Ban on Liquids for Carry-Ons on Direct U.S.-Russia Flights

Ban on Liquids for Carry-Ons on Direct U.S.-Russia Flights
Sinosphere Blog: In Hong Kong, an Unexploded Bomb Forces Evacuations
Dislodging the Heirs of Mandela
Designers Carve a Fashion Runway at the Games
News Analysis: Behind Retreat on Immigration, a Complicated Political Interplay
DealBook: Legal Troubles Barely Subdue a Bitcoin Evangelist’s Sermons
Amid Flow of Leaks, Turkey Moves to Crimp Internet
Russia Claims U.S. Meddling Over Ukraine
In Royal Drama, Spain Sees Its Reality Reflected
Luger’s Name Matches the One on His Waistband
Long-Haul Expansion by a Norwegian Carrier Upsets U.S. Airlines
Boehner Doubts Immigration Bill Will Pass in 2014
U.S. Issues Penalties Over Violations of Iran Sanctions
Beloved Deaf Composer in Japan Appears to Be None of the Above
Muchelney Journal: Accustomed to Floods, but ‘Nothing Like This,’ in Southern England
Video: Times Minute | Ex-SAC Trader Convicted
Senate Confirms One of Its Own as Ambassador to China
U.S. Points to Russia as Diplomats’ Private Call Is Posted on Web
‘Cordial and Friendly’ Session as Pakistan and Taliban Open Talks
Stradivarius Is Recovered Unharmed After Theft
Fraternity Life, Islamic Style
Heads Up: In Cambodia’s Capital, an Infusion of Flavor
Bites : Restaurant Report: Serge et le Phoque in Hong Kong
As Olympics Arrive, Russia Experiences a Downturn
European Lawmakers Try to Spur Market for Carbon-Emission Credits

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 10:14 PM PST

No liquids, gels, aerosols or powders will be allowed in carry-on bags on nonstop flights between the United States and Russia during the Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Sinosphere Blog: In Hong Kong, an Unexploded Bomb Forces Evacuations

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 08:12 PM PST

Unexploded World War II bombs are an occasional fact of life in the prosperous and crowded city.

Dislodging the Heirs of Mandela

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 08:08 PM PST

The field of challengers to the African National Congress has narrowed, burdened by a political calculus based on race.

Designers Carve a Fashion Runway at the Games

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 06:57 PM PST

Dressing the athletes who compete in the Winter Olympics is a sport unto itself that provides companies a chance to expose their brands to a global audience.

News Analysis: Behind Retreat on Immigration, a Complicated Political Interplay

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 06:49 PM PST

Reaching any agreement has become appreciably harder because of a deep Republican reluctance to get caught up in an internal party feud and stomp on their increasingly bright election prospects.

DealBook: Legal Troubles Barely Subdue a Bitcoin Evangelist’s Sermons

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 06:44 PM PST

Charles Shrem is a charismatic salesman who thinks the currency can transform the future, but his vision collided with the real world, and now his own future is in jeopardy.

Amid Flow of Leaks, Turkey Moves to Crimp Internet

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 06:29 PM PST

Many in Turkey see the new laws as an effort to stem leaks in a corruption investigation of the prime minister and those close to him.

Russia Claims U.S. Meddling Over Ukraine

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 06:00 PM PST

Meanwhile, the Obama administration blamed Moscow for spreading an intercepted private conversation between two American diplomats.

In Royal Drama, Spain Sees Its Reality Reflected

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 05:56 PM PST

The legal scandal involving Princess Cristina and her husband over money laundering has become a morality tale of excess whose themes are common enough in a country where the receding economic tide after 2008 exposed corruption and mismanagement.

Luger’s Name Matches the One on His Waistband

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 05:55 PM PST

Fuahea Semi won a contest to be Tonga's first winter Olympian and took the name of Bruno Banani, an underwear company well known in Europe for unusual marketing campaigns.

Long-Haul Expansion by a Norwegian Carrier Upsets U.S. Airlines

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 05:43 PM PST

American labor groups, airlines and pilots say Norwegian Air Shuttle's expansion plans take unfair advantage of a U.S.-Europe open-skies agreement.

Boehner Doubts Immigration Bill Will Pass in 2014

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 05:21 PM PST

Speaker John A. Boehner's pronouncement significantly narrowed the window for success on the issue this year and left it to President Obama to win the trust of Republicans.

U.S. Issues Penalties Over Violations of Iran Sanctions

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 05:13 PM PST

Nearly three dozen companies and individuals were accused of evading the economic measures — an indication that the United States was not relaxing its pressure despite a temporary nuclear agreement.

Beloved Deaf Composer in Japan Appears to Be None of the Above

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 05:04 PM PST

Japan reacted with remorse and outrage to Mamoru Samuragochi's admission that he had hired a ghostwriter since the 1990s to compose most of his music.

Muchelney Journal: Accustomed to Floods, but ‘Nothing Like This,’ in Southern England

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 04:48 PM PST

In parts of England, the wettest January on record has left whole villages flooded and residents cut off from vital services. And it is still raining.

Video: Times Minute | Ex-SAC Trader Convicted

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 03:16 PM PST

A jury finds SAC Capital Advisors' Matthew Martoma guilty in an insider trading case. Also on the Minute, "Japan's Beethoven" confesses and Jay Leno's last "Tonight" show.

Senate Confirms One of Its Own as Ambassador to China

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 02:48 PM PST

Max Baucus, who has represented Montana since 1978, was an architect of the Affordable Care Act.

U.S. Points to Russia as Diplomats’ Private Call Is Posted on Web

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 02:35 PM PST

In the recording, an American assistant secretary of state and the ambassador to Ukraine are heard talking about the political crisis in Kiev.

‘Cordial and Friendly’ Session as Pakistan and Taliban Open Talks

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 01:42 PM PST

Representatives from the Pakistani government and the Taliban described their first formal negotiating session as "cordial," with the hope of more peace talks being scheduled this month.

Stradivarius Is Recovered Unharmed After Theft

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 12:04 PM PST

A Stradivarius violin that was stolen in late January from the concertmaster of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra was found in an attic and appears to be undamaged, the authorities said.

Fraternity Life, Islamic Style

Posted: 06 Feb 2014 11:36 AM PST

At the country's first Islamic fraternity, Alpha Lambda Mu, students get the opportunity to express both sides of their identity, the American and the Muslim.