Two Foreign Journalists Shot in Afghanistan

Two Foreign Journalists Shot in Afghanistan
South Korea Tests Missile That Can Strike Most of North
Sensors Dispatched to Look for Missing Plane’s ‘Black Boxes’
Sinosphere Blog: Residential Building Collapses in Zhejiang Province
U.S. Says It Tried to Build a Social Media Site in Cuba, but Failed
Bits Blog: Mozilla Chief, a Foe of Gay Marriage, Steps Down
3 Decades In, Letterman Says He Will Sign Off
Karzai Is Trying to Keep His Sway After Term Ends
Fort Hood Does Little to Keep Out Firearms
DealBook: Bidding War for Mobile Carrier Tests France’s Free Market
Sinosphere Blog: Chasing the Money for Families of Passengers on Missing Flight
A Village Stadium Is a Symbol of Power for Hungary’s Premier
Bush 41 Reunion Looks to Burnish His Legacy
Israel Halts Prisoner Release as Talks Hit Impasse
DealBook: U.S. Ordered to Return Assets Seized in Crackdown of Luxury Cars Exported to China
Fort Hood Gunman Was Being Treated for Depression
Movie Review: Hero Returns in ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’
At Quiet Rebel Base, Plotting an Assault on South Sudan’s Oil Fields
The Public Editor's Journal Blog: Dicey Language in The Times, a View from Venezuela’s President and Coverage of Women’s Basketball
Turkey Lifts Twitter Ban After Court Calls It Illegal
Panel Votes to Reveal How C.I.A. Interrogated
Talk of Freeing a Spy for Israel Stirs Old Unease for U.S. Jews
Lebanon Hosts Over a Million Who Fled Syria, U.N. Reports
Turkish Government Lifts Twitter Ban
Under Icy Surface of a Saturn Moon Lies a Sea of Water, Scientists Say

Posted: 04 Apr 2014 12:27 AM PDT

A man dressed as a policeman shot two foreign journalists in eastern Afghanistan on Friday, killing one and critically wounding the other, police, a doctor and a local official said.

South Korea Tests Missile That Can Strike Most of North

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 10:46 PM PDT

The launching by South Korea comes after Pyongyang conducted a series of its own missile tests, raising tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

Sensors Dispatched to Look for Missing Plane’s ‘Black Boxes’

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 10:00 PM PDT

Ships from Britain and Australia were deployed with technology that can detect pings from Malaysia Flight 370's flight data recorders.

Sinosphere Blog: Residential Building Collapses in Zhejiang Province

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 09:29 PM PDT

A residential building with about 15 apartments in Fenghua, China, collapsed Friday morning, according to the local government.

U.S. Says It Tried to Build a Social Media Site in Cuba, but Failed

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 08:10 PM PDT

The Obama administration insists that the effort to create a Twitter-like network was intended to encourage political discussion, not to foment rebellion.

Bits Blog: Mozilla Chief, a Foe of Gay Marriage, Steps Down

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 07:47 PM PDT

Under pressure from employees and the public, Brendan Eich is leaving after barely a week as chief executive of the company behind the Firefox browser.

3 Decades In, Letterman Says He Will Sign Off

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 07:06 PM PDT

David Letterman, the host of CBS's "Late Show With David Letterman," said he would retire when his contract ran out in 2015. Now the speculation begins on who will succeed him.

Karzai Is Trying to Keep His Sway After Term Ends

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 06:40 PM PDT

Those hoping to see Afghanistan's president slip into a quiet retirement may be disappointed in the months to come.

Fort Hood Does Little to Keep Out Firearms

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 06:08 PM PDT

The replay of a mass shooting at Fort Hood raised questions about what lessons Army officials had learned from 2009, when Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan went on a shooting spree; and how prepared they are to deal with threats from within.

DealBook: Bidding War for Mobile Carrier Tests France’s Free Market

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 05:58 PM PDT

Two billionaires are vying to acquire SFR, the country's second-largest cellphone player, in a battle that exemplifies France's struggle to decide how much market competition it wants.

Sinosphere Blog: Chasing the Money for Families of Passengers on Missing Flight

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 05:43 PM PDT

As the search for the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 continues, Monica R. Kelly, an aviation accident attorney for Ribbeck Law based in Chicago, has been meeting with the families of the missing passengers to discuss compensation and, at times, act as a counselor.

A Village Stadium Is a Symbol of Power for Hungary’s Premier

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 05:31 PM PDT

Viktor Orban, the country's prime minister, has been aggressive both politically and in the business world, and a new soccer stadium in his tiny hometown is testament to his rising ambitions.

Bush 41 Reunion Looks to Burnish His Legacy

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 05:25 PM PDT

Allies and even former opponents of the elder George Bush will gather in Texas to mark the 25th anniversary of his presidency.

Israel Halts Prisoner Release as Talks Hit Impasse

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 04:50 PM PDT

The decision was a response to a Palestinian push to join 15 international conventions and treaties, which Israel regarded as an unacceptable move.

DealBook: U.S. Ordered to Return Assets Seized in Crackdown of Luxury Cars Exported to China

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 04:46 PM PDT

A ruling by an Ohio judge was a blow to a federal investigation of the business of buying luxury cars for a quick resale in China at a high markup.

Fort Hood Gunman Was Being Treated for Depression

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 04:38 PM PDT

Officials said Specialist Ivan Lopez, accused of killing three people at the Texas base, had been prescribed a sleep aid and other medications, and that he had a "clean record."

Movie Review: Hero Returns in ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 03:17 PM PDT

Producers describe "Captain America: The Winter Soldier," a sequel in the comic-book-based franchise, as a blend of action film and political thriller.

At Quiet Rebel Base, Plotting an Assault on South Sudan’s Oil Fields

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 02:10 PM PDT

A rebel leader with a satellite phone, a touch-screen tablet and a copy of "Why Nations Fail" ponders the next step in a young country's civil war.

The Public Editor's Journal Blog: Dicey Language in The Times, a View from Venezuela’s President and Coverage of Women’s Basketball

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 01:09 PM PDT

Following up on recent posts on a variety of subjects.

Turkey Lifts Twitter Ban After Court Calls It Illegal

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 12:59 PM PDT

The social media site was unblocked after a two-week ban, following a ruling from the country's highest court that the ban violated freedom of expression.

Panel Votes to Reveal How C.I.A. Interrogated

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 12:04 PM PDT

People who have read the report have said it details the C.I.A.'s brutal methods of interrogating terrorism suspects in the years after Sept. 11, 2001.

Talk of Freeing a Spy for Israel Stirs Old Unease for U.S. Jews

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 11:59 AM PDT

More and more Jews say the time to free Jonathan J. Pollard is long past, but they are unsure whether he should be used as a chit in a diplomatic transaction with Israel.

Lebanon Hosts Over a Million Who Fled Syria, U.N. Reports

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 11:42 AM PDT

United Nations officials call the influx a devastating milestone in the humanitarian crisis created by the Syrian civil war.

Turkish Government Lifts Twitter Ban

Posted: 03 Apr 2014 11:13 AM PDT

Turkey's government lifted its ban on Twitter on Thursday — a day after the country's highest court ruled that the block was a violation of freedom and must be restored.