Sports Briefing | Soccer: Chelsea to Send Invitation to Man Abused by Its Fans

Sports Briefing | Soccer: Chelsea to Send Invitation to Man Abused by Its Fans
Ashton Carter, Defense Secretary, in Afghanistan for Security Talks
Fire Breaks Out at Dubai Residential Skyscraper
Canada Attack Suspect Is Now Charged in 3 Killings
Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao Showdown Is Finally Set
Nobel Winner Is Quitting as Head of Revived University in India
Eurozone Officials Reach Accord With Greece to Extend Bailout
In Newly Sophisticated Boko Haram Videos, Hints of Islamic State Ties
Ukraine Town Eases Back Into Life After Deadly Week of Fighting
Bourbon’s Master Distillers Find Their Fan Base
Mayor’s Arrest on Sedition Charges Deepens Sense of Crisis in Venezuela
800,000 Using HealthCare.gov Were Sent Incorrect Tax Data
Zinged by Rivals, Indian Prime Minister’s Suit Fetches $693,234
Not the Knicks: With Kiwi Charm, the New Zealand Breakers Master Australia’s National Basketball League
Bol Bol, 6-Foot-10 Son of Manute, Adjusts to High School Basketball
U.N. Panel Threatens to Name Those It Accuses of War Crimes in Syria
Compromise Reached on Yemen Council, U.N. Says
In China’s Modern Economy, a Retro Push Against Women
Luxury Cars Imprint Their Brands on Goods From Cologne to Clothing
Currency’s Weakness Troubles China’s Policy Makers

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 08:53 PM PST

Chelsea plans to invite a black man abused by its supporters at a Paris subway station this week to its London stadium for the return leg of the team's Champions League match against Paris St.-Germain.

Ashton Carter, Defense Secretary, in Afghanistan for Security Talks

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 08:31 PM PST

Four days after he was sworn in, Mr. Carter arrived on Saturday in Afghanistan to meet with senior American and Afghan officials and make his own assessment of the security situation.

Fire Breaks Out at Dubai Residential Skyscraper

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 07:06 PM PST

Hundreds of people were evacuated from one of the world's tallest residential buildings on Saturday after a blaze swept through the skyscraper, known as "The Torch."

Canada Attack Suspect Is Now Charged in 3 Killings

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 06:40 PM PST

Ian Bush, a human resources manager from suburban Ottawa who was arrested in December in an attack on a 101-year-old veteran, is now accused of murdering three people in 2007

Floyd Mayweather Jr.-Manny Pacquiao Showdown Is Finally Set

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 06:10 PM PST

Mayweather and Pacquiao, widely considered two of the greatest boxers of their generation, have agreed to a bout on May 2 in Las Vegas.

Nobel Winner Is Quitting as Head of Revived University in India

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 05:47 PM PST

Amartya Sen, the Nobel-winning economist, said he would quit as chancellor of Nalanda University this summer, saying the government wanted him to leave.

Eurozone Officials Reach Accord With Greece to Extend Bailout

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 05:43 PM PST

European finance ministers announced the agreement after an emergency meeting, giving Greece breathing room on its economic and financial troubles.

In Newly Sophisticated Boko Haram Videos, Hints of Islamic State Ties

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 05:37 PM PST

The Nigerian terrorist group has begun using the flag, anthem and production style associated with ISIS.

Ukraine Town Eases Back Into Life After Deadly Week of Fighting

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 05:26 PM PST

The few residents left in the fiercely contested town, Debaltseve, emerged from basements and other refuges on Friday to a Dickensian scene of destruction and gloom.

Bourbon’s Master Distillers Find Their Fan Base

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 03:18 PM PST

Jimmy Russell, the last of the remaining original master distillers of bourbon, has found cult status among whiskey aficionados.

Mayor’s Arrest on Sedition Charges Deepens Sense of Crisis in Venezuela

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 03:07 PM PST

President Nicolás Maduro accused the mayor, Antonio Ledezma, of abetting what he called an American plot to overthrow him.

800,000 Using HealthCare.gov Were Sent Incorrect Tax Data

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 02:11 PM PST

The government urged the health insurance consumers to hold off on filing their tax returns, and said millions of others would get more time to buy insurance.

Zinged by Rivals, Indian Prime Minister’s Suit Fetches $693,234

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 02:06 PM PST

By auctioning off the outfit he wore while meeting President Obama last month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi cauterized a political problem.

Not the Knicks: With Kiwi Charm, the New Zealand Breakers Master Australia’s National Basketball League

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 01:03 PM PST

An outsider in an Australian league, the New Zealand Breakers overcame a shaky start and a no-frills existence by learning how to win.

Bol Bol, 6-Foot-10 Son of Manute, Adjusts to High School Basketball

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 12:51 PM PST

Bol Bol wants to finish the humanitarian work his father, Manute, started, but he also wants to get out of his high school coach's doghouse and into the varsity rotation.

U.N. Panel Threatens to Name Those It Accuses of War Crimes in Syria

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 11:58 AM PST

The Independent International Commission of Inquiry says the release of scores of names would be intended to increase pressure on world powers to act.

Compromise Reached on Yemen Council, U.N. Says

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 11:14 AM PST

Houthi rebels have agreed to effectively add an upper chamber to Parliament rather than dismiss it, a United Nations mediator said.

In China’s Modern Economy, a Retro Push Against Women

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 10:38 AM PST

An economic boom that has created opportunities for women has also fostered a resurgence of traditional values, the idea that a woman's place is in the home.

Luxury Cars Imprint Their Brands on Goods From Cologne to Clothing

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 10:27 AM PST

Upscale automakers have been affixing their aspirational logos to non-automotive products as a way of protecting brands and cultivating loyalty.

Currency’s Weakness Troubles China’s Policy Makers

Posted: 20 Feb 2015 10:02 AM PST

The renminbi's value reflects money flowing out of the country, as wealthy Chinese move large sums overseas and foreign investors grow skeptical over the economy.