U.N. and Medical Group Make Appeals for Ebola Aid

U.N. and Medical Group Make Appeals for Ebola Aid
Gaël Monfils vs. Roger Federer: Expect Sparks to Fly at the U.S. Open
2 Convicted in 1983 North Carolina Murder Are Cleared After DNA Tests
ISIS Says It Killed Steven Sotloff After U.S. Strikes in Northern Iraq
U.S. and Europe Are Struggling With Response to a Bold Russia
Palestinian Leaders Seek Actions in Security Council and Court
To Temper Unrest in Western China, Officials Offer Money for Intermarriage
Airstrike in Somalia by U.S. Forces Targets Shabab Leader
World Briefing: Britain: Charges Dropped Against Parents of Ill Child
Waging Desperate Campaign, Iraqi Town Held Off Militants
More Than a Million Ukrainians Have Been Displaced, U.N. Says
T Magazine: Ai Weiwei and the Apocalypse
In Nude Celebrity Photos, Privacy Collides With the Wild Web
At 28, Chinese Player Advances to Her First Grand Slam Semifinal
Arizona Police Report Says Parents Didn’t Realize Daughter Had Shot Gun Instructor
2 Convicted in 1983 North Carolina Murder Are Freed After DNA Tests
Tehran Unfetters Cellphones, and the Pictures Start Flowing
Europe Crisis Is Resistant to Medicine of Low Rates
Book Portrays Eichmann as Evil, but Not Banal
Pakistani Lawmakers Support Premier
Obama to Visit Estonia to Reassure Baltic Allies Over Russia
Bits Blog: Uber Service Banned Across Germany by Frankfurt Court
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Posted: 02 Sep 2014 08:49 PM PDT

United Nations officials urged diplomats to cable their capitals to send money, doctors and protective gear to the affected region, while Doctors Without Borders called for countries to send biohazard experts.

Gaël Monfils vs. Roger Federer: Expect Sparks to Fly at the U.S. Open

Posted: 02 Sep 2014 07:49 PM PDT

In straight-set victories, Roger Federer advanced past No. 17 Roberto Bautista Agut and Gaël Monfils dispatched No. 7 Grigor Dimitrov, setting up a rematch just a few weeks after the two players last met.

2 Convicted in 1983 North Carolina Murder Are Cleared After DNA Tests

Posted: 02 Sep 2014 06:27 PM PDT

Two mentally disabled half brothers who were convicted in the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl 30 years ago were declared innocent and ordered released by a judge.

ISIS Says It Killed Steven Sotloff After U.S. Strikes in Northern Iraq

Posted: 02 Sep 2014 06:26 PM PDT

The group released a video showing the beheading of a second American, blaming the killing on President Obama and raising the pressure on him to order military strikes on the group in its sanctuary in Syria.

U.S. and Europe Are Struggling With Response to a Bold Russia

Posted: 02 Sep 2014 06:24 PM PDT

Officials hope that any new measures will have more impact than the economic sanctions imposed on Moscow so far.

Palestinian Leaders Seek Actions in Security Council and Court

Posted: 02 Sep 2014 05:40 PM PDT

A senior aide to Mahmoud Abbas said he would seek a Security Council resolution to compel Israel to withdraw.

To Temper Unrest in Western China, Officials Offer Money for Intermarriage

Posted: 02 Sep 2014 05:35 PM PDT

The incentives are a trial policy in Xinjiang, an area where ethnic tensions between Uighurs and Han have erupted into violence recently.

Airstrike in Somalia by U.S. Forces Targets Shabab Leader

Posted: 02 Sep 2014 05:13 PM PDT

Somali and American officials said Tuesday that the leader of the Shabab, the Somali militant group that has allied itself with Al Qaeda, may have been killed.

World Briefing: Britain: Charges Dropped Against Parents of Ill Child

Posted: 02 Sep 2014 05:00 PM PDT

The British parents who took their critically ill child, Ashya, to Spain for treatment without doctors' consent were released from a prison outside Madrid, their lawyer said.

Waging Desperate Campaign, Iraqi Town Held Off Militants

Posted: 02 Sep 2014 04:05 PM PDT

The siege of Amerli, a northern Shiite Turkmen community, is thought to be the first instance in which a town has kept ISIS at bay since the group began its march through Iraq.

More Than a Million Ukrainians Have Been Displaced, U.N. Says

Posted: 02 Sep 2014 03:21 PM PDT

An estimated 260,000 people have fled to different regions of the country, and 814,000 have left the country to escape the fighting.

T Magazine: Ai Weiwei and the Apocalypse

Posted: 02 Sep 2014 03:09 PM PDT

Despite inflated budgets and egos, the art provocateur makes his film acting debut.

In Nude Celebrity Photos, Privacy Collides With the Wild Web

Posted: 02 Sep 2014 03:07 PM PDT

After a trove of nude photos of celebrities is posted online, some champions of anything-goes social media are rueful.

At 28, Chinese Player Advances to Her First Grand Slam Semifinal

Posted: 02 Sep 2014 02:31 PM PDT

Peng Shuai, the highest-ranked Chinese player in the U.S. Open with Li Na injured, ousted Belinda Bencic in the quarterfinals to continue her strong run.

Arizona Police Report Says Parents Didn’t Realize Daughter Had Shot Gun Instructor

Posted: 02 Sep 2014 02:11 PM PDT

A family on vacation did not initially realize that the man had been shot in the head when their 9-year-old lost control of an Uzi, according to a police report.

2 Convicted in 1983 North Carolina Murder Are Freed After DNA Tests

Posted: 02 Sep 2014 01:19 PM PDT

Two mentally disabled half-brothers were declared innocent after a hearing in a North Carolina court focused on DNA tests that appear to exonerate them.

Tehran Unfetters Cellphones, and the Pictures Start Flowing

Posted: 02 Sep 2014 01:14 PM PDT

In a victory for President Hassan Rouhani over hard-liners, Iranians can now do what people elsewhere have long done without thinking — easily send and receive photos and videos on their phones.

Europe Crisis Is Resistant to Medicine of Low Rates

Posted: 02 Sep 2014 12:52 PM PDT

The European Central Bank's negative rates strategy has not worked as planned, which is why it is under increasing pressure to try something else.

Book Portrays Eichmann as Evil, but Not Banal

Posted: 02 Sep 2014 11:53 AM PDT

A German philosopher, Bettina Stangneth, explores the voluminous memoirs of Adolf Eichmann, and her country's reluctance to prosecute him.

Pakistani Lawmakers Support Premier

Posted: 02 Sep 2014 11:38 AM PDT

The lawmakers met in an emergency session to express support for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, after violent protests had appeared to bring the government to the brink of collapse.

Obama to Visit Estonia to Reassure Baltic Allies Over Russia

Posted: 02 Sep 2014 10:11 AM PDT

President Obama's trip, on the eve of a NATO summit meeting, is intended to show Baltic leaders that the United States and Europe are serious about defending them.

Bits Blog: Uber Service Banned Across Germany by Frankfurt Court

Posted: 02 Sep 2014 09:50 AM PDT

The injunction will stand until the court holds a hearing later this year. Uber said it would continue to operate in Germany despite the threat of criminal charges and fines.