Jewish Heirs Sue Germany in US Over Medieval Art Treasure

Jewish Heirs Sue Germany in US Over Medieval Art Treasure
Sinosphere Blog: Indonesian Maid Speaks Out About Abuse in Hong Kong
Israeli Troops Kill Palestinian in Overnight West Bank Raid
First Draft: V.A. Secretary Apologizes for Embellishing Military Record
Lens Blog: An Embedded Photographer Empowers the Poor
Bill O’Reilly and Fox News Redouble Defense of His Falklands Reporting
Presumed Heir of Indian Party Requests Leave of Absence
Refugees Are Pushed to Exits in Pakistan
Iran Journal: Rebirth of the Cool: American Music Makes a Return to Iran
Palestinian Groups Are Found Liable at Manhattan Terror Trial
Defense Chief Vouches for U.S. Strategy on ISIS
Alan Howard, Actor With Royal Shakespeare Company, Dies at 77
Greece Delays Submittal of Its Overhaul Plans
She Runs S.E.C. He’s a Lawyer. Recusals and Headaches Ensue.
Well: Feeding Infants Peanut Products Could Prevent Allergies, Study Suggests
Tiananmen Square ‘Negatives’: An Art Book or a Protest?
Rarely Seen Images From Space Including the ‘Best Selfie Ever’
Oscars Show Growing Gap Between Moviegoers and Academy
Congressional Memo: Funding Fight Over Homeland Security Poses Dangers for the G.O.P.
As ‘Ida’ Wins an Oscar, Poland Ends a Losing Streak

Posted: 24 Feb 2015 01:07 AM PST

The heirs of Nazi-era Jewish art dealers say they have filed a lawsuit in the U.S. suing Germany and a German museum for the return of a medieval treasure trove worth an estimated $226 million.

Sinosphere Blog: Indonesian Maid Speaks Out About Abuse in Hong Kong

Posted: 24 Feb 2015 12:44 AM PST

Erwiana Sulistyaningsih's case was extreme, but her life circumstances were not. In an hourlong interview, she described how she became a modern-day slave.

Israeli Troops Kill Palestinian in Overnight West Bank Raid

Posted: 23 Feb 2015 10:49 PM PST

A Palestinian official says Israeli troops have shot and killed a Palestinian during an overnight raid in the West Bank.

First Draft: V.A. Secretary Apologizes for Embellishing Military Record

Posted: 23 Feb 2015 09:41 PM PST

Robert A. McDonald, the secretary of the Veterans Affairs Department, falsely claimed that he had served in the United States Special Forces.

Lens Blog: An Embedded Photographer Empowers the Poor

Posted: 23 Feb 2015 09:30 PM PST

A Bangladeshi photographer who grew tired of seeing poverty portrayed in the usual ways had a brainstorm: He lived with his subjects and had them collaborate with him.

Bill O’Reilly and Fox News Redouble Defense of His Falklands Reporting

Posted: 23 Feb 2015 07:34 PM PST

On Monday's show, Mr. O'Reilly played CBS News footage from 1982 that showed the violent protests and quoted other correspondents describing the scene, but former colleagues said his account was still flawed.

Presumed Heir of Indian Party Requests Leave of Absence

Posted: 23 Feb 2015 07:22 PM PST

Rahul Gandhi, expected to be the next leader of India's beleaguered Congress Party, raised speculation when party officials announced that he had requested a leave.

Refugees Are Pushed to Exits in Pakistan

Posted: 23 Feb 2015 06:33 PM PST

Afghan refugees say they are being forced to return to their homeland after a terrorist attack on a school in Pakistan fueled a new wave of resentment against them.

Iran Journal: Rebirth of the Cool: American Music Makes a Return to Iran

Posted: 23 Feb 2015 05:53 PM PST

Now that Tehran and Washington are engaged in talks over nuclear compromise, there is a softened stance in Iran, at least toward Americans who want to visit.

Palestinian Groups Are Found Liable at Manhattan Terror Trial

Posted: 23 Feb 2015 05:46 PM PST

The verdict ended a long legal fight to hold the Palestinian Authority and the Palestine Liberation Organization responsible for six terrorist acts in which Americans were killed or injured.

Defense Chief Vouches for U.S. Strategy on ISIS

Posted: 23 Feb 2015 05:23 PM PST

Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter said Monday that the United States now needed to better use the assistance of other countries in the international coalition that has come together to fight the Islamic State.

Alan Howard, Actor With Royal Shakespeare Company, Dies at 77

Posted: 23 Feb 2015 05:07 PM PST

An English actor whose regal bearing and imposing voice gave life to Shakespearean kings, Mr. Howard was a mainstay of the Royal Shakespeare Company for decades.

Greece Delays Submittal of Its Overhaul Plans

Posted: 23 Feb 2015 04:22 PM PST

The government will now present its list on Tuesday, a day after the deadline. The proposals are a condition of the agreement to extend its bailout.

She Runs S.E.C. He’s a Lawyer. Recusals and Headaches Ensue.

Posted: 23 Feb 2015 03:25 PM PST

The agency's director, Mary Jo White, must recuse herself from cases handled by her former law firm as well as her husband's firm, sometimes leaving a party-line stalemate.

Well: Feeding Infants Peanut Products Could Prevent Allergies, Study Suggests

Posted: 23 Feb 2015 03:01 PM PST

The finding, in The New England Journal of Medicine, addresses a condition that afflicts 2 percent of American children.

Tiananmen Square ‘Negatives’: An Art Book or a Protest?

Posted: 23 Feb 2015 02:56 PM PST

When paging through Xu Yong's book of negatives of the 1989 demonstrations, readers can unlock the full images with an iPhone.

Rarely Seen Images From Space Including the ‘Best Selfie Ever’

Posted: 23 Feb 2015 02:56 PM PST

More than 700 vintage photographs from the early days of space exploration are to be auctioned Thursday.

Oscars Show Growing Gap Between Moviegoers and Academy

Posted: 23 Feb 2015 02:44 PM PST

The Oscar telecast on Sunday night drew about 36.6 million viewers, a decrease in viewership of almost 15 percent from last year.

Congressional Memo: Funding Fight Over Homeland Security Poses Dangers for the G.O.P.

Posted: 23 Feb 2015 02:21 PM PST

A partisan impasse over immigration could cause funding for the agency to run out Friday and damage the Republican brand, and the impact could carry over into the next election cycle.

As ‘Ida’ Wins an Oscar, Poland Ends a Losing Streak

Posted: 23 Feb 2015 01:59 PM PST

Before Sunday night, Polish movies had been nominated for best foreign language film nine times but never won an Academy Award.