London Repeats Offer of New Powers if Scotland Votes No

London Repeats Offer of New Powers if Scotland Votes No
Soldiers Killed in Suicide Attack at U.S. Base in Kabul
World Briefing: Afghanistan: Bomb Explodes in Kabul Outside Gates of U.S. Military Base
Large Blast Kills at Least One in Afghan Capital as Smoke Rises Above City
Fixing Climate Change May Add No Costs, Report Says
Obama to Call for Expansion of Ebola Fight
DealBook: SABMiller’s Bid for Heineken Opens the Door to Possible Beer Industry Mergers
DealBook: Alibaba Raises Fund-Raising Target for I.P.O. to $21.8 Billion
U.S. Airstrikes Hit Targets Near Baghdad Held by ISIS
Medal of Honor Awarded to 2 Vietnam-Era Soldiers
For James Foley’s Family, U.S. Policy Offered No Hope
Analysis: Roger Goodell’s Change of Ray Rice Ban Doesn’t Quiet Criticism
Loved and Hated, Former Premier of Thailand Is Erased From Textbook
DealBook: Microsoft Says It Will Pay $2.5 Billion for Company That Created Minecraft
U.S. Pushes Back Against Warnings That ISIS Plans to Enter From Mexico
Kashmiris Cope With Flooding, and Resentment of India
Kerry Says U.S. Is Open to Talking to Iran, Even as Ayatollah Is Dismissive
Memo From France: French Premier’s Push Toward Center Opens Rift on the Left
U.N. Moves Peacekeepers in Golan Over Safety Fears
Bits Blog: Middle Eastern Petrochemical Plants Are Targets of Hackers
New DNA Test Sought in Identical Twin’s Rape Case
ISIS Draws a Steady Stream of Recruits From Turkey
Sinosphere Blog: Q. and A.: Adam Brookes on China, Secrets and Spies
Scots Are Told ‘Painful’ Split Would Follow a Yes Vote
Blake Mills Releases His Second Album, ‘Heigh Ho’

Posted: 16 Sep 2014 12:46 AM PDT

With two days left before Scotland votes in a referendum on independence, the leaders of the three main British political parties sought to avert secession.

Soldiers Killed in Suicide Attack at U.S. Base in Kabul

Posted: 15 Sep 2014 11:15 PM PDT

Three soldiers with the American-led coalition were killed Tuesday in the attack on a convoy at the gates of a United States military base, officials said.

World Briefing: Afghanistan: Bomb Explodes in Kabul Outside Gates of U.S. Military Base

Posted: 15 Sep 2014 09:42 PM PDT

A large blast was felt throughout central Kabul in the middle of the morning rush hour Tuesday when a bomb was set off in front of the gates of an American military base.

Large Blast Kills at Least One in Afghan Capital as Smoke Rises Above City

Posted: 15 Sep 2014 09:12 PM PDT

A huge explosion rattled windows in Afghanistan's capital early on Tuesday, sending a plume of white smoke rising above eastern Kabul and killing at least one person, a witness said.

Fixing Climate Change May Add No Costs, Report Says

Posted: 15 Sep 2014 09:10 PM PDT

A global commission challenges the widespread belief that efforts to reduce global warming would carry a steep price.

Obama to Call for Expansion of Ebola Fight

Posted: 15 Sep 2014 09:04 PM PDT

Under pressure to do more to confront the Ebola outbreak sweeping across West Africa, President Obama will call for military and medical resources to combat the spread of the deadly virus.

DealBook: SABMiller’s Bid for Heineken Opens the Door to Possible Beer Industry Mergers

Posted: 15 Sep 2014 08:30 PM PDT

The bid by the second-largest beer company in the world fueled speculation of deals on the horizon, but closing them may not be so easy.

DealBook: Alibaba Raises Fund-Raising Target for I.P.O. to $21.8 Billion

Posted: 15 Sep 2014 08:22 PM PDT

The company plans to disclose that it has raised the price range for its initial public offering to $66 to $68 for each American depositary share.

U.S. Airstrikes Hit Targets Near Baghdad Held by ISIS

Posted: 15 Sep 2014 07:48 PM PDT

The offensive is the first expansion of the United States' campaign against the Islamist militant group that President Obama outlined last week in a speech to the nation.

