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Search for Missing Plane Suspended for Bad Weather

Search for Missing Plane Suspended for Bad Weather


Search for Missing Plane Suspended for Bad Weather

Posted: 27 Mar 2014 01:02 AM PDT

Severe weather in the southern Indian Ocean has made flying to the possible wreckage zone too risky for search crews.






Sinosphere Blog: Airline Buckles to Pressure From PETA on Monkey Cargo

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 10:21 PM PDT

PETA, the animal welfare organization that has campaigned for years against transporting animals for lab testing, says the change in China Southern's policy could hamper efforts to use animals from Asia for experiments.






Search for Lost Jet Is Complicated by Geopolitics and Rivalries

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 08:34 PM PDT

While the United States, China and others have collaborated in the search for the Malaysian plane, each in its own way has been hesitant to reveal the extent of its surveillance abilities.






Amnesty International Study Finds Executions Rose in 2013

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 08:20 PM PDT

Amnesty International's report attributed most of the nearly 15 percent increase to "virtual killing sprees" carried out by Iran and Iraq, though the group considers China the world's top executioner.






A Wealth of Ideas

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 08:19 PM PDT

Michael Walrath, the tech and night-life mogul, had made enough money by his early 30s to settle in. But he's not the retiring type, and he has myriad projects to prove it.

European Banks Feel Effects of Crimea Crisis, With Austria Bearing Brunt

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 07:11 PM PDT

Vienna's banks were not alone in staking out the former Soviet bloc. But for reasons of geography and history, they bet big on Eastern Europe.

German Man to Return Nazi-Looted Art

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 06:33 PM PDT

Cornelius Gurlitt, the octogenarian hoarder of art plundered by the Nazis, will return the paintings to their original Jewish owners or those owners' descendants.

Military Cuts Render NATO Less Formidable as Deterrent to Russia

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 06:25 PM PDT

President Obama and European leaders have pledged that Russia would not be allowed to run roughshod, but the military reality tells a different story.






Indonesia Candidate Tied to Human Rights Abuses Stirs Unease

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 06:20 PM PDT

Prabowo Subianto, an ex-special forces commander accused of torture and abductions, has announced his candidacy for president, putting the Obama administration in a difficult position.






After Mountain’s Collapse, Uncertainty and Loss

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 06:01 PM PDT

Teams began another day of looking for bodies amid a vast plain of mud and rubble in Snohomish County, Wash., as rain that began falling Tuesday was expected to continue.

Obama Renewing U.S. Commitment to NATO Alliance

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 06:00 PM PDT

In a sharp rebuke, President Obama, in Brussels, denounced Russia's takeover of Crimea and described Moscow as an out-of-touch power.






Jurors Convict Abu Ghaith, Bin Laden Son-in-Law, in Terror Case

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 05:58 PM PDT

Sulaiman Abu Ghaith's swift conviction is seen as a rejoinder to critics of the Obama administration's efforts to try terror suspects in civilian courts, rather than before a military tribunal.






Putting 2 Sons in Top Posts, Murdoch Guards His Dynasty

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 05:52 PM PDT

Lachlan Murdoch became nonexecutive co-chairman of the News Corporation and 21st Century Fox, and James Murdoch became co-chief operating officer at 21st Century Fox.

News Analysis: Facing a War Crimes Inquiry, Sri Lanka Continues to Vex the U.N.

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 05:27 PM PDT

The U.N. Human Rights Council will vote Thursday on whether to proceed with an investigation into possible abuses during Sri Lanka's civil war, a move its government is fighting.

General Who Led Takeover of Egypt to Run for President

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 05:02 PM PDT

Abdul-Fattah el-Sisi, who pushed President Mohamed Morsi out of office last year, is expected to win and formalize the power he currently holds as the government's top decision maker.






Danish Zoo Reviled in the Death of a Giraffe Kills 4 Lions

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 04:33 PM PDT

The zoo is the same one where a young giraffe was killed last month, then dissected and fed to lions — among them, the four lions put down this week.






Legal Debate on Using Boastful Rap Lyrics as a Smoking Gun

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 04:01 PM PDT

As prosecutors use boastful rap lyrics to assemble criminal cases, a debate has arisen over whether such songs can constitute evidence of guilt or even the intention of wrongdoing.

Killing of Afghan Journalist and Family Members Stuns Media Peers

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 03:22 PM PDT

The attack at the Serena Hotel in Kabul that left Sardar Ahmad, his wife and two of their three children dead has devastated his colleagues and prompted an unusual apology from the Taliban.

Lens Blog: Pictures of the Day: Belgium and More

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 03:14 PM PDT

Photos from Belgium, Australia, Kosovo and Egypt.






Skin Deep: Etsy, the Makeup Counterculture

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 03:04 PM PDT

Rejecting the big chain stores in favor of Etsy for natural products that are made at home and that sell for less.

Pontiff and President Seek Common Cause Amid Prickly Issues

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 01:41 PM PDT

President Obama will most likely address income inequality in his meeting on Thursday, a topic with similarities to Francis' anti-poverty economic agenda.

Europe Begins to Rethink Cuts to Military Spending

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 01:11 PM PDT

Russia's seizing of Crimea is unlikely to lead to increased military budgets on the Continent, but it may spur a review of how that money is spent.






Pope Accepts Resignation of High-Spending German Bishop

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 12:54 PM PDT

The bishop of Limburg, Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst, spent millions to renovate his home and lost the support of many congregants.






Machine Learning: The Curved Shape of Electronics to Come

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 12:46 PM PDT

Curved screens are the latest thing in TVs and phones, but while they work brilliantly in televisions, at least one phone model was a disappointment.

Racist Satire Of Obamas Hits a Nerve In Belgium

Posted: 26 Mar 2014 11:55 AM PDT

Antiracism groups say a Belgian newspaper's images depicting the president and his wife as apes points to a normalization of hateful political speech in Europe.

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