North Korea to Send Senior Envoy to Russia

North Korea to Send Senior Envoy to Russia
Germany and France Showed Slight Growth in Third Quarter
Obama, Down but Not Out, Presses Ahead
Lyon Journal: Brushing Off a French Stigma That Doggie Bags Are for Beggars
Pentagon Studies Reveal Major Nuclear Problems
Iraq and Kurds Reach Deal on Oil Exports and Budget Payments
Amazon and Hachette Resolve Dispute
Jurgen Klinsmann, Back in London, Sees Exhibition as Important Test for U.S. Men’s National Team
Psychologists to Review Role in Detainee Interrogations
Top U.S. General Says He’s Open to Using Ground Troops to Retake Mosul
Lower Oil Prices Give a Lift to the American Economy
Movie Review: ‘Love Hunter,’ About a Serbian Musician in New York
Secret Service Blunders Eased White House Intruder’s Way, Review Says
Public Editor's Journal: A Strong Editorial, as The Times Struggles With Chinese Visas and Business Concerns
Post-Mortems of Victims Point to Tainted Medication in India Sterilization Deaths
For Romanians, Presidential Election Hinges on Issue of Trust
ISIS Chief Emerges, Urging ‘Volcanoes of Jihad’
Sports of The Times: FIFA Looks at Itself and Nods in Approval
Obama Prods Myanmar Back Toward Democracy
Obama Plan May Allow Millions of Immigrants to Stay and Work in U.S.
Russia to Curtail Nuclear Security Efforts With U.S.
DealBook: Warren Buffett’s Berkshire to Buy Duracell From Procter & Gamble
Strikes by U.S. Blunt ISIS but Anger Civilians
Comet Landing Bumpier Than First Thought
Liberia President, Citing Ebola Gains, Ends State of Emergency

Posted: 14 Nov 2014 01:02 AM PST

The announcement came as Pyongyang sought to improve its ties with Russia as a possible counterbalance to China.

Germany and France Showed Slight Growth in Third Quarter

Posted: 14 Nov 2014 12:17 AM PST

The eurozone economy is barely managing to pull out of a rut, new data showed, raising concern that the specter of stagnation may begin to ripple beyond its borders.

Obama, Down but Not Out, Presses Ahead

Posted: 13 Nov 2014 09:47 PM PST

Since deep losses in the midterm elections, the president has flexed his muscles on climate change, immigration and Internet neutrality.

Lyon Journal: Brushing Off a French Stigma That Doggie Bags Are for Beggars

Posted: 13 Nov 2014 08:59 PM PST

Authorities in Lyon, France, are promoting doggie bags in local restaurants to curb food waste, but are facing the idea that it is a sign of poverty.

Pentagon Studies Reveal Major Nuclear Problems

Posted: 13 Nov 2014 07:55 PM PST

The Pentagon will spend billions on emergency fixes to its nuclear weapons infrastructure, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will announce Friday, after two studies found "systemic problems."

Iraq and Kurds Reach Deal on Oil Exports and Budget Payments

Posted: 13 Nov 2014 06:30 PM PST

A standoff began earlier this year when Kurdish officials angered Baghdad by exporting oil produced in their region directly to Turkey and not through the Iraqi Oil Ministry.

Amazon and Hachette Resolve Dispute

Posted: 13 Nov 2014 06:00 PM PST

The accord allows the publisher to set prices on its e-books, a major issue in a battle that led Amazon to discourage sales of Hachette books.

Jurgen Klinsmann, Back in London, Sees Exhibition as Important Test for U.S. Men’s National Team

Posted: 13 Nov 2014 05:53 PM PST

Klinsmann is set to coach a young United States team as it challenges Colombia in a friendly international match that he says could be a steppingstone on the path to the next World Cup.

Psychologists to Review Role in Detainee Interrogations

Posted: 13 Nov 2014 05:49 PM PST

The nation's largest organization of psychologists will investigate whether it supported the government's use of torture in the interrogation of prisoners during the Bush administration.

