Militants Kill Dozens of Muslims in Northeastern India, Police Say

Militants Kill Dozens of Muslims in Northeastern India, Police Say
New Inquiry Sought on Benghazi Attack
Mixed Verdict in Apple-Samsung Patent Fight
Death Stalks Muslims as Myanmar Cuts Off Aid
News Analysis: In Surveillance Debate, White House Turns Its Focus to Silicon Valley
Merkel Signals That Tension Persists Over U.S. Spying
G.M. Talks to Families With Claims Over Defects
Plying Social Media, Chinese Workers Grow Bolder in Exerting Clout
Accident Leads to Scrutiny of Oil Sand Production
Ukrainians Strike Rebel-Held City as Fighting Spreads
Vision of the Future From Those Likely to Invent It
Hundreds of Afghans Are Killed in Landslides
Car Bombs in Central Syria Kill at Least 19
Common Sense: Steve Jobs Defied Convention, and Perhaps the Law
Hagel Urges European Allies to Increase Military Spending
Report Shows Resurgence of Hiring but Has Downbeat Notes
Top North Korean Official Dismissed From Post
Off the Charts: Optimism Grows in Italy, Defying the Numbers
European Jobs Market Still Stagnant, March Data Show
Well: Helmets Do Little to Help Moderate Infant Skull Flattening, Study Finds
Suicide Bomber Kills Soldier in Egypt’s Sinai
Lens Blog: Family Photos of Feral Felines
An Unlikely Indian Political Star’s Latest Crusade

Posted: 02 May 2014 11:34 PM PDT

At least 28 people were killed in attacks on villages in Assam, where long-simmering tensions have pitted members of the Bodo tribal group against other residents.

New Inquiry Sought on Benghazi Attack

Posted: 02 May 2014 08:12 PM PDT

As midterm elections approach, House Republicans moved to keep in the forefront their questions over whether the administration misled Congress.

Mixed Verdict in Apple-Samsung Patent Fight

Posted: 02 May 2014 07:09 PM PDT

The dispute between technology rivals ended with an award of nearly $120 million in damages to Apple and $158,000 to Samsung.

Death Stalks Muslims as Myanmar Cuts Off Aid

Posted: 02 May 2014 06:44 PM PDT

Myanmar's Buddhist-led government has targeted the Rohingya people, depriving them of liberties even as it trumpets democratic reforms.

News Analysis: In Surveillance Debate, White House Turns Its Focus to Silicon Valley

Posted: 02 May 2014 06:27 PM PDT

The questions about the N.S.A. are strikingly similar to those about how Google, Yahoo, Facebook and thousands of application makers crunch their numbers.

Merkel Signals That Tension Persists Over U.S. Spying

Posted: 02 May 2014 06:00 PM PDT

At a White House meeting meant to mend fences, Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany said it was too soon to return to "business as usual" with the United States following disclosures that the N.S.A had eavesdropped on her phone calls.

G.M. Talks to Families With Claims Over Defects

Posted: 02 May 2014 05:49 PM PDT

The number of cases, attributing wrongful death or personal injury to an ignition defect, suggest more victims than the company has acknowledged.

Plying Social Media, Chinese Workers Grow Bolder in Exerting Clout

Posted: 02 May 2014 05:28 PM PDT

A shrinking labor pool in China has shifted more bargaining power to workers, and a mass walkout illustrated their willingness to use it.

Accident Leads to Scrutiny of Oil Sand Production

Posted: 02 May 2014 05:26 PM PDT

A relatively minor leak last year has led regulators in Alberta to re-examine production that uses steam under pressure to separate oil from subterranean sands.

Ukrainians Strike Rebel-Held City as Fighting Spreads

Posted: 02 May 2014 04:39 PM PDT

Ukrainian military and police forces resumed their effort to retake Slovyansk, and violence erupted in port city of Odessa on the Black Sea.

Vision of the Future From Those Likely to Invent It

Posted: 02 May 2014 04:27 PM PDT

Tech is changing the world at a faster pace than ever before. In a series of interviews, seven people who are driving this transformation provided a glimpse into the future.

Hundreds of Afghans Are Killed in Landslides

Posted: 02 May 2014 12:37 PM PDT

As many as 2,500 people were said to be missing in the disaster, one of the worst to hit the country in at least a decade.

Car Bombs in Central Syria Kill at Least 19

Posted: 02 May 2014 11:38 AM PDT

The bombings came even as a cease-fire deal was reported in the battered city of Homs. The budding agreement would allow the last remaining insurgents in the Old City to flee.

Common Sense: Steve Jobs Defied Convention, and Perhaps the Law

Posted: 02 May 2014 10:53 AM PDT

Mr. Jobs's conduct is a reminder that the difference between genius and potentially criminal behavior can be a fine line.

Hagel Urges European Allies to Increase Military Spending

Posted: 02 May 2014 10:29 AM PDT

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, calling Russia's intervention in Ukraine a "clarifying moment" for NATO, made a forceful case for bolstering the alliance.

Report Shows Resurgence of Hiring but Has Downbeat Notes

Posted: 02 May 2014 10:01 AM PDT

After a slowdown at the start of the year, the American economy picked up in April in tandem with the warming weather, expanding payrolls by 288,000, as the jobless rate fell to 6.3 percent.

Top North Korean Official Dismissed From Post

Posted: 02 May 2014 09:17 AM PDT

Vice Marshal Choe Ryong-hae, widely believed to have been the second-most influential person in the government, was removed from a military position.

Off the Charts: Optimism Grows in Italy, Defying the Numbers

Posted: 02 May 2014 08:46 AM PDT

While official figures show scant economic growth, a confidence survey seems to show enthusiasm for proposals by the Italian government and relief that the euro crisis has eased.

European Jobs Market Still Stagnant, March Data Show

Posted: 02 May 2014 07:21 AM PDT

Despite some indicators suggesting that faster economic growth is on its way, the euro zone's proportion of jobless people was unchanged at 11.8 percent.

Well: Helmets Do Little to Help Moderate Infant Skull Flattening, Study Finds

Posted: 02 May 2014 06:40 AM PDT

The first randomized trial of corrective helmets, which must be worn constantly and can be stressful for parents, found no better results than nontreatment.

Suicide Bomber Kills Soldier in Egypt’s Sinai

Posted: 02 May 2014 02:56 AM PDT

One Egyptian soldier was killed and at least seven more people wounded in two suicide attacks in South Sinai on Friday and a policeman died in a Cairo bomb attack, official sources said, in the latest round of violence ahead of elections due in May.

Lens Blog: Family Photos of Feral Felines

Posted: 02 May 2014 02:00 AM PDT

Jason Houge's cat pictures aren't exactly warm and fuzzy. They're wild. Just like the 30 feral cats that have kind of adopted him.

An Unlikely Indian Political Star’s Latest Crusade

Posted: 02 May 2014 01:51 AM PDT

Arvind Kejriwal is taking on Narendra Modi, widely expected to be India's next prime minister, in Varanasi, a bastion of strength for Mr. Modi's party.