First Draft: Giuliani: Obama Had a White Mother, So I’m Not a Racist

First Draft: Giuliani: Obama Had a White Mother, So I’m Not a Racist
News Analysis: Obama Calls for Expansion of Human Rights to Combat Extremism
India Deploys Expert Teams to Study Rise in Flu Cases
In Turkey, Even Snow Can Be Tainted by Politics
Retreating Soldiers Bring Echoes of War’s Chaos to a Ukrainian Town
Malaria in Widening Area Resists Drug, Study Finds
Bits Blog: Yahoo Courts Mobile App Makers with New Tools
Trappings of Chinese New Year Left at Sea by West Coast Port Dispute
Walmart Raising Wage to at Least $9
In Strauss-Kahn Trial, France Discards a Privacy Taboo
Government Survives Vote of Confidence in France
Saudi King Unleashes a Torrent of Money as Bonuses Flow to the Masses
Tsarnaev’s Lawyers in Boston Bombing Trial Ask for Change of Venue
For Kazuo Ishiguro, ‘The Buried Giant’ Is a Departure
U.S. Muslims Take On ISIS’ Recruiting Machine
Hungry City: Izakaya in the East Village
Memo From Israel: In Online Videos, Israeli Candidates Pursue ‘Likes’ and Votes
Matter: A New Theory on How Neanderthal DNA Spread in Asia
New Rules Spur a Humbling Overhaul of Wall St. Banks
Greece’s Request for Loan Extension Is Rejected by Germany

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 08:32 PM PST

Rudolph W. Giuliani defended his remarks accusing President Obama of not loving his country.

News Analysis: Obama Calls for Expansion of Human Rights to Combat Extremism

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 06:41 PM PST

President Obama argued that human rights, tolerance and dialogue could combat terrorism, but his audience included representatives from some of the world's least democratic countries.

India Deploys Expert Teams to Study Rise in Flu Cases

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 05:57 PM PST

Officials are trying to determine the extent of illness, which has caused 700 deaths since the beginning of the year.

In Turkey, Even Snow Can Be Tainted by Politics

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 05:31 PM PST

After a snowball broke his window, a shopkeeper is accused of killing the offender, and some say a speech by the president may have planted the seeds of the killing.

Retreating Soldiers Bring Echoes of War’s Chaos to a Ukrainian Town

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 05:21 PM PST

Gunshots rang out on the central square as many soldiers straggled into the town of Artemivsk and began drinking heavily, some seizing taxicabs without payment, others shivering on a street outside a hotel.

Malaria in Widening Area Resists Drug, Study Finds

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 04:00 PM PST

If resistance to the drug, artemisinin, were to spread, it could hamper treatment of a disease that kills hundreds of thousands a year, mostly in Africa.

Bits Blog: Yahoo Courts Mobile App Makers with New Tools

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 03:42 PM PST

Building on its acquisition of the start-up Flurry last year, the company is seeking to broaden its influence with mobile application developers by offering them better analytic and advertising services.

Trappings of Chinese New Year Left at Sea by West Coast Port Dispute

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 03:16 PM PST

Business in both the United States and Hong Kong is being hampered by delays in trans-Pacific shipments of food and festive items.

Walmart Raising Wage to at Least $9

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 03:10 PM PST

Facing a tighter job market, employee turnover and scrutiny of its labor practices, the retailer plans to increase pay for a half-million workers.

In Strauss-Kahn Trial, France Discards a Privacy Taboo

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 01:05 PM PST

Dominique Strauss-Kahn's self-described "rough" sexuality is being dissected in the courtroom and in the cafes of a country that considers privacy to be sacrosanct.

Government Survives Vote of Confidence in France

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 12:34 PM PST

A vote in the National Assembly was meant to send a message after it employed a rarely used constitutional tool to bypass maverick Socialists.

Saudi King Unleashes a Torrent of Money as Bonuses Flow to the Masses

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 12:01 PM PST

No measure since King Salman ascended the throne has caused as much buzz as the post-coronation giveaway that will cost an estimated $32 billion.

Tsarnaev’s Lawyers in Boston Bombing Trial Ask for Change of Venue

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 10:40 AM PST

A three-judge federal appeals panel sharply questioned lawyers in the marathon bombing case, challenging assumptions about the ability of prospective jurors to be impartial.

For Kazuo Ishiguro, ‘The Buried Giant’ Is a Departure

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 10:23 AM PST

Mr. Ishiguro explains why it took him so long to finish his new book, "The Buried Giant," which wanders into George R.R. Martin and Tolkien territory.

U.S. Muslims Take On ISIS’ Recruiting Machine

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 09:12 AM PST

The rise of the Islamic State and its recruitment efforts have jolted Muslim communities in the United States into action.

Hungry City: Izakaya in the East Village

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 08:51 AM PST

At Izakaya in the East Village, the mission may be comfort food, but there is a reverence to its making, even in the minor dishes.

Memo From Israel: In Online Videos, Israeli Candidates Pursue ‘Likes’ and Votes

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 08:31 AM PST

With a month to go before Israel's elections, the parties have uploaded a series of cheeky videos in the hope of reshaping their images.

Matter: A New Theory on How Neanderthal DNA Spread in Asia

Posted: 19 Feb 2015 08:04 AM PST

Two teams of researchers have come to a conclusion about why the ancestors of Asians and Europeans have different amounts of Neanderthal DNA.