Asia-Pacific Markets Lag as Global Nervousness Lingers

Asia-Pacific Markets Lag as Global Nervousness Lingers
Potent Pro-Israel Group Finds Its Momentum Blunted
Video of Journalists’ Arrest in Egypt Seen as Threat to Media
Jiangmen Journal: A Long Goodbye for a Lost Railroad
Karzai Arranged Secret Contacts With the Taliban
Hoffman’s Heroin Points to Surge in Grim Trade
DealBook: As Recovery Looks Weak, Stocks Take a Deep Dive
At Four Seasons, Picasso Tapestry Hangs on the Edge of Eviction
Presidential Elections in El Salvador and Costa Rica Are Headed for Runoffs
Catering to the Chinese Shopper’s Grand Tour
Profiles in Science | Dr. Thomas R. Insel: Blazing Trails in Brain Science
Australian Catch-and-Kill Shark Policy, Meant to Reassure, Horrifies Some
Al Qaeda Breaks With Jihadist Group in Syria Involved in Rebel Infighting
Dallas Museum Lands a Rich Trove of Islamic Art
To Study Aggression, a Fight Club for Flies
Books of The Times: ‘An Officer and a Spy’ Is Robert Harris’s Latest Novel
Ethics Questions Arise as Genetic Testing of Embryos Increases
Sinosphere Blog: China to Ramp Up Military Spending
Former BBC Director Apologizes for Failure of Digital Project
Student Kills 2 at Moscow School
In India, a Pilgrimage to a Feast for Thousands
Study Details Graft in European Union
U.S. and Europe Work on Aid Package for Ukraine
First Event of Sochi Olympics: The Hotel Construction Sprint
Hungry City: Cutting Straight to the Chase With Dessert

Posted: 03 Feb 2014 11:56 PM PST

A strong yen, economic overhauls in China and low production in the United States have contributed to the jitters.

Potent Pro-Israel Group Finds Its Momentum Blunted

Posted: 03 Feb 2014 08:50 PM PST

A Senate bill to impose new sanctions on Iran, a top priority for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, has stalled after stiff resistance from President Obama.

Video of Journalists’ Arrest in Egypt Seen as Threat to Media

Posted: 03 Feb 2014 07:32 PM PST

Government critics called a leaked video of two journalists being arrested in a Cairo hotel room in December an attempt to intimidate opponents of the military-backed government.

Jiangmen Journal: A Long Goodbye for a Lost Railroad

Posted: 03 Feb 2014 07:09 PM PST

Only a few historical markers and dim memories remain of a railroad built by a Chinese man who made his fortune in the United States.

Karzai Arranged Secret Contacts With the Taliban

Posted: 03 Feb 2014 06:31 PM PST

Peace talks with the Taliban could explain why the Afghan president has held up a security deal, straining his relationship with the United States.

Hoffman’s Heroin Points to Surge in Grim Trade

Posted: 03 Feb 2014 06:29 PM PST

Packages of the drug found in Philip Seymour Hoffman's apartment offered a window into the actor's struggle with addiction and exposed a seedy underground where heroin sells for as little as $6.

DealBook: As Recovery Looks Weak, Stocks Take a Deep Dive

Posted: 03 Feb 2014 05:59 PM PST

Poor numbers on factory orders and car sales left investors wondering if their view of the economy was too rosy, and the three major indexes each fell more than 2 percent.

At Four Seasons, Picasso Tapestry Hangs on the Edge of Eviction

Posted: 03 Feb 2014 05:45 PM PST

The planned removal of "Le Tricorne" has set off a dispute about the motives behind the move, and revealed how brittle the work itself has become.

Presidential Elections in El Salvador and Costa Rica Are Headed for Runoffs

Posted: 03 Feb 2014 05:10 PM PST

Top contenders in both nations failed to get enough votes on Sunday to win outright, in contests that tested the power of incumbent parties.

Catering to the Chinese Shopper’s Grand Tour

Posted: 03 Feb 2014 04:52 PM PST

Purveyors of luxury brands are stepping up their efforts to sell to Chinese tourists in Europe, where many prefer to spend their money.

Profiles in Science | Dr. Thomas R. Insel: Blazing Trails in Brain Science

Posted: 03 Feb 2014 03:53 PM PST

Dr. Thomas R. Insel's twisted path to his role as director of the National Institute of Mental Health is a tour of where psychiatric science has been, where it's going and why.

Australian Catch-and-Kill Shark Policy, Meant to Reassure, Horrifies Some

Posted: 03 Feb 2014 03:07 PM PST

Citing swimmer deaths, Western Australia State has started a catch-and-kill policy for larger sharks, but environmentalists say it will have a deleterious effect on the ecosystem.

Al Qaeda Breaks With Jihadist Group in Syria Involved in Rebel Infighting

Posted: 03 Feb 2014 02:43 PM PST

The Qaeda leadership said it was no longer connected to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, which has asserted an increasingly important role in the Syrian conflict.

Dallas Museum Lands a Rich Trove of Islamic Art

Posted: 03 Feb 2014 02:39 PM PST

Under an unusual agreement, the Dallas Museum of Art will become the long-term custodian of one of the most important collections of Islamic art in private hands.

To Study Aggression, a Fight Club for Flies

Posted: 03 Feb 2014 02:26 PM PST

Scientists are learning more about the brain activity underlying male aggression.

Books of The Times: ‘An Officer and a Spy’ Is Robert Harris’s Latest Novel

Posted: 03 Feb 2014 02:23 PM PST

In "An Officer and a Spy," the novelist Robert Harris looks at the Alfred Dreyfus affair through a fictional lens.

Ethics Questions Arise as Genetic Testing of Embryos Increases

Posted: 03 Feb 2014 02:06 PM PST

Genetic testing of embryos raises unsettling ethical questions that trouble advocates for the disabled and have left some doctors struggling with what they should tell their patients.

Sinosphere Blog: China to Ramp Up Military Spending

Posted: 03 Feb 2014 02:00 PM PST

China will spend $148 billion on its military this year, up from $139.2 billion in 2013, according to a new report.

Former BBC Director Apologizes for Failure of Digital Project

Posted: 03 Feb 2014 01:09 PM PST

Mark Thompson, now president and chief executive of The New York Times Company, testified that he had never "knowingly misled" Parliament over the project's progress.

Student Kills 2 at Moscow School

Posted: 03 Feb 2014 12:54 PM PST

A police officer and a teacher were killed when the student opened fire without explanation.

In India, a Pilgrimage to a Feast for Thousands

Posted: 03 Feb 2014 12:35 PM PST

A respected centenarian throws open the doors to his ancestral house to celebrate with the masses at a vegetarian feast.

Study Details Graft in European Union

Posted: 03 Feb 2014 11:58 AM PST

More than three-quarters of citizens believe that graft is widespread in their countries, the European Commission said in a report.

U.S. and Europe Work on Aid Package for Ukraine

Posted: 03 Feb 2014 11:55 AM PST

Senior officials are trying to assemble a new financial package intended to ease the way for the formation of a new government.

First Event of Sochi Olympics: The Hotel Construction Sprint

Posted: 03 Feb 2014 11:53 AM PST

The sports sites for the Sochi Games appeared ready on Monday, four days before the opening ceremony, but unfinished hotels and stores raised concerns the host city was cutting it close.