Malaysia Searches for Dozens of Missing People After Boat Sinks

Malaysia Searches for Dozens of Missing People After Boat Sinks
Putin and Poroshenko Discuss Possible Cease-Fire in Ukraine
Putin, Poroshenko Discuss Possible Ceasefire in East Ukraine
Obama Plans Protected Marine Area in Pacific Ocean
News: Israelis Start #BringBackOurBoys Campaign
Stamp Sells for a Record $9.5 Million
Boat Sinks Off Western Malaysia, 66 Indonesians Feared Drowned
World Cup Security Is Near Soccer History, but Can’t See It
U.S. Captures Top Suspect in Benghazi Siege, Pentagon Says
As Sunnis Die in Iraq, a Cycle Is Restarting
As LED Industry Evolves, China Elbows Ahead
Assessing Fukushima Damage Without Eyes on the Inside
DealBook News Analysis: In Competing Offers for Alstom, France’s Government Holds Sway
Despite Protests, Canada Approves Northern Gateway Oil Pipeline
Check In: Hotel Review: Mashpi Lodge in Ecuador
Relatives Shed Assets as China’s Leader Fights Graft
Met Opera Cancels Simulcast of ‘Klinghoffer’
Ukraine Suspects Terrorism in Pipeline Explosion
Stanley Marsh, Creator of ‘Cadillac Ranch,’ Dies
7 Killed as Pakistan Police Clash With Preacher’s Followers
Apprehension of Ahmed Abu Khattala May Begin to Answer Questions on Assault
Kenyan President Blames Domestic Foes, Not Shabab, for Deadly Attacks
Roma Boy, 16, Is Comatose After Beating Outside Paris
Bits Blog: Facebook Releases Slingshot for Self-Destructing Selfies
DealBook: Ruling on Argentina’s Debt May Give Creditors More Power

Posted: 18 Jun 2014 12:30 AM PDT

Some 34 people were missing Wednesday from the vessel, which an official said was believed to have been carrying Indonesian migrants back to their home country.

Putin and Poroshenko Discuss Possible Cease-Fire in Ukraine

Posted: 18 Jun 2014 12:05 AM PDT

In a late-night telephone conversation, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia and President Petro O. Poroshenko of Ukraine, also touched on the deaths of two Russian journalists in Ukraine.

Putin, Poroshenko Discuss Possible Ceasefire in East Ukraine

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 09:45 PM PDT

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart, Petro Poroshenko, discussed a possible ceasefire in eastern Ukraine and the deaths of two Russian journalists there in a late night telephone conversation, the Kremlin said.

Obama Plans Protected Marine Area in Pacific Ocean

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 09:06 PM PDT

The president says he will use his executive authority to create the world's largest protected marine area to defend diverse habitats from harmful activities.

News: Israelis Start #BringBackOurBoys Campaign

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 07:57 PM PDT

Israelis trained to promote their country's image online started a campaign last week, using a hashtag inspired by Nigerian activists, after three teenagers disappeared on their way home from religious schools in the occupied West Bank.

Stamp Sells for a Record $9.5 Million

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 07:32 PM PDT

An 1856 stamp known as the One-Cent Magenta from British Guiana sold at Sotheby's for the highest price ever paid for a stamp at auction.

Boat Sinks Off Western Malaysia, 66 Indonesians Feared Drowned

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 07:21 PM PDT

Sixty-six people are feared to have drowned after an overloaded wooden boat carrying 97 illegal immigrants from Indonesia sank off Malaysia's western coast, Malaysian officials said on Wednesday.

World Cup Security Is Near Soccer History, but Can’t See It

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 06:39 PM PDT

World Cup security guards who are assigned to maintain order inside the throbbing stadiums, must keep their eyes firmly locked on the stands, and not the soccer.

U.S. Captures Top Suspect in Benghazi Siege, Pentagon Says

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 06:00 PM PDT

In a secret operation, American Special Operations forces captured Ahmed Abu Khattala, the suspected leader of the 2012 attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, and took him out of that country.

As Sunnis Die in Iraq, a Cycle Is Restarting

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 05:49 PM PDT

Many Iraqis said they feared a resumption of the sectarian violence that occurred during the height of the war.

As LED Industry Evolves, China Elbows Ahead

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 05:38 PM PDT

With a price war underway, Chinese manufacturers are taking market share from industry pioneers in the United States, Europe and Japan.

Assessing Fukushima Damage Without Eyes on the Inside

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 04:49 PM PDT

A new technology will give engineers three-dimensional images of the stricken plant's reactor cores and detect damaged fuel behind feet of steel and concrete.

DealBook News Analysis: In Competing Offers for Alstom, France’s Government Holds Sway

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 04:20 PM PDT

Rival bids for Alstom seem fated to be decided less on business merits and more on attractiveness to President François Hollande's government, which fears losing one of France's industrial crown jewels.

Despite Protests, Canada Approves Northern Gateway Oil Pipeline

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 03:51 PM PDT

The project, which would send oil from Alberta to Asia, faces stiff opposition from aboriginal groups, environmentalists and community advocates.

Check In: Hotel Review: Mashpi Lodge in Ecuador

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 03:47 PM PDT

This two-year-old property, perched in an Andean cloud forest, offers a mix of serenity, warm service and eco-excursions, making it worth the trek from Quito.

Relatives Shed Assets as China’s Leader Fights Graft

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 03:02 PM PDT

Evidence suggests that President Xi Jinping has been pushing family members to sell hundreds of millions of dollars in holdings.

Met Opera Cancels Simulcast of ‘Klinghoffer’

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 03:01 PM PDT

The Metropolitan Opera has said that it decided that a simulcast of John Adams's "The Death of Klinghoffer" could stir up anti-Semitism.

Ukraine Suspects Terrorism in Pipeline Explosion

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 02:53 PM PDT

Ukrainian officials suspect that terrorists blew up a natural gas pipeline a day after the Russian energy giant Gazprom said it was cutting off supplies to Ukraine in a dispute over pricing.

Stanley Marsh, Creator of ‘Cadillac Ranch,’ Dies

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 02:31 PM PDT

Eccentric Texas businessman-turned-artist Stanley Marsh 3, whose partially buried row of Cadillacs became a road-side tourist attraction in the 1970s, died Tuesday. He was 76.

7 Killed as Pakistan Police Clash With Preacher’s Followers

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 01:01 PM PDT

The deaths occurred after officers demanded the removal of blockades from roads leading to the headquarters of the preacher, Muhammad Tahir-ul-Qadri.

Apprehension of Ahmed Abu Khattala May Begin to Answer Questions on Assault

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 12:33 PM PDT

The apprehension of Ahmed Abu Khattala may finally begin to address some of the persistent questions about who carried out the Libya attack and why.

Kenyan President Blames Domestic Foes, Not Shabab, for Deadly Attacks

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 12:13 PM PDT

President Uhuru Kenyatta said the killing of at least 57 people in two raids was the work of local "political networks," not Islamic militants.

Roma Boy, 16, Is Comatose After Beating Outside Paris

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 11:56 AM PDT

The teenager was abducted from a shantytown and beaten last week by as many as a dozen people in an attack that drew condemnation from politicians and rights groups.

Bits Blog: Facebook Releases Slingshot for Self-Destructing Selfies

Posted: 17 Jun 2014 11:54 AM PDT

On Tuesday, Facebook rolled out Slingshot, a stand-alone app that lets users share photo and video messages that are then meant to disappear.