World Briefing: Sweden: At Least Two Are Killed as Gunfire Erupts in Restaurant

World Briefing: Sweden: At Least Two Are Killed as Gunfire Erupts in Restaurant
Win in Israel Sets Netanyahu on Path to Rebuild and Redefine Government
Tunisia Museum Attack Is Blow to Nation’s Democratic Shift
A Year After Seizing Crimea, Putin Celebrates as Ukraine Seethes
Palestinian Leaders See Validation of Their Statehood Effort
G.M. Exiting Russia, for the Most Part
Fed Signals It May Increase Interest Rates by Midyear
Warnings Raised of a Greek Exit From the Euro
French Parliament Debates Weight Standards for Fashion Models
Gadgetwise: Capturing the Night in Digital Photos, Spectacularly
Review: Kate Tempest, a Young Poet Conjuring Ancient Gods
Monetary Policy: Janet Yellen Isn’t Going to Raise Interest Rates Until She’s Good and Ready
T Magazine: Dana Farouki on Where to Eat, Shop and Gallery-Hop in Dubai
Dissident Journalist in Yemen Is Shot and Killed
Lindsey Vonn Wins World Cup Title in Downhill
An Uber Service Is Banned in Germany Again
Phys Ed: How to Get Your Spouse to Exercise
Motherlode Blog: The FaceTime Babysitter

Study Reveals Genetic Path of Modern Britons

Posted: 18 Mar 2015 09:44 PM PDT

Several people were shot and at least two died inside a restaurant in a suburb of Sweden's second-largest city, Gothenburg, in what the police said might have been an act of gang-related violence.

Win in Israel Sets Netanyahu on Path to Rebuild and Redefine Government

Posted: 18 Mar 2015 06:06 PM PDT

Israelis paved the way for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to lead a right-leaning and religious coalition that could be easier to control, since his own party holds more seats now.

Tunisia Museum Attack Is Blow to Nation’s Democratic Shift

Posted: 18 Mar 2015 06:00 PM PDT

Gunmen killed 19 people in downtown Tunis, which dealt a new blow to a tourist industry that is vital to Tunisia as it struggles to consolidate its transition to democracy.

A Year After Seizing Crimea, Putin Celebrates as Ukraine Seethes

Posted: 18 Mar 2015 05:44 PM PDT

President Vladimir V. Putin led an anniversary rally just outside the Kremlin walls as Russian-backed separatists in Ukraine warned that a cease-fire there was at risk of collapsing.

Palestinian Leaders See Validation of Their Statehood Effort

Posted: 18 Mar 2015 05:17 PM PDT

After a recent assertion by the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, that he would never agree to a Palestinian state, the Palestinians can argue that they no longer have a negotiating partner.

G.M. Exiting Russia, for the Most Part

Posted: 18 Mar 2015 04:35 PM PDT

The automaker will shutter its main factory and wind down sales of the Opel, but it will continue to market the Cadillac and other expensive cars.

Fed Signals It May Increase Interest Rates by Midyear

Posted: 18 Mar 2015 04:20 PM PDT

Dropping its promise to remain "patient" on a rate move, the central bank expressed optimism that the economy no longer needs quite as much help, while acknowledging that growth has slowed and inflation declined.

Warnings Raised of a Greek Exit From the Euro

Posted: 18 Mar 2015 03:52 PM PDT

Concerns about a withdrawal from the euro currency union come as the war of words heats up between Greece and its creditors.

French Parliament Debates Weight Standards for Fashion Models

Posted: 18 Mar 2015 03:14 PM PDT

The legislation would effectively set minimum weights for women and girls to work as models, a step that supporters say is necessary to combat the persistence of anorexia.

Gadgetwise: Capturing the Night in Digital Photos, Spectacularly

Posted: 18 Mar 2015 02:59 PM PDT

A photographer shows how improvements in camera sensors and software and in postproduction software have made it possible to take excellent photos at night.

Review: Kate Tempest, a Young Poet Conjuring Ancient Gods

Posted: 18 Mar 2015 01:15 PM PDT

In "Brand New Ancients" and "Hold Your Own," this rapper and writer demonstrates a knack for being able to shuttle back and forth between the mundane and the mythic.

Monetary Policy: Janet Yellen Isn’t Going to Raise Interest Rates Until She’s Good and Ready

Posted: 18 Mar 2015 01:07 PM PDT

Among the signals the Fed seeks to send is that there is no preordained policy path, but instead a willingness to keep adapting to new information.

T Magazine: Dana Farouki on Where to Eat, Shop and Gallery-Hop in Dubai

Posted: 18 Mar 2015 12:58 PM PDT

The art collector, adviser and booster shares recommendations for what to do in the city — just in time for its annual arts week.

Dissident Journalist in Yemen Is Shot and Killed

Posted: 18 Mar 2015 12:26 PM PDT

Abdulkarim al-Khaiwani, who wrote about the Houthi rebellion and survived beatings and prison under the former government, was killed outside his home in Sana.

Lindsey Vonn Wins World Cup Title in Downhill

Posted: 18 Mar 2015 11:57 AM PDT

Vonn clinched the title, the 18th World Cup championship of her career, in a race at Méribel, France.

An Uber Service Is Banned in Germany Again

Posted: 18 Mar 2015 11:56 AM PDT

The decision overturns a ruling from September that had lifted an injunction against the service, which had been sought by a taxi trade group.

Phys Ed: How to Get Your Spouse to Exercise

Posted: 18 Mar 2015 11:48 AM PDT

Changes in one married partner's exercise routine tend to be echoed in the other's, highlighting the extent to which our exercise behavior is shaped by the people around us.

Motherlode Blog: The FaceTime Babysitter

Posted: 18 Mar 2015 11:33 AM PDT

FaceTime has become the "secret weapon" that allows relatives or friends to virtually babysit while parents get things done.

Posted: 18 Mar 2015 11:20 AM PDT

Study Reveals Genetic Path of Modern Britons

Posted: 18 Mar 2015 11:17 AM PDT

Researchers found that the modern British population falls into 17 clusters that are all very similar but genetically distinguishable.