Tested Negative for Ebola, Nurse Criticizes Her Quarantine

Tested Negative for Ebola, Nurse Criticizes Her Quarantine
New York Ebola Patient Enters More Serious Phase of Illness, Officials Say
Jack Bruce, Cream’s Adventurous Bassist, Dies at 71
Chen Ziming, Dissident in China, Is Dead at 62
ISIS Hostages Endured Torture and Dashed Hopes, Freed Cellmates Say
For Pregnant Marathoners, Two Endurance Tests
As Brazil’s Presidential Race Draws to Close, Voters Lament Its Ugliness
Negro? Prieto? Moreno? A Question of Identity for Black Mexicans
Parliamentary Elections Show Political Turmoil Is Continuing in Ukraine
Coalition Seeks to Send North Korea to International Court Over Rights Abuses
Jack Bruce, Former Cream Frontman, Dies at 71
As Ebola Spread in Dallas, New York Honed Protocol
Afghan Mullah Who Raped Girl in His Mosque Receives 20-Year Prison Sentence
Rights Groups Condemn Execution of Iranian Woman
Strategies: When iPhones Ring, the Economy Listens
Iran Hangs Woman for Killing Alleged Rapist
U.S. Women Secure Berth in 2015 World Cup
E.U. Greenhouse Gas Deal Falls Short of Expectations
New Ebola Quarantine Protocol Seen as Barrier to Volunteers

Posted: 25 Oct 2014 06:08 PM PDT

Kaci Hickox, who was being quarantined at a New Jersey hospital after working with Ebola patients in Sierra Leone, criticized a "frenzy of disorganization" in an essay posted online.

New York Ebola Patient Enters More Serious Phase of Illness, Officials Say

Posted: 25 Oct 2014 06:08 PM PDT

Health officials said that while Dr. Craig Spencer remained awake and communicative, his condition worsened on Saturday with the appearance of gastrointestinal symptoms.

Jack Bruce, Cream’s Adventurous Bassist, Dies at 71

Posted: 25 Oct 2014 05:18 PM PDT

Mr. Bruce's adventurous approach to his instrument influenced two generations of rock bassists.

Chen Ziming, Dissident in China, Is Dead at 62

Posted: 25 Oct 2014 03:58 PM PDT

A reform-minded intellectual, Mr. Chen, was accused by the government of fomenting the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989 and spent more than a decade in prison and under house arrest.

ISIS Hostages Endured Torture and Dashed Hopes, Freed Cellmates Say

Posted: 25 Oct 2014 03:54 PM PDT

The death of James Foley in August at the hands of Islamic State jihadists in Syria was a very public end to a hidden ordeal shared with nearly two dozen other Westerners.

For Pregnant Marathoners, Two Endurance Tests

Posted: 25 Oct 2014 01:37 PM PDT

The top women competing in the New York City Marathon increasingly find ways to accommodate pregnancies and training in their busy schedules.

As Brazil’s Presidential Race Draws to Close, Voters Lament Its Ugliness

Posted: 25 Oct 2014 12:03 PM PDT

Many Brazilians have been stunned by what may be the country's most contentious election since the end of military rule.

Negro? Prieto? Moreno? A Question of Identity for Black Mexicans

Posted: 25 Oct 2014 11:58 AM PDT

Mexico is planning to do something it has not attempted in decades and never on its modern census: ask people if they consider themselves black.

Parliamentary Elections Show Political Turmoil Is Continuing in Ukraine

Posted: 25 Oct 2014 11:16 AM PDT

The vote on Sunday was envisioned as a final step in transforming government from a kleptocracy to a reform-minded administration, but infighting and charges of corruption suggest the transformation may take longer.

Coalition Seeks to Send North Korea to International Court Over Rights Abuses

Posted: 25 Oct 2014 11:06 AM PDT

Seven months after a groundbreaking report documenting torture and starvation in North Korea, a broad coalition of countries is pushing to refer Pyongyang to the International Criminal Court.

Jack Bruce, Former Cream Frontman, Dies at 71

Posted: 25 Oct 2014 10:21 AM PDT

Mr. Bruce formed the influential British rock band Cream in the 1960s with the guitarist Eric Clapton, and co-wrote some of the group's biggest hits.

As Ebola Spread in Dallas, New York Honed Protocol

Posted: 25 Oct 2014 10:10 AM PDT

Learning from missteps in the Dallas cases of Ebola, health workers and officials took a different approach in the case of a doctor who fell ill in New York.

Afghan Mullah Who Raped Girl in His Mosque Receives 20-Year Prison Sentence

Posted: 25 Oct 2014 10:07 AM PDT

Women's activists attending the packed proceedings hailed it as a victory because the mullah was successfully prosecuted under a 2009 law meant to fight violence against women.

Rights Groups Condemn Execution of Iranian Woman

Posted: 25 Oct 2014 10:00 AM PDT

The execution of a woman in Iran who killed a doctor she said had tried to rape her was carried out Saturday despite international condemnation.

Strategies: When iPhones Ring, the Economy Listens

Posted: 25 Oct 2014 07:10 AM PDT

Beyond serving as Apple's biggest profit center, the iPhone is also a bedrock of consumer spending and the stock market.

Iran Hangs Woman for Killing Alleged Rapist

Posted: 25 Oct 2014 03:57 AM PDT

Iran hanged a woman on Saturday who was convicted of murdering a man she said was trying to rape her, the official IRNA news agency reported.

U.S. Women Secure Berth in 2015 World Cup

Posted: 24 Oct 2014 07:25 PM PDT

The United States topped Mexico, 3-0, in a semifinal of the Concacaf Women's Championship at PPL Park in Chester, Pa.

E.U. Greenhouse Gas Deal Falls Short of Expectations

Posted: 24 Oct 2014 07:23 PM PDT

The varied energy needs and capacity of member nations led to concessions and compromises that experts say watered down an agreement meant to pressure other countries at climate talks in 2015.

New Ebola Quarantine Protocol Seen as Barrier to Volunteers

Posted: 24 Oct 2014 06:38 PM PDT

Requirements for isolating people who had contact with Ebola patients, like those announced in New York and New Jersey, could dissuade Americans from working at the front lines of the epidemic.