Egypt Conducts Airstrikes on Islamic State Targets in Libya

Egypt Conducts Airstrikes on Islamic State Targets in Libya
Egypt Strikes IS Group in Libya After Video of Mass Killing
China Product Recalled in Australia After Hepatitis Outbreak
Terror Attacks by a Native Son Rock Denmark
Newspaper in India Pays a Price for Reprinting a Charlie Hebdo Cartoon
Louis Jourdan, Dashing Star of ‘Gigi,’ Is Dead at 93
C.I.A. Is Said to Have Bought and Destroyed Iraqi Chemical Weapons
Jean-Baptiste Grange Roars Back From Injuries, and Fifth Place, to Claim Gold
Dangers, Frustrations and Snow Keep Piling Up in New England
Yeongam Journal: A Korean Auto-Racing Debacle, but Hope Around the Bend
Islamic State Video Shows Beheadings of Egyptian Christians in Libya
Hoping Google’s Lab Is a Rainmaker
Netanyahu Urges ‘Mass Immigration’ of Jews From Europe
Japan’s Economy Expands, but Less Than Expected
The Media Equation: David Carr’s Last Word on Journalism, Aimed at Students
F.A.A. Rules Would Limit Commercial Drone Use
Fashion Diary: Suddenly, Layering Is the Rage
‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Leads Weekend Box Office, Stirring Reflection on Sex Films
Cellphone Start-Ups Use Wi-Fi First to Handle Calls and Take On Rivals
Currency Battle Is Tethered to Obama Trade Agenda

Posted: 16 Feb 2015 12:48 AM PST

The move by Cairo, which came in response to the beheading of more than a dozen Egyptian Christians, threatens to draw it further into the Libyan conflict.

Egypt Strikes IS Group in Libya After Video of Mass Killing

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 11:06 PM PST

Egypt said Monday it has launched airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Libya after the extremist group released a grisly video showing the beheading of several Egyptian Coptic Christians it had held hostage for weeks.

China Product Recalled in Australia After Hepatitis Outbreak

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 07:41 PM PST

The authorities were investigating after five people became sick after eating Patties Foods berries, which were packaged at a Chinese factory.

Terror Attacks by a Native Son Rock Denmark

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 07:15 PM PST

The police identified the suspect in Saturday's attacks, at a cafe and near a synagogue in Copenhagen, as a 22-year-old with a violent criminal record.

Newspaper in India Pays a Price for Reprinting a Charlie Hebdo Cartoon

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 07:04 PM PST

The Mumbai edition of an Urdu newspaper has closed and its editor faces charges and death threats for having reprinted a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad from the satirical French weekly.

Louis Jourdan, Dashing Star of ‘Gigi,’ Is Dead at 93

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 06:41 PM PST

In the 1940s and '50s, Mr. Jourdan embodied Hollywood's idea of the cultured, worldly European man.

C.I.A. Is Said to Have Bought and Destroyed Iraqi Chemical Weapons

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 06:24 PM PST

The purchase plan, which began in 2005 and involved a secretive seller, yielded at least 400 warheads, some containing the nerve agent sarin, officials said.

Jean-Baptiste Grange Roars Back From Injuries, and Fifth Place, to Claim Gold

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 06:06 PM PST

Grange rallied from fifth place in heavy snow to overtake the defending champion, Marcel Hirscher of Austria, in the Alpine world ski championships.

Dangers, Frustrations and Snow Keep Piling Up in New England

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 05:56 PM PST

With 20 inches of snow in Boston over the weekend on top of the seven feet already on the ground, it is hard to remember when the snows began, and even harder to imagine when they might end.

Yeongam Journal: A Korean Auto-Racing Debacle, but Hope Around the Bend

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 05:44 PM PST

A remote South Korean province's $375 million experiment on Formula One has been a failure, but boosters say it has left a legacy: the seeds of a car-racing culture in the country.

Islamic State Video Shows Beheadings of Egyptian Christians in Libya

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 05:33 PM PST

It is the first time the militant group has released a video showing such a killing outside of the territory it controls in Syria and Iraq.

Hoping Google’s Lab Is a Rainmaker

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 05:09 PM PST

After patiently abiding a steep increase in research and development spending, Wall Street is starting to wonder when — and if — Google's science projects will pay off.

Netanyahu Urges ‘Mass Immigration’ of Jews From Europe

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 05:01 PM PST

The day after a man was shot dead outside a Danish synagogue, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said that his government was encouraging a "mass immigration," reopening a contentious debate about Israel's role.

Japan’s Economy Expands, but Less Than Expected

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 04:54 PM PST

Japan's economy expanded at an annualized rate of 2.2 percent in the final quarter of 2014, less than the 3.6 percent many experts had predicted.

The Media Equation: David Carr’s Last Word on Journalism, Aimed at Students

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 04:41 PM PST

Mr. Carr, who died Thursday, was a funny, demanding, optimistic teacher of reporters-to-be at Boston University, and his syllabus distills his sense of an unfolding digital age. Excerpts here serve as the final Media Equation column under his byline.

F.A.A. Rules Would Limit Commercial Drone Use

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 03:27 PM PST

Proposed regulations requiring daylight flights with craft always being kept in sight might ground planned delivery services like Amazon's Prime Air.

Fashion Diary: Suddenly, Layering Is the Rage

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 03:24 PM PST

What felt like Arctic-strength winds were blowing on Sunday as New York Fashion Week attendees braved their shows — in layers, of course.

‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Leads Weekend Box Office, Stirring Reflection on Sex Films

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 02:35 PM PST

"Fifty Shades of Grey," capitalizing on the fall of Valentine's Day on a Saturday, is expected to take in $90.7 million for Thursday to Monday.

Cellphone Start-Ups Use Wi-Fi First to Handle Calls and Take On Rivals

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 01:41 PM PST

Two start-ups are trying to lower cellphone costs by relying on Wi-Fi routers, and now some of the bigger companies are looking to follow their lead.

Currency Battle Is Tethered to Obama Trade Agenda

Posted: 15 Feb 2015 01:25 PM PST

A growing bipartisan majority in Congress is coalescing around a demand that the president include a robust fight on international currency manipulation.