Joko Widodo Is Sworn In as Indonesian President

Joko Widodo Is Sworn In as Indonesian President
U.S. Airdrops Weapons and Supplies to Kurds Fighting in Kobani
Volatility Unlikely to Alter Fed’s Policy Course
Reporter's Notebook: In Homeland, Liberia Native Finds Resilience Amid Horror
Historic Loss May Follow Rise of Rents in Barcelona
Bhutto’s Son Tries to Revive the Pakistan Peoples Party’s Fortunes
Phone Hackers Dial and Redial to Steal Billions
Dozens Declared Free of Ebola Risk in Texas
Hong Kong Police Accuse Man of Inciting Protests
Scandal Over Brazilian Oil Company Adds Turmoil to the Presidential Race
DealBook: Shouts on Bond-Trading Floor Yield to Robot Beeps
Yahoo’s Tumblr Teams Up With TV Shows to Reach Their Audiences
Presumed Guilty in China’s War on Corruption, Targets Suffer Abuses
The Media Equation: The Stream Finally Cracks the Dam of Cable TV
Obama Sees an Iran Deal That Could Avoid Congress
Books of The Times: Examining Michael Jackson Impersonators and ‘Dangerous’
A Word With: Richard Preston: Updating a Chronicle of Suffering: Author of ‘The Hot Zone’ Tracks Ebola’s Evolution
Times Video Presents: ‘To Kill a Sparrow’
Sweden Hunts for Source of Underwater Signals
Sinosphere Blog: Foul Air Deters Some, But Not All, Marathoners in Beijing
Bits Blog: A Dynamic New Tool to Preserve the Friendsters of the Future
Ebola Is Ruled Out After Cruise Ship Carrying Hospital Worker Returns to Texas
Indian Leader’s Party Gains Seats in Key State Votes
Special Report: WTA Finals: WTA Finals Lead Asian Sports Market's Future
Special Report: WTA Finals: Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova, Still Foes After All These Years

Posted: 20 Oct 2014 12:16 AM PDT

Mr. Joko, who was born in a slum, is the first Indonesian president not to have emerged from the country's political elite or to have been a general.

U.S. Airdrops Weapons and Supplies to Kurds Fighting in Kobani

Posted: 19 Oct 2014 09:10 PM PDT

On top of recent airstrikes against the Islamic State, the move reflects the importance of the Syrian town on the Turkish border.

Volatility Unlikely to Alter Fed’s Policy Course

Posted: 19 Oct 2014 08:10 PM PDT

The Federal Reserve still plans to wrap up its bond-buying campaign at the end of October and remains likely to raise interest rates in mid-2015, although it now seems less likely to act sooner, analysts say.

Reporter's Notebook: In Homeland, Liberia Native Finds Resilience Amid Horror

Posted: 19 Oct 2014 07:03 PM PDT

Long before Ebola arrived, the people of Liberia endured 14 years of civil war. When it finally ended in 2003, what was left was a nation of survivors.

Historic Loss May Follow Rise of Rents in Barcelona

Posted: 19 Oct 2014 06:54 PM PDT

After 20 years' warning of an impending rent increase, there is 11th-hour resistance to small shops' being pushed from historic districts by an inundation of international brands.

Bhutto’s Son Tries to Revive the Pakistan Peoples Party’s Fortunes

Posted: 19 Oct 2014 06:38 PM PDT

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, 26, tried to reclaim the legacy of his mother with a huge rally in the southern port city of Karachi.

Phone Hackers Dial and Redial to Steal Billions

Posted: 19 Oct 2014 06:23 PM PDT

A phone fraud on the rise and aided by Internet-connected phone systems can lead to six-figure bills for businesses.

Dozens Declared Free of Ebola Risk in Texas

Posted: 19 Oct 2014 05:58 PM PDT

The 21-day monitoring period ended for nearly everyone who had contact with the country's first Ebola fatality, as the Pentagon said it would form a 30-person military medical team.

Hong Kong Police Accuse Man of Inciting Protests

Posted: 19 Oct 2014 05:48 PM PDT

In the first such arrest since the protest started, the Hong Kong police said the protester, 23, used an online message board to encourage others.

Scandal Over Brazilian Oil Company Adds Turmoil to the Presidential Race

Posted: 19 Oct 2014 05:34 PM PDT

President Dilma Rousseff is in a tough fight for the Oct. 26 election after a former executive at Petrobras took a plea bargain and testified that her party had benefited from a bribery scheme.

DealBook: Shouts on Bond-Trading Floor Yield to Robot Beeps

Posted: 19 Oct 2014 05:19 PM PDT

JPMorgan Chase is moving more of its bond trading to electronic platforms, following a trend on Wall Street in stock trading, which was transformed by automation years ago.

Yahoo’s Tumblr Teams Up With TV Shows to Reach Their Audiences

Posted: 19 Oct 2014 05:08 PM PDT

In a bid to expand its own audience, the social media and blogging site is reaching out to fans of certain shows through deals with the shows' creators.

Presumed Guilty in China’s War on Corruption, Targets Suffer Abuses

Posted: 19 Oct 2014 05:07 PM PDT

China is in the midst of a scorching campaign against government corruption, but its system of investigation often operates in secret and beyond the law, leading to abuses suffered by the officials being targeted.

The Media Equation: The Stream Finally Cracks the Dam of Cable TV

Posted: 19 Oct 2014 04:53 PM PDT

Netflix, which was supposed to lay waste to traditional media companies, may have saved them instead.

Obama Sees an Iran Deal That Could Avoid Congress

Posted: 19 Oct 2014 04:35 PM PDT

The Iranians have signaled that they would accept a "suspension" of the stringent sanctions that have cut their oil revenues and terminated their banking relationships with the West.

Books of The Times: Examining Michael Jackson Impersonators and ‘Dangerous’

Posted: 19 Oct 2014 03:44 PM PDT

"Michael Jackson's Dangerous" looks at an album up close, while "The Michael Jacksons" examines Jackson impersonators.

A Word With: Richard Preston: Updating a Chronicle of Suffering: Author of ‘The Hot Zone’ Tracks Ebola’s Evolution

Posted: 19 Oct 2014 03:13 PM PDT

"The Hot Zone," the nonfiction thriller about Ebola that Richard Preston wrote 20 years ago, is back on best-seller lists.

Times Video Presents: ‘To Kill a Sparrow’

Posted: 19 Oct 2014 02:00 PM PDT

An Afghan woman who was betrothed to ensure family peace becomes the subject of a documentary as she struggles to avoid the life her father had intended for her.

Sweden Hunts for Source of Underwater Signals

Posted: 19 Oct 2014 12:18 PM PDT

A Swedish newspaper said the military intercepted a radio transmission from a Russian submarine that was perhaps stranded near Stockholm.

Sinosphere Blog: Foul Air Deters Some, But Not All, Marathoners in Beijing

Posted: 19 Oct 2014 11:45 AM PDT

Organizers of the 34th Beijing International Marathon didn't cancel on Sunday despite air pollution readings that hit levels where the government urges people to wear face masks and avoid outdoor activities.

Bits Blog: A Dynamic New Tool to Preserve the Friendsters of the Future

Posted: 19 Oct 2014 11:11 AM PDT

Rhizome, a nonprofit group dedicated to supporting and conserving digital art, has developed a tool that records the immersive experience of a website or a social network.

Ebola Is Ruled Out After Cruise Ship Carrying Hospital Worker Returns to Texas

Posted: 19 Oct 2014 11:07 AM PDT

News that a passenger on the Carnival Magic had handled an Ebola patient's sample turned a Caribbean jaunt into a drama, but there was never any risk.