Searchers to Deploy Submersible in Hunt for Missing Jet

Searchers to Deploy Submersible in Hunt for Missing Jet
Oscar Pistorius Returns to the Witness Stand
DealBook: Chinese Consortium Buys Peru Mine for $6 Billion
Bubba Watson Holds Off Jordan Spieth to Win Masters
Discontent Swells as President of Algeria Seeks a Fourth Term
Man Kills 3 at Jewish Centers in Kansas City Suburb
Rjukan Journal: Beaming Good Cheer to a Norwegian Town’s Dark Days
Suicide Prevention Sheds a Longstanding Taboo: Talking About Attempts
Surge in Prescriptions for Opioid Painkillers for Pregnant Women
Partial Afghan Results Portend a Runoff as Fraud Is Cited
Ukraine Forces Storm a Town, Defying Russia
Fire Races Through Hills of Chilean Port City
Pistorius Versus the Pit Bull: Fierce Prosecutor Shares Stage
Liverpool 3, Manchester City 2: Liverpool Closes In on Championship That It Last Won 24 Years Ago
Climate Efforts Falling Short, U.N. Panel Says
Libya’s Interim Premier Hands Resignation to Parliament
Chile: 16 Dead, Toll Rising in Valparaiso Fire
Global Soccer: For Arsenal, Proof Would Be Cup Trophy
From Boom to Rust, Lavish Projects Are Languishing in Brazil
30 Years After the Palm Sunday Massacre, Christina Rivera and Joanne Jaffe Tell Their Story
Fred Ho, Saxophonist, Composer and Radical Activist, Dies at 56

Posted: 14 Apr 2014 01:08 AM PDT

Officials said that after six days with no new possible black-box signals, it was time to take the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 underwater.

Oscar Pistorius Returns to the Witness Stand

Posted: 14 Apr 2014 12:24 AM PDT

The prosecutor has been battering Oscar Pistorius's version of the killing of Reeva Steenkamp, his girlfriend, on Feb. 14, 2013.

DealBook: Chinese Consortium Buys Peru Mine for $6 Billion

Posted: 13 Apr 2014 11:10 PM PDT

Glencore Xstrata said it would sell its Las Bambas copper mine to a group of state-owned Chinese companies.

Bubba Watson Holds Off Jordan Spieth to Win Masters

Posted: 13 Apr 2014 09:09 PM PDT

Bubba Watson, who has focused on improving as a person as well as a golfer, shot a three-under 69 to hold off Jordan Spieth and win the Masters for a second time.

Discontent Swells as President of Algeria Seeks a Fourth Term

Posted: 13 Apr 2014 06:14 PM PDT

Despite evidence of frail health, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, 77, insisted on running again, a move that has united both secular and Islamic parties in their call to boycott the election.

Man Kills 3 at Jewish Centers in Kansas City Suburb

Posted: 13 Apr 2014 06:07 PM PDT

A man in his 70s was in custody in connection with the shootings in Overland Park, a Kansas City suburb.

Rjukan Journal: Beaming Good Cheer to a Norwegian Town’s Dark Days

Posted: 13 Apr 2014 05:50 PM PDT

Three giant mirrors on a mountain reflect sunlight onto a small Norwegian town that gets very little of it in the winter. But not everyone is happy with the project.

Suicide Prevention Sheds a Longstanding Taboo: Talking About Attempts

Posted: 13 Apr 2014 03:45 PM PDT

For decades, mental health organizations have featured speakers with various disorders. But until now, discussing suicide attempts has been virtually off limits.

Surge in Prescriptions for Opioid Painkillers for Pregnant Women

Posted: 13 Apr 2014 01:58 PM PDT

Doctors are prescribing opioid painkillers to pregnant women in astonishing numbers, new research shows, despite the fact that risks to the developing fetus are largely unknown.

Partial Afghan Results Portend a Runoff as Fraud Is Cited

Posted: 13 Apr 2014 01:12 PM PDT

Official results of 10 percent of votes cast in 26 of Afghanistan's 34 provinces showed that two candidates were leading. A runoff election appeared more certain.

Ukraine Forces Storm a Town, Defying Russia

Posted: 13 Apr 2014 01:05 PM PDT

Disputed accounts of the fighting in eastern Ukraine emerged Sunday after the military moved to confront armed men who had taken over the station a day earlier.

Fire Races Through Hills of Chilean Port City

Posted: 13 Apr 2014 11:56 AM PDT

The blaze started on Saturday and forced the evacuation of thousands of people from the steep, crowded hills above Valparaiso, Chile.

Pistorius Versus the Pit Bull: Fierce Prosecutor Shares Stage

Posted: 13 Apr 2014 11:39 AM PDT

Gerrie Nel, whose cross-examinations have earned him the nickname pit bull, has turned his judicial laser on Oscar Pistorius, who is charged in the murder of his girlfriend.

Liverpool 3, Manchester City 2: Liverpool Closes In on Championship That It Last Won 24 Years Ago

Posted: 13 Apr 2014 11:29 AM PDT

If Liverpool wins its four remaining games, it will claim the title of England's top league for the first time since 1990.

Climate Efforts Falling Short, U.N. Panel Says

Posted: 13 Apr 2014 11:26 AM PDT

The countries of the world have dragged their feet so long on global warming that only an intensive push in the next 15 years can stave off potential disaster, United Nations-appointed experts said.

Libya’s Interim Premier Hands Resignation to Parliament

Posted: 13 Apr 2014 10:00 AM PDT

Libya's interim prime minister handed his resignation to parliament on Sunday, just one month into the job, saying gunmen had tried to attack his family.

Chile: 16 Dead, Toll Rising in Valparaiso Fire

Posted: 13 Apr 2014 09:48 AM PDT

A raging fire leaped from hilltop to hilltop in this colorful port city, killing at least 16 people and destroying more than 500 homes. More than 10,000 people were evacuated, including more than 200 female inmates at a prison.

Global Soccer: For Arsenal, Proof Would Be Cup Trophy

Posted: 13 Apr 2014 08:24 AM PDT

The team qualified for the F.A. Cup final in May by knocking out Wigan Athletic, the current Cup holder.

From Boom to Rust, Lavish Projects Are Languishing in Brazil

Posted: 13 Apr 2014 05:27 AM PDT

An array of projects conceived when economic growth was surging now stand abandoned, stalled or wildly over budget, fueling accusations of waste, incompetence and corruption.

30 Years After the Palm Sunday Massacre, Christina Rivera and Joanne Jaffe Tell Their Story

Posted: 12 Apr 2014 11:01 PM PDT

As a baby, Christina Rivera survived a massacre in Brooklyn whose 10 victims included her mother. Police Officer Joanne Jaffe cared for her that night, the first link in a bond that led Ms. Jaffe to adopt Christina.

Fred Ho, Saxophonist, Composer and Radical Activist, Dies at 56

Posted: 12 Apr 2014 09:37 PM PDT

Mr. Ho, who considered himself a "popular avant-gardist," mixed jazz with popular and traditional elements of what he called Afro-Asian culture.