Sinosphere Blog: Beijing Considers How to Harness the Wind to Blow Away Pollution

Sinosphere Blog: Beijing Considers How to Harness the Wind to Blow Away Pollution
NATO Says 2 Service Members Killed in Afghanistan
Gabriel García Márquez’s Archive Goes to University of Texas
In North Dakota, Rising Unease Over Oil’s Effects
Climate Change Threatens to Strip the Identity of Glacier National Park
Marion S. Barry Jr.: ‘A Complicated Man’ Whose Legacy Recounts Both Greatness and Blunders
Memo From Europe: Nations Ponder How to Handle European Fighters Returning From Jihad
Workers in Silicon Valley Weigh In on Obama’s Immigration Order
Rand Paul Calls for a Formal Declaration of War Against ISIS
Despite Persecution, Guardian of Lake Tai Spotlights China’s Polluters
Sting to Join the Cast of His Broadway Musical
Iran Grants Bail to Woman From Britain Held 5 Months
Graft Hobbles Iraq’s Military in Fighting ISIS
In Delhi, Pushing Through the Wall (of Air Pollution)
Tunisia Vote for Leader Likely to Go to a Runoff
Retro Report: Debate Persists Over Diagnosing Mental Health Disorders, Long After ‘Sybil’
Science Times: A Lifesaving Transplant for Coral Reefs
Indianapolis Star Newspaper Apologizes for Cartoon on Migrants
Iran Nuclear Negotiators, Facing Key Differences, Weigh Extending Deadline
With ‘Hunger Games’ Campaigns, Lionsgate Punches Above Its Weight
Critic’s Notebook: Dragon Age: Inquisition Evokes Interactive Storytelling
Beyoncé ‘Platinum Edition’ Adds New Songs and Remixes
Survivors Pulled From Ruins After Quake in Japan
Afghanistan Quietly Lifts Ban on Nighttime Raids
Blast at Game Kills Dozens in Afghanistan

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 12:31 AM PST

In a plan inspired by research on urban heat islands, city planners are looking at ways to create corridors that encourage wind flow through the Chinese capital.

NATO Says 2 Service Members Killed in Afghanistan

Posted: 24 Nov 2014 12:01 AM PST

NATO says that two of its service members have been killed in an attack in eastern Afghanistan.

Gabriel García Márquez’s Archive Goes to University of Texas

Posted: 23 Nov 2014 11:00 PM PST

The archive of Gabriel García Márquez has been acquired by the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas and includes manuscripts, notebooks, photos, correspondence and personal artifacts related to his important books.

In North Dakota, Rising Unease Over Oil’s Effects

Posted: 23 Nov 2014 07:13 PM PST

After an unusual land deal, a giant spill and a tanker-train explosion, anxiety began to ripple across the North Dakota prairie.

Climate Change Threatens to Strip the Identity of Glacier National Park

Posted: 23 Nov 2014 07:08 PM PST

In a century, the number of glaciers in Montana's Glacier National Park, on the Canadian border, has dropped to about 25 from 150.

Marion S. Barry Jr.: ‘A Complicated Man’ Whose Legacy Recounts Both Greatness and Blunders

Posted: 23 Nov 2014 06:53 PM PST

Mr. Barry was a man venerated, disgraced and redeemed in a political career that spanned four decades and included four terms as mayor and six months in prison on drug charges.

Memo From Europe: Nations Ponder How to Handle European Fighters Returning From Jihad

Posted: 23 Nov 2014 06:50 PM PST

A young man who came back to Germany from fighting in Syria has confessed in court and said he would like "to live a totally normal life."

Workers in Silicon Valley Weigh In on Obama’s Immigration Order

Posted: 23 Nov 2014 06:47 PM PST

Despite drawbacks, some immigrants working in technology said the president's actions could make work in the United States easier.

