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North and South Korea Said to Hold High-Level Military Talks

North and South Korea Said to Hold High-Level Military Talks


North and South Korea Said to Hold High-Level Military Talks

Posted: 14 Oct 2014 11:39 PM PDT

Military generals from both sides met on Wednesday in a rare meeting that followed two recent cross-border shooting incidents, South Korean media reported.






Video of Apparent Beating of Protester in Hong Kong Stirs Anger

Posted: 14 Oct 2014 09:06 PM PDT

Footage filmed by TVB, a usually pro-government channel, appears to show a group of police officers kicking a demonstrator while his hands are bound.






DealBook: Another Scandal Hits Citigroup’s Moneymaking Mexican Division

Posted: 14 Oct 2014 08:44 PM PDT

The sprawling global bank also said it was scaling back its consumer business across Europe, Latin America and Asia.






New Ebola Cases May Soon Reach 10,000 a Week, Officials Predict

Posted: 14 Oct 2014 08:21 PM PDT

The World Health Organization warned that the spread of the disease could become unmanageable and renew risks of political instability in fragile countries.






Violent Clashes Between Police and Demonstrators Erupt in Hong Kong

Posted: 14 Oct 2014 07:46 PM PDT

The police pushed protesters out of a park using pepper spray and wrestled some of those who resisted to the ground.






Supreme Court Allows Texas Abortion Clinics to Stay Open

Posted: 14 Oct 2014 06:07 PM PDT

The Supreme Court blocked a federal appeals court ruling that was forcing abortion clinics in Texas to close, allowing them to remain open during appeals.






U.S. and Russia Agree to Share More Intelligence on ISIS

Posted: 14 Oct 2014 06:04 PM PDT

Secretary of State John Kerry made it clear that he would welcome expanded cooperation with Russia after a meeting in Paris with the country's foreign minister.

Mexico Bodies Do Not Match Lost Students

Posted: 14 Oct 2014 05:42 PM PDT

The authorities said tests had shown that 28 bodies found in mass graves were not those of 43 students reported missing after clashes with the police in southern Mexico.

U.N. Chief Offers Stark View of Gaza Devastation

Posted: 14 Oct 2014 05:27 PM PDT

Reconstruction efforts fail to soften the harsh critique by the secretary general of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, who called the destruction "beyond description."

Jolting Some, Afghan Leader Brings Wife Into the Picture

Posted: 14 Oct 2014 05:09 PM PDT

Rula Ghani will advocate for women and children, taking on far more prominence than her predecessor, Zeenat Karzai, who was rarely seen in public.

Ebola Fight in Africa Is Hurt by Limits on Ways to Get Out

Posted: 14 Oct 2014 05:00 PM PDT

The lack of a reliable evacuation system makes aid missions to West Africa much more dangerous for volunteers, who are thus less likely to go there.

Rumors of Cow Killings in India Deepen Rift Between Hindus and Muslims

Posted: 14 Oct 2014 04:37 PM PDT

Looming state elections have whipped up the fight by Hindu activists to protect cows and the rumors about their mistreatment at the hands of Muslims.






Australian’s P.O.W. Novel Wins Man Booker Prize

Posted: 14 Oct 2014 04:30 PM PDT

Richard Flanagan, who was honored for "The Narrow Road to the Deep North," is the third Australian to win the prize.






The Secret Victims of Iraq’s Chemical Arms

Posted: 14 Oct 2014 04:11 PM PDT

The Pentagon kept silent as munitions left over from Saddam Hussein's war with Iran found new targets from 2004 to 2011: American and Iraqi troops.

Ireland to Phase Out ‘Double Irish’ Tax Break Used by Tech Giants

Posted: 14 Oct 2014 02:48 PM PDT

The provision known as the "double Irish," used by companies like Google to reduce their bills, has been under scrutiny from European Union regulators.






Turkish Airstrike Hits Kurds, Complicating Fight Against Islamic State

Posted: 14 Oct 2014 02:32 PM PDT

Officials said the strikes had targeted fighters of the Kurdistan Workers' Party and were in retaliation for an attack against a military base.






Spain Exposes Holes in Plans to Treat Ebola

Posted: 14 Oct 2014 01:02 PM PDT

Madrid, where a nurse contracted the disease, mostly dismantled its infectious disease center as part of a government cost-cutting plan.






ArtsBeat: Marquis de Sade, in Paris, Retains the Power to Shock

Posted: 14 Oct 2014 12:33 PM PDT

De Sade is the subject of two shows, one of which, at Musée d'Orsay, is being promoted with a video that has attracted a lot of attention.






Catalonia Cancels Vote to Secede From Spain, but Calls for Nonbinding Ballot

Posted: 14 Oct 2014 12:22 PM PDT

The Catalan leader, Artur Mas, said citizens would be asked to express their opinion about seceding from Spain even if not in a binding independence vote.






Australian Leader Serves an Unsportsmanlike Warning to Putin

Posted: 14 Oct 2014 12:00 PM PDT

Prime Minister Tony Abbott's vow to "shirt-front," or confront, President Vladimir V. Putin is the latest jab the Russian leader has inspired from peers.

Why Are Americans So Fascinated With Extreme Fitness?

Posted: 14 Oct 2014 11:19 AM PDT

Easy, convenient forms of exercise have been abandoned for grueling, ultracompetitive conditioning programs like CrossFit.






David Greenglass, the Brother Who Doomed Ethel Rosenberg, Dies at 92

Posted: 14 Oct 2014 11:17 AM PDT

Mr. Greenglass, whose testimony against his sister and brother-in-law, Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, in a 1951 spy trial helped send them to the electric chair, later admitted to lying.

Met’s ‘Death of Klinghoffer’ Remains a Lightning Rod

Posted: 14 Oct 2014 11:00 AM PDT

The Metropolitan Opera's production of John Adams's "The Death of Klinghoffer" could become its most controversial in more than a century.

American Is Fatally Shot in Saudi Arabia

Posted: 14 Oct 2014 10:27 AM PDT

Saudi security forces arrested a suspect who was a former colleague of the victims, military contractors with Vinnell Arabia.

T Magazine: From Futurists to Pussy Riot, a Brief History of Russian Performance Art

Posted: 14 Oct 2014 10:25 AM PDT

A new show at the Garage Center of Contemporary Art in Moscow traces the country's lineage of provocative demonstrations.






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