ISIS Declares Airstrike Killed a U.S. Hostage

ISIS Declares Airstrike Killed a U.S. Hostage
Brian Williams Faces ‘Fact-Checking’ Inquiry at NBC
United Arab Emirates, Key Ally in U.S. Fight Against ISIS, to Rejoin Air Campaign
World Briefing: Mexico: State Officials Find 60 Bodies Inside an Abandoned Crematorium
Bubonic Plague in the Subway System? Don’t Worry About It
2 Down, 3 to Go As Skier Pursues A Singular Feat
Prayer Breakfast Words Ruffle China and India
Brian Williams Faces ‘Fact-Checking’ Inquiry at NBC
U.N. Prepares Resolution to Confront Islamic State on Oil and Antiquities
Obama, Trying to Add Context to Speech, Faces Backlash Over ‘Crusades’
‘Queen of the Desert’ Debuts in Berlin
Boko Haram Widens Fight, Striking Niger
On Pro Basketball: Diana Taurasi Can Rest Easy, but W.N.B.A. Can’t
Chastised at Home, Iranian Diplomat Refrains From ‘Intimacy’ With U.S. Counterpart
At Diplomatic Conference, Turkey-Israel Rift Worsens
How Brian Williams’s Iraq Story Changed
Canada Court Strikes Down Ban on Aiding Patient Suicide
First Draft: Biden Expected to Miss Netanyahu Speech to Congress
In Yemen, Hard Times Remain a Constant as Rebels Take Charge
Classic or Ramshackle, Old Homes in Los Angeles Are Being Bulldozed Into History

Posted: 06 Feb 2015 09:23 PM PST

The Islamic State said Friday that Jordanian bombings in Syria intended to avenge the immolation of a captured pilot had killed an American hostage, Kayla Mueller, who was held by the group.

Brian Williams Faces ‘Fact-Checking’ Inquiry at NBC

Posted: 06 Feb 2015 07:17 PM PST

Controversy has continued to build about Mr. Williams's apology for claiming that he was in a military helicopter that was forced down in Iraq.

United Arab Emirates, Key Ally in U.S. Fight Against ISIS, to Rejoin Air Campaign

Posted: 06 Feb 2015 06:46 PM PST

The Mideast nation had suspended airstrikes because it was worried about the safety of its pilots.

World Briefing: Mexico: State Officials Find 60 Bodies Inside an Abandoned Crematorium

Posted: 06 Feb 2015 06:39 PM PST

The bodies of 60 men, women and children have been found piled in an abandoned crematorium in Acapulco, the authorities in Guerrero State said Friday.

Bubonic Plague in the Subway System? Don’t Worry About It

Posted: 06 Feb 2015 06:38 PM PST

New York health officials contested a finding by researchers who said they had discovered in stations evidence of the deadly disease that ravaged 14th-century Europe.

2 Down, 3 to Go As Skier Pursues A Singular Feat

Posted: 06 Feb 2015 06:01 PM PST

Tina Maze of Slovenia captured the women's downhill at the Alpine world ski championships in Beaver Creek, Colo., to earn her second medal there. She has hopes of three more.

Prayer Breakfast Words Ruffle China and India

Posted: 06 Feb 2015 05:49 PM PST

A public encounter with the Dalai Lama and comments about acts of religious intolerance in India cause pique.

Brian Williams Faces ‘Fact-Checking’ Inquiry at NBC

Posted: 06 Feb 2015 05:45 PM PST

Controversy has continued to build about Mr. Williams's apology for claiming that he was in a military helicopter that was forced down in Iraq.

U.N. Prepares Resolution to Confront Islamic State on Oil and Antiquities

Posted: 06 Feb 2015 05:27 PM PST

The Security Council resolution, which could be adopted next week, is intended to choke the terrorist group's ability to trade in oil, antiquities and hostages.

Obama, Trying to Add Context to Speech, Faces Backlash Over ‘Crusades’

Posted: 06 Feb 2015 05:24 PM PST

When he mentioned the Crusades in condemning Islamic terrorists this week, the president ignited a firestorm on television and social media about the validity of his observations.

‘Queen of the Desert’ Debuts in Berlin

Posted: 06 Feb 2015 03:13 PM PST

The Berlin International Film Festival features Werner Herzog's latest movie, "Queen of the Desert," a love story about the British historian Gertude Bell.

Boko Haram Widens Fight, Striking Niger

Posted: 06 Feb 2015 02:13 PM PST

Boko Haram struck Bosso, a local seat of government in Niger, extending the conflict to a fourth country; an officer from Niger said the attackers had been repelled.

On Pro Basketball: Diana Taurasi Can Rest Easy, but W.N.B.A. Can’t

Posted: 06 Feb 2015 01:50 PM PST

Taurasi's decision to sit out the 2015 W.N.B.A. season for more pay from her Russian team says much about the state of the pro women's game in the United States.

Chastised at Home, Iranian Diplomat Refrains From ‘Intimacy’ With U.S. Counterpart

Posted: 06 Feb 2015 01:38 PM PST

Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif was criticized for taking a walk with Secretary of State John Kerry during a break in talks last month.

At Diplomatic Conference, Turkey-Israel Rift Worsens

Posted: 06 Feb 2015 12:23 PM PST

The minister withdrew at the last minute from an international security conference in Munich after learning that Israeli diplomats might take part.

How Brian Williams’s Iraq Story Changed

Posted: 06 Feb 2015 12:22 PM PST

A compilation of Brian Williams's television appearances shows how his accounts of a 2003 episode on military helicopters in Iraq gradually became more perilous.