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Mideast Tensions Sideline a Gazan Marathon Runner

Mideast Tensions Sideline a Gazan Marathon Runner


Mideast Tensions Sideline a Gazan Marathon Runner

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 11:51 PM PDT

Israel, citing "the present diplomatic-security situation," refuses to let the Olympic athlete Nader al-Masri cross the country to compete in a marathon in Bethlehem.






Authorities Cast Doubt on Signal in Jet Search

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 09:06 PM PDT

Australian authorities searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane said the latest potential signal was probably not from the flight recorders, despite hopes raised earlier.






Sports of The Times: Lance Armstrong’s Positive, if Reluctant, Step in a Sport’s Purification

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 06:12 PM PDT

In a roundabout way, Armstrong may have done something to help clean up the sport of cycling by naming names in a lawsuit about doping.






Satellites Show Russia Mobilizing Near Ukraine, NATO Says

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 05:54 PM PDT

A top NATO commander said the satellite photographs showed a menacing force of Russian fighter jets and tanks, along with as many as 40,000 troops, near the border with Ukraine.






At Amen Corner, Masters Scores Turn for the Worse

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 05:39 PM PDT

Bill Haas, a five-time winner on the PGA Tour, had a one-shot lead after the first round of the Masters.

Diplomatic Memo: During Hagel Visit, China Showed Its Military Might, and Its Frustrations

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 05:17 PM PDT

In his official visit to China, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel encountered combative public warnings and private complaints that Beijing felt besieged by hostile neighbors.






Indian Candidate’s Biography Has an Asterisk: A Wife, of Sorts

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 05:08 PM PDT

Narendra Modi of the Bharatiya Janata Party has stressed the advantages of his bachelorhood in his run for prime minister, but now he has acknowledged an arranged marriage about 45 years ago.






Budget Chief Is Choice as New Health Secretary

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 03:57 PM PDT

On Friday, President Obama is to nominate Sylvia Mathews Burwell to succeed Kathleen Sebelius, who is resigning.






Sebelius Resigns After Troubles Over Health Site

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 03:31 PM PDT

Ending a stormy five-year tenure marred by the disastrous rollout of President Obama's signature legislative achievement, Kathleen Sebelius is resigning as secretary of health and human services.






Warily, Jordan Assists Rebels in Syrian War

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 03:21 PM PDT

Jordan has been quietly providing a staging ground for the rebels and their foreign backers on Syria's southern front, but many say the aid is not enough.

Banned Group’s Leader Given Pakistani Parliament Seat After Vote Dispute

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 03:00 PM PDT

A parliamentary seat has been granted to the head of a sectarian group that has long been accused of inciting violence against minority Shiites.






Paris-Roubaix’s Quaint Course Is Viciously Bumpy

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 02:06 PM PDT

The famed Paris-Roubaix cycling race includes about 31 miles of riding over rough, rugged and raw cobblestones.






Hoping for Asylum, Migrants Strain U.S. Border

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 12:46 PM PDT

Those who risk a danger-filled journey across Mexico to cross the Rio Grande into Texas are now primarily from Central America.






G.M. Suspends 2 Engineers in Switch Inquiry

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 11:55 AM PDT

The company said the two were placed on paid leave as an "interim step" in its investigation of ignition problems that persisted for years.






DealBook: In I.P.O., a Quest to Satisfy China’s Appetite for Pork

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 11:47 AM PDT

The public offering of WH Group will offer investors a chance to bet on a business that is trying to marry China's apparently insatiable demand for the meat with the efficiency of American pork production.

DealBook: Judge Accepts Plea Deal in SAC Insider Trading Case

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 11:34 AM PDT

The agreement with federal prosecutors requires the once-mighty hedge fund run by Steven A. Cohen to pay $1.2 billion to the government while shutting its doors to outside investors.






High & Low Finance: Sacrificing Sense for Speed in Markets

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 10:52 AM PDT

Today's stock markets operate at blinding speed, using bewilderingly complicated processes untempered by common sense or accountability.

Letter From Europe: Colonialism, Bloodshed and Blame for Rwanda

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 10:23 AM PDT

With the 20th anniversary of Rwanda's genocide and the centennial of the start of World War I, the time is ripe to explore the impact of colonialism.

Evidence Comes Up Short as Egypt Tries 3 Journalists

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 10:02 AM PDT

A courtroom was shown family photographs and video of trotting horses, but not the supposedly fabricated news videos that underlie the charges.

Video: Times Minute | Did Jesus Have a Wife?

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 09:09 AM PDT

Also on the Minute, federal courts review same-sex marriage and a voyage into a neuron.






U.N. to Send Peacekeepers to Central African Republic

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 09:09 AM PDT

The Security Council passed a resolution authorizing 12,000 peacekeepers to do whatever was necessary to protect civilians in the fractured country.






Greece Trumpets Return to International Bond Market

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 07:58 AM PDT

After investors flocked to its five-year debt offering, Athens said it was a sign that the country was succeeding in turning its economy around.






Video: Times Minute | Why L.B.J. Still Matters

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 07:53 AM PDT

Today on the Minute, commemorating 50 years since President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act.






India Ink: All Eyes on Delhi As It Goes To Vote

Posted: 10 Apr 2014 07:47 AM PDT

The three-way race for the capital's seven parliamentary seats could be a bellwether of the national elections.






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