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In Turkey, Twitter Roars After Effort to Block It

In Turkey, Twitter Roars After Effort to Block It


In Turkey, Twitter Roars After Effort to Block It

Posted: 21 Mar 2014 07:26 PM PDT

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ban drew international outrage and was defied by thousands of Turks, including President Abdullah Gul, who protested — using Twitter.






G.M.’s Bankruptcy Drawn Into Defect Inquiry

Posted: 21 Mar 2014 07:00 PM PDT

Federal authorities are investigating whether the company failed to disclose in its landmark bankruptcy filing the defects that have now led to the recall of 1.6 million cars.

Russia Starts to Feel Effect of Sanctions

Posted: 21 Mar 2014 06:36 PM PDT

American and European sanctions rattled Russia's economy on Friday, with Moscow's stock indexes opening sharply lower and rating agencies threatening to reduce the country's creditworthiness.

Russia’s Shifting of Border Force Stirs U.S. Worry

Posted: 21 Mar 2014 06:04 PM PDT

The White House cast doubt Friday on the Kremlin's claims that thousands of troops massing on the border of southeastern Ukraine are merely involved in training exercises.






Illusion of Safety at Afghan Haven Is Shattered

Posted: 21 Mar 2014 05:44 PM PDT

A deadly attack by Taliban insurgents on a Kabul hotel favored by Westerners and the Afghan elite reinforced fears that the election to replace President Hamid Karzai will be accompanied by widening bloodshed.






Russian Defiance Is Seen as a Confidence Builder for Syria’s Government

Posted: 21 Mar 2014 05:38 PM PDT

The prospect of a deal brokered by Russian and American officials to end the Syrian war seems increasingly remote, as bonds deepen between Moscow and Damascus.

In Paris Campaign, Left and Right Have One Thing in Common

Posted: 21 Mar 2014 05:32 PM PDT

Paris is on the eve of electing its first female mayor: Anne Hidalgo of the Socialist Party or Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet of the conservative Union for a Popular Movement.

Video: Times Minute | Behind the Search for Flight 370

Posted: 21 Mar 2014 12:49 PM PDT

On the Minute, more information on the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 including the progress, the geopolitics at play and the limits of the plane's black box if it is found.






2 Reviews Clear F.B.I. Agent Who Killed Man Tied to Boston Suspects

Posted: 21 Mar 2014 11:18 AM PDT

The agent was cleared of wrongdoing by a prosecutor in Florida and by the F.B.I.'s internal review of the shooting of a Chechen, Ibragim Todashev, in Orlando, Fla.






On Baseball: Baseball Takes More Than Mitts to Australia for Opening Day

Posted: 21 Mar 2014 10:58 AM PDT

Tons of material, including clay from California, has transformed the Sydney Cricket Ground into a baseball stadium for Saturday's season opener, between Arizona and Los Angeles.

As Malaysia Goes Its Own Way Over Missing Jet, China Finds Limits to Power

Posted: 21 Mar 2014 10:57 AM PDT

Within China, relatives and friends of the passengers press for answers, but the government finds itself helpless as Malaysia takes the lead in the investigation.






Iraq Hit by Wave of Bombings and Attacks

Posted: 21 Mar 2014 10:17 AM PDT

Violence across the country left 37 people dead, and gunmen kidnapped eight soldiers from their army unit in Samarra, north of Baghdad.






‘Most Advanced’ Gaza-Israel Tunnel Is Found

Posted: 21 Mar 2014 09:03 AM PDT

A military spokesman said the tunnel, reaching hundreds of yards into Israel, was "the most advanced tunnel that we've exposed" and could have been used to attack or kidnap Israelis.

Students See Many Slights as Racial ‘Microaggressions’

Posted: 21 Mar 2014 07:57 AM PDT

Blogs, papers and other projects have prompted wider discussion of "microaggressions," remarks with a basis in racial, gender or other stereotypes.

Revelations of N.S.A. Spying Cost U.S. Tech Companies

Posted: 21 Mar 2014 07:54 AM PDT

America's cloud computing industry could lose billions of dollars in business because of the government's surveillance program.

DealBook: Mt. Gox Says It Has Found 200,000 Bitcoins Worth About $114 Million

Posted: 21 Mar 2014 06:53 AM PDT

Mt. Gox, the Tokyo-based Bitcoin exchange that filed for bankruptcy last month, said it had found 200,000 Bitcoins that were held in an "old-format" wallet, or digital storage file.






Turkish Effort to Block Twitter Draws Protest

Posted: 21 Mar 2014 06:03 AM PDT

The government's action, prompted by posts accusing officials of corruption, was both derided and circumvented.






After Months of Tense Relations, South Korea and Japan Agree to Talk

Posted: 21 Mar 2014 05:52 AM PDT

The leaders of the two countries will meet with President Obama on the sidelines of a nuclear security meeting in the Netherlands next week.

Putin Cool to Idea of Further Retaliation Over Sanctions

Posted: 21 Mar 2014 04:35 AM PDT

As he cemented Russian control of Crimea, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia declared a temporary cease-fire in a tit-for-tat battle of sanctions between Moscow and the West.






Court Voids Thailand’s February Election, Adding to Political Turmoil

Posted: 21 Mar 2014 04:00 AM PDT

The Constitutional Court said the election was invalid because voting was not held across the country on the same day, as required by the Thai Constitution.






Thailand in Limbo After Election Annulled; Economy Suffering

Posted: 21 Mar 2014 03:50 AM PDT

Thailand's Constitutional Court on Friday annulled last month's general election, leaving the country in political limbo without a full government and further undermining a prime minister faced with impeachment over a failed rice subsidy scheme.






Even With Ping-Pong, a Formal Meeting in China

Posted: 21 Mar 2014 03:28 AM PDT

The American first lady was hosted by Peng Liyuan, the wife of President Xi Jinping, on a visit to Beijing that included the Forbidden City.






‘The Technology Is Out There,’ but Satellites Don’t Track Jets

Posted: 21 Mar 2014 03:01 AM PDT

The airline industry has sophisticated tools to follow planes and stream data from their flight recorders. But given cost and the general safety of air travel, neither the airlines nor regulators have used them.






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