Vote for European Parliament Seen as Bellwether for the Right

Vote for European Parliament Seen as Bellwether for the Right
Sinosphere Blog: Deadly Explosions in China’s West
China Threatens Security Checks for Tech Firms After U.S. Indictments
F.B.I. Closes Investigation Into Guantánamo Defense Lawyer
California Woman, Abducted at 15, Is Found After 10 Years
Youths in ‘Happy’ Video Find Iran’s Grip on Internet Is Still Tight
Vigilance Urged for N.Y.U. After Abuses in Abu Dhabi
Egyptian, 17, Seeks Asylum After Traveling to Intel Science Fair
Solidarity Eludes Ukraine Separatist Groups as Presidential Election Nears
China’s Global Search for Energy
DealBook News Analysis: In Credit Suisse Settlement, a Question of Justice
Where ‘Say Nothing’ Is Gospel, I.R.A. Victim’s Daughter Is Talking
Pelosi Picks 5 Democrats for Panel on Benghazi
Pennsylvania Governor Won’t Fight Ruling That Allows Gay Marriage
The Details: Grabbing the Spotlight
U.S. Sends Troops to Chad to Aid Hunt for Nigerian Schoolgirls
Shopping With Frederico Duarte: Portuguese Design
Seeking Balance on Mideast Visit, Pope Pleases Few
Police: Woman Found 10 Years After Kidnapping
Taliban Attacks Leave 22 Afghan Police Officers Dead
Pussy Riot: From a Prison Cell to the Red Carpet
U.S. Deploys Military to Help Search for Nigerian Girls
Worries Turn to Disease as Waters Recede in Balkans
EBay Reports Security Breach and Asks Users to Change Passwords

Posted: 22 May 2014 01:33 AM PDT

The balloting will span four days as voters in the 28 member states of the European Union choose their contingents.

Sinosphere Blog: Deadly Explosions in China’s West

Posted: 22 May 2014 01:01 AM PDT

A series of explosions killed at least 31 people and injured 94 more on Thursday in Urumqi, the capital of the Xinjiang region, and officials called the blasts a terror attack.

China Threatens Security Checks for Tech Firms After U.S. Indictments

Posted: 22 May 2014 12:13 AM PDT

A plan for tighter scrutiny on tech companies doing business in China was announced by an agency that had threatened retaliation for cyberespionage charges.

F.B.I. Closes Investigation Into Guantánamo Defense Lawyer

Posted: 21 May 2014 08:40 PM PDT

An investigation of a defense lawyer for a Guantánamo detainee accused of aiding the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks has been closed, a Justice Department official told a war-crimes court.

California Woman, Abducted at 15, Is Found After 10 Years

Posted: 21 May 2014 07:47 PM PDT

The police in Santa Ana, Calif., said the victim had been abducted by her mother's boyfriend, identified as Isidro Garcia, who eventually forced her to marry him and have his child.

Youths in ‘Happy’ Video Find Iran’s Grip on Internet Is Still Tight

Posted: 21 May 2014 07:41 PM PDT

Six teenagers were arrested and then released on bail over their dance video, an episode that appears to reflect a broader clash between religious conservatives and the faction represented by Iran's president.

Vigilance Urged for N.Y.U. After Abuses in Abu Dhabi

Posted: 21 May 2014 06:51 PM PDT

Labor experts say that preventing further labor abuses on New York University's new campus will be no small matter, given the laws currently in place.

Egyptian, 17, Seeks Asylum After Traveling to Intel Science Fair

Posted: 21 May 2014 06:29 PM PDT

Abdullah Assem, a science prodigy arrested in April on charges of participating in illegal protests against Egypt's military-backed government, is now in hiding in the United States.

Solidarity Eludes Ukraine Separatist Groups as Presidential Election Nears

Posted: 21 May 2014 06:22 PM PDT

As rifts appeared among the groups, representatives of the government in Kiev received a generally warm reception at talks intended to help resolve the political crisis.

China’s Global Search for Energy

Posted: 21 May 2014 06:13 PM PDT

China has an insatiable appetite for energy and it has made deals with nations like Russia, Iraq, Nigeria, Ecuador and Venezuela to keep its people warm and the lights on.

DealBook News Analysis: In Credit Suisse Settlement, a Question of Justice

Posted: 21 May 2014 05:48 PM PDT

Although Credit Suisse is paying stiff penalties as part of its convictions, many critics have been left disappointed by what the plea deal didn't do.

Where ‘Say Nothing’ Is Gospel, I.R.A. Victim’s Daughter Is Talking

Posted: 21 May 2014 05:32 PM PDT

A daughter of Jean McConville, who was abducted and killed after being accused of being an informer, has filed suit against Sinn Fein, whose leader, Gerry Adams, was questioned over the murder.

Pelosi Picks 5 Democrats for Panel on Benghazi

Posted: 21 May 2014 04:50 PM PDT

The move gives legitimacy to a committee that Democrats have dismissed as an election-year stunt, but it affords President Obama's defenders a chance to influence the direction of the hearings.

Pennsylvania Governor Won’t Fight Ruling That Allows Gay Marriage

Posted: 21 May 2014 04:38 PM PDT

Gov. Tom Corbett said that a challenge to a decision striking down the state's ban on gay marriage would be unlikely to succeed.

The Details: Grabbing the Spotlight

Posted: 21 May 2014 04:35 PM PDT

At the International Contemporary Furniture Fair, lighting emerged as the young designer's medium — and the forms it took were anything but conventional.

U.S. Sends Troops to Chad to Aid Hunt for Nigerian Schoolgirls

Posted: 21 May 2014 03:39 PM PDT

The troops are mostly Air Force flight crew members, maintenance specialists and security officers sent to support the international rescue effort in Nigeria.

Shopping With Frederico Duarte: Portuguese Design

Posted: 21 May 2014 03:38 PM PDT

Craft traditions and low prices make the country a great place for home furnishings.

Seeking Balance on Mideast Visit, Pope Pleases Few

Posted: 21 May 2014 03:33 PM PDT

Pope Francis plans a strong show of support for a Palestinian state this weekend, when he becomes the first pontiff to travel directly to the occupied West Bank without passing through Israel.

Police: Woman Found 10 Years After Kidnapping

Posted: 21 May 2014 03:07 PM PDT

A woman who was 15 when she disappeared 10 years ago from her California home contacted police and told them she was held against her will for years, sexually assaulted repeatedly and had a child with her captor, authorities said Wednesday.

Taliban Attacks Leave 22 Afghan Police Officers Dead

Posted: 21 May 2014 02:40 PM PDT

The insurgents boasted that their spring offensive was well underway, and said it proved they could disrupt the coming runoff election for president of Afghanistan.

Pussy Riot: From a Prison Cell to the Red Carpet

Posted: 21 May 2014 02:26 PM PDT

Two of the Russian feminist art collective's founding members are here, there and everywhere.

U.S. Deploys Military to Help Search for Nigerian Girls

Posted: 21 May 2014 02:22 PM PDT

In a letter to Congress, President Obama announced the deployment to help find and return more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Islamist militant group Boko Haram.

Worries Turn to Disease as Waters Recede in Balkans

Posted: 21 May 2014 02:14 PM PDT

Contaminated water has covered homes, towns and fields, leading to fears of intestinal ailments, respiratory infections, skin diseases, hepatitis and perhaps worse.