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Obama on America and the World

Obama on America and the World


Obama on America and the World

Posted: 09 Aug 2014 12:01 AM PDT

In an interview, President Obama made clear he is going to involve America more deeply in places like Iraq only to the extent that communities there agree to an inclusive politics.






Fear of ‘Another Benghazi’ Drove White House to Airstrikes in Iraq

Posted: 08 Aug 2014 07:25 PM PDT

Interviews with multiple officials in the Obama administration paint a portrait of a president forced by the unexpectedly rapid deterioration of security in Iraq to abandon his longstanding reluctance to use military force.






While Offering Support, Obama Warns That U.S. Won’t Be ‘Iraqi Air Force’

Posted: 08 Aug 2014 07:23 PM PDT

The president, addressing critics in both parties, asserted that the United States has a "strategic interest in pushing back" ISIS.






Turkey’s Premier Tries to Keep Power, as President

Posted: 08 Aug 2014 06:21 PM PDT

Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to win Sunday's presidential vote and transform an office that has been largely ceremonial.

P.G.A. Championship 2014: Tiger Woods Out After Second Round

Posted: 08 Aug 2014 06:21 PM PDT

Tiger Woods struggled through back pain during the second round of the P.G.A. Championship and missed the cut for only the fourth time in 66 major championships as a professional.

P.G.A. Championship 2014: Rory McIlroy Overcomes Rainy Weather to Shoot a 67

Posted: 08 Aug 2014 06:06 PM PDT

Playing through a rainy day at Valhalla Golf Club, Rory McIlroy, who won the British Open last month, took the second-round lead. Tiger Woods missed the cut.

U.S. Jets and Drones Attack Militants in Iraq, Hoping to Stop Advance

Posted: 08 Aug 2014 05:49 PM PDT

American warplanes launched airstrikes against Sunni militants in northern Iraq on Friday, destroying rebel positions around Erbil, the Kurdish capital.






Coroner Is Said to Rule James Brady’s Death a Homicide, 33 Years After a Shooting

Posted: 08 Aug 2014 05:49 PM PDT

The medical examiner's ruling could allow prosecutors to pursue murder charges against John W. Hinckley Jr. in the 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan.






Half a Ton of This, Half a Ton of That: Russia Is Calm Over Food Import Bans

Posted: 08 Aug 2014 05:30 PM PDT

Retaliatory sanctions against Western products have led to a "buy Russian" campaign and some signs that there were ways around the problem.

Malaysia Steps In to Save Its Reeling National Airline

Posted: 08 Aug 2014 05:17 PM PDT

The government announced a stock buyback and a restructuring plan for Malaysia Airlines, which has lost two planes this year and is mired in debt.






U.N. Agency Calls Ebola Outbreak an International Health Emergency

Posted: 08 Aug 2014 05:05 PM PDT

The United Nations health agency said the outbreak warranted extraordinary measures but stopped short of imposing a travel ban.






Dance Review: Mark Morris Dance Performs ‘Acis and Galatea’

Posted: 08 Aug 2014 02:55 PM PDT

Mark Morris's ballet version of Ovid's love story of the shepherd Acis and the sea nymph Galatea arrives in New York with some important details adjusted.

Laszlo Krasznahorkai’s Novels Find a U.S. Audience

Posted: 08 Aug 2014 02:23 PM PDT

American readers are discovering the Hungarian novelist Laszlo Krasznahorkai, known for his absurdist stories and lack of periods.

The Saturday Profile: 90-Year-Old Sex Columnist Shatters Taboos in India

Posted: 08 Aug 2014 01:42 PM PDT

Mahinder Watsa, a gynecologist in Mumbai, tackles matters of sexual anxiety in his Ask the Sexpert column in a daily Indian newspaper, and tens of thousands of people have sought his help.

In China, British Investigator Hired by Glaxo, and Wife, Sentenced to Prison

Posted: 08 Aug 2014 12:45 PM PDT

A couple pleaded guilty to illegally obtaining private records on Chinese citizens and were sentenced to prison terms.






Bipartisan Support, With Caveats, for Obama on Iraq Airstrikes

Posted: 08 Aug 2014 12:42 PM PDT

President Obama faced some skepticism among Republicans and Democrats over his strategy for the attacks on militants from the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.

IBM Develops a New Chip That Functions Like a Brain

Posted: 08 Aug 2014 12:33 PM PDT

The processor, named TrueNorth, may eventually excel at calculations that stump today's supercomputers.

Oscar Pistorius Lawyers, in Closing Argument, Say Murder Charge Is Too Strong

Posted: 08 Aug 2014 11:49 AM PDT

Lawyers finished their formal submissions and the case against the double-amputee sprinter was handed over to Judge Thokozile Matilda Masipa for a verdict.






Blast in Ukraine’s Capital Stirs Fears of New Conflict

Posted: 08 Aug 2014 10:17 AM PDT

The explosion, which injured at least two people, came as protest barricades and tents still stand in the central square months after demonstrations that toppled the government.

A Boy at Play in Gaza, an Israeli Missile, a Mourning Family

Posted: 08 Aug 2014 10:15 AM PDT

Hundreds gathered to mourn Ibrahim Dawawsa, 10, the first casualty in the latest chapter of the battle between Hamas and Israel in the Gaza Strip.






Afghan Rivals Back a Deal, Once More, for President

Posted: 08 Aug 2014 09:56 AM PDT

The two candidates reaffirmed their commitment to accept the results of an internationally monitored recount of votes regardless of who prevails.






The Brazilian Bus Magnate Who’s Buying Up All the World’s Vinyl Records

Posted: 08 Aug 2014 07:16 AM PDT

Since he was a child, Zero Freitas has been unable to stop buying records. Now he wants to save every album in existence

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