South Korean President Urges Japan to Admit Past Wrongs

South Korean President Urges Japan to Admit Past Wrongs
Tupperware’s Sweet Spot Shifts to Indonesia
Memo From Europe: Germans at the Crux of Crises, but Reluctantly
Detained American Missionaries Leave Venezuela
Brazil Arrests U.S. Sect Leader Wanted on Sexual Abuse Charges
Charming and Erratic, a Notorious Afghan Speaks
Fertile Ground for Militancy in Hometown of Jihadi John
Fear Envelops Russia After Killing of Putin Critic Boris Nemtsov
Pirates Free 4 Fishermen in Somalia
Britain, Wary of Sanctions, Adds Pressure to Keep Russian From Buying Energy Unit
On Work: Attack of the Student Hairdressers
After Boris Nemtsov’s Assassination, ‘There Are No Longer Any Limits’
U.S. Seeks to Deport Bosnians Over War Crimes
Every Second Counts in Bid to Keep Sports Fans
A Prison, Infamous for Bloodshed, Faces a Reckoning as Guards Go on Trial
Online, American Helps Fuel Attacks in Egypt
India’s New Budget Aims to Boost Growth
A Prison, Infamous for Bloodshed, Faces a Reckoning as Guards Go on Trial
In Annual Letter, More Hints, but Still No Confirmation, of a Buffett Successor
Fear Envelops Russia After Killing of Putin Critic

Posted: 28 Feb 2015 11:54 PM PST

In a speech marking the anniversary of the 1919 uprising against Japanese rule, President Park Geun-hye said Japan should apologize for holding Korean women in military brothels during World War II.

Tupperware’s Sweet Spot Shifts to Indonesia

Posted: 28 Feb 2015 05:11 PM PST

As in 1960s America, many Indonesian women stay at home, creating an audience for parties run by women who have begun to sidle past conservative mores and into the work force.

Memo From Europe: Germans at the Crux of Crises, but Reluctantly

Posted: 28 Feb 2015 05:00 PM PST

Europe's indispensable nation, at the center of crises over Ukraine and Greece and often uncomfortable with leadership, has had a rocky month.

Detained American Missionaries Leave Venezuela

Posted: 28 Feb 2015 04:48 PM PST

The four missionaries, who were held for three days and questioned by Venezuelan authorities, were on their way home on Saturday.

Brazil Arrests U.S. Sect Leader Wanted on Sexual Abuse Charges

Posted: 28 Feb 2015 03:55 PM PST

Victor Arden Barnard, who was put on an American most-wanted list on charges of abusing two girls in a "Maidens Group" at his religious fellowship in rural Minnesota, was arrested on Saturday.

Charming and Erratic, a Notorious Afghan Speaks

Posted: 28 Feb 2015 03:45 PM PST

Shirin Gul is in the 12th year of a 20-year prison sentence for a killing spree that claimed the lives of 27 men. She says the murders were her lover's idea.

Fertile Ground for Militancy in Hometown of Jihadi John

Posted: 28 Feb 2015 01:47 PM PST

Mohammed Emwazi, better known as Jihadi John, was part of a loose network of young Muslims known as the North London Boys that has sent dozens of young men to fight abroad.

Fear Envelops Russia After Killing of Putin Critic Boris Nemtsov

Posted: 28 Feb 2015 01:23 PM PST

An old friend recounted hearing the former deputy prime minister tell of dangerous new research on Russian involvement in the Ukraine conflict.

Pirates Free 4 Fishermen in Somalia

Posted: 28 Feb 2015 01:01 PM PST

The four Thais were released after being held for nearly five years, longer than any other hostages seized off the Somali coast.

Britain, Wary of Sanctions, Adds Pressure to Keep Russian From Buying Energy Unit

Posted: 28 Feb 2015 12:55 PM PST

The completion of the deal has been slowed by regulators' concerns that Mikhail Fridman or his company might be targeted by expanded sanctions on the Russian energy industry stemming from the Ukraine conflict.

On Work: Attack of the Student Hairdressers

Posted: 28 Feb 2015 12:42 PM PST

Re-entering the workplace after 20 years, a homemaker wages an uphill battle trying to teach anatomy and physiology to students in a beauty class.

After Boris Nemtsov’s Assassination, ‘There Are No Longer Any Limits’

Posted: 28 Feb 2015 11:21 AM PST

The Russian opposition tries to make sense of Friday's shooting and a deadly new reality.

U.S. Seeks to Deport Bosnians Over War Crimes

Posted: 28 Feb 2015 11:10 AM PST

Immigration officials are moving to deport at least 150 Bosnians living in the United States who they say took part in war crimes in the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s.

Every Second Counts in Bid to Keep Sports Fans

Posted: 28 Feb 2015 11:08 AM PST

In a world where attention spans are under duress and where entertainment options are proliferating, sports are increasingly focused on making the most of literally every second.

A Prison, Infamous for Bloodshed, Faces a Reckoning as Guards Go on Trial

Posted: 28 Feb 2015 10:42 AM PST

Three corrections officers at the prison in western New York face gang-related assault charges after an inmate was brutally beaten.

Online, American Helps Fuel Attacks in Egypt

Posted: 28 Feb 2015 09:48 AM PST

Shahid King Bolsen has used social media to encourage frustrated protesters to attack the corporate interests of the Egyptian Army.

India’s New Budget Aims to Boost Growth

Posted: 28 Feb 2015 09:43 AM PST

The first full-year budget of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government promised a major increase in public spending on infrastructure and a lowering of the corporate tax rate, but it failed to offer any dramatic reforms.

A Prison, Infamous for Bloodshed, Faces a Reckoning as Guards Go on Trial

Posted: 28 Feb 2015 09:41 AM PST

Three corrections officers at the prison in western New York face gang-related assault charges after an inmate was brutally beaten.

In Annual Letter, More Hints, but Still No Confirmation, of a Buffett Successor

Posted: 28 Feb 2015 09:32 AM PST

Warren E. Buffett repeated statements that the board of Berkshire Hathaway had identified his successor, but again he did not reveal that person's identity.