Shanghai Court Says Trial of GlaxoSmithKline-Linked Investigators Is Set

Shanghai Court Says Trial of GlaxoSmithKline-Linked Investigators Is Set
Sinosphere Blog: Aviation Authorities Warn of Severe Flight Delays in Eastern China
Workout Clothes With High-Tech Twist Sell Briskly
Short Staff Tries to Cope With Ebola
Bojan Bogdanovic Gets Familiar With the Nets
Tunnels Lead Right to the Heart of Israeli Fear
Donald Sterling Loses Bid to Block Sale of Clippers
OKCupid Publishes Findings of User Experiments
Venezuelan Officers Linked to Colombian Cocaine Traffickers
U.S. and Europe Set to Toughen Russia Sanctions
Boko Haram Targets Political Figures in String of Attacks
Israeli Leader Sees No Quick End to Gaza War
With Microsoft in Sights, China Starts to Squeeze U.S. Tech Companies
Fuel Depot Fire Endangers Civilians in Libya
Mandalay Journal: Where Ancient Burmese Beauty Balm Competes With Modern Cosmetics
U.S. Says Russia Tested Cruise Missile, Violating Treaty
Well: Rustle, Tingle, Relax: The Compelling World of A.S.M.R.
Critic’s Notebook: Bolshoi Ballet Turns Back the Clock in Its New York Season
First Person: The Great Giant Flea Hunt
DealBook: Lloyds Bank to Pay Nearly $370 Million to Resolve Libor Investigations
Masterworks vs. the Masses
Officials Pull Back from Crash Site as the Army Puts Pressure on Rebels
3 Killed in a Facebook Blasphemy Rampage in Pakistan
Well: Nursing Home Unthinkable? Be Prepared in Case It’s Inevitable
Enmity and Civilian Toll Rise in Ukraine While Attention Is Diverted

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 11:33 PM PDT

Earlier this month, Chinese prosecutors accused British investigator Peter Humphrey and his American wife Yu Yingzeng for illegally obtaining private information. The public trial is set for Aug. 8.

Sinosphere Blog: Aviation Authorities Warn of Severe Flight Delays in Eastern China

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 11:07 PM PDT

The authorities announced that air traffic capacity would be reduced by as much as 75 percent on Tuesday in Shanghai. Several other eastern Chinese cities will also be affected.

Workout Clothes With High-Tech Twist Sell Briskly

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 07:39 PM PDT

Though clothing sales have been strained in recent years, activewear has become a $33.4 billion business, as popular on the street as it is in the gym.

Short Staff Tries to Cope With Ebola

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 07:07 PM PDT

As an outbreak worsened, a pay dispute with nurses left a short staff able to care primarily for just the sickest patients who had a chance of surviving.

Bojan Bogdanovic Gets Familiar With the Nets

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 06:50 PM PDT

Bojan Bogdanovic, a 25-year-old forward from Bosnia and Herzegovina, has been on a whirlwind introductory tour since signing a three-year contract with the Nets last week.

Tunnels Lead Right to the Heart of Israeli Fear

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 06:47 PM PDT

The sophistication and extent of the underground passages has stiffened Israeli resolve to destroy them.

Donald Sterling Loses Bid to Block Sale of Clippers

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 06:28 PM PDT

Judge Michael Levanas ruled that Sterling could not stop the sale of the team that his wife, Rochelle, brokered for a record $2 billion against his wishes.

OKCupid Publishes Findings of User Experiments

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 06:22 PM PDT

The dating website OKCupid publishes result of three experiments it conducted on users in the name of social science.

Venezuelan Officers Linked to Colombian Cocaine Traffickers

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 06:13 PM PDT

The head of Venezuelan military intelligence was on the payroll of a Colombian drug lord, invested money in drug shipments and coordinated the shipment of cocaine, according to prosecutors.

U.S. and Europe Set to Toughen Russia Sanctions

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 06:01 PM PDT

A package targeting Russia's financial, energy and defense sectors was driven by the conclusion that Moscow has taken a more direct role in Ukraine.

Boko Haram Targets Political Figures in String of Attacks

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 05:58 PM PDT

The terrorist group has attacked or kidnapped prominent citizens in Cameroon and Nigeria, and has committed a series of suicide bombings that have killed at least 11 over two days.

Israeli Leader Sees No Quick End to Gaza War

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 05:53 PM PDT

Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, told citizens to prepare themselves for a prolonged conflict after an informal lull was shattered.

With Microsoft in Sights, China Starts to Squeeze U.S. Tech Companies

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 05:39 PM PDT

An agency that enforces antimonopoly laws visited company offices in four cities, as the country more closely scrutinizes multinational companies.

Fuel Depot Fire Endangers Civilians in Libya

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 05:06 PM PDT

Two storage tanks are ablaze in the fire, which was started by militias fighting for control of the airport in Tripoli.

Mandalay Journal: Where Ancient Burmese Beauty Balm Competes With Modern Cosmetics

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 04:54 PM PDT

Thanakha, a paste long prized in Myanmar for its sunblock and aesthetic qualities, is facing a challenge from multinational cosmetic corporations.

U.S. Says Russia Tested Cruise Missile, Violating Treaty

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 04:00 PM PDT

The United States has concluded that Russia violated a landmark arms control treaty by testing a prohibited ground-launched cruise missile, according to senior American officials.

Well: Rustle, Tingle, Relax: The Compelling World of A.S.M.R.

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 03:25 PM PDT

Videos that evoke the tingling sensation of the "autonomous sensory meridian response" are popular on the Web, but scientists are only beginning to understand what might be involved.

Critic’s Notebook: Bolshoi Ballet Turns Back the Clock in Its New York Season

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 02:27 PM PDT

Watching the Bolshoi Ballet season that just concluded at Lincoln Center was like seeing the clock turned back, with all of the repertory predating glasnost.

First Person: The Great Giant Flea Hunt

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 02:11 PM PDT

The Pacific Northwest is a home to the mountain beaver, which is home to the elusive Hystrichopsylla schefferi.

DealBook: Lloyds Bank to Pay Nearly $370 Million to Resolve Libor Investigations

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 01:04 PM PDT

The British lender is the latest big bank to reach a deal to settle accusations that its employees conspired to manipulate benchmark interest rates.

Masterworks vs. the Masses

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 01:04 PM PDT

Visitors from all over are lining up at the Louvre, the Vatican and the Uffizi museums, posing problems for institutions trying to balance accessibility with art preservation.

Officials Pull Back from Crash Site as the Army Puts Pressure on Rebels

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 12:45 PM PDT

Fighting between rebels and the Ukrainian military forced an investigative team to retreat before it could secure the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 and begin an investigation into the circumstances of the crash.

3 Killed in a Facebook Blasphemy Rampage in Pakistan

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 12:14 PM PDT

A mob of about 1,000 stormed through a minority Ahmadi neighborhood in a Pakistani city, leaving a woman and her two granddaughters dead.

Well: Nursing Home Unthinkable? Be Prepared in Case It’s Inevitable

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 12:07 PM PDT

Be an 'educated customer' if the needs of an aging relative or friends become too difficult to handle at home.

Enmity and Civilian Toll Rise in Ukraine While Attention Is Diverted

Posted: 28 Jul 2014 11:49 AM PDT

With the tragedy of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, the deaths of nearly 800 civilians in eastern Ukraine have gone virtually unnoticed by the outside world.