Former China Head of GlaxoSmithKline Charged With Bribery

Former China Head of GlaxoSmithKline Charged With Bribery
Anger Grows in Vietnam Over Dispute With China
Malik Bendjelloul, 36, Dies; Directed ‘Sugar Man’ Movie
Listening Post: U.S. Envoys See a Rwanda Moment in Escalating Syrian Crisis
Deadly Fire Roars Through Coal Mine in Turkey
Lebanese TV Executive Is Summoned to Hague Court
At Center of Ukraine Talks, Degrees of Decentralizing
Small Comfort as Parents Identify Kidnapped Nigerian Girls on Video
U.N. Mediator on Syria Quits; French Envoy Says Chemicals Were Used
European Court Lets Users Erase Records on Web
Appeals Court Grants Stay of Execution in Texas Based on Mental Disability Claim
'Searching for Sugar Man' Director Dies at 36
Fognini Finds His Antics Don’t Play Well at Home in Italy
China’s Sizzling Real Estate Market Cools
68 Pakistani Lawyers Are Charged With Blasphemy After Protesting the Police
151 Dead, Many Trapped in Turkish Coal Mine
Picasso Museum’s President Is Dismissed
Aging Tuscan Port Vies to Dismantle Costa Concordia
Letter From The Middle East: Navigating Lost Villages in Israel
Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in Militia Ambush
Video: Times Minute | Newark’s Next Mayor
Top U.N. Mediator in Syria Conflict Resigns
Alec Baldwin Arrested After Biking the Wrong Way in Manhattan
Libyan Kidnappers Free Jordanian Ambassador

Posted: 13 May 2014 11:08 PM PDT

Mark Reilly, a Briton, is accused of ordering his subordinates to form a "massive bribery network" in China.

Anger Grows in Vietnam Over Dispute With China

Posted: 13 May 2014 10:19 PM PDT

The dispute has unleashed some of the worst civil unrest in recent years in Vietnam and has prompted what appears to have been a news media blackout by the government.

Malik Bendjelloul, 36, Dies; Directed ‘Sugar Man’ Movie

Posted: 13 May 2014 07:18 PM PDT

Mr. Bendjelloul was a Swedish filmmaker who won the 2013 Academy Award for best documentary with his debut feature, "Searching for Sugar Man."

Listening Post: U.S. Envoys See a Rwanda Moment in Escalating Syrian Crisis

Posted: 13 May 2014 07:04 PM PDT

The shadow of the American response to Rwanda has long hung over the Obama White House, with what many see as its fitful response to the humanitarian tragedy of this era: the Syrian civil war.

Deadly Fire Roars Through Coal Mine in Turkey

Posted: 13 May 2014 06:35 PM PDT

The death toll rose above 200 with hundreds of others still feared trapped underground after an explosion in the western part of the country, the energy minister said.

Lebanese TV Executive Is Summoned to Hague Court

Posted: 13 May 2014 06:05 PM PDT

The vice chairwoman of Al Jadeed TV appeared before the Special Tribunal for Lebanon to answer charges of contempt of court and obstruction of justice.

At Center of Ukraine Talks, Degrees of Decentralizing

Posted: 13 May 2014 06:01 PM PDT

All sides in the dispute — Moscow, Kiev, the rebels and the West — agree that some shift of power to local governments would be a good thing. But the agreement stops there.

Small Comfort as Parents Identify Kidnapped Nigerian Girls on Video

Posted: 13 May 2014 06:00 PM PDT

The families got their first glimpse of the schoolgirls since last month, when they were abducted by the Islamist group Boko Haram, whose leader has threatened to sell them.

U.N. Mediator on Syria Quits; French Envoy Says Chemicals Were Used

Posted: 13 May 2014 05:59 PM PDT

Even as the mediator, Lakhdar Brahimi, expressed frustration over stalled talks, France's foreign minister accused the Syrian government of carrying out chemical attacks after signing a treaty.

European Court Lets Users Erase Records on Web

Posted: 13 May 2014 05:51 PM PDT

The European Court of Justice said search engines like Google should allow users to be "forgotten" after a certain time by erasing links to web pages unless there are "particular reasons" not to.

Appeals Court Grants Stay of Execution in Texas Based on Mental Disability Claim

Posted: 13 May 2014 05:44 PM PDT

Hours before Robert James Campbell, a Texas inmate convicted of murder, was scheduled to die, a federal court said his claim of mental disability must first be reviewed.

'Searching for Sugar Man' Director Dies at 36

Posted: 13 May 2014 05:39 PM PDT

Malik Bendjelloul, the cash-strapped freelance film maker who shot to Hollywood stardom overnight with the Oscar-winning music documentary "Searching for Sugar Man," has died. He was 36.

Fognini Finds His Antics Don’t Play Well at Home in Italy

Posted: 13 May 2014 05:33 PM PDT

Fabio Fognini, who at No. 15 has achieved the highest ranking of any Italian man since Corrado Barrazzuti in 1979, has proved himself to be an elite player, but also one known for his behavior on the court.

China’s Sizzling Real Estate Market Cools

Posted: 13 May 2014 05:13 PM PDT

Housing starts plummeted 25 percent last month from a year ago, a severe blow for a country long buoyed by residential construction.

68 Pakistani Lawyers Are Charged With Blasphemy After Protesting the Police

Posted: 13 May 2014 04:53 PM PDT

The lawyers were charged after they shouted insults at a senior police official who shares the first name of a historical figure and companion of the Prophet Muhammad.

151 Dead, Many Trapped in Turkish Coal Mine

Posted: 13 May 2014 04:27 PM PDT

An explosion and a fire Tuesday killed at least 151 workers at a coal mine in western Turkey and hundreds more remained trapped underground, government officials said as Turkey launched a massive rescue operation.

Picasso Museum’s President Is Dismissed

Posted: 13 May 2014 02:13 PM PDT

Anne Baldassari, president of the Picasso Museum in Paris, was ousted by the French Culture Ministry on Tuesday because of delays in reopening the museum, which has been closed for almost five years while undergoing renovation.

Aging Tuscan Port Vies to Dismantle Costa Concordia

Posted: 13 May 2014 11:56 AM PDT

The port aims to win the job of breaking down the 950-foot-long wreck of the Italian cruise ship, whose captain had abandoned the ship after it hit a rock and capsized in 2012, killing 32 people.

Letter From The Middle East: Navigating Lost Villages in Israel

Posted: 13 May 2014 11:38 AM PDT

The "iNakba" navigation app aims to promote discussion of the displacement of Palestinians that surrounded Israeli statehood.

Ukrainian Soldiers Killed in Militia Ambush

Posted: 13 May 2014 11:20 AM PDT

Antigovernment forces ambushed an army convoy, further intensifying tensions in Ukraine's restive eastern region.

Video: Times Minute | Newark’s Next Mayor

Posted: 13 May 2014 10:53 AM PDT

Also on the Minute, new privacy protections in Europe and developing bird-safe glass.

Top U.N. Mediator in Syria Conflict Resigns

Posted: 13 May 2014 10:37 AM PDT

The mediator, Lakhdar Brahimi, had signaled that it was pointless for him to continue in seeking a peaceful settlement of the Syrian civil war.

Alec Baldwin Arrested After Biking the Wrong Way in Manhattan

Posted: 13 May 2014 09:47 AM PDT

The actor was issued two criminal summonses, one for the traffic offense and one for disorderly conduct, after he argued with the officers who stopped him.