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North Korea Loses Its Link to the Internet

North Korea Loses Its Link to the Internet


North Korea Loses Its Link to the Internet

Posted: 22 Dec 2014 06:03 PM PST

The failure began only hours after President Obama declared that the United States would launch a "proportional response" to what he termed "cybervandalism" against Sony Pictures.






Cliff Sloan, Guantánamo Envoy, Quits Amid Delays in Prisoner Releases

Posted: 22 Dec 2014 05:58 PM PST

Mr. Sloan, the envoy who negotiates detainee transfers from the military prison at Guantánamo Bay, is resigning, dealing another blow to efforts to close the facility.

De Blasio, With Bratton by Side, Seeks Balance After 2 Killings

Posted: 22 Dec 2014 05:56 PM PST

Mayor Bill de Blasio visited the families of the slain officers and called for a break in the protests as he sought to show leadership over a divided New York.






Facebook Page Goes Dark, Angering Russia Dissidents

Posted: 22 Dec 2014 05:25 PM PST

Members of the Russian political opposition said Facebook had capitulated to government pressure without consulting them.

Public Editor's Journal: Sony Emails, Free Speech — and Trying a Little ‘F2F’

Posted: 22 Dec 2014 04:02 PM PST

A look at some of the questions and the strong opinions that have emerged since the so-called Guardians of Peace made its massive cyberattack on Sony.






Joe Cocker, Raspy-Voiced Rock Star With Distinctive Moves, Is Dead at 70

Posted: 22 Dec 2014 02:31 PM PST

Mr. Cocker, who was known for his classic rendition of the Beatles' "With a Little Help From My Friends," died of lung cancer, his agent said.






Theater Review: ‘Henry IV’ Plays, With Antony Sher as Falstaff, in London

Posted: 22 Dec 2014 02:17 PM PST

Antony Sher is Falstaff in the Royal Shakespeare production of the two parts of "Henry IV" now underway in London.

Pakistan Fast Tracks Execution of Militants

Posted: 22 Dec 2014 01:27 PM PST

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif issued an order amid clamor for a tough response to the Taliban attack on a school that left 148 people dead.

White Collar Watch: Foreign Bribery Cases That Can Drag On and On

Posted: 22 Dec 2014 12:52 PM PST

An overseas bribery inquiry involving Avon shows how long winding such cases can be, and how the costs of dealing with potential corrupt payments can exceed the punishment.






Ex-Cabinet Minister Wins Tunisian Presidential Runoff

Posted: 22 Dec 2014 12:38 PM PST

Beji Caid Essebsi won 55.68 percent of the vote in the country's first free and democratic balloting for the post, Tunisia's election commission said.






Party Opens an Inquiry Into a Onetime Aide to China’s Ex-Leader

Posted: 22 Dec 2014 11:55 AM PST

President Xi Jinping's anticorruption campaign cast a wider net by focusing on a sitting official who was a trusted associate of Mr. Hu.






Judge Orders Tax-Fraud Trial for Princess Cristina of Spain

Posted: 22 Dec 2014 11:49 AM PST

The move is a blow to the monarchy from a case stemming mostly from the princess's role in a company that she owned with her husband.






Turkey’s President Accuses Advocates of Birth Control of Being Traitors

Posted: 22 Dec 2014 11:31 AM PST

The remarks by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan were the latest in a campaign to buttress what he sees as Turkey's rightful place in the world.






Francis Uses Christmas Speech to Criticize Vatican Bureaucracy

Posted: 22 Dec 2014 10:11 AM PST

Francis criticized the administration that runs the Holy See for "ailments and temptations" like a narcissistic "pathology of power."






In Struggle for National Identity, Iraqis Rally Around Many Flags

Posted: 22 Dec 2014 09:34 AM PST

For the new government in Baghdad, promoting a new sense of national unity is a challenge as great as battling the Islamic State.

Crunch Time for Shippers

Posted: 22 Dec 2014 08:47 AM PST

FedEx hired 50,000 seasonal workers this year, and UPS almost double that, to handle the Christmas-season workload.

Woman Killed While Protesting Chinese Copper Mine in Myanmar

Posted: 22 Dec 2014 06:28 AM PST

Villagers said the 56-year-old was shot by security forces as the police and Chinese employees of the mine erected a fence after land had been seized to expand the project.

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