Sinosphere Blog: Dispatches From the Hong Kong Protest Zone

Sinosphere Blog: Dispatches From the Hong Kong Protest Zone
</span>This Year’s Best Actors in 9 Kisses
Hong Kong Police Warn Remaining Protesters to Leave or Face Arrest
DealBook: Appeals Court Deals a Setback to U.S. Crackdown on Insider Trading
Drug Trade Transforms an Amazon Outpost
Workers in Hong Kong Begin Dismantling Main Protest Camp
Well: Exercising a Fat Dog (and Yourself)
Americans Involved in Torture Can Be Prosecuted Abroad, Analysts Say
C.I.A. First Planned Jails Abiding by U.S. Standards
Sony Hacking: Angelina Jolie in Email Crossfire Over Steve Jobs Movie
Obama Catches Blame on Tactics of Torture That He Ended
Spending Bill Hits Snags, but Congress Thinks It Can Avoid Shutdown
News Analysis: Putin, Shunned by West, Visits India, a Friend Whose Interests May Lie Elsewhere
Unbuttoned: Prince William and Kate Try to Seem Normal
Afghan Leader Expresses Shock at Torture Revelations
Brazil Releases Report on Past Rights Abuses
Editor of The Guardian to Step Down Next Year
Detroit Is Out of Bankruptcy, but Not Out of the Woods
U.N. Report Faults Countries’ Efforts to Curb Domestic Violence
UKIP, a British Party That Stresses Values, Faces a Sex Scandal

Posted: 11 Dec 2014 12:44 AM PST

On Thursday morning, the Hong Kong police moved in to clear away the encampment of pro-democracy protesters who had occupied streets near government offices for 10 weeks.

</span>This Year’s Best Actors in 9 Kisses

Posted: 11 Dec 2014 12:03 AM PST

We invited Benedict Cumberbatch, Reese Witherspoon, Kristen Stewart and more to pucker up.

Hong Kong Police Warn Remaining Protesters to Leave or Face Arrest

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 11:52 PM PST

Demonstrators and the Hong Kong police prepared for a showdown on Thursday, after the police cleared part of the city's last major pro-democracy protest camp.

DealBook: Appeals Court Deals a Setback to U.S. Crackdown on Insider Trading

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 11:15 PM PST

The ruling in the case against two former hedge fund traders, Todd Newman and Anthony Chiasson, is a blow to prosecutors' campaign to crack down on insider trading.

Drug Trade Transforms an Amazon Outpost

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 08:26 PM PST

The city of Manaus is reeling from expanding drug violence, including the targeting of the police and grisly murders in gang turf wars.

Workers in Hong Kong Begin Dismantling Main Protest Camp

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 07:50 PM PST

Dozens of police and court bailiffs watched as the workers dismantled road barriers built from metal railings by demonstrators to protect their street camp in Admiralty, next to the city government offices.

Well: Exercising a Fat Dog (and Yourself)

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 07:21 PM PST

When man's best friend gets too fat, that pet becomes a potential fitness aid for its owner.

Americans Involved in Torture Can Be Prosecuted Abroad, Analysts Say

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 07:19 PM PST

Calls for international prosecution, legal experts say, are likely to grow so long as the United States chooses not to prosecute its own.

C.I.A. First Planned Jails Abiding by U.S. Standards

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 06:59 PM PST

The agency envisioned a system in which detainees would be offered the same rights and protections as inmates held in federal or American military prisons.

Sony Hacking: Angelina Jolie in Email Crossfire Over Steve Jobs Movie

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 06:17 PM PST

Personal information as well as email exchanges have been revealed in the hacking attack of Sony's movie studio last month.

Obama Catches Blame on Tactics of Torture That He Ended

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 06:09 PM PST

The debate over interrogation techniques has left President Obama facing an uncomfortable rift between two allies, the C.I.A. director and Democrats on the committee that produced the report.

Spending Bill Hits Snags, but Congress Thinks It Can Avoid Shutdown

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 06:03 PM PST

Congress limped Wednesday toward a rare bipartisan agreement on a spending bill, but disagreements threatened to derail it, including over a provision to roll back Wall Street reforms.

News Analysis: Putin, Shunned by West, Visits India, a Friend Whose Interests May Lie Elsewhere

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 05:40 PM PST

The two nations were bound throughout the Cold War by a mutual mistrust of the United States, though there is now some uncertainty in the old relationship.

Unbuttoned: Prince William and Kate Try to Seem Normal

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 04:29 PM PST

On their three-day visit to America, Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, made safe and unsurprising fashion choices.

Afghan Leader Expresses Shock at Torture Revelations

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 03:39 PM PST

Ashraf Ghani said that the C.I.A. abuses "violated all accepted norms of human rights in the world," adding his name to the global reaction of shock, anger and cynicism that had swelled over the past 24 hours.

Brazil Releases Report on Past Rights Abuses

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 02:56 PM PST

President Dilma Rousseff, once a victim of the military rulers, broke into tears during a speech about the publication of the rights violations.

Editor of The Guardian to Step Down Next Year

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 02:13 PM PST

Alan Rusbridger will leave the post next summer, and will head the Scott Trust, the sole shareholder in the newspaper that has become a global brand.

Detroit Is Out of Bankruptcy, but Not Out of the Woods

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 12:26 PM PST

Detroit is emerging from the largest municipal bankruptcy in American history. Yet it still faces a test of finding a sustainable course for a struggling city.

U.N. Report Faults Countries’ Efforts to Curb Domestic Violence

Posted: 10 Dec 2014 12:21 PM PST

One in four children have been physically abused, and one in five girls have been sexually abused, according to findings from a survey of 133 countries.