U.S. Parent Company to Pull All Products Made by Chinese Meat Supplier

U.S. Parent Company to Pull All Products Made by Chinese Meat Supplier
Israeli Military Resumes Fighting in Gaza, Says Hamas Ignored Truce
Israel Extends Cease-Fire in Gaza, a U.N. Request Rejected by Hamas
In Search for Killer, DNA Sweep Exposes Intimate Family Secrets in Italy
Pause in the Fighting Gives Civilians on Both Sides a Moment to Take Stock
South Korea’s Epic Tragedy: In Ferry Deaths, a South Korean Tycoon’s Downfall
With Taliban’s Revival, Dread Returns to Swat
Effort to Secure Malaysia Airline Crash Site Falters in Eastern Ukraine
Washington Memo: Echoes of Past Battles on Immigration Ring Through Current Debate
As Technology Makes Bicycles Lighter and Faster, It’s the Cyclists Falling Harder
Bound by Bridge, 2 Baghdad Enclaves Drift Far Apart
Sports of The Times: Tour de France 2014: Women Push to Compete in Cycling's Top Event
Amid Outcry Abroad, a Wealth of Backing in Israel for Netanyahu
Facing Escalating Violence, U.S. Evacuates Staff From Its Embassy in Libya
Pentagon Plan Would Help Ukraine Target Rebel Missiles
Gunmen Seize, Then Free, a Leading Iraqi Politician
Datapoints: The Typical Household, Now Worth a Third Less
Ex-Chief of C.I.A. Shapes Response to Detention Report
U.S. Evacuates Embassy in Libya Amid Clashes
Critic’s Notebook: ‘Medea,’ Kathleen Turner and Noël Coward on London Stages
Israel’s Outspoken Envoy Is Wise to U.S. Ways

Posted: 27 Jul 2014 12:42 AM PDT

Shanghai Husi Food, owned by the Illinois-based OSI Group, is in a major food safety scandal over allegations that it used expired meat in its products.

Israeli Military Resumes Fighting in Gaza, Says Hamas Ignored Truce

Posted: 27 Jul 2014 12:18 AM PDT

The Israeli military started fighting again in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, saying Hamas militants had ignored a 24-hour, humanitarian ceasefire requested by the United Nations.

Israel Extends Cease-Fire in Gaza, a U.N. Request Rejected by Hamas

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 05:55 PM PDT

Hamas rejected the extension of the humanitarian lull for 24 hours, and Israel said it would continue to destroy tunnels from Gaza into its territory.

In Search for Killer, DNA Sweep Exposes Intimate Family Secrets in Italy

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 05:42 PM PDT

The search for the killer in a sensational murder case revealed personal details about a suspect and set off a debate about the risks of privacy violations in DNA searches.

Pause in the Fighting Gives Civilians on Both Sides a Moment to Take Stock

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 05:03 PM PDT

Saturday's cease-fire provided the first daylong relief from violence for civilians since the start of the 19-day war between Israel and Palestinian militants.

South Korea’s Epic Tragedy: In Ferry Deaths, a South Korean Tycoon’s Downfall

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 04:46 PM PDT

The sinking of the ferry Sewol killed 304 passengers and exposed a web of questionable business practices by Yoo Byung-eun, whose body was discovered last week near a villa where he had hidden.

With Taliban’s Revival, Dread Returns to Swat

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 04:37 PM PDT

Militant violence — and the violence of the army's response — is rising again in the verdant valley in Pakistan where five years ago soldiers supposedly banished the extremist element.

Effort to Secure Malaysia Airline Crash Site Falters in Eastern Ukraine

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 01:18 PM PDT

Fighting in eastern Ukraine on Saturday prevented Dutch military police officers from securing the site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, while Russian news media stoked conspiracy theories of a secret Dutch military mission.

Washington Memo: Echoes of Past Battles on Immigration Ring Through Current Debate

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 12:56 PM PDT

More than 30 years after the Mariel boatlift, the current fight over how to handle the tens of thousands of migrants from Central America has resurfaced political fault lines.

As Technology Makes Bicycles Lighter and Faster, It’s the Cyclists Falling Harder

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 11:16 AM PDT

The strength, lightness and the design flexibility offered by carbon fiber has ensured its dominance at the Tour de France.

Bound by Bridge, 2 Baghdad Enclaves Drift Far Apart

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 10:59 AM PDT

Sunni Adhamiya and the Shiite Kadhimiya, linked by the Al Imams Bridge and once inextricably joined in the imagination of Baghdad residents, are drifting further and further apart.

Sports of The Times: Tour de France 2014: Women Push to Compete in Cycling's Top Event

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 09:45 AM PDT

La Course by the Tour de France, a women's race around Paris, is a triumph for Kathryn Bertine and others fighting to give women equal opportunity in championship cycling.

Amid Outcry Abroad, a Wealth of Backing in Israel for Netanyahu

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 09:35 AM PDT

Facing growing international outcry over the ground assault in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has found support from Israel's politicians and people.

Facing Escalating Violence, U.S. Evacuates Staff From Its Embassy in Libya

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 09:11 AM PDT

Weeks of fighting between militias for control of Tripoli's airport has edged toward the embassy in recent weeks, leading the State Department to close it and issue a travel warning.

Pentagon Plan Would Help Ukraine Target Rebel Missiles

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 09:04 AM PDT

A proposal would let the Obama administration give precise locations of surface-to-air missiles controlled by Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine so the Ukrainian government could target them.

Gunmen Seize, Then Free, a Leading Iraqi Politician

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 08:11 AM PDT

It was not clear whether Riyadh al-Adhadh, who heads the Baghdad Provincial Council, was arrested by security forces or was abducted.

Datapoints: The Typical Household, Now Worth a Third Less

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 07:30 AM PDT

The inflation-adjusted net worth for the typical household fell 36 percent in the 10 years ended in 2013, according to a study.

Ex-Chief of C.I.A. Shapes Response to Detention Report

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 06:17 AM PDT

George J. Tenet, the former C.I.A. director, has been quietly engineering a counterattack against a Senate panel's finding that officials misled Congress about an interrogation program.

U.S. Evacuates Embassy in Libya Amid Clashes

Posted: 26 Jul 2014 05:03 AM PDT

A deterioration in security in Tripoli spurred the move, as fighting intensified between rival militias, the State Department said.

Critic’s Notebook: ‘Medea,’ Kathleen Turner and Noël Coward on London Stages

Posted: 25 Jul 2014 07:46 PM PDT

Three plays with particularly passionate women are running in London: "Medea," "Bakersfield Mist" (with Kathleen Turner) and Noël Coward's "This Was a Man."

Israel’s Outspoken Envoy Is Wise to U.S. Ways

Posted: 25 Jul 2014 06:10 PM PDT

Ambassador Ron Dermer, a former American citizen, has such a close relationship to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel that he has been called "Bibi's brain."