Pakistani Premier Announces Military Courts for Terrorism Cases

Pakistani Premier Announces Military Courts for Terrorism Cases
Sony Finds Allies in Google and Microsoft to Stream Movie
Mexicans Rally After a Priest Is Kidnapped
Afghan Leader Tells U.N. Agency to Relinquish Control of Funds, Officials Say
Ebola Sample Is Mishandled at C.D.C. Lab in Latest Error
Movie Review: In ‘Selma,’ King Is Just One of Many Heroes
State of the Art: Retina 5K iMac: Powerful Proof of the PC Renaissance
Baghdad Journal: Traditions of Christmas Found Only in Memory
Machine Learning: Bedtime Technology for a Better Night’s Sleep
ISIS Militants Capture Jordanian Fighter Pilot in Syria
Shinzo Abe Has Eyes on Revising Constitution in Japan
Bits Blog: Uber C.E.O. Charged With Violating South Korea Transport Laws
Nation on the Move: Going Home From the South, a New Holiday Exodus
Hong Kong Scrambles as Van Spills Wads of Cash
In Takata Shake-Up, President Is Out as Founder’s Grandson Expands Role
India to Deploy 5,000 Troops to Northeast After String of Attacks
Sniper Is Said to Prompt Clash at Gaza Border
Officer Fatally Shoots Armed Man Near Ferguson, Police Say
The $27,673 You’ll Need to Spend on ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’

Posted: 24 Dec 2014 06:29 PM PST

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif announced plans early Thursday to set up military courts to deal with terrorism cases after a deadly Taliban attack on a school in Peshawar last week.

Sony Finds Allies in Google and Microsoft to Stream Movie

Posted: 24 Dec 2014 05:30 PM PST

In getting behind "The Interview," Google and Microsoft joined what had become more of a campaign to defend free speech against foreign intimidation than a business initiative.

Mexicans Rally After a Priest Is Kidnapped

Posted: 24 Dec 2014 05:14 PM PST

Roman Catholic clergy members and parishioners marched through Ciudad Altamirano in southern Mexico to protest a series of kidnappings, killings and robberies of priests.

Afghan Leader Tells U.N. Agency to Relinquish Control of Funds, Officials Say

Posted: 24 Dec 2014 04:28 PM PST

Officials said President Ashraf Ghani is frustrated with what he sees as mismanagement of the United Nations Development Program, which bankrolls the salaries of Afghanistan's police.

Ebola Sample Is Mishandled at C.D.C. Lab in Latest Error

Posted: 24 Dec 2014 03:46 PM PST

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said one of its labs sent the wrong samples, possibly containing the live virus, to another lab. Word of the accident provoked disbelief from safety experts.

Movie Review: In ‘Selma,’ King Is Just One of Many Heroes

Posted: 24 Dec 2014 12:42 PM PST

Ava DuVernay's film "Selma" follows civil rights demonstrators in March 1965 across an Alabama bridge and into a new era for black Americans, with progress made and promises unkept.

State of the Art: Retina 5K iMac: Powerful Proof of the PC Renaissance

Posted: 24 Dec 2014 11:39 AM PST

Defying predictions of their demise, personal computers are making a comeback, enticing a niche audience of professional users with power and beauty, and an Apple machine stands out.

Baghdad Journal: Traditions of Christmas Found Only in Memory

Posted: 24 Dec 2014 11:10 AM PST

Once there were 1.5 million Christians in Iraq. Now there are fewer than 400,000, many on the run from the Islamic State. It has been a tough Christmas.

Machine Learning: Bedtime Technology for a Better Night’s Sleep

Posted: 24 Dec 2014 11:06 AM PST

No device, regardless of how sophisticated it is, will solve serious sleep issues. But if you're looking for more information about how you sleep, monitoring patterns can be illuminating.

ISIS Militants Capture Jordanian Fighter Pilot in Syria

Posted: 24 Dec 2014 10:30 AM PST

The Jordanian military confirmed that one of its pilots had been taken hostage after reports that an F-16 went down in northern Syria.

Shinzo Abe Has Eyes on Revising Constitution in Japan

Posted: 24 Dec 2014 10:29 AM PST

Mr. Abe, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, acknowledged that he faced a battle in persuading voters to change a Constitution that renounces war.

Bits Blog: Uber C.E.O. Charged With Violating South Korea Transport Laws

Posted: 24 Dec 2014 10:22 AM PST

Seoul prosecutors indicted Travis Kalanick, the ride booking company's chief executive, as well as its local unit and car-rental partner, for violating taxi licensing laws.

Nation on the Move: Going Home From the South, a New Holiday Exodus

Posted: 24 Dec 2014 09:43 AM PST

A surge of native Californians and Northeasterners who travel home from the South highlights its new role as a place to pursue the American dream.

Hong Kong Scrambles as Van Spills Wads of Cash

Posted: 24 Dec 2014 08:38 AM PST

With about $2 million missing, the police warned bystanders who took advantage of the Christmas Eve windfall to return the snatched money.

In Takata Shake-Up, President Is Out as Founder’s Grandson Expands Role

Posted: 24 Dec 2014 07:50 AM PST

Shigehisa Takada, the chairman of the airbag manufacturer and a grandson of its founder, assumed the role of president from Stefan Stocker.

India to Deploy 5,000 Troops to Northeast After String of Attacks

Posted: 24 Dec 2014 07:50 AM PST

The state of Assam remained unstable after militants from the National Democratic Front of Bodoland, which seeks an independent state, opened fire in remote tribal villages.

Sniper Is Said to Prompt Clash at Gaza Border

Posted: 24 Dec 2014 06:24 AM PST

The Israelis responded with air and ground forces, in what appeared to be the most serious direct confrontation between Israel and Hamas since fighting ended in August.

Officer Fatally Shoots Armed Man Near Ferguson, Police Say

Posted: 24 Dec 2014 06:20 AM PST

The episode in Berkeley occurred less than five miles from Ferguson, where the shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white officer prompted months of protests.

The $27,673 You’ll Need to Spend on ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’

Posted: 24 Dec 2014 03:00 AM PST

Low inflation, tumbling energy prices and relatively flat wages are combining to keep prices down for leaping lords, swimming swans and a lone partridge.