Qatar Airways Acquires 9.99% Stake in British Airways Parent

Qatar Airways Acquires 9.99% Stake in British Airways Parent
Sinosphere Blog: China to Tally Suicides by Civil Servants
Police Seek Music Executive After a Fatal Hit-and-Run
Saudi King Hands Out Pink Slips and Bonuses
On Tennis: Maria Sharapova vs. Serena Williams: A One-Sided Rivalry
DealBook: Law Firm Founds Project to Fight ‘Revenge Porn’
Rod McKuen, Prolific Poet and Lyricist, Dies at 81
Google Revenue Is Higher, but Profit Misses Expectations
Bomb Attacks at Security Sites in Sinai Kill at Least 26
Amazon Reports a Profit, Citing Prime as the Key
Deflation Experiments Show Patriots May Have a Point After All
Zarit Journal: Hunt for Hezbollah Tunnels Goes on, Even as Border Tensions Fade
Three Americans Are Killed in a Shooting at Kabul Airport
Common Sense: How, and Why, Apple Overtook Microsoft
Simultaneous Attacks in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula Kill at Least Two Dozen
Testing Obama, Senate Approves Keystone Bill
Greece Steps Back Into Line With European Union Policy on Russia Sanctions
Houthis Reach Out as They Cement Power in Yemen
Senate Passes Keystone XL Oil Pipeline Bill
Man Lost Contact With Drone Before It Sped to White House, Friend Says

Posted: 30 Jan 2015 12:55 AM PST

The stake in the International Airlines Group, also the parent of the Spanish carried Iberia, deepens an existing commercial partnership with the group.

Sinosphere Blog: China to Tally Suicides by Civil Servants

Posted: 29 Jan 2015 10:38 PM PST

A spate of suicides last year has raised questions about the effects of the country's continuing campaign to root out corruption.

Police Seek Music Executive After a Fatal Hit-and-Run

Posted: 29 Jan 2015 09:42 PM PST

The police in the Los Angeles area were searching Thursday for the hip-hop executive Marion Knight, known as Suge, who was believed to have been involved in a fatal hit-and-run.

Saudi King Hands Out Pink Slips and Bonuses

Posted: 29 Jan 2015 07:04 PM PST

Despite concern that a steep decline in oil prices would restrict the country's finances, King Salman also decreed a cash bonus worth two months' salary to government employees, students and pensioners.

On Tennis: Maria Sharapova vs. Serena Williams: A One-Sided Rivalry

Posted: 29 Jan 2015 06:55 PM PST

Saturday's Australian Open women's final, between Maria Sharapova and Serena Williams, will be their 19th meeting, and Williams has won the last 15.

DealBook: Law Firm Founds Project to Fight ‘Revenge Porn’

Posted: 29 Jan 2015 06:07 PM PST

K&L Gates has set up the Cyber Civil Rights Legal Project to fight the shame-posting of sexual photos and videos online by jilted lovers.

Rod McKuen, Prolific Poet and Lyricist, Dies at 81

Posted: 29 Jan 2015 06:04 PM PST

The author of dozens of books whose work met with immense commercial success if little critical esteem, Mr. McKuen was once described as "the unofficial poet laureate of America."

Google Revenue Is Higher, but Profit Misses Expectations

Posted: 29 Jan 2015 05:55 PM PST

The company's results were squeezed by a number of temporary factors, including a strong dollar that ate into overseas sales.

Bomb Attacks at Security Sites in Sinai Kill at Least 26

Posted: 29 Jan 2015 05:46 PM PST

The bombings suggest that Egypt's campaign of home demolitions, nighttime curfews and geographic isolation has failed to head off the budding insurgency there.

Amazon Reports a Profit, Citing Prime as the Key

Posted: 29 Jan 2015 05:18 PM PST

The company delivered better earnings than expected in the fourth quarter, breaking a recent pattern of disappointments.

Deflation Experiments Show Patriots May Have a Point After All

Posted: 29 Jan 2015 04:41 PM PST

Thomas Healy, a graduate student in mechanical engineering at Carnegie Mellon, has detailed data on how atmospheric conditions might have reduced the pressure in footballs in the A.F.C. title game.

Zarit Journal: Hunt for Hezbollah Tunnels Goes on, Even as Border Tensions Fade

Posted: 29 Jan 2015 04:36 PM PST

One day after Hezbollah killed two Israeli soldiers, the Israeli Army searched for tunnels beneath a town near the border with Lebanon.

Three Americans Are Killed in a Shooting at Kabul Airport

Posted: 29 Jan 2015 02:42 PM PST

Some reports said the Americans, who were military contractors, were killed by a man wearing an Afghan military uniform.

Common Sense: How, and Why, Apple Overtook Microsoft

Posted: 29 Jan 2015 02:40 PM PST

With the latest earnings reports from Microsoft and Apple, the once-unthinkable became reality: Apple's market capitalization hit $683 billion, more than double Microsoft's $338 billion.

Simultaneous Attacks in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula Kill at Least Two Dozen

Posted: 29 Jan 2015 02:28 PM PST

Militants struck more than a dozen army and police targets with simultaneous attacks on Thursday, killing at least 25 people, officials said.

Testing Obama, Senate Approves Keystone Bill

Posted: 29 Jan 2015 01:46 PM PST

As expected, the Senate passed the bill forcing approval of the oil pipeline from Canada to the Gulf Coast — a measure President Obama has promised to veto.

Greece Steps Back Into Line With European Union Policy on Russia Sanctions

Posted: 29 Jan 2015 01:27 PM PST

On Thursday, Greece backed away from strong statements denouncing sanctions, calming worries that the election of a far-left government in Greece could upend Europe's policy toward Moscow.

Houthis Reach Out as They Cement Power in Yemen

Posted: 29 Jan 2015 01:22 PM PST

The Houthis see themselves now as having evolved from rebels into a broad-based voice against government oppression, corruption and incompetence.

Senate Passes Keystone XL Oil Pipeline Bill

Posted: 29 Jan 2015 01:22 PM PST

As expected, the Senate passed the bill forcing construction of the oil pipeline from Canada to the Gulf Coast—a measure President Obama has promised to veto.