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China Sentences 2 to Death for Cult-Related Murder

China Sentences 2 to Death for Cult-Related Murder


China Sentences 2 to Death for Cult-Related Murder

Posted: 10 Oct 2014 09:39 PM PDT

Two members of a Chinese cult group were sentenced to death and another to life imprisonment for beating a woman to death in a McDonald's outlet after they unsuccessfully tried to recruit her into their "all-powerful spirit" cult.






Siegfried Lenz, Novelist of Germany’s Past, Dies at 88

Posted: 10 Oct 2014 07:46 PM PDT

Mr. Lenz, a best-selling writer whose stories examined his country's role in the rise of Nazism, insisted that the past be recounted accurately.






Malala Yousafzai, Youngest Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Adds to Her Achievements and Expectations

Posted: 10 Oct 2014 07:16 PM PDT

The Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Ms. Yousafzai, 17, underscores the disproportionate expectations surrounding a rights activist who has yet to graduate from high school.






Kailash Satyarthi’s Nobel Peace Prize Caps Decades of Fighting Child Slavery in India

Posted: 10 Oct 2014 06:53 PM PDT

Mr. Satyarthi, a co-winner the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize, has fought child slavery in India for decades, and his organization is credited with freeing some 70,000 of them.






Officials Admit a ‘Defeat’ by Ebola in Sierra Leone

Posted: 10 Oct 2014 06:16 PM PDT

The decision to help families treat patients at home signifies a significant shift in the struggle against the rampaging disease.






ISIS Intensifies Siege of Kurdish Enclave in Syria

Posted: 10 Oct 2014 06:15 PM PDT

The Islamic State is pouring reinforcements into the besieged Syrian city of Kobani, a Kurdish enclave, despite heavy attacks from American-led aircraft.






Landon Donovan Plays Last Game for U.S. Men's National Team

Posted: 10 Oct 2014 06:10 PM PDT

After being left off the World Cup roster this summer, Landon Donovan put aside tension with the U.S. men's national team and played the final game of his 15-year international career, a friendly match against Ecuador.






A Tense Quiet Along the Kashmir Line

Posted: 10 Oct 2014 05:36 PM PDT

After more than a week of gunfire across the border, India's leader emphasized military might, while Pakistan said it escorted U.N. officials through the area.






Some Chinese Leaders Claim U.S. and Britain Are Behind Hong Kong Protests

Posted: 10 Oct 2014 04:34 PM PDT

Leaders of the pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong deny assertions that foreign governments are involved in their movement.






Fisherman From China Dies in Clash Off S. Korea

Posted: 10 Oct 2014 04:08 PM PDT

The coast guard had sought to impound a Chinese fishing boat it said was illegally fishing in South Korean waters, officials said.






Bits Blog: Links to Photos Said to Be Stolen From Snapchat Users Flood Message Boards

Posted: 10 Oct 2014 04:03 PM PDT

Just weeks after a celebrity hacking scandal, members of an anonymous online message board claimed to have accessed hundreds of thousands of photographs of noncelebrities.






Warburg Institute Threatened by Funding Woes

Posted: 10 Oct 2014 03:35 PM PDT

The Warburg Institute is under financial pressure from its host, the University of London, and there are worries that it will be broken up or absorbed by another institution.

League of Legends, E-Sports’s Main Event

Posted: 10 Oct 2014 03:29 PM PDT

Riot Games, creator of the wildly popular online game League of Legends, says it puts players' enjoyment above the need to produce profits. And that may be the key to the game's success.

‘Putin’s Tiger,’ in a Territory Grab All His Own, Swims to China

Posted: 10 Oct 2014 02:23 PM PDT

A Siberian tiger released into the wild in Russia in the spring crossed a river this week into China, where wildlife officials are tracking his whereabouts.

Political Rally in Pakistan Ends in Deadly Stampede

Posted: 10 Oct 2014 01:59 PM PDT

The government and the party of the opposition politician Imran Khan blamed each other for the disaster, which killed at least seven people.

Dallas Ebola Patient Was Initially Sent Home Despite High Fever, Records Show

Posted: 10 Oct 2014 12:08 PM PDT

Medical records contradict earlier statements from Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital that Thomas Eric Duncan's symptoms were not severe.






Lens Blog: Guantánamo’s Surreal Prison Landscape

Posted: 10 Oct 2014 12:07 PM PDT

Debi Cornwall wanted to see how prisoners and military guards lived at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. She discovered a surreal "paradise" marked by contrast and contradictions.






Dallas Official Confronts City’s Fear of Ebola in Person

Posted: 10 Oct 2014 11:02 AM PDT

County Judge Clay Jenkins's hands-on approach to the Ebola emergency in Dallas has raised his profile and helped educate the public, but it has also brought criticism.

Germany and China Seal Meeting With Business Deals

Posted: 10 Oct 2014 10:11 AM PDT

Chancellor Angela Merkel and Prime Minister Li Keqiang signed cooperation and investment deals worth more than $2.5 billion.

Australian Company’s Payments to Hong Kong Leader Raise New Questions

Posted: 10 Oct 2014 09:16 AM PDT

An Australian engineering company that paid the city's leader millions of dollars holds a long-term contract with its subway system.

Posted: 10 Oct 2014 09:04 AM PDT


The Saturday Profile: Chinese Writer, Tackling Tiananmen, Wields ‘Power to Offend’

Posted: 10 Oct 2014 08:45 AM PDT

Publishers in China would not touch Sheng Keyi's "Death Fugue," which fashions the Tiananmen crackdown into a stomach-churning, exuberantly written allegory.

Special Report: Russian Grand Prix: A Challenge for Russia and Formula One

Posted: 10 Oct 2014 05:23 AM PDT

The long-awaited Russian Grand Prix is to debut in Sochi in the shadow of the serious accident that marred the Japan race last weekend.

Special Report: Russian Grand Prix: For New Sochi Formula One Track, the Future Is Now

Posted: 10 Oct 2014 05:23 AM PDT

The Russian Grand Prix circuit winds through Olympic Park, and its promoters are hoping for a long run of success.

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