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Australian Police Say Terror Suspect Was Killed After Slashing Officers

Australian Police Say Terror Suspect Was Killed After Slashing Officers


Australian Police Say Terror Suspect Was Killed After Slashing Officers

Posted: 24 Sep 2014 12:42 AM PDT

The man wounded two members of a police counterterrorism task force, one of whom shot him, the authorities said.






Sinosphere Blog: Western Governments Fault Uighur Scholar’s Punishment

Posted: 23 Sep 2014 10:58 PM PDT

Statements by the United States and the European Union expressed deep concern over the conviction and life sentence for Ilham Tohti on charges of separatism.






Obama Presses Chinese on Global Warming

Posted: 23 Sep 2014 08:34 PM PDT

President Obama, emboldened by his use of executive powers to fight climate change at home, challenged China to make the same effort to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.






Europe’s Anti-Semitism Comes Out of the Shadows

Posted: 23 Sep 2014 07:13 PM PDT

In the wake of the conflict in Gaza, three communities became flash points of violence and began contending with hatred they thought was buried in the past.

Remains of Sole Belgian Victim of World Trade Center Attack Are Identified

Posted: 23 Sep 2014 06:56 PM PDT

The chief medical examiner used DNA testing to confirm the identity of Patrice Braut, who on 9/11 was in the offices of Marsh & McLennan, nearly 100 stories up.






DealBook: New Rules Make Inversions Less Lucrative, Experts Say

Posted: 23 Sep 2014 06:30 PM PDT

The changes by the Treasury Department will not stop the deals but may make some more difficult to execute, corporate advisers said.






DealBook: Rocket Internet of Germany Sets Price Range for Its I.P.O.

Posted: 23 Sep 2014 06:18 PM PDT

The company, which builds start-ups largely by mimicking existing technology ideas, plans to raise as much as $1.89 billion, which would value the company at up to $7.8 billion.






Philippines Concerned About China, Leader Says

Posted: 23 Sep 2014 06:05 PM PDT

Territorial disputes and mixed messages have been confusing, President Benigno S. Aquino III said.






Where Profit Margins Are Hefty, Online Upstarts Muscle In

Posted: 23 Sep 2014 06:03 PM PDT

E-commerce companies see opportunities in selling products as varied as mattresses and eyeglasses, where established companies are accustomed to plump profit margins.

Startling Sight Where Blasts Are the Norm

Posted: 23 Sep 2014 05:58 PM PDT

Looming over the new campaign are memories of recent American-led interventions in Libya and Iraq, which ultimately led to new waves of instability.






U.S. Is Carrying Out Vast Majority of Strikes on ISIS, Military Officials Say

Posted: 23 Sep 2014 05:56 PM PDT

The Obama administration tried to convey a resolute coalition, but the vast majority of attacks were by American warplanes.

In Airstrikes, U.S. Targets Militant Cell Said to Plot an Attack Against the West

Posted: 23 Sep 2014 05:39 PM PDT

American forces took advantage of the strikes against the Islamic State in Syria to try to also wipe out the leadership of an unrelated cell that the White House said was plotting against the United States or Europe.






Companies Are Taking the Baton in Climate Change Efforts

Posted: 23 Sep 2014 05:35 PM PDT

Forty companies signed a declaration on Tuesday pledging to help cut tropical deforestation in half by 2020 and stop it entirely by 2030.

Valladolid Journal: A Mayor’s Words Inflame a Debate Over Spanish Attitudes on Women

Posted: 23 Sep 2014 05:20 PM PDT

Francisco Javier León de la Riva, the mayor of Valladolid, has faced calls to step down after he said he had qualms about sharing an elevator with a woman because she might falsely claim rape.

In Farewell Speech, Karzai Calls American Mission in Afghanistan a Betrayal

Posted: 23 Sep 2014 05:18 PM PDT

Speaking to his cabinet and senior staff members, the departing Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, said the United States "did not want peace for Afghanistan."

Former Vatican Ambassador Is Facing Sexual Abuse Trial

Posted: 23 Sep 2014 04:59 PM PDT

Jozef Wesolowski, a defrocked archbishop, has been accused of sexually abusing boys he met on the street while serving in the Dominican Republic.

Bits Blog: Keeping Old iPhones Out of the Sock Drawer

Posted: 23 Sep 2014 03:57 PM PDT

Apple has sold millions of shiny new phones to people who already had cellphones. Thanks to a growing electronics-resale industry, now many of those old gadgets have somewhere to go.

Finding a Door Into Banking, Walmart Prepares to Offer Checking Accounts

Posted: 23 Sep 2014 03:54 PM PDT

The retailer will partner with Green Dot, known for its prepaid payment cards, to offer low-cost checking to its customers.

Posted: 23 Sep 2014 02:44 PM PDT


U.S. Invokes Iraq’s Defense in Legal Justification of Syria Strikes

Posted: 23 Sep 2014 02:33 PM PDT

The airstrikes were carried out without the permission of the Syrian government or the United Nations Security Council.






Chinese Leader Warns Against Hong Kong Democracy Protests

Posted: 23 Sep 2014 01:38 PM PDT

President Xi Jinping used a meeting with business leaders to warn that Beijing would not permit political liberalization in Hong Kong.






Choice of Gala León as Spain’s First Female Davis Cup Captain Stirs Debate

Posted: 23 Sep 2014 12:53 PM PDT

León's appointment has spurred criticism from men's players and coaches, including the suggestion that she could face a "logistical" problem in entering a men's locker room.

On the Environment: Flooding Risk From Climate Change, Country by Country

Posted: 23 Sep 2014 12:41 PM PDT

A new analysis of sea levels and flood risk around the world offers more evidence that the brunt of climate change will not be borne equally.

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