Rand Paul Calls for a Formal Declaration of War Against ISIS

Posted: 23 Nov 2014 06:40 PM PST

Mr. Paul, a likely presidential candidate who has emerged as one of the Republican Party's most cautious voices on military intervention, offered a very circumscribed definition of war.

Despite Persecution, Guardian of Lake Tai Spotlights China’s Polluters

Posted: 23 Nov 2014 06:17 PM PST

Despite pressure from Beijing, factories continue to dump toxic waste into waterways because the cost of violating the rules is lower than the cost of compliance.

Sting to Join the Cast of His Broadway Musical

Posted: 23 Nov 2014 06:00 PM PST

Sting, who wrote the music and lyrics for the struggling Broadway musical "The Last Ship," will join the cast on Dec. 9.

Iran Grants Bail to Woman From Britain Held 5 Months

Posted: 23 Nov 2014 05:53 PM PST

Ghoncheh Ghavami, 25, who has dual citizenship, is appealing a one-year sentence for a conviction that has been linked to activism.

Graft Hobbles Iraq’s Military in Fighting ISIS

Posted: 23 Nov 2014 05:26 PM PST

The Iraqi military and police forces had been so pillaged by their own leadership that they all but collapsed this spring in the face of the advancing Islamic State fighters.

In Delhi, Pushing Through the Wall (of Air Pollution)

Posted: 23 Nov 2014 05:17 PM PST

Despite very high levels of air pollution in India's capital city, the Delhi half-marathon is one of a growing number of running races across the country.

Tunisia Vote for Leader Likely to Go to a Runoff

Posted: 23 Nov 2014 05:00 PM PST

Beji Caid Essebsi, a former prime minister, and Moncef Marzouki, the interim president, were leading but neither expected to win a majority.

Retro Report: Debate Persists Over Diagnosing Mental Health Disorders, Long After ‘Sybil’

Posted: 23 Nov 2014 04:35 PM PST

After the book and film "Sybil" were released, diagnoses of multiple personality disorder skyrocketed. Was it more awareness by doctors, or overdiagnosis?

Science Times: A Lifesaving Transplant for Coral Reefs

Posted: 23 Nov 2014 03:55 PM PST

A quick-grow laboratory technique, called microfragmenting, may make it possible to mass-produce reef-building corals for transplanting onto dead or dying reefs that took centuries to develop.

Indianapolis Star Newspaper Apologizes for Cartoon on Migrants

Posted: 23 Nov 2014 03:51 PM PST

The Star removed a cartoon from its website after readers complained the drawing was racist for depicting an immigrant family climbing through a window to crash a white family's Thanksgiving dinner.

Iran Nuclear Negotiators, Facing Key Differences, Weigh Extending Deadline

Posted: 23 Nov 2014 03:13 PM PST

Western and Iranian officials said on Sunday that with issues still unresolved on an agreement to curb Iran's nuclear program, they might consider prolonging the talks beyond Monday.

With ‘Hunger Games’ Campaigns, Lionsgate Punches Above Its Weight

Posted: 23 Nov 2014 03:12 PM PST

In its campaigns for the "Hunger Games" films, Lionsgate's tiny marketing department has used mastery of social media and a culture of risk-taking to dazzle the legacy studios.

Critic’s Notebook: Dragon Age: Inquisition Evokes Interactive Storytelling

Posted: 23 Nov 2014 03:03 PM PST

Dragon Age: Inquisition shows that sophisticated storytelling in video games has become commonplace even as it remains the most experimental and contentious aspect of the medium.

Beyoncé ‘Platinum Edition’ Adds New Songs and Remixes

Posted: 23 Nov 2014 02:33 PM PST

Beyoncé has repackaged her latest hit album with two new songs and four remixes, as well as a live DVD and a calendar.

Survivors Pulled From Ruins After Quake in Japan

Posted: 23 Nov 2014 01:51 PM PST

A magnitude-6.7 quake near the city of Nagano injured at least 40 people, damaged dozens of buildings and forced hundreds into emergency shelters.