Amid Tension in Ukraine, Russia Celebrates Victory Day

Amid Tension in Ukraine, Russia Celebrates Victory Day
A.N.C. Solidifies Lead in Latest South African Vote Count
South Korea’s Leader and Media Face Scrutiny Over Ferry Disaster
Lost in Crowd, Manziel Slips to 22nd
Schoolgirl Abductions Put Scrutiny on U.S. Terrorism Strategy
Sports: Highlights and Analysis of the 2014 N.F.L. Draft, Round 1
At His Trial, Imam Tells of Losing His Forearms
National Briefing | Washington: House Votes to Open New Benghazi Investigation
Venezuela Arrests 243 in Raids on Antigovernment Protest Camps
House Votes to Start New Benghazi Investigation
Off the Record in a Chat App? Don’t Be Sure
An Explosion and a Blockade, and a Syrian Pact Is in Limbo
Separatists Defy Kiev and Putin on Referendum
Diplomatic Memo: In Dealings on Syria, Security Council Exposes Its Failings
U.N. Report Documents Atrocities by Both Sides in South Sudan War
China Flexes Its Muscles in Dispute With Vietnam
Districts Told Not to Deny Students Over Immigration
Lens Blog: The Real Story About the Wrong Photos in #BringBackOurGirls
Video: Times Minute | Ukraine’s Two Votes
A Sherpa’s Final Moments
Movie Review: ‘Chef,’ a Culinary Comedy by Jon Favreau
Kellogg Agrees to Change Labeling on Kashi Line
Patient’s Cells Deployed to Attack Aggressive Cancer
Oklahoma, Investigating Failure, Extends Delay of Execution to November
In Odessa, Home-Grown Combatants Keep Pro-Russia Forces in Check

Posted: 09 May 2014 12:43 AM PDT

Some 11,000 soldiers and 150 military vehicles rumbled through Red Square, with Moscow using the parade to trumpet its recent annexation of Crimea.

A.N.C. Solidifies Lead in Latest South African Vote Count

Posted: 09 May 2014 12:30 AM PDT

With 95 percent of the votes counted, the party led by President Jacob G. Zuma had won 62.5 percent, slightly down from its showing in 2009.

South Korea’s Leader and Media Face Scrutiny Over Ferry Disaster

Posted: 08 May 2014 11:29 PM PDT

Grieving families of the deceased marched on the headquarters of a major broadcaster and the offices of President Park Geun-hye.

Lost in Crowd, Manziel Slips to 22nd

Posted: 08 May 2014 09:05 PM PDT

Hours after the Houston Texans drafted defensive end Jadeveon Clowney with the top pick, quarterback Johnny Manziel went to the Cleveland Browns at No. 22.

Schoolgirl Abductions Put Scrutiny on U.S. Terrorism Strategy

Posted: 08 May 2014 07:45 PM PDT

At the heart of the issue is a debate within the Obama administration on whether it was time to officially designate Boko Haram as a "foreign terrorist organization."

Sports: Highlights and Analysis of the 2014 N.F.L. Draft, Round 1

Posted: 08 May 2014 07:10 PM PDT

There figures to be plenty of quality available after the big names are off the board, so follow all of the selections with our live coverage.

At His Trial, Imam Tells of Losing His Forearms

Posted: 08 May 2014 07:09 PM PDT

Mostafa Kamel Mostafa, on trial for terrorism-related charges, testified that his injury occurred while testing liquid explosives in Pakistan.

National Briefing | Washington: House Votes to Open New Benghazi Investigation

Posted: 08 May 2014 06:59 PM PDT

A bitterly divided House voted 232 to 186 to approve a measure opening a new investigation of the deadly assault on the American diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11, 2012.

Venezuela Arrests 243 in Raids on Antigovernment Protest Camps

Posted: 08 May 2014 06:02 PM PDT

U.S. senators condemned the crackdown in Caracas, while local authorities said the camps had become "generators of violence" where weapons and materials for Molotov cocktails were found.

