Sinosphere Blog: A Year After Flight 370’s Disappearance, Grief and Anger Endure

Sinosphere Blog: A Year After Flight 370’s Disappearance, Grief and Anger Endure
South Korea Says Attacker of U.S. Ambassador, Mark Lippert, Acted Alone
Ferguson Report Puts ‘Hands Up’ to Reality Test
Iran Gains Influence in Iraq as Shiite Forces Fight ISIS
Companies Turn Tables on Human Rights Lawyers
Harrison Ford Crashes Plane on Golf Course
Recollections of Blood and Heartbreak on Second Day of Testimony in Boston
Elephants to Retire From Ringling Brothers Stage
Palestinian Council Questions Security Arrangement With Israel
Alberto Nisman, Argentine Prosecutor, Was Killed, His Ex-Wife Says
In Ellen Pao’s Suit vs. Kleiner Perkins, World of Venture Capital Is Under Microscope
Memo From Moscow: With Nemtsov’s Killing, a Leadership Void Widens for Russia’s Opposition
ISIS Attacks a Major Archaeological Site in Iraq
Search at Sea for Flight 370 Yields Optimism Amid Disappointment
To Explain Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight, ‘Rogue Pilot’ Seems Likeliest Theory
ISIS Is Skilled on Twitter, Using Thousands of Accounts, Study Says
States Weigh Legislation to Let Businesses Refuse to Serve Gay Couples
Common Sense: Nasdaq Changed in Its Climb to 5,000
To Bring Virtual Reality to Market, Furious Efforts to Solve Nausea
Indians Find Ways to See Rape Documentary Despite Ban

Posted: 05 Mar 2015 08:50 PM PST

Families of the Chinese passengers on Flight 370 described the pain of holidays without their loved ones, their frustration at the lack of answers and their anger over their treatment by the Malaysian authorities and the airline.

South Korea Says Attacker of U.S. Ambassador, Mark Lippert, Acted Alone

Posted: 05 Mar 2015 08:36 PM PST

The South Korean police said on Friday that they were seeking to bring attempted murder and other criminal charges against an anti-American activist who slashed the United States ambassador to South Korea.

Ferguson Report Puts ‘Hands Up’ to Reality Test

Posted: 05 Mar 2015 07:13 PM PST

The report, which cleared Officer Darren Wilson while sharply criticizing Ferguson's justice system, called into question the story behind the rallying cry "Hands up, don't shoot."

Iran Gains Influence in Iraq as Shiite Forces Fight ISIS

Posted: 05 Mar 2015 06:29 PM PST

Iran's powerful influence in Iraq has been on display as the fight against the Islamic State militants around Tikrit has unfolded, with strong support for Shiite leaders where they were once feared.

Companies Turn Tables on Human Rights Lawyers

Posted: 05 Mar 2015 06:05 PM PST

American companies accused of human rights abuses abroad are on the counterattack, seeking to bring down the lawyers who targeted them.

Harrison Ford Crashes Plane on Golf Course

Posted: 05 Mar 2015 06:03 PM PST

The 72-year-old actor was injured when a single-engine, World War II-era training plane he was piloting crashed in Venice, Calif., soon after takeoff.

Recollections of Blood and Heartbreak on Second Day of Testimony in Boston

Posted: 05 Mar 2015 05:24 PM PST

On the second day of testimony in the Boston Marathon bombing trial, survivors, emergency workers and the father of a victim painted a vivid portrait of a bloody street littered with bodies.

Elephants to Retire From Ringling Brothers Stage

Posted: 05 Mar 2015 04:57 PM PST

The animals have been an iconic part of the show, but the circus will phase them out by 2018, amid growing public concern over how they are treated.

Palestinian Council Questions Security Arrangement With Israel

Posted: 05 Mar 2015 04:54 PM PST

A leadership body called for curtailing the longstanding cooperation with Israel, but left final decisions to President Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestine Liberation Organization's executive committee.

Alberto Nisman, Argentine Prosecutor, Was Killed, His Ex-Wife Says

Posted: 05 Mar 2015 04:51 PM PST

Citing a report by investigators that she had hired, Sandra Arroyo Salgado, a judge and the former wife of Mr. Nisman, said, "Suicide and an accident are totally ruled out."

In Ellen Pao’s Suit vs. Kleiner Perkins, World of Venture Capital Is Under Microscope

Posted: 05 Mar 2015 04:26 PM PST

What is really under examination in this trial is the question of why there are so few women in leadership positions in Silicon Valley.

Memo From Moscow: With Nemtsov’s Killing, a Leadership Void Widens for Russia’s Opposition

Posted: 05 Mar 2015 03:44 PM PST

The killing of Boris Y. Nemtsov leaves Russia's critics at a crossroads over whether and how they take a role in the nation's political life.

ISIS Attacks a Major Archaeological Site in Iraq

Posted: 05 Mar 2015 03:16 PM PST

The Iraqi site, one of the world's most important archaeological operations, is a source of priceless antiquities from the Assyrian empire.

Search at Sea for Flight 370 Yields Optimism Amid Disappointment

Posted: 05 Mar 2015 01:39 PM PST

Although it has been almost a year since the Malaysia Airlines jet disappeared, the search director says he is confident the debris will be found.

To Explain Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight, ‘Rogue Pilot’ Seems Likeliest Theory

Posted: 05 Mar 2015 01:27 PM PST

The former chief pilot for the airline is convinced that human intervention was to blame for the disappearance of the plane a year ago this Sunday. But he said he had no reason to believe the captain, a longtime friend, would have done it.

ISIS Is Skilled on Twitter, Using Thousands of Accounts, Study Says

Posted: 05 Mar 2015 12:50 PM PST

While Twitter has suspended many users linked to the Islamic State, a study says at least 46,000 accounts publicize the group's message of death.

States Weigh Legislation to Let Businesses Refuse to Serve Gay Couples

Posted: 05 Mar 2015 12:44 PM PST

With conservatives anxious that the Supreme Court will legalize same-sex marriage nationwide, states are taking up bills that would allow businesses to opt out of serving gay couples.

Common Sense: Nasdaq Changed in Its Climb to 5,000

Posted: 05 Mar 2015 12:38 PM PST

Unlike the Nasdaq composite index at its dot-com peak in 2000, today's index has companies that are more mature and less concentrated in technology.

To Bring Virtual Reality to Market, Furious Efforts to Solve Nausea

Posted: 05 Mar 2015 12:13 PM PST

Oculus VR, Sony, HTC and other headset makers have incorporated technology to combat motion sickness, paving the way to mass-marketing their products.