Kerry in South Sudan to Seek an End to Fighting

Kerry in South Sudan to Seek an End to Fighting
DealBook: Pfizer Raises Bid for AstraZeneca, Putting Pressure on British Drug Maker to Accept Deal
So Far, U.S. Sanctions Over Ukraine May Be Inflicting Only Limited Pain on Russia
A Heinous Crime, Secret Histories and a Sinn Fein Leader’s Arrest
Looming Energy Crisis Again Confronts Egypt’s Leaders
Sinosphere Blog: Q & A: Jeffrey Wasserstrom on History, Dissent and the Power of May 4 in China
Dozens Are Killed in Airstrike at a Bustling Market in Syria
Call for Limits on Web Data of Customers
U.S. and Germany Fail to Reach a Deal on Spying
Timeline Describes Frantic Scene at Oklahoma Execution
Donors Weigh Jilting Christie for Jeb Bush
EBay Settles Antitrust Case Over No-Poaching Deal
Netanyahu Plans to Promote Legislation on Jewish State Designation
Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel on ‘Sex Tape’
Seth MacFarlane and Charlize Theron on ‘A Million Ways to Die in the West’
Putin Demands That Ukraine Pull Its Troops From Southeast
17-Minute Delay Found in Reporting Missing Plane
Administration Details Late Surge in Health Enrollments
Sinn Fein Braces for Fallout After Arrest
Suicide Attack Kills 12 in Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley
U.S. Will Host Expanded Copa América in 2016
Summer Movies: For ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,’ Learning Simian Movement
Auditing Ape School
DealBook: Britain Bars Former UBS Senior Trader From Financial Industry
Exxon Mobil Profit Falls for a 4th Quarter Running

Posted: 02 May 2014 12:48 AM PDT

The American secretary of state arrived Friday on an urgent mission to try to stop the violence that has killed thousands and is ripping the new nation apart.

DealBook: Pfizer Raises Bid for AstraZeneca, Putting Pressure on British Drug Maker to Accept Deal

Posted: 02 May 2014 12:45 AM PDT

Pfizer has offered a cash-and-share deal that would value AstraZeneca at more than $100 billion.

So Far, U.S. Sanctions Over Ukraine May Be Inflicting Only Limited Pain on Russia

Posted: 01 May 2014 09:49 PM PDT

The real effects of the United States' sanctions on Russia over its intervention in Ukraine appear to be more psychological than tangible, economic specialists say.

A Heinous Crime, Secret Histories and a Sinn Fein Leader’s Arrest

Posted: 01 May 2014 08:42 PM PDT

The arrest of Gerry Adams on Wednesday came after officials subpoenaed interviews from a Boston College oral history project whose subjects had been promised confidentiality.

Looming Energy Crisis Again Confronts Egypt’s Leaders

Posted: 01 May 2014 07:57 PM PDT

International energy companies say that Egypt has failed to pay them for pumping its petroleum, which has created a vicious circle of nonpayment, noninvestment and diminishing production.

Sinosphere Blog: Q & A: Jeffrey Wasserstrom on History, Dissent and the Power of May 4 in China

Posted: 01 May 2014 07:55 PM PDT

Jeffrey Wasserstrom, a history professor at the University of California, Irvine, who has studied student protests in China, discusses the history of May 4 and whether protesters might rise again.

Dozens Are Killed in Airstrike at a Bustling Market in Syria

Posted: 01 May 2014 07:15 PM PDT

At least 33 people were killed and many others were wounded by airstrikes at an outdoor market in Aleppo just a day after an airstrike on an elementary school killed 20.

Call for Limits on Web Data of Customers

Posted: 01 May 2014 06:08 PM PDT

The long-awaited administration report suggests that tech companies disclose the information they collect on customers.

U.S. and Germany Fail to Reach a Deal on Spying

Posted: 01 May 2014 06:07 PM PDT

The effort to reach an accord began after it was disclosed last year that the National Security Agency was tapping Chancellor Angela Merkel's cellphone.

Timeline Describes Frantic Scene at Oklahoma Execution

Posted: 01 May 2014 06:03 PM PDT

Clayton Lockett was shocked with a Taser, slashed his own arm and had a catheter inserted in the hours leading up to a botched execution attempt, according to a detailed timeline.

Donors Weigh Jilting Christie for Jeb Bush

Posted: 01 May 2014 05:50 PM PDT

Some donors and fund-raisers are signaling to Chris Christie's camp that, should Jeb Bush enter the race for president, their first loyalty would be to him, not to Mr. Christie.

EBay Settles Antitrust Case Over No-Poaching Deal

Posted: 01 May 2014 03:32 PM PDT

The Justice Department accused eBay of having a secret deal with Intuit not to try to hire each other's employees.

Netanyahu Plans to Promote Legislation on Jewish State Designation

Posted: 01 May 2014 03:05 PM PDT

The move comes as an apparent response to Palestinians' rejection of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's demand for recognition of Israel as a Jewish state during peace talks.

Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel on ‘Sex Tape’

Posted: 01 May 2014 02:26 PM PDT

The couple discusses their film.

Seth MacFarlane and Charlize Theron on ‘A Million Ways to Die in the West’

Posted: 01 May 2014 02:03 PM PDT

The couple discuss "A Million Ways to Die in the West."

Putin Demands That Ukraine Pull Its Troops From Southeast

Posted: 01 May 2014 01:32 PM PDT

Speaking with Angela Merkel of Germany on Thursday, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia reportedly said Ukraine's leaders needed to initiate a "broad national dialogue" to resolve tensions.

17-Minute Delay Found in Reporting Missing Plane

Posted: 01 May 2014 12:54 PM PDT

It took 17 minutes after Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared from civilian radar screens for air traffic controllers to raise concerns, according to a government report.

Administration Details Late Surge in Health Enrollments

Posted: 01 May 2014 11:40 AM PDT

The number of people signing up in the final weeks before the enrollment deadline was more than double the number who had signed up since it opened last October, the administration said.

Sinn Fein Braces for Fallout After Arrest

Posted: 01 May 2014 11:25 AM PDT

The party, riding high in election polls in the Republic of Ireland, was in damage-control mode after its leader, Gerry Adams, was questioned in connection with a 1972 killing.

Suicide Attack Kills 12 in Afghanistan’s Panjshir Valley

Posted: 01 May 2014 11:18 AM PDT

A car bombing, whose victims included security force members, struck at the symbolic heart of resistance to the Taliban's rule and the Soviet occupation.

U.S. Will Host Expanded Copa América in 2016

Posted: 01 May 2014 11:16 AM PDT

The tournament will celebrate its centennial by expanding to 16 teams, including six from Concacaf, and playing outside South America for the first time.

Summer Movies: For ‘Dawn of the Planet of the Apes,’ Learning Simian Movement

Posted: 01 May 2014 10:15 AM PDT

For many actors, appearing in "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" means learning to walk and trying to think like a member of another species.

Auditing Ape School

Posted: 01 May 2014 10:13 AM PDT

The movement coach Terry Notary teaches actors (and one journalist) how to move like an ape.

DealBook: Britain Bars Former UBS Senior Trader From Financial Industry

Posted: 01 May 2014 10:10 AM PDT

Britain's Financial Conduct Authority barred John Christopher Hughes for his role in a $2.3 billion trading loss related to the fraudulent actions of another former trader, Kweku M. Adoboli.