Spain's Princess Cristina to Be Tried on Tax Fraud Charges

Spain's Princess Cristina to Be Tried on Tax Fraud Charges
Sinosphere Blog: A Child With H.I.V., Shunned by His Entire Village
Trying to Save Russia’s Punch Line of a Car
Munich Journal: He Sees You When You’re Sleeping, and Gives You Nightmares
New York Police Add Precautions After Ambush
In 2008 Mumbai Killings, Piles of Spy Data, but an Uncompleted Puzzle
YouTube Challenger Lets Music Fans Call the Shots
Old-Guard Politician Seen Leading Tunisia’s Interim President in Runoff Election
The Media Equation: Hacking at Sony Over ‘The Interview’ Reveals Hollywood’s Failings, Too
In China, a Rapid Jump to Mobile Advertising
Dance Review: ‘The Nutcracker,’ a New York Theater Ballet Production
In Brooklyn, the Lives of 2 Officers Are Recalled as Their Deaths Are Mourned
Jordan Executes 11 After 8-Year Moratorium
In Hopes of Ending Deadlock, Premier Offers Early Elections
Obama to See if North Korea Should Return to Terror List
Pakistan Makes Arrests in Taliban School Carnage
Global Soccer: Who Needs Fancy? Striker Charlie Austin Is Carrying Q.P.R.
Top Source of Oil Vows to Ride Out Price Slump
Egypt’s President Replaces Influential Intelligence Chief

Posted: 22 Dec 2014 01:04 AM PST

Cristina de Borbon, sister of Spain's King Felipe VI, has been ordered to stand trial on charges of tax fraud, the High Court of the Balearic Islands said on Monday, prolonging the embarrassment of the royal family which has sought to distance itself from a corruption probe.

Sinosphere Blog: A Child With H.I.V., Shunned by His Entire Village

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 10:31 PM PST

More than 200 villagers in the southwestern province of Sichuan, including the boy's guardian, have signed a petition unanimously calling for the boy's expulsion.

Trying to Save Russia’s Punch Line of a Car

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 06:31 PM PST

Russians ridicule their endangered Ladas, but also cherish them. So the Kremlin recruited a blunt Swedish-American executive with long experience in Detroit to overhaul the carmaker.

Munich Journal: He Sees You When You’re Sleeping, and Gives You Nightmares

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 06:07 PM PST

In Germany, misbehaving children had better watch out. The Krampus, a devilish goblin who tears through the streets as St. Nick's evil counterpart, is making a comeback.

New York Police Add Precautions After Ambush

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 06:06 PM PST

The killings of two officers in Brooklyn on Saturday set off a bunker mentality across the department, as sentries were posted outside station houses and officers were barred from patrolling alone.

In 2008 Mumbai Killings, Piles of Spy Data, but an Uncompleted Puzzle

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 06:01 PM PST

An investigation reveals how American, British and Indian agencies failed to pull together intelligence streams, including a plotter's online activity, before attacks that Indians regard as their 9/11.

YouTube Challenger Lets Music Fans Call the Shots

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 04:57 PM PST

The technology company Interlude has attracted the attention of the music industry with a tool that creates music videos with branching plots subject to a viewer's choices.

Old-Guard Politician Seen Leading Tunisia’s Interim President in Runoff Election

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 04:35 PM PST

Exit polls indicated that Beji Caid Essebsi, who served two dictators, was ahead of President Moncef Marzouki, a former human rights activist, who did not concede defeat.

The Media Equation: Hacking at Sony Over ‘The Interview’ Reveals Hollywood’s Failings, Too

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 03:59 PM PST

Things have gone so deeply wrong so quickly, it is hard to keep track of all the mistakes that led us here.

In China, a Rapid Jump to Mobile Advertising

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 02:57 PM PST

Next year, companies are expected to spend more money on digital advertising than on TV commercials in China.

Dance Review: ‘The Nutcracker,’ a New York Theater Ballet Production

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 02:27 PM PST

Keith Michael's "The Nutcracker" for New York Theater Ballet is a compact entry in the company's Once Upon a Ballet series.

In Brooklyn, the Lives of 2 Officers Are Recalled as Their Deaths Are Mourned

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 02:09 PM PST

Neighbors and business owners recalled Officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos as law enforcement colleagues visited the Brooklyn homes of the fallen officers.

Jordan Executes 11 After 8-Year Moratorium

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 11:55 AM PST

The kingdom's last execution took place in 2006, and the hangings of 11 convicted murderers on Sunday prompted criticism by human rights organizations.

In Hopes of Ending Deadlock, Premier Offers Early Elections

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 11:35 AM PST

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras of Greece offered to call elections toward the end of next year in a bid to rally lawmakers behind the government's candidate for president.

Obama to See if North Korea Should Return to Terror List

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 10:07 AM PST

President Obama said he would "review" whether to return North Korea to the list, part of a broader government response to a damaging cyberattack on Sony's Hollywood studio.

Pakistan Makes Arrests in Taliban School Carnage

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 09:01 AM PST

Authorities made several arrests in the case of the Taliban school attack that killed 148 in the northwestern city of Peshawar, on Sunday, officials said.

Global Soccer: Who Needs Fancy? Striker Charlie Austin Is Carrying Q.P.R.

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 08:43 AM PST

Austin, a former construction laborer with a workmanlike approach to the game, is scoring goals that may keep Queens Park Rangers in the top tier.

Top Source of Oil Vows to Ride Out Price Slump

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 06:35 AM PST

Saudi Arabia, which normally acts as a swing supplier, says that it will not cut production, preferring to allow the market to stabilize on its own.

Egypt’s President Replaces Influential Intelligence Chief

Posted: 21 Dec 2014 05:49 AM PST

President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi removed Gen. Mohamed Farid el-Tohamy, a mentor, and named Khaled Fawzy, a top deputy in the intelligence service, as his successor.