Early Results Show A.N.C. Leading in South African Vote

Early Results Show A.N.C. Leading in South African Vote
Hired by Clermont Foot, Helena Costa Sets Major Soccer Milestone
Dissident Journalist Held Ahead of Tiananmen Anniversary
Real Threat in a Known Market for Children
Abduction of Girls an Act Not Even Al Qaeda Can Condone
Florida Finds Itself in the Eye of the Storm on Climate Change
Putin Announces Pullback From Ukraine Border
U.N. Agency to Consider Ways to Track Planes Over Oceans
NBC Extends Olympic Deal Into Unknown
Populist Party Gaining Muscle to Push Britain to the Right
House Vote on Former I.R.S. Official Signals Element of G.O.P. Election Strategy
State of the Art: Alibaba Bets on a Growing Chinese Economy and New Consumers
U.N. May Refer Syria Conflict to War Crimes Court
Young Ukrainians Brush Aside the Crisis and Voice Optimism About the Future
Pakistani Activist Shot Dead; Aided Blasphemy Suspects
Hamas Executes 2 Men Accused of Aiding Israel
Norway’s Leaders Snub Dalai Lama in Deference to China
The Lede: Can Hashtag Activism Save Kidnapped Nigerian Girls?
Islamist Militants Kill Hundreds of Civilians in Northeastern Nigeria
Video: Times Minute | How to Watch the Draft
Fight Over Guggenheim’s Legacy Roils Her Palazzo
Business Travel: Piling on the Luxury
On the Road: Forget 1960, the Golden Age Is Now
Business Travel: Your Digital Trail Follows You to the Border
Hong Kong Publisher’s Prison Sentence Is Called a Political Vendetta

Posted: 08 May 2014 12:10 AM PDT

With one third of the votes counted, interim figures showed the party was in danger of winning a smaller share of the vote than it did in 2009.

Hired by Clermont Foot, Helena Costa Sets Major Soccer Milestone

Posted: 07 May 2014 09:11 PM PDT

Helena Costa, the former coach of the Qatar and Iran women's national teams, will become the first woman to coach a men's professional team in France.

Dissident Journalist Held Ahead of Tiananmen Anniversary

Posted: 07 May 2014 08:53 PM PDT

Chinese authorities, who are wary of dissent as the occasion approaches, arrested the outspoken Gao Yu under a state secrets law that critics call vague and overly broad.

Real Threat in a Known Market for Children

Posted: 07 May 2014 06:18 PM PDT

The threat by the leader of the Boko Haram to sell the missing Nigerian girls has brought a focus on the ease of child trafficking in the developing world, human rights investigators said.

Abduction of Girls an Act Not Even Al Qaeda Can Condone

Posted: 07 May 2014 06:10 PM PDT

Boko Haram, the Nigerian group that has carried out mass kidnappings, was rejected long ago by mainstream Muslims, but its recent abductions appeared too much even for fellow militants to condone.

Florida Finds Itself in the Eye of the Storm on Climate Change

Posted: 07 May 2014 06:08 PM PDT

A new study adds to a roiling debate by naming the Miami area as among the most vulnerable to severe damage from rising sea levels.

Putin Announces Pullback From Ukraine Border

Posted: 07 May 2014 06:05 PM PDT

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia pressed pause on Wednesday in what had begun to look like an inevitable march toward war in Ukraine, but world leaders questioned whether it was a feint.

U.N. Agency to Consider Ways to Track Planes Over Oceans

Posted: 07 May 2014 06:02 PM PDT

The United Nations' civil aviation arm, weighing action after the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, has dozens of competing proposals to sort through.

NBC Extends Olympic Deal Into Unknown

Posted: 07 May 2014 05:59 PM PDT

NBC Universal will pay $7.75 billion for the media rights to the six Olympic Games from 2022 to 2032, holding on to what has become a cherished property.

Populist Party Gaining Muscle to Push Britain to the Right

Posted: 07 May 2014 05:47 PM PDT

The UK Independence Party is expected to make a strong showing in the European Parliament elections starting May 22.