House Votes to Start New Benghazi Investigation

Posted: 08 May 2014 05:47 PM PDT

House Republicans on Thursday rammed through a measure opening a new investigation of the deadly assault in Benghazi, Libya, vowing to dig deeper in a search for truth. Democrats declared it merely a political ploy to raise campaign cash and motivate voters.

Off the Record in a Chat App? Don’t Be Sure

Posted: 08 May 2014 05:41 PM PDT

The popular mobile service, Snapchat, agreed to settle charges by the Federal Trade Commission that messages sent through its app did not disappear as easily as promised.

An Explosion and a Blockade, and a Syrian Pact Is in Limbo

Posted: 08 May 2014 05:37 PM PDT

An insurgent group claimed responsibility for an attack on Thursday, saying it was a response to the mass killing of unarmed civilians in Aleppo.

Separatists Defy Kiev and Putin on Referendum

Posted: 08 May 2014 05:17 PM PDT

Leaders of pro-Russian groups in eastern Ukraine said Thursday that they would proceed with the referendum, despite Russian President Vladimir V. Putin's plea to postpone the vote.

Diplomatic Memo: In Dealings on Syria, Security Council Exposes Its Failings

Posted: 08 May 2014 05:02 PM PDT

The body's paralysis over Syria has marked a new level of dysfunction, experts say, and has bolstered the arguments of those who call for a fundamental shake-up of its composition.

U.N. Report Documents Atrocities by Both Sides in South Sudan War

Posted: 08 May 2014 04:58 PM PDT

The report by the United Nations Mission in South Sudan said both sides in the conflict had committed crimes against humanity.

China Flexes Its Muscles in Dispute With Vietnam

Posted: 08 May 2014 04:39 PM PDT

Beijing has demanded that Vietnam withdraw ships from around a Chinese drilling rig, the latest volley in an escalating standoff over parts of the South China Sea.

Districts Told Not to Deny Students Over Immigration

Posted: 08 May 2014 02:44 PM PDT

The Justice and Education Departments said schools "may be in violation of federal law" if they turn children away because they or their parents do not have immigration papers.

Lens Blog: The Real Story About the Wrong Photos in #BringBackOurGirls

Posted: 08 May 2014 02:06 PM PDT

A photographer who worked in Guinea-Bissau to show the dignity and resilience of its people is aghast at how her photographs were used – without her permission – to represent girls kidnapped in Nigeria.

Video: Times Minute | Ukraine’s Two Votes

Posted: 08 May 2014 01:21 PM PDT

The Times's David Herszenhorn reporting from Ukraine on what two votes — one local and one national — could mean for the country.

A Sherpa’s Final Moments

Posted: 08 May 2014 01:16 PM PDT

The Sherpas climbing Mount Everest April 18th were young, strong, healthy men. They were also, it is clear from the video that one of them shot that morning, a little nervous.

Movie Review: ‘Chef,’ a Culinary Comedy by Jon Favreau

Posted: 08 May 2014 12:55 PM PDT

In "Chef," the director and writer Jon Favreau plays a high-end Los Angeles chef whose rise to gastronomic stardom is abruptly ended by a restaurant critic.

Kellogg Agrees to Change Labeling on Kashi Line

Posted: 08 May 2014 12:30 PM PDT

The agreement to drop the terms "all natural" and "nothing artificial" from some products is included in a settlement of a class-action lawsuit.

Patient’s Cells Deployed to Attack Aggressive Cancer

Posted: 08 May 2014 12:24 PM PDT

Scientists identified cells from a woman's immune system that attacked a mutation and infused her with billions more.

Oklahoma, Investigating Failure, Extends Delay of Execution to November

Posted: 08 May 2014 12:00 PM PDT

The agreement to delay the execution of Charles F. Warner was made to allow time for a review of lethal injection procedures that was started after a bungled execution last week.