Suicide Bomber Targets Afghan Army Vehicle

Suicide Bomber Targets Afghan Army Vehicle
China Sentences Legal Activist to 4 Years for Role in Protests
32 People Feared Dead in Quebec Fire
Nepal Lawmakers Move Closer to Choosing a Prime Minister
Holocaust Told in One Word, 6 Million Times
Philippines and Rebels Agree on Peace Accord to End Insurgency
Opposition Says No to Ukraine on Power Share
France’s President Announces Split With His Companion
Beijing’s Bad Air Would Be Step Up for Smoggy Delhi
Three Dead in Shooting at Maryland Mall; Police Call the Episode Isolated
Russians With Deep Pockets Adopt Teams Going for Gold
Syria’s Shaky Peace Talks Move Toward Solid Ground in Effort to Aid Homs
Clashes Kill 49 Egyptians on Uprising’s Anniversary
Michaels Stores Is Investigating Data Breach
False Claims in Afghan Accusations on U.S. Raid Add to Doubts on Karzai
China Accuses Uighur Intellectual of Separatism for His Advocacy Work
Ukraine President Offers PM Post to Opposition
Li Wins Australian Title in Battle of Baseline, Then Serves Up Punch Lines
C. African Republic Chooses New Prime Minister

Posted: 26 Jan 2014 12:40 AM PST

Four people were killed, including two civilians, in an attack on a shuttle bus transporting soldiers through Kabul.

China Sentences Legal Activist to 4 Years for Role in Protests

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 07:34 PM PST

Xu Zhiyong campaigned against official corruption and social injustice as part of the New Citizens Movement.

32 People Feared Dead in Quebec Fire

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 06:42 PM PST

Two more bodies were found as search crews struggled in the cold at a retirement home, the site of a fire on Thursday.

Nepal Lawmakers Move Closer to Choosing a Prime Minister

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 05:54 PM PST

The country's Supreme Court dismissed calls for an immediate election and allowed President Ram Baran Yadav to remain in office for now.

Holocaust Told in One Word, 6 Million Times

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 05:46 PM PST

The book "And Every Single One Was Someone" — meant as a kind of coffee-table monument or conversation starter — consists of the single word "Jew," printed six million times.

Philippines and Rebels Agree on Peace Accord to End Insurgency

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 05:05 PM PST

The agreement will create an autonomous Muslim-dominated region in the restive south of the predominantly Christian country.

Opposition Says No to Ukraine on Power Share

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 04:45 PM PST

President Viktor F. Yanukovych offered to install opposition leaders in top government posts, but they swiftly rebuffed the offer, to the delight of thousands of protesters on the street.

France’s President Announces Split With His Companion

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 03:24 PM PST

President François Hollande announced Saturday that he and Valérie Trierweiler, who had served as France's de facto first lady, had separated.

Beijing’s Bad Air Would Be Step Up for Smoggy Delhi

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 03:23 PM PST

Researchers suspect that India's unusual mix of polluted air, poor sanitation and contaminated water may make the country among the most dangerous in the world for lungs.

Three Dead in Shooting at Maryland Mall; Police Call the Episode Isolated

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 01:58 PM PST

Three people were killed in a shooting at The Mall in Columbia in suburban Maryland, and the police said they believe that the suspect died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, and had acted alone.

Russians With Deep Pockets Adopt Teams Going for Gold

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 01:51 PM PST

Several high-powered Russian tycoons, including the Nets owner Mikhail D. Prokhorov, have lent their expertise and money to winter sports teams in anticipation of the Winter Olympics.

Syria’s Shaky Peace Talks Move Toward Solid Ground in Effort to Aid Homs

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 01:19 PM PST

The Syrian government and opposition met face to face in Geneva for the first time to try to win government approval for an aid convoy to parts of Homs.

Clashes Kill 49 Egyptians on Uprising’s Anniversary

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 01:14 PM PST

At least 49 people died in clashes with security forces at rival antigovernment protests organized by Islamists and left-leaning activists.

Michaels Stores Is Investigating Data Breach

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 01:11 PM PST

The arts and crafts retailer based in Texas said that it was looking into a potential cyberattack involving its customers' credit card information.

False Claims in Afghan Accusations on U.S. Raid Add to Doubts on Karzai

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 12:42 PM PST

The government of President Hamid Karzai handed out an inflammatory dossier about airstrikes on Jan. 15 on a remote village and the supposed American cover-up that followed.

China Accuses Uighur Intellectual of Separatism for His Advocacy Work

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 12:01 PM PST

A statement from security officials in the Xinjiang region accused Ilham Tohti, an economics professor who advocates on behalf of Uighurs, of separatism and inciting ethnic hatred.

Ukraine President Offers PM Post to Opposition

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 10:35 AM PST

Ukraine's embattled president on Saturday offered to make a top opposition leader the prime minister, but it was unclear if the overture would mollify the radical faction of protesters who have clashed with police for much of the last week.

Li Wins Australian Title in Battle of Baseline, Then Serves Up Punch Lines

Posted: 25 Jan 2014 08:42 AM PST

The Chinese tennis star returned to the final to claim her second Grand Slam title with a commanding 7-6 (3), 6-0 victory over 20th-seeded Dominika Cibulkova.