Medal of Honor Awarded to 2 Vietnam-Era Soldiers

Posted: 15 Sep 2014 06:43 PM PDT

President Obama honored Specialist Donald P. Sloat and Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins for their acts of valor nearly 50 years ago.

For James Foley’s Family, U.S. Policy Offered No Hope

Posted: 15 Sep 2014 06:32 PM PDT

After Mr. Foley was kidnapped, the government offered sympathy but little active support, his family and their advisers said, leaving them overwhelmed and unsure of what to do.

Analysis: Roger Goodell’s Change of Ray Rice Ban Doesn’t Quiet Criticism

Posted: 15 Sep 2014 06:26 PM PDT

N.F.L. Commissioner Roger Goodell's varying responses to disciplinary problems, including the Ray Rice domestic-violence case, have led critics to call for him to step down.

Loved and Hated, Former Premier of Thailand Is Erased From Textbook

Posted: 15 Sep 2014 06:18 PM PDT

In a plugged-in Thailand, it is unclear to what degree the military junta can remove Thaksin Shinawatra from the public's consciousness.

DealBook: Microsoft Says It Will Pay $2.5 Billion for Company That Created Minecraft

Posted: 15 Sep 2014 06:18 PM PDT

Microsoft agreed on Monday to buy the creator of Minecraft, the world-building computer game, for $2.5 billion, in a move meant to add the immensely popular title to its stock of content.

U.S. Pushes Back Against Warnings That ISIS Plans to Enter From Mexico

Posted: 15 Sep 2014 05:58 PM PDT

Counterterrorism officials said they are far more concerned that a militant will enter the country in a quite typical way: legally, on a commercial airline flight.

Kashmiris Cope With Flooding, and Resentment of India

Posted: 15 Sep 2014 05:49 PM PDT

A week after disaster struck, many say that aid response by the government is too little, too late.

Kerry Says U.S. Is Open to Talking to Iran, Even as Ayatollah Is Dismissive

Posted: 15 Sep 2014 05:49 PM PDT

Secretary of State John Kerry spoke at a Paris conference on the Iraqi security crisis, as Iran's supreme leader said the American plan for bombing ISIS was absurd.

Memo From France: French Premier’s Push Toward Center Opens Rift on the Left

Posted: 15 Sep 2014 05:35 PM PDT

Prime Minister Manuel Valls has called a rare confidence vote for Tuesday, as he tries to corral his Socialist Party away from what he calls "old Socialism."

U.N. Moves Peacekeepers in Golan Over Safety Fears

Posted: 15 Sep 2014 05:13 PM PDT

The United Nations said it moved members of its Golan peacekeeping force to the Israeli-controlled side because the area had "deteriorated severely."

Bits Blog: Middle Eastern Petrochemical Plants Are Targets of Hackers

Posted: 15 Sep 2014 05:12 PM PDT

A pervasive form of financial malware has been modified and is now being used to hack into Middle Eastern petrochemical companies.

New DNA Test Sought in Identical Twin’s Rape Case

Posted: 15 Sep 2014 04:59 PM PDT

Prosecutors in Massachusetts hope the case will be a breakthrough for criminal cases involving identical twins.

ISIS Draws a Steady Stream of Recruits From Turkey

Posted: 15 Sep 2014 03:35 PM PDT

A neighborhood in the tourist district of the capital, Ankara, has become a hub for wooing new members of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, even as the group holds Turkish hostages.

Sinosphere Blog: Q. and A.: Adam Brookes on China, Secrets and Spies

Posted: 15 Sep 2014 03:01 PM PDT

Adam Brookes, formerly a longtime China correspondent for the BBC, has written "Night Heron," a suspenseful page-turner that takes the reader from China's far west to the streets of Beijing, pulsing with power, danger and intrigue.

Scots Are Told ‘Painful’ Split Would Follow a Yes Vote

Posted: 15 Sep 2014 01:45 PM PDT

In advance of Thursday's referendum on Scotland's independence, Prime Minister David Cameron emphasized the economic risks of a "yes" vote.

Blake Mills Releases His Second Album, ‘Heigh Ho’

Posted: 15 Sep 2014 01:12 PM PDT

Blake Mills has quickly grown a reputation as a virtuosic guitarist, but his songwriting takes center stage on his album "Heigh Ho," being released on Tuesday.