U.S. Is Seeking Death Penalty in Boston Case

U.S. Is Seeking Death Penalty in Boston Case
DealBook: Over Just 7 Days, Lenovo Wraps Up Two Deals Totaling $5.2 Billion
DealBook: Goldman Deal Threatens Danish Government
N.S.A. Choice Is Navy Expert on Cyberwar
Republicans’ Immigration Blueprint Leaves Party at Odds and Democrats Hopeful
Delay in Chemical Arms Pledge Criticized
Egypt Tries to Reassure Journalists From Abroad
Mayor Says New York City Will Settle Suits on Stop-and-Frisk Tactics
Talks Stall as President of Ukraine Calls in Sick
Hong Kong Paper Ousts Top Editor, Stirring Concern
Amanda Knox Is Re-Convicted of Murder in Italy
Its Great Lake Shriveled, Iran Confronts Crisis of Water Supply
Syria Talks May Yield Little, but Give Cover to Those Defying Hard-Liners
DealBook: Libyan Investment Fund Files Suit Against Goldman
London Journal: Need the Best for Your Next Occasion? Call Westminster Palace
Video: Times Minute | Ads That Track You
Justice Dept. Starts Quest For Inmates To Be Freed
Continuing Unrest Could Undermine Thailand’s Economy
Video: Times Minute | Henry Waxman Retires
As Gaza Tunnels Closed, Hamas Lost Cash, Israeli Official Says
Biathlete Leaves Russian Team After Testing Positive
Another Super Bowl Ad Fest, This Time on the Cellphone
After Weak Earnings, Shell Halts Plan to Drill in Alaska
Letter From Europe: Atonement for Inventor of the AK-47
In Motorola Purchase, Lenovo Gains Big Footprint in Smartphones

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 09:01 PM PST

The decision against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, accused of killing and maiming people with homemade bombs at the Boston Marathon last year, is not necessarily final, because such cases often end in plea deals.

DealBook: Over Just 7 Days, Lenovo Wraps Up Two Deals Totaling $5.2 Billion

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 06:30 PM PST

Lenovo, already the world's biggest PC maker, is a company in a hurry. It bought a business of low-end servers that will remain in demand for years, and Motorola Mobility, which makes it the trusted partner of Google.

DealBook: Goldman Deal Threatens Danish Government

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 06:16 PM PST

When Denmark gave the company approval to buy a stake in its state utility, the Socialist People's Party withdrew its ministers from the country's governing coalition.

N.S.A. Choice Is Navy Expert on Cyberwar

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 06:00 PM PST

Vice Adm. Michael S. Rogers, a cryptologist by training, will become the public face of the N.S.A. at a moment that it is caught in the cross hairs of a roiling debate.

Republicans’ Immigration Blueprint Leaves Party at Odds and Democrats Hopeful

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 05:51 PM PST

The plan includes "an opportunity for legal residence and citizenship" for young immigrants brought here illegally by their parents, but it does not offer citizenship to many undocumented immigrants.

Delay in Chemical Arms Pledge Criticized

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 05:45 PM PST

The United States sharply criticized Syria for what it called serious and unjustifiable delays in the export of the Syrian chemical weapons stockpile.

Egypt Tries to Reassure Journalists From Abroad

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 05:43 PM PST

The government told foreign correspondents that they are free to work in Egypt after prosecutors accused 20 journalists for Al Jazeera television of conspiring with the Muslim Brotherhood.

Mayor Says New York City Will Settle Suits on Stop-and-Frisk Tactics

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 05:43 PM PST

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Thursday that the city would ends its battle over the Police Department's aggressive practice by agreeing to reforms.

Talks Stall as President of Ukraine Calls in Sick

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 05:32 PM PST

Viktor F. Yanukovych, saddled by respiratory issues, went on leave even as talks remained unsettled and the repeal of new curbs on speech and assembly was yet to be signed into law.

Hong Kong Paper Ousts Top Editor, Stirring Concern

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 05:15 PM PST

Ming Pao's history as a serious, independent paper has given it outsize influence, but it might be the latest victim of the mainland's effort to rein in the media here.

Amanda Knox Is Re-Convicted of Murder in Italy

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 04:57 PM PST

Ms. Knox and her former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito were found guilty of killing her roommate in 2007, a case that had already gone through three levels of judgment and produced mixed verdicts.

Its Great Lake Shriveled, Iran Confronts Crisis of Water Supply

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 04:48 PM PST

President Hassan Rouhani has identified water as a national security issue, and nowhere is the crisis more pronounced than at Lake Urmia, once one of the largest salt lakes in the world.

Syria Talks May Yield Little, but Give Cover to Those Defying Hard-Liners

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 04:32 PM PST

Government supporters complained that the opposition delegation could not claim to represent all opponents, let alone all Syrians, while opposition activists said they would look weak if they failed to win concessions.

DealBook: Libyan Investment Fund Files Suit Against Goldman

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 04:03 PM PST

The Libyan Investment Authority claims that Goldman Sachs made more than $1 billion in derivatives trades that became worthless in value but left the bank with a profit of $350 million.

London Journal: Need the Best for Your Next Occasion? Call Westminster Palace

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 03:54 PM PST

In a fund-raising effort, the authorities at Britain's Parliament have decided to rent out some of its premises to keep the building in shape.

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Posted: 30 Jan 2014 03:13 PM PST

Also on the Minute, Ukraine's president goes on sick leave and a 400-foot crane arrives in New York.

Justice Dept. Starts Quest For Inmates To Be Freed

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 01:07 PM PST

The Obama administration, in an effort to curtail severe penalties in low-level drug cases, is encouraging defense lawyers to suggest inmates whom the president might let out of prison early.

Continuing Unrest Could Undermine Thailand’s Economy

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 01:01 PM PST

Companies are reconsidering investments in light of the protests and political gridlock the economy has normally shrugged off in past years.

Video: Times Minute | Henry Waxman Retires

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 11:24 AM PST

Also on the Minute, an audit of U.S. aid to Afghanistan and Barneys New York launches a transgender ad campaign.

As Gaza Tunnels Closed, Hamas Lost Cash, Israeli Official Says

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 10:40 AM PST

The Islamic militant group lost a major source of income because of an Egyptian clampdown on smuggling tunnels, an Israeli military official said.

Biathlete Leaves Russian Team After Testing Positive

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 10:26 AM PST

Irina Starykh, an Olympic medal hopeful, said Thursday that she would step down from the team, a blow to the country and its biathlon program, which is backed by Mikhail D. Prokhorov.

Another Super Bowl Ad Fest, This Time on the Cellphone

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 10:11 AM PST

This year, a new kind of advertising — personalized and based on physical location down to a matter of feet — will greet fans in Times Square and MetLife Stadium, where the Super Bowl will be played this weekend.

After Weak Earnings, Shell Halts Plan to Drill in Alaska

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 09:59 AM PST

The company will step up its sales of oil and gas fields and sharply cut capital investment.

Letter From Europe: Atonement for Inventor of the AK-47

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 09:49 AM PST

Before he died at age 94 in December, Mikhail T. Kalashnikov wrote to a priest saying, "my spiritual torment is unbearable."

In Motorola Purchase, Lenovo Gains Big Footprint in Smartphones

Posted: 30 Jan 2014 09:06 AM PST

The Chinese PC giant's purchase of Motorola Mobility from Google has vaulted it into the field's top three, though it has a long way to go to catch Apple or Samsung.