Two N.Y.P.D. Officers Are Killed in Brooklyn Ambush; Suspect Commits Suicide

Two N.Y.P.D. Officers Are Killed in Brooklyn Ambush; Suspect Commits Suicide
Chinese Annoyance With North Korea Bubbles to the Surface
Fuel Rods Are Removed From Damaged Fukushima Reactor
Cuban Exiles at Miami Rally Denounce Obama for Rapprochement
In Wake of Hong Kong, Chinese Leader Warns Macau
Few Liberians Turn Out for Vote Delayed by Ebola
China Invests in Region Rich in Oil, Coal and Also Strife
If Not David to the U.S. Goliath, Cuba Asks What Its Role Is Now
U.S. Asks China to Help Rein In Korean Hackers
Six Militants Killed in U.S. Drone Attacks in Pakistan
Russia Denounces New Round of Western Sanctions
Castro Thanks U.S. in Speech But Reaffirms Communism
North Korea Warns U.S. Not to Take Sony Action
India Tires of Diplomatic Rift Over Arrest of Devyani Khobragade
Kabul Residents on Heroin Watch as Addiction Grows
Four Afghans Released From Guantánamo Bay
The Neediest Cases: For Former Bank Worker, Descent Into Illness and Debt
The Neediest Cases: Sometimes Distance Is Greater Than Miles
YouTube’s Chief, Hitting a New ‘Play’ Button
US Sends 4 Afghans Back Home From Guantanamo

Posted: 20 Dec 2014 09:47 PM PST

Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu were shot at point-blank range in their patrol car Saturday by a man who, officials said, had traveled to the city from Baltimore vowing to kill officers.

Chinese Annoyance With North Korea Bubbles to the Surface

Posted: 20 Dec 2014 09:08 PM PST

A retired general's scathing account of North Korea as a recalcitrant ally headed for collapse and unworthy of China's support revealed how far relations between the two countries have sunk.

Fuel Rods Are Removed From Damaged Fukushima Reactor

Posted: 20 Dec 2014 08:45 PM PST

Tokyo Electric Power Company passed one milestone, but faces the far more challenging task of removing the ruined fuel cores from the three reactors that melted down.

Cuban Exiles at Miami Rally Denounce Obama for Rapprochement

Posted: 20 Dec 2014 05:35 PM PST

Hundreds of protesters in Miami excoriated the president for moving to normalize relations with Cuba, which they say will only shore up the Communist regime's power.

In Wake of Hong Kong, Chinese Leader Warns Macau

Posted: 20 Dec 2014 05:04 PM PST

In the wake of prolonged pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, President Xi Jinping raised a warning about interference from external forces.

Few Liberians Turn Out for Vote Delayed by Ebola

Posted: 20 Dec 2014 03:35 PM PST

Extra cardboard dividers and ballot boxes were added at polling places to minimize the risk of voters contracting Ebola, which is spread through physical contact.

China Invests in Region Rich in Oil, Coal and Also Strife

Posted: 20 Dec 2014 03:16 PM PST

China is turning the Xinjiang region into a national hub for oil, gas and coal as Uighurs struggle, resenting the reaping of their homeland's resources.

If Not David to the U.S. Goliath, Cuba Asks What Its Role Is Now

Posted: 20 Dec 2014 12:56 PM PST

As Cubans absorb the news that the United States will begin normalizing relations with their government after more than five decades of hostility, they are contending with a rush of both excitement and uncertainty.

U.S. Asks China to Help Rein In Korean Hackers

Posted: 20 Dec 2014 12:52 PM PST

As part of its response to the cyberattack on Sony Pictures, the Obama administration has asked China to assist in blocking North Korea's ability to launch such attacks.

Six Militants Killed in U.S. Drone Attacks in Pakistan

Posted: 20 Dec 2014 12:38 PM PST

The first strike since Taliban fighters killed 148 people, mostly schoolchildren, in a brutal attack on a military-run public school.

Russia Denounces New Round of Western Sanctions

Posted: 20 Dec 2014 12:35 PM PST

Russia on Saturday derided the United States, Canada and Europe for another set of economic sanctions and new sanctions aimed at blocking foreign investment in Crimea.

Castro Thanks U.S. in Speech But Reaffirms Communism

Posted: 20 Dec 2014 12:28 PM PST

In a speech on Saturday, President Raúl Castro thanked President Obama for "a new chapter" while also reaffirming that restored relations did not mean the end of Communist rule in Cuba.

North Korea Warns U.S. Not to Take Sony Action

Posted: 20 Dec 2014 12:22 PM PST

Warning of "serious consequences" if the United States retaliates against it, North Korea on Saturday proposed a joint investigation with Washington to prove that it was not behind the cyberattack on Sony Pictures.

India Tires of Diplomatic Rift Over Arrest of Devyani Khobragade

Posted: 20 Dec 2014 12:12 PM PST

Ms. Khobragade is no longer celebrated in India as a symbol of offended dignity after being arrested by United States marshals in connection with her treatment of her maid.

Kabul Residents on Heroin Watch as Addiction Grows

Posted: 20 Dec 2014 11:58 AM PST

As opium production and drug use have soared, residents are drawn to the public spectacle of addiction.

Four Afghans Released From Guantánamo Bay

Posted: 20 Dec 2014 10:54 AM PST

Four men held at the American military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, have been sent home to Afghanistan, the Pentagon said Saturday.

The Neediest Cases: For Former Bank Worker, Descent Into Illness and Debt

Posted: 20 Dec 2014 10:30 AM PST

Denise Muller's health began to decline in 2003, and soon after returning to work she was laid off from her job

The Neediest Cases: Sometimes Distance Is Greater Than Miles

Posted: 20 Dec 2014 10:17 AM PST

For Michele Lisandrelli, who has multiple sclerosis, traveling the six and a half miles to see her 88-year-old mother has become increasingly difficult.

YouTube’s Chief, Hitting a New ‘Play’ Button

Posted: 20 Dec 2014 09:30 AM PST

The site is a huge cultural force, but an unfulfilled economic one. Susan Wojcicki's mission is to change that.

US Sends 4 Afghans Back Home From Guantanamo

Posted: 20 Dec 2014 08:43 AM PST

The Pentagon said Saturday that four Afghans from the Guantanamo Bay detention center have been returned to their home country in what U.S. officials are citing as a sign of their confidence in new Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.