Top U.S. General Says He’s Open to Using Ground Troops to Retake Mosul

Posted: 13 Nov 2014 05:08 PM PST

President Obama's top military adviser said he would consider deploying a limited number of American forces to fight alongside Iraqi troops moving to retake areas held by militants.

Lower Oil Prices Give a Lift to the American Economy

Posted: 13 Nov 2014 03:15 PM PST

The effect of cheaper crude oil and gasoline is especially significant for those Americans largely left behind by an anemic economic recovery.

Movie Review: ‘Love Hunter,’ About a Serbian Musician in New York

Posted: 13 Nov 2014 02:45 PM PST

The Serbian film "Love Hunter" centers on an ambitious Serbian musician trying to succeed in New York while making ends meet as a cabdriver.

Secret Service Blunders Eased White House Intruder’s Way, Review Says

Posted: 13 Nov 2014 02:38 PM PST

A report by the Department of Homeland Security noted "performance, organizational, technical" and other failures that allowed a man to get inside the White House in September.

Public Editor's Journal: A Strong Editorial, as The Times Struggles With Chinese Visas and Business Concerns

Posted: 13 Nov 2014 01:34 PM PST

The editorial board response was "really quite simple" after the Chinese president's statement.

Post-Mortems of Victims Point to Tainted Medication in India Sterilization Deaths

Posted: 13 Nov 2014 12:14 PM PST

Autopsies of women who died at a government sterilization camp suggest that "spurious medicines" were to blame, not unsanitary conditions or rushed surgery, a medical official said.

For Romanians, Presidential Election Hinges on Issue of Trust

Posted: 13 Nov 2014 12:08 PM PST

Voters must decide which of the two candidates can best be trusted to continue an open and strong democracy in Romania and avoid the dictatorlike tactics used by the president of neighboring Hungary.

ISIS Chief Emerges, Urging ‘Volcanoes of Jihad’

Posted: 13 Nov 2014 11:38 AM PST

Countering rumors that he was dead, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the Islamic State leader, issued a new call to arms in an audio clip posted online.

Sports of The Times: FIFA Looks at Itself and Nods in Approval

Posted: 13 Nov 2014 10:38 AM PST

Maybe FIFA should be our example for all that's right and good. Even after years of ethics scandals, maybe we've been wrong about it the whole time.

Obama Prods Myanmar Back Toward Democracy

Posted: 13 Nov 2014 10:15 AM PST

President Obama warned the leaders that they needed to improve the political system and stop systematic persecution of the Muslim minority.

Obama Plan May Allow Millions of Immigrants to Stay and Work in U.S.

Posted: 13 Nov 2014 09:15 AM PST

Ignoring Republican protests, President Obama will assert his executive authority to order a broad overhaul of the immigration system, including a plan to give work permits to millions, officials said.

Russia to Curtail Nuclear Security Efforts With U.S.

Posted: 13 Nov 2014 08:49 AM PST

The move, which could undermine two decades of cooperation, is a byproduct of the general downturn in relations between Russia and the United States.

DealBook: Warren Buffett’s Berkshire to Buy Duracell From Procter & Gamble

Posted: 13 Nov 2014 08:48 AM PST

Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate run by Warren E. Buffett, will acquire Duracell using a transaction aimed at lowering the tax bill.

Strikes by U.S. Blunt ISIS but Anger Civilians

Posted: 13 Nov 2014 08:20 AM PST

Residents of Raqqa are angry at the Americans because food and fuel prices have soared, power blackouts have prevailed, and order is now threatened by a power vacuum.

Comet Landing Bumpier Than First Thought

Posted: 13 Nov 2014 08:18 AM PST

The European Space Agency lander is sitting in a skewed position on the comet's surface, compromising some aspects of the $1.75 billion Rosetta mission.

Liberia President, Citing Ebola Gains, Ends State of Emergency

Posted: 13 Nov 2014 07:34 AM PST

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf said she would not extend the state of emergency, which had angered critics.