House Vote on Former I.R.S. Official Signals Element of G.O.P. Election Strategy

Posted: 07 May 2014 05:34 PM PDT

Republican leaders hope the vote on Wednesday to hold Lois Lerner in contempt will help expose a pattern of cover-up by the White House, but Democrats dismissed the episode as "conspiracy week."

State of the Art: Alibaba Bets on a Growing Chinese Economy and New Consumers

Posted: 07 May 2014 05:32 PM PDT

Alibaba wants to insert itself at the center of an already expanding market being forged by powerful economic and cultural forces.

U.N. May Refer Syria Conflict to War Crimes Court

Posted: 07 May 2014 05:26 PM PDT

A carefully worded draft Security Council resolution aims to send Syria to the International Criminal Court while protecting American sensitivities.

Young Ukrainians Brush Aside the Crisis and Voice Optimism About the Future

Posted: 07 May 2014 05:13 PM PDT

In spite of the daily chaos, conflict and crisis, 20- and 30-somethings insist that Ukraine has a brighter future in store, and they say they can build it.

Pakistani Activist Shot Dead; Aided Blasphemy Suspects

Posted: 07 May 2014 04:39 PM PDT

Rashid Rehman, a human rights activist who had received threats for defending people charged under Pakistan's blasphemy laws, was killed in his office.

Hamas Executes 2 Men Accused of Aiding Israel

Posted: 07 May 2014 04:30 PM PDT

The Hamas government executed two men convicted of collaborating with Israel, highlighting a stark difference between its rule in the Gaza Strip and the Palestinian Authority's in the West Bank.

Norway’s Leaders Snub Dalai Lama in Deference to China

Posted: 07 May 2014 03:50 PM PDT

Tibet's spiritual leader in exile began a visit to Oslo to commemorate the Nobel Peace Prize he was awarded 25 years ago, but the trip was overshadowed by an uproar over the government's refusal to meet with him.

The Lede: Can Hashtag Activism Save Kidnapped Nigerian Girls?

Posted: 07 May 2014 03:32 PM PDT

A campaign to draw attention to a terrifying crime in Nigeria prompts reflections on the limits of hashtag activism.

Islamist Militants Kill Hundreds of Civilians in Northeastern Nigeria

Posted: 07 May 2014 03:11 PM PDT

The Boko Haram militant group descended on the town of Gamboru Ngala this week, firing indiscriminately, torching houses and killing at least 336 people.

Video: Times Minute | How to Watch the Draft

Posted: 07 May 2014 02:56 PM PDT

Melissa Hoppert, the N.F.L. editor for The Times, on what to look for as teams make their picks this week.

Fight Over Guggenheim’s Legacy Roils Her Palazzo

Posted: 07 May 2014 02:16 PM PDT

Descendants of Peggy Guggenheim have filed suit in a Paris court, arguing that the handling of the museum she founded in Venice is crassly commercial and violates her wishes.

Business Travel: Piling on the Luxury

Posted: 07 May 2014 01:32 PM PDT

To compete for high-value business travelers, airlines are engaged in an amenities arms race, investing in better seats, private terminals and hosts of other perks for their premium passengers.

On the Road: Forget 1960, the Golden Age Is Now

Posted: 07 May 2014 01:20 PM PDT

Much of the high-end market today is in business-class travel, where airlines have spent huge sums to compete.

Business Travel: Your Digital Trail Follows You to the Border

Posted: 07 May 2014 12:58 PM PDT

Immigration agencies around the world have learned to use technology, including Facebook, Google and Twitter, to screen travelers for evidence of a criminal record, political activism or intention to work without a visa.

Hong Kong Publisher’s Prison Sentence Is Called a Political Vendetta

Posted: 07 May 2014 11:53 AM PDT

Yiu Mantin, who planned to publish a book condemning the Chinese Communist Party leader, Xi Jinping, was sentenced to 10 years for smuggling industrial chemicals.