 09 Jan 2014 05:09 PM PST

China's export machine has continued to run even as blue-collar wages have soared between fivefold and ninefold in dollar terms in the last decade.

New Estimate Sharply Raises Death Toll in South Sudan

Posted: 09 Jan 2014 04:51 PM PST

The International Crisis Group said that the number of dead from the country's conflict was close to 10,000 people, a major increase from earlier estimates by the United Nations.

Tunisia’s Premier Resigns, Formally Ending His Party’s Rule

Posted: 09 Jan 2014 04:46 PM PST

The resignation of Prime Minister Ali Larayedh was part of a carefully calibrated plan to end months of gridlock and prepare for new elections in the birthplace of the Arab Spring.


Video: Times Minute | Chris Christie and 2016

Posted: 09 Jan 2014 03:10 PM PST

Also on the Minute, dozens of Afghan prisoners will be released and this week's TV Watch.


At Issue in 2 Wrenching Cases: What to Do After the Brain Dies

Posted: 09 Jan 2014 03:07 PM PST

Two recent cases involving a patient kept alive by ventilator despite a diagnosis of brain death raise questions about exactly what this term means.


Ford Looks to Fiesta to Increase Sales in Japanese Market

Posted: 09 Jan 2014 02:55 PM PST

The Detroit automaker, which sold fewer than 4,000 cars in Japan last year, will advertise the small car in a tough market where the competition is stiff.

Coordinates: Designing the Next Wave of Computer Chips

Posted: 09 Jan 2014 02:41 PM PST

Scientists are looking for new ways to make computer chips and investigating materials that can self-assemble.

Germany to Help in Disposal of Syrian Chemical Weapons

Posted: 09 Jan 2014 02:18 PM PST

The decision was in part to maintain international credibility in addressing Syria's civil war, the foreign minister says.


Amiri Baraka, Polarizing Poet and Playwright, Dies at 79

Posted: 09 Jan 2014 02:14 PM PST

Mr. Baraka's work was widely anthologized, and he was also long famous as a political firebrand, with critical opinion divided in every arena.


Panel Recommends Transferring Yemeni From Guantánamo

Posted: 09 Jan 2014 01:33 PM PST

A military panel has recommended transferring a Yemeni detainee in the first results of a long-delayed initiative to hold parole-like hearings at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

High & Low Finance: JPMorgan Lost Madoff in a Blizzard of Paper

Posted: 09 Jan 2014 12:05 PM PST

Documents released in connection with the federal penalties imposed on JPMorgan Chase showed that many people simply filled out and filed forms, oblivious to what they might indicate.


Bits Blog: Apple and Samsung Chiefs to Meet a Mediator Ahead of Next Patent Suit

Posted: 09 Jan 2014 11:51 AM PST

In March, Apple and Samsung Electronics are scheduled to go to trial again to fight over smartphone patents. But after discussing settlement opportunities earlier this week, the companies have agreed to meet with a mediator.


Claim Against Indian Diplomat Has Echoes of Previous Cases

Posted: 09 Jan 2014 11:36 AM PST

Although the arrest of an Indian diplomat has stirred strong reactions, there have been past criminal cases and lawsuits for similar allegations.


Woman Says Lane Closings Were Not to Blame for Her Mother’s Death

Posted: 09 Jan 2014 11:35 AM PST

Vilma Oleri, whose mother, Florence Genova, 91, died on the first day of a major traffic jam in Fort Lee, N.J., said, "I honestly believe it was just her time."

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