Israeli Strike Destroys Apartment Tower in Gaza

Israeli Strike Destroys Apartment Tower in Gaza
Response to Attack Reflects Iraq’s Sectarian Divide
China Denies Confrontation With U.S. Surveillance Plane
Many Migrants Feared Dead After Boat Sinks Off Libya
Germany Pledges Aid for Ukraine as Russia Hails a Returning Convoy
Populist’s Brash Tactics Stir Fears of Crisis in Pakistan
In Afghan Election, Signs of Systemic Fraud Cast Doubt on Many Votes
Michael Bloomberg’s Harder Sell
Latvia’s Tensions With Russians at Home Persist in Shadow of Ukraine Conflict
Katie Ledecky Improves on Her World Record in the 400 Freestyle
Legal Woes of Owners Help Put the Plaza Back in Play
Stars’ Rackets: Not Just Like Ours
The Saturday Profile: American’s Star Power Unrivaled in Japan
U.S. Officials and Experts at Odds on Threat Posed by ISIS
Blood Industry Shrinks as Transfusions Decline

Posted: 23 Aug 2014 03:51 PM PDT

The attack signaled Israel's willingness to take more audacious military action in Gaza, as Palestinian militants continued to fire barrages of rockets and mortar rounds into Israel.

Response to Attack Reflects Iraq’s Sectarian Divide

Posted: 23 Aug 2014 03:29 PM PDT

Sectarian rifts have grown so deep in Iraq that they could prevent the formation of a new government, a move seen as a vital step toward halting the advance of ISIS.

China Denies Confrontation With U.S. Surveillance Plane

Posted: 23 Aug 2014 01:10 PM PDT

The Chinese government rejected the Pentagon's claim that a People's Liberation Army fighter jet had buzzed dangerously close to an American surveillance plane in international air space on Tuesday.

Many Migrants Feared Dead After Boat Sinks Off Libya

Posted: 23 Aug 2014 12:14 PM PDT

As many as 200 people were aboard the wooden craft, which went down about a half-mile from shore.

Germany Pledges Aid for Ukraine as Russia Hails a Returning Convoy

Posted: 23 Aug 2014 12:11 PM PDT

The swift return of more than 200 trucks that delivered food and medicine to Luhansk appeared to be a public relations victory for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.

Populist’s Brash Tactics Stir Fears of Crisis in Pakistan

Posted: 23 Aug 2014 12:08 PM PDT

Imran Khan, the former cricketer turned opposition leader, led thousands of supporters to the capital a week ago, but his protest movement has been messy and inconclusive.

In Afghan Election, Signs of Systemic Fraud Cast Doubt on Many Votes

Posted: 23 Aug 2014 11:11 AM PDT

More than two million ballots in the June 14 presidential runoff have been called into question, foiling a swift democratic transition and plunging the country into crisis.

Michael Bloomberg’s Harder Sell

Posted: 23 Aug 2014 09:00 AM PDT

Stepping up his philanthropy, the former mayor of New York still pushes big ideas, but on a much wider stage. Turkey's smoking rate is just one of his targets.

Latvia’s Tensions With Russians at Home Persist in Shadow of Ukraine Conflict

Posted: 23 Aug 2014 08:53 AM PDT

A persistent rift between Latvians and ethnic Russians who live there as residents, but not as citizens, continues to be divisive in a year of conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

Katie Ledecky Improves on Her World Record in the 400 Freestyle

Posted: 23 Aug 2014 08:29 AM PDT

Ledecky, a 17-year-old American, clocked a 3:58.37 at the Pan Pacific Championships in Australia.

Legal Woes of Owners Help Put the Plaza Back in Play

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 08:08 PM PDT

Though the Sultan of Brunei denied putting down $2 billion to buy the Manhattan landmark and two other high-end hotels, the Plaza's tangled ownership history appears set to take a new turn.

Stars’ Rackets: Not Just Like Ours

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 07:32 PM PDT

The rackets that professional tennis players use are often different than the ones sold in stores as their "signature rackets" or "rackets of choice."

The Saturday Profile: American’s Star Power Unrivaled in Japan

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 07:07 PM PDT

David Spector, with his bleach-blond hair and ability to deliver one-liners in flawless Japanese, has been a fixture in Japan's often raucous talk-show world for 30 years.

U.S. Officials and Experts at Odds on Threat Posed by ISIS

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 06:28 PM PDT

With the rapid advance of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, the rhetoric the Obama administration is using to describe the danger the group poses to the United States has escalated.

Blood Industry Shrinks as Transfusions Decline

Posted: 22 Aug 2014 05:24 PM PDT

Medical advances have increased efficiency, but the trend is forcing an enormous wave of mergers and job cutbacks.