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Chinese Journalist Sentenced to 7 Years on Charges of Leaking State Secrets

Chinese Journalist Sentenced to 7 Years on Charges of Leaking State Secrets


Chinese Journalist Sentenced to 7 Years on Charges of Leaking State Secrets

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 09:12 PM PDT

Gao Yu, a 71-year-old who has repeatedly challenged the Communist Party during a decades-long career, indicated she would appeal.






N.Y.U. Labor Guidelines Failed to Protect 10,000 Workers in Abu Dhabi, Report Says

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 07:08 PM PDT

The report, by an international investigative firm, said some subcontractors employed at the university's Abu Dhabi campus were exempted from N.Y.U. guidelines based on decisions by local contractors.






Use of E-Cigarettes Rises Sharply Among Teenagers, Report Says

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 06:09 PM PDT

A study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says use of the devices among middle and high school students tripled between 2013 and 2014.






Vatican Ends Battle With U.S. Catholic Nuns’ Group

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 06:06 PM PDT

An investigation and oversight of the nuns' main leadership group, begun under Pope Benedict XVI, ended with an "expression of appreciation" from Pope Francis.






War in Yemen Is Allowing Qaeda Group to Expand

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 05:52 PM PDT

Capitalizing on the expanding war in Yemen and the collapse of its government, Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is carving out more territory for itself.






Judges Skeptical of Challenge to Proposed E.P.A. Rule on Climate Change

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 05:52 PM PDT

The court said it would be unusual to try to block a rule before it was issued, as the battle begins over President Obama's most far-reaching effort to slow climate change.






Snub at Sewol Ferry Memorial Shows Rawness of Wounds in South Korea

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 05:48 PM PDT

At an anniversary service, President Park Geun-hye called on the country to move past the sinking that killed more than 300, but victims' relatives refused to see her.






U.N. Security Council Sees Video Evidence of a Chemical Attack in Syria

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 05:41 PM PDT

Dr. Mohamed Tennari from the Syrian town of Sarmeen played a video that he said showed victims of an attack last month being treated.

Ohio Man Trained in Syria Is Charged With Planning Terrorism in U.S.

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 05:21 PM PDT

Officials said that the man, Abdirahman Sheik Mohamud, 23, a naturalized American citizen who trained with a terrorist group in Syria, spoke of wanting to attack a military facility or a prison in the United States.






Deal Reached on Fast-Track Authority for Obama on Trade Accord

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 04:20 PM PDT

Congressional leaders agreed on legislation to give President Obama authority to finish negotiating one of the world's largest trade accords, starting a battle that aligns the president with Republicans.

On Holocaust Day in Israel, Strangers Answer the Call to a Funeral

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 02:50 PM PDT

A Facebook post drew 150 people to a Jerusalem hilltop for a funeral that family members feared might not have a minyan, the quorum of 10 required for the Jewish mourning prayer.

Ebola Researchers Take New Look at Risk of Sexual Transmission

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 11:55 AM PDT

Responding to suspected cases of male Ebola survivors infecting partners, scientists are investigating how long the virus can remain in semen.






A Century After Armenian Genocide, Turkey’s Denial Only Deepens

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 11:43 AM PDT

Nearly 1.5 million Armenians died at the hands of the Ottoman Empire in 1915, during World War I. Turks by and large do not believe mass killings were planned.






Book by Slain Charlie Hebdo Editor Argues Islam Is Not Exempt From Ridicule

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 11:21 AM PDT

The book, published Thursday, was finished just two days before the editor, Stéphane Charbonnier, was killed by Islamist extremists.

Palestinian Women Join Effort to Keep Jews From Contested Holy Site

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 09:18 AM PDT

The women say it is their role to protect the integrity of a Jerusalem site known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as the Temple Mount.

Jackpots for Local TV Stations in F.C.C. Auction of Airwaves

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 08:54 AM PDT

The Federal Communications Commission is trying to persuade hundreds of TV stations to part with some of the most desirable airwaves, which would be acquired by mobile providers.






China Halts New Policy on Tech for Banks

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 08:31 AM PDT

The rules, which called for companies that sell computer equipment to reveal secret code, have been at the center of a trade conflict with the United States.

Pakistani Justices Suspend Executions Ordered by Military Courts

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 05:04 AM PDT

A petition by a rights activist and lawyer challenged trials by the military courts and questioned whether prisoners were tried fairly.






In ‘Something Rotten!,’ if Music Be the Food of Farce, Play On

Posted: 16 Apr 2015 05:00 AM PDT

"Something Rotten!," about two Elizabethan-era playwrights who write a musical, echoes the experience of the brothers behind the production, Wayne and Karey Kirkpatrick.






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