India’s Governing Party Heads for Crushing Defeat in Delhi Elections

India’s Governing Party Heads for Crushing Defeat in Delhi Elections
Strauss-Kahn Expected to Defend Legality of Lust at Trial
Hong Kong Court Convicts Employer in Abuse of Domestic Worker
Malaysian Court Upholds Opposition Leader’s Sodomy Conviction
Once Friendly With Putin, German Goes to Court Over Seized Assets
Well: Was Brian Williams a Victim of False Memory?
Tina Maze Wins the Alpine Combined and Basks Atop the Skiing World
Schoolgirls Are Facing More Threats, U.N. Reports
Obama Awaits Outcome of Ukraine Peace Talks Before Deciding on Arms
Obama and Netanyahu Clash From Afar Over Israeli’s Planned Speech
Amami Oshima Journal: Old Ways Prove Hard to Shed, Even as Crisis Hits Kimono Trade
Towers of Secrecy: Amid Complaints in India, a Real Estate Deal in Manhattan
Open Source: Video Shows Fatal Crush at Soccer Stadium in Egypt
Qualcomm Will Pay Record $975 Million Fine in China Antitrust Case
At the Museum of London, the City That Sherlock Holmes Knew
Atlantic Corals: Colorful and Vulnerable
Bits Blog: Sidecar, a Ride-Hailing Start-Up, Pushes Into Package Delivery
Bits Blog: Apple Grabs 93% of the Handset Industry’s Profit, Report Says
Greece to Propose a Debt Compromise Plan to Creditors
Justice Thomas’s Dissent Hints of Supreme Court’s Intentions on Same-Sex Marriage

Posted: 10 Feb 2015 01:14 AM PST

Early returns suggested that the Aam Aadmi Party of the anticorruption campaigner Arvind Kejriwal would win as many as 67 of the 70 seats in the Delhi Assembly.

Strauss-Kahn Expected to Defend Legality of Lust at Trial

Posted: 10 Feb 2015 12:30 AM PST

The former finance minister of France stands accused with 13 other defendants of pimping and of aiding and abetting the prostitution of seven women.

Hong Kong Court Convicts Employer in Abuse of Domestic Worker

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 11:54 PM PST

The Indonesian servant in the case, Erwiana Sulistyaningsih, said she hoped the conviction of her former employer on 18 counts would improve treatment of domestic workers.

Malaysian Court Upholds Opposition Leader’s Sodomy Conviction

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 08:39 PM PST

The court upheld a five-year prison sentence for Anwar Ibrahim on Tuesday, effectively removing him as the linchpin of a fractious but ascendant opposition.

Once Friendly With Putin, German Goes to Court Over Seized Assets

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 08:09 PM PST

Franz J. Sedelmayer, a German security consultant, has known President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia since the 1990s, and fought Russia almost as long.

Well: Was Brian Williams a Victim of False Memory?

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 07:23 PM PST

Our memories can deceive us — and they often do, studies show.

Tina Maze Wins the Alpine Combined and Basks Atop the Skiing World

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 06:29 PM PST

The medal was Maze's third in the World Ski Championships. The American Lindsey Vonn was disqualified from the race's slalom leg after skiing out.

Schoolgirls Are Facing More Threats, U.N. Reports

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 06:22 PM PST

Educational institutions, teachers and students have been targeted despite legal protections of gender equality, a report finds.

Obama Awaits Outcome of Ukraine Peace Talks Before Deciding on Arms

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:56 PM PST

Appearing with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, President Obama expressed hope for a diplomatic solution in Ukraine but said the United States would consider sending weapons if talks failed.

Obama and Netanyahu Clash From Afar Over Israeli’s Planned Speech

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:46 PM PST

A dispute over politics and protocol dramatized a rift between President Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel about Iran.

Amami Oshima Journal: Old Ways Prove Hard to Shed, Even as Crisis Hits Kimono Trade

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:16 PM PST

The island of Amami Oshima has fallen harder than most of Japan's famous kimono production centers.

Towers of Secrecy: Amid Complaints in India, a Real Estate Deal in Manhattan

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 05:03 PM PST

As reports of unfinished homes mounted against Kabul Chawla, a New Delhi builder, an opaque corporate entity bought a $19 million condo at the Time Warner Center.

Open Source: Video Shows Fatal Crush at Soccer Stadium in Egypt

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 04:08 PM PST

Video recorded on Sunday outside a stadium in Cairo, where at least 19 fans were killed, appears to show what set off the panic.

Qualcomm Will Pay Record $975 Million Fine in China Antitrust Case

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 03:27 PM PST

In addition to the fine, which was a record for China, the U.S. chipmaker agreed to sharply reduce the royalties it charges Chinese smartphone makers.

At the Museum of London, the City That Sherlock Holmes Knew

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 03:02 PM PST

The show "The Man Who Never Lived and Will Never Die" examines the ways the British capital of the late 19th and early 20th centuries was entwined with Arthur Conan Doyle's stories.

Atlantic Corals: Colorful and Vulnerable

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 02:38 PM PST

Possible protections for fragile ecosystems from fishing in and around 15 ocean canyons are being considered.

Bits Blog: Sidecar, a Ride-Hailing Start-Up, Pushes Into Package Delivery

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 02:07 PM PST

Sidecar said it planned to use its fleet of cars to power a package delivery service, delivering items like food and groceries for partner companies.

Bits Blog: Apple Grabs 93% of the Handset Industry’s Profit, Report Says

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 01:58 PM PST

Apple's share of the industry's profits increased while Samsung, the only other company turning a profit on its phones, saw sales shrink.

Greece to Propose a Debt Compromise Plan to Creditors

Posted: 09 Feb 2015 01:34 PM PST

In a shift, the new government will propose accepting its next bailout loan payment and fulfill most — but not all — of its austerity obligations.