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‘12 Years a Slave’ Wins Best Picture

‘12 Years a Slave’ Wins Best Picture


‘12 Years a Slave’ Wins Best Picture

Posted: 02 Mar 2014 09:30 PM PST

Matthew McConaughey and Cate Blanchett took home the best acting Oscars, while the film 'Gravity' earned seven awards.






Video: Times Minute | Obama’s Crimea Options

Posted: 02 Mar 2014 09:27 PM PST

Also on the Minute, the Oscar Pistorius "trial of the century" begins and samba as a form of therapy in Rio de Janeiro.

In Crimea’s Phantom War, Armed Men Face Unseen Foe

Posted: 02 Mar 2014 07:24 PM PST

Heavily armed men come and go in Crimea to confront an enemy nobody has actually seen, except in imaginations agitated by Russian television.






High-Interest Web Banks on the Rise in China

Posted: 02 Mar 2014 07:05 PM PST

Growth of the sector is intensifying competition for deposits and putting pressure on the country's state-run banks, which are struggling with a severe cash squeeze.






Pressure Rising as Obama Works to Rein In Russia

Posted: 02 Mar 2014 06:37 PM PST

President Obama rallied allies and approved a series of diplomatic and economic moves intended to isolate Moscow and prevent it from seizing more Ukrainian territory.

Putin Engages in Test of Will Over Ukraine

Posted: 02 Mar 2014 06:24 PM PST

The Russian president's strategy has been pursued by subterfuge, propaganda and bold military threat, taking aim as much at the United States and Europe as Ukraine itself.






The Airport Chaplain, Now Offering Earthly Aid

Posted: 02 Mar 2014 06:18 PM PST

Ministers in various denominations help passengers in dire straits financially and anyone in need of a spiritual lift at the airport.

Kerry Plans to Visit Ukraine in Show of Support and Warns Russia of Penalties

Posted: 02 Mar 2014 05:57 PM PST

The United States says Russia risks eviction from the Group of 8 and that assets of Russian businesses could be frozen if the Kremlin does not reverse its occupation of Crimea.






Ukrainian Government Rushes to Dampen Secessionist Sentiment

Posted: 02 Mar 2014 05:43 PM PST

The besieged interim leadership sought to head off violence that might set off a Russian invasion of its eastern provinces, recruiting wealthy eastern businessmen to become provincial governors.






Ultra-Orthodox Jews Clog Jerusalem Streets to Protest a Draft Bill

Posted: 02 Mar 2014 05:39 PM PST

Demonstrators railed against a government plan that could conscript yeshiva students and holds the threat of arrest for those who dodge the draft.

Alain Resnais, Acclaimed French Filmmaker, Is Dead at 91

Posted: 02 Mar 2014 04:22 PM PST

Mr. Resnais helped introduce literary modernism to the movies and became an international art-house star with nonlinear narrative films like "Hiroshima Mon Amour."






Taliban Move Brings Halt to Airstrikes in Pakistan

Posted: 02 Mar 2014 03:43 PM PST

The Pakistani government, in response to a Taliban cease-fire, suspended its airstrike campaign, but reserved the right "to effectively respond to acts of violence."

Altered Letter Fools Afghans And 10 Flee From Prison

Posted: 02 Mar 2014 02:49 PM PST

Calling the breakout "humiliating," Afghan officials said someone had altered an official document that let at least 10 prisoners walk out the front gate of a prison in Kandahar in broad daylight.






Rare Mutation Kills Off Gene Responsible For Diabetes

Posted: 02 Mar 2014 12:41 PM PST

Pfizer and Amgen teamed to develop drugs to mimic the effect, though it may take a decade or more before it is available to the public.

Comme des Garçons: Knit One, Curl One

Posted: 02 Mar 2014 12:34 PM PST

For all its monster themes, Rei Kawakubo's new collection for Comme des Garçons collection seems approachable; the women strong, happy and, in some cases, surprisingly beautiful.

Céline’s Scissor Sister

Posted: 02 Mar 2014 12:20 PM PST

"Tough and tender," Phoebe Philo said backstage at the Céline show in Paris on Sunday. And so it was for her winter 2014 collection.

Ukraine Turns to Its Oligarchs for Political Help

Posted: 02 Mar 2014 10:27 AM PST

The interim government, worried about Russian efforts to destabilize or seize regions in eastern Ukraine, is recruiting the country's wealthy businessmen to serve as regional governors.

90 Killed in 2 Attacks in Northern Nigeria

Posted: 02 Mar 2014 08:31 AM PST

Twin car bombs at a bustling city marketplace blasted buildings to rubble and tore apart bodies the same night an attack on a farming village razed every thatched-roof hut.






Interview | Philip Roth: My Life as a Writer

Posted: 02 Mar 2014 05:00 AM PST

Philip Roth talks about rereading his own work, accusations of misogyny and not winning the Nobel Prize.

China Blames Xinjiang Separatists for Stabbing Rampage at Train Station

Posted: 02 Mar 2014 02:45 AM PST

At least 29 were killed and 143 wounded in a knife attack by a group in Kunming, the regional capital of Yunnan Province.






Attack on Hong Kong Journalist Prompts March for Press Freedom

Posted: 02 Mar 2014 02:35 AM PST

Protesters called for respect for the rule of law and justice for a former newspaper editor who is in a hospital after a near-deadly assault.






News Analysis: A History Lesson That Needs Relearning

Posted: 01 Mar 2014 09:34 PM PST

The Cold War was less a carefully structured game between masters than a frightening high-wire act.

Home Prices In China May Hurt Families

Posted: 01 Mar 2014 08:03 PM PST

Chinese households have an overwhelming share of their assets in their homes, and any slump in prices could lead to widespread anger, findings say.

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