Hunt for Missing Plane Resumes as Search Area Narrows

Hunt for Missing Plane Resumes as Search Area Narrows
Putin Calls Obama to Discuss Ukraine, White House Says
G.M. Expands Ignition Switch Recall to Later Models
Obama Offers Assurance to Saudis on Syria Stance
Attack at Wrong Door Turns Into Fatal Mistake for the Taliban, Reports Say
Theater Review: ‘Don Juan Comes Home From Iraq’ by Paula Vogel
Jeremiah A. Denton Jr., 89, Dies; With Blinks, Vietnam P.O.W. Told of Torture
Few Signs of War Plans in Russian Border Town
Jake Silverstein of Texas Monthly to Edit The New York Times Magazine
U.N. Extends Term of Human Rights Monitor, Angering Iran
Obama Meets With Saudi King in Effort to Mend Ties
Video: Times Minute | Gwyneth Paltrow’s ‘Uncoupling’
White House Unveils Plans to Cut Methane Emissions
Sole Dissenter in Duma’s Crimea Vote Getting Grief
In Local Election, a Referendum on Turkey’s Leader
‘The Mysteries’ Rewrites a Medieval Tradition
Special Report: Dubai World Cup: South African Horse Gets His Star Turn
Kremlin Finds a Defender in Congress
Search for Missing Jet Is Moved Nearly 700 Miles, Based on Radar Analysis
Despite Loss, BlackBerry Has Some Hope for Future
Rugby: No Money, No Problem for Fiji Rugby Sevens Team
South Korea Returns Bodies of Hundreds of Chinese Soldiers

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 10:44 PM PDT

Planes engaged in the search found debris that will be analyzed to see if it was connected to the missing plane.

Putin Calls Obama to Discuss Ukraine, White House Says

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 06:01 PM PDT

In a phone call initiated by President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, President Obama told Mr. Putin that the United States would like to see Russia pull back its troops from Crimea and not take any further steps into Ukraine.

G.M. Expands Ignition Switch Recall to Later Models

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 05:47 PM PDT

The move adds 971,000 small cars worldwide, including 824,000 in the United States, that may have been previously repaired with faulty switches.

Obama Offers Assurance to Saudis on Syria Stance

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 05:45 PM PDT

Saudi Arabia and other gulf states favored a greater effort by the United States to arm and train rebels who have taken up arms against the Syrian president, Bashar al-Assad.

Attack at Wrong Door Turns Into Fatal Mistake for the Taliban, Reports Say

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 04:12 PM PDT

Explosions could be heard afterward at the house used by an American aid contractor, where three Americans and two other foreigners were trapped.

Theater Review: ‘Don Juan Comes Home From Iraq’ by Paula Vogel

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 03:10 PM PDT

In "Don Juan Comes Home From Iraq," at the Wilma Theater in Philadelphia, Paula Vogel plays with time and surrealism in describing a Marine's troubled return from war.

Jeremiah A. Denton Jr., 89, Dies; With Blinks, Vietnam P.O.W. Told of Torture

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 02:58 PM PDT

A Navy pilot who endured years in North Vietnamese captivity, he was later prompted by what he saw as America's moral decline to become a proponent of right-wing Christian groups.

Few Signs of War Plans in Russian Border Town

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 02:36 PM PDT

Many residents in Belgorod, Russia, dismiss talk of invading Ukraine as a rumor set to discredit the Russian government.

Jake Silverstein of Texas Monthly to Edit The New York Times Magazine

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 01:23 PM PDT

Under Mr. Silverstein, the magazine will have a closer relationship with the newspaper, The Times's managing editor, Dean Baquet, said.

U.N. Extends Term of Human Rights Monitor, Angering Iran

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 01:02 PM PDT

The Human Rights Council, meeting in Geneva, acted after a fifth report by the monitor, Ahmed Shaheed, who has been critical of Iran.

Obama Meets With Saudi King in Effort to Mend Ties

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 11:34 AM PDT

President Obama's meeting, at King Abdullah's desert camp northeast of Riyadh, came amid strains over the civil war in Syria and negotiations with Iran.

Video: Times Minute | Gwyneth Paltrow’s ‘Uncoupling’

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 10:09 AM PDT

A hot phrase emerged this week — "uncoupling" — after Gwyneth Paltrow used the term to describe her breakup with Chris Martin. Also on the Minute, backyard rodeos and the history of the chef's hat.

White House Unveils Plans to Cut Methane Emissions

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 09:33 AM PDT

The move is the latest in a series of administration actions aimed at addressing climate change without waiting for congressional action.

Sole Dissenter in Duma’s Crimea Vote Getting Grief

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 08:39 AM PDT

The 1 in the Duma's 445-1 approval of the Crimea annexation is a deputy from Siberia's largest city who was skewered by Russian social media afterward.

In Local Election, a Referendum on Turkey’s Leader

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 08:38 AM PDT

The contest for mayor of Istanbul, to be decided this Sunday, could determine the political future of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

‘The Mysteries’ Rewrites a Medieval Tradition

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 07:00 AM PDT

Ed Sylvanus Iskandar needed four dozen playwrights to create "The Mysteries," almost six hours of brand-new Bible stories based on an English medieval tradition.

Special Report: Dubai World Cup: South African Horse Gets His Star Turn

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 06:16 AM PDT

After a nearly yearlong journey to Dubai, Variety Club has been leaving challengers behind and is among the favorites for the Godolphin Mile on Saturday.

Kremlin Finds a Defender in Congress

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 06:06 AM PDT

Representative Dana Rohrabacher, a California Republican, is speaking up for Moscow with pride.

Search for Missing Jet Is Moved Nearly 700 Miles, Based on Radar Analysis

Posted: 28 Mar 2014 04:54 AM PDT

The analysis showed that Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 was moving faster than investigators had previously estimated and therefore could have run out of fuel sooner, officials said.