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Cyclone Pam Leaves Trail of Destruction in Pacific's Vanuatu

Cyclone Pam Leaves Trail of Destruction in Pacific's Vanuatu


Cyclone Pam Leaves Trail of Destruction in Pacific's Vanuatu

Posted: 13 Mar 2015 10:39 PM PDT

Winds from an extremely powerful cyclone that blew through the Pacific's Vanuatu archipelago were beginning to subside Saturday, revealing widespread destruction and unconfirmed reports of dozens of deaths as relief workers rushed to assess the damage.






Myanmar Warplane Kills Four Farmers in China

Posted: 13 Mar 2015 07:53 PM PDT

One or more bombs released from a warplane from Myanmar Friday struck a sugar cane field, as fighting between government forces and an ethnic group pressed against the frontier with China.






The Saturday Profile: A Holocaust Survivor Tells of Auschwitz at 18 and, Again, at 90

Posted: 13 Mar 2015 06:37 PM PDT

Eva Fahidi, who was sent to Auschwitz as a teenager, has been determined to share her memory of that place and to encourage scrutiny of the past.

Emissions by Makers of Energy Level Off

Posted: 13 Mar 2015 06:03 PM PDT

Carbon dioxide emissions from the world's energy producers stalled in 2014, the first time in 40 years of measurement that the level did not increase during a period of economic expansion, the International Energy Agency says.






A Comedian Who Delivers in English, Gaelic and Mandarin

Posted: 13 Mar 2015 05:56 PM PDT

Des Bishop, who left Flushing, Queens, for Ireland and then Beijing, is back in his hometown with language skills, a one-man show and a hope to build a comedy scene.

Satirists, Led by Muslims, Find Much to Mock in ISIS

Posted: 13 Mar 2015 05:33 PM PDT

An expanding array of parody videos and songs, many by Muslim comedians, mock the Islamic State for its hypocrisies and excesses.






France Charges 2 Suspected of Ties to Gunman in Attacks

Posted: 13 Mar 2015 05:15 PM PDT

The two men, charged with "terrorist conspiracy to commit crimes against people," are suspected of links to Amedy Coulibaly, who attacked a kosher grocery in Paris.






Putin Has Vanished, but Rumors Are Popping Up Everywhere

Posted: 13 Mar 2015 05:12 PM PDT

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia has not been seen in public since last week, and the rumor mill has gone into overdrive, churning out possible explanations from the simple to the salacious to the sinister.






British Leader Diverges From U.S. on China Policy and Military Spending

Posted: 13 Mar 2015 05:05 PM PDT

Prime Minister David Cameron has announced, over Washington's objections, that his nation will back Beijing's new development bank.

Beliefs: Catholics, Plastic Surgery, and ‘the Truth of the Feminine Self’

Posted: 13 Mar 2015 04:54 PM PDT

A working paper issued before the recent Vatican plenary assembly on women offers a glimpse of the latest Catholic thinking about cosmetic surgery.






Pope Francis Predicts His Papacy Will Be Brief

Posted: 13 Mar 2015 04:44 PM PDT

Francis, marking the second anniversary of his papacy, gave an interview in which he left open the possibility that he might someday step down.






Open Source: Video of Female Arab Anchor Shutting Down Rude Male Guest Amazes Western Viewers

Posted: 13 Mar 2015 03:57 PM PDT

A Lebanese television host achieved viral fame after she cut off a long-winded Islamist guest, in part because of inaccurate reports of what was said.






A Good Appetite: Ancient Grains Are New Again

Posted: 13 Mar 2015 03:25 PM PDT

Chefs in New York are being seduced by the same nutty, rich and earthy flavors and high nutritional content that lured our ancestors from berries and antelopes.






Luis Venegas, the Man Behind Candy and Other Indie Magazines

Posted: 13 Mar 2015 03:19 PM PDT

Mr. Venegas, who started Candy, the cult "transversal style magazine," in 2009, has an uncanny ability to get big names into his (once) small magazines.






The Voyages Issue: The Heart-Stopping Climbs of Alex Honnold

Posted: 13 Mar 2015 01:14 PM PDT

The master of climbing without ropes spends his life cheating death.






Islamist Websites in Turkey Manage to Evade Strict Internet Censorship

Posted: 13 Mar 2015 12:56 PM PDT

A hallmark of Recep Tayyip Erdogan's leadership has been a crackdown on freedom of expression, but critics say censorship reflects the government's Islamist values.






Enduring the Iditarod as Equals

Posted: 13 Mar 2015 12:42 PM PDT

Gender matters little in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, in which mushers drive their dogs through extreme Alaskan terrain. Nearly a third of this year's entrants were women.






Kosher Supermarket Attacked in Paris to Reopen

Posted: 13 Mar 2015 12:34 PM PDT

Hyper Cacher, which has been closed since a Jan. 9 attack that left four people dead, is to welcome customers again starting on Sunday.

U.S. Targets Shabab Unit In Somalia

Posted: 13 Mar 2015 12:32 PM PDT

It is unknown if a senior member of the Shabab militant group, believed to have helped plan the 2013 attack on the Westgate mall in Kenya, was killed.

Vaccines Face Same Mistrust That Fed Ebola

Posted: 13 Mar 2015 10:02 AM PDT

The same mix of fear and distrust that helped the Ebola epidemic spread is hampering doctors conducting trials on new medicines.






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