Earthquake Kills Hundreds in Southwest China

Earthquake Kills Hundreds in Southwest China
Disputes Threaten to Derail Audit of Afghanistan Vote
Questions of Weapons and Warnings in Past Barrage on a Gaza Shelter
British Citizens Flee Tripoli on Ship as 25 Libyans Are Reportedly Killed in Fighting
Kiev Journal: A City Divided Over an Occupation Without End
Tap Water Ban for Toledo Residents
Strained Infrastructure in Philippines Erodes the Nation’s Growth Prospects
To Evade Russians, Plane Crossed Into Sweden
Banco Espírito Santo to Be Split Up in Rescue by Portugal
Nepal Enthralled by Visit of India Premier, Who Hits ‘the Right Notes’
Dance Review: At Damian Woetzel’s Vail International Dance Festival
A Toppled Financier Finds a Safe Harbor in Germany
Air Force Academy to Examine Conduct of Cadet Athletes
One Awkward Swing Reinjures Woods’s Back and Jeopardizes His Future
Opera Review: Santa Fe Opera Sets ‘Fidelio’ in a Concentration Camp
Television Review: ‘Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words’ on HBO
Unlocking the Truth Is a Band That Rocks Beyond Its Years
Fighters From Syria Kill 10 Lebanese Soldiers in Battle Over Border Town
Sunni Extremists in Iraq Seize 3 Towns From Kurds and Threaten Major Dam
Bits Blog: Cloud Revenue Jumps, Led by Microsoft and IBM
China Says Nearly 100 Are Killed in Week of Unrest in Xinjiang
Global Soccer: The Rise and Possible Fall of Southampton’s Saints

Posted: 03 Aug 2014 10:53 PM PDT

Many people were missing and more than 1,800 were injured after an earthquake, with a reported magnitude of 6.5, hit Yunnan Province.

Disputes Threaten to Derail Audit of Afghanistan Vote

Posted: 03 Aug 2014 10:17 PM PDT

Three weeks after Secretary of State John Kerry brokered a deal to impose a monitored review of the presidential election runoff, the process came close to collapse over the weekend.

Questions of Weapons and Warnings in Past Barrage on a Gaza Shelter

Posted: 03 Aug 2014 07:26 PM PDT

An Israeli strike last week at a United Nations shelter for displaced Palestinians has generated international scrutiny about the weaponry that was used and the warning system that faltered.

British Citizens Flee Tripoli on Ship as 25 Libyans Are Reportedly Killed in Fighting

Posted: 03 Aug 2014 07:20 PM PDT

The scenes of anxious foreigners fleeing by boat recalled the mayhem at the start of the Libyan uprising under Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi in 2011.

Kiev Journal: A City Divided Over an Occupation Without End

Posted: 03 Aug 2014 06:21 PM PDT

To some, the barricades in Kiev are an essential reminder of the price Ukrainians paid in blood to protect their freedom, but others want them gone.

Tap Water Ban for Toledo Residents

Posted: 03 Aug 2014 05:44 PM PDT

The mayor ordered residents of the Ohio city not to ingest tap water, which was found to contain a toxin that can cause vomiting and harm liver function.

Strained Infrastructure in Philippines Erodes the Nation’s Growth Prospects

Posted: 03 Aug 2014 05:30 PM PDT

Inadequate transportation, electrical service and telecommunications add up to a multibillion-dollar drain on the economy.

To Evade Russians, Plane Crossed Into Sweden

Posted: 03 Aug 2014 05:17 PM PDT

An American reconnaissance plane crossed into Swedish air space last month as it sought to avoid being intercepted by Russian fighters, American military officials said.

Banco Espírito Santo to Be Split Up in Rescue by Portugal

Posted: 03 Aug 2014 05:11 PM PDT

As part of a 4.9 billion euro rescue plan, the Portuguese government will transfer the troubled lender's healthy assets to a new bank.

Nepal Enthralled by Visit of India Premier, Who Hits ‘the Right Notes’

Posted: 03 Aug 2014 05:02 PM PDT

A fractious country, Nepal has been united in its embrace of Narendra Modi, the first Indian prime minister in 17 years to make a state visit here.

Dance Review: At Damian Woetzel’s Vail International Dance Festival

Posted: 03 Aug 2014 04:37 PM PDT

At the Vail International Dance Festival in Colorado, dancers are paired with colleagues from other companies and dare to try new material.

A Toppled Financier Finds a Safe Harbor in Germany

Posted: 03 Aug 2014 04:20 PM PDT

Florian Homm, wanted in the United States on charges related to the fall of his hedge fund, has taken shelter from extradition in his native country, and continues to deny all wrongdoing.

Air Force Academy to Examine Conduct of Cadet Athletes

Posted: 03 Aug 2014 03:48 PM PDT

The investigation was prompted by reports of sexual assault, drug use, cheating and other violations of the academy's honor code.

One Awkward Swing Reinjures Woods’s Back and Jeopardizes His Future

Posted: 03 Aug 2014 03:18 PM PDT

Tiger Woods, making his third start since returning from back surgery, hurt his lower back after hitting out of the rough on the second hole from an awkward stance.

Opera Review: Santa Fe Opera Sets ‘Fidelio’ in a Concentration Camp

Posted: 03 Aug 2014 02:32 PM PDT

The Santa Fe Opera sets "Fidelio" in a concentration camp, though the details of the Holocaust are too abhorrent and too well known to be shoehorned into that work.

Television Review: ‘Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words’ on HBO

Posted: 03 Aug 2014 02:22 PM PDT

The strange little documentary "Nixon by Nixon: In His Own Words," which airs Monday on HBO, alternates a public persona with a closeted monster revealed by secret White House tapes.

Unlocking the Truth Is a Band That Rocks Beyond Its Years

Posted: 03 Aug 2014 01:41 PM PDT

Unlocking the Truth, a trio of middle-schoolers who make blunt rock music, defies expectations as it gets closer to making its metal dreams come true.

Fighters From Syria Kill 10 Lebanese Soldiers in Battle Over Border Town

Posted: 03 Aug 2014 12:12 PM PDT

Dozens more Lebanese soldiers were captured in an armed offensive by Islamist fighters, the country's army chief said, in the most recent spillover from the civil war in neighboring Syria.

Sunni Extremists in Iraq Seize 3 Towns From Kurds and Threaten Major Dam

Posted: 03 Aug 2014 09:46 AM PDT

Militants from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, who swept into the towns and forced thousands of locals to flee the fighting, were within striking distance of the nation's largest dam.

Bits Blog: Cloud Revenue Jumps, Led by Microsoft and IBM

Posted: 03 Aug 2014 09:40 AM PDT

Titans from earlier heydays of computing have both seen recent increases that outstripped the cloud-computing industry generally, according to industry reports.

China Says Nearly 100 Are Killed in Week of Unrest in Xinjiang

Posted: 03 Aug 2014 08:24 AM PDT

The Chinese authorities have characterized the unrest as terrorism, but Uighur advocacy groups have blamed a sweeping security crackdown.

Global Soccer: The Rise and Possible Fall of Southampton’s Saints

Posted: 03 Aug 2014 08:15 AM PDT

Four years ago, Southampton FC faced bankruptcy. It was saved by a German-Swiss businessman, and rapidly rose, but now it is threatened by instability.