Five Guantánamo Prisoners Are Released to Kazakhstan

Five Guantánamo Prisoners Are Released to Kazakhstan
Gas Explosion at Factory Kills 17 in China
For Officer Liu’s Funeral, Blending Police Traditions With Chinese Customs
Putin's Way: How Putin Forged a Pipeline Deal That Derailed
National Briefing | Southwest: Texas: Bush Leaves Houston Hospital
Sinosphere Blog: Prison Sentence for Maker of Documentary on Chinese Constitutional Rule
Sony Hacking Attack, First a Nuisance, Swiftly Grew Into a Firestorm
Resolution for Palestinian State Fails in United Nations Security Council
Norwegians Turn Ambivalent on Statoil, Their Economic Bedrock
Source of Ebola Outbreak in West Africa Might Be Bats, Study Says
Lens Blog: Pictures of the Day — Dec. 30, 2014
Critical Shopper: At COS, No Need for a Passport
As Lithuania Joins Eurozone, Relief and Hesitation
Books of The Times: 'How We Are,’ by Vincent Deary, Mixes Psychology and Philosophy
BBC Delays Documentary on Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles
Looking Back: Those We Lost in 2014
The Carpetbagger: Questioning the Historical Accuracy of ‘Selma’
Auto Industry Galvanized After Record Recall Year

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 08:49 PM PST

Three detainees from Yemen and two from Tunisia were transferred from the military prison in Cuba. With the move, there are 127 prisoners left.

Gas Explosion at Factory Kills 17 in China

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 08:22 PM PST

A gas explosion at an auto parts factory killed 17 people and injured 20 Wednesday morning in the southern city of Foshan, Chinese officials said.

For Officer Liu’s Funeral, Blending Police Traditions With Chinese Customs

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 08:18 PM PST

The burial for Officer Wenjian Liu, who was killed in an ambush on Dec. 20, will begin with a Chinese ceremony led by Buddhist monks, followed by a police ceremony with eulogies and a police chaplain.

Putin's Way: How Putin Forged a Pipeline Deal That Derailed

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 07:42 PM PST

Russia's energy minister and its energy giant, Gazprom, helped shape a Bulgarian bill for a pipeline that President Vladimir V. Putin sought to keep Europe dependent on Russian gas.

National Briefing | Southwest: Texas: Bush Leaves Houston Hospital

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 06:49 PM PST

Former President George Bush was released from Methodist Hospital in Houston on Tuesday and is resting at home after a stay of about a week for treatment of shortness of breath.

Sinosphere Blog: Prison Sentence for Maker of Documentary on Chinese Constitutional Rule

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 06:32 PM PST

The filmmaker, Shen Yongping, was detained in April and formally arrested on June 4, the 25th anniversary of the military crackdown on student-led protesters in 1989.

Sony Hacking Attack, First a Nuisance, Swiftly Grew Into a Firestorm

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 06:18 PM PST

Interviews suggest that Sony — slow to realize the depths of its peril — let its troubles deepen by mounting a public defense only after enormous damage had been done.

Resolution for Palestinian State Fails in United Nations Security Council

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 05:59 PM PST

A draft resolution to set a deadline to establish a sovereign Palestinian state failed to receive the nine votes that were needed for adoption in the 15-member Council.

Norwegians Turn Ambivalent on Statoil, Their Economic Bedrock

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 05:39 PM PST

Though oil and gas provide a quarter of Norway's G.D.P., concern over climate change is fracturing the country's bond with its flagship company.

Source of Ebola Outbreak in West Africa Might Be Bats, Study Says

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 04:26 PM PST

Scientists have traced the origins of the current epidemic to a toddler in Guinea who died last year and think he may have caught the virus from bats in a tree near his village.

Lens Blog: Pictures of the Day — Dec. 30, 2014

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 02:00 PM PST

Photos from Indonesia, Russia, Scotland and South Korea.

Critical Shopper: At COS, No Need for a Passport

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 01:54 PM PST

COS is part of an emerging band of midlevel mass-market fashion that aims to draw those who have graduated from certain fast-fashion offerings.

As Lithuania Joins Eurozone, Relief and Hesitation

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 01:53 PM PST

In the new year, the country becomes the 19th nation to adopt the euro, and the likelihood of economic and geopolitical security looms large for many.

Books of The Times: 'How We Are,’ by Vincent Deary, Mixes Psychology and Philosophy

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 01:37 PM PST

Philosophy meets self-help in "How We Are," the first book in the projected "How We Live" trilogy by Vincent Deary, a British health psychologist.

BBC Delays Documentary on Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 01:27 PM PST

"Reinventing the Royals" focuses on the hiring of a public-relations professional to restore the reputation of Prince Charles after the 1997 death of Diana, Princess of Wales, then his wife.

Looking Back: Those We Lost in 2014

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 12:58 PM PST

The deaths this year of those who commanded notice in the news, arts, sciences, politics and athletics.

The Carpetbagger: Questioning the Historical Accuracy of ‘Selma’

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 12:14 PM PST

A Johnson Cabinet member says the film wrongly paints Johnson as an opponent of the historic civil rights march.

Auto Industry Galvanized After Record Recall Year

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 12:11 PM PST

Spurred by an ignition switch defect in millions of General Motors vehicles, the auto industry has issued more recalls involving old models than ever before, an analysis shows.