Lens Blog: Searching for Peace and Justice in Guatemala

Lens Blog: Searching for Peace and Justice in Guatemala
Mergers & Acquisitions: Nokia Agrees to $16.6 Billion Takeover of Alcatel-Lucent
Palestinian Doctors Can Drive Own Vehicles Into Israel, Agency Says
Atlanta School Workers Sentenced in Test Score Cheating Case
China’s G.D.P. Slows to 7 Percent, the Weakest Rate Since 2009
ArtsBeat: Christie’s Predicts Giacometti Sculpture Will Draw High Price
Economic Scene: A Call to Look Past Sustainable Development
Blackwater’s Legacy Goes Beyond Public View
New York Authorities Seek Custody of Stolen Artifacts Worth Over $100 Million
U.S. Drone Kills a Top Figure in Al Qaeda’s Yemen Branch
Obama Yields, Allowing Congress Say on Iran Nuclear Deal
U.S. Soldiers, Back in Iraq, Find Security Forces in Disrepair
Google Expected to Face Antitrust Charges in Europe
A Math Problem From Singapore Goes Viral
Looking Back at the Holocaust, Through a Child’s Eyes
Bits Blog: Report Questions Whether Health Apps Benefit Healthy People
Lecce Journal: Centuries of Italian History Are Unearthed in Quest to Fix Toilet
A Field Guide to the American Sandwich
The Robotics Inventors Who Are Trying to Take the ‘Hard’ Out of Hardware
At the Tribeca Film Festival, Movies for Every Taste

Posted: 15 Apr 2015 12:00 AM PDT

The civil war ended almost 20 years ago, but the country is struggling to bring justice to communities shattered by the conflict.

Mergers & Acquisitions: Nokia Agrees to $16.6 Billion Takeover of Alcatel-Lucent

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 11:21 PM PDT

Under the terms of the deal, the Finnish company Nokia said that it had offered 0.55 of a new share for each share of its French rival.

Palestinian Doctors Can Drive Own Vehicles Into Israel, Agency Says

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 10:42 PM PDT

The decision, exempting dozens of doctors from a blanket ban in force for 15 years, is the latest in a series of steps to relax constraints on Palestinians entering Israel.

Atlanta School Workers Sentenced in Test Score Cheating Case

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 08:29 PM PDT

The sentences imposed ranged from six months in jail to seven years in prison. The educators were convicted of falsifying test scores.

China’s G.D.P. Slows to 7 Percent, the Weakest Rate Since 2009

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 08:22 PM PDT

The nation still ranks as one of the world's fastest-growing major economies but is taking a hit from an industrial slowdown and a weak housing market.

ArtsBeat: Christie’s Predicts Giacometti Sculpture Will Draw High Price

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 08:00 PM PDT

Christie's says it plans to auction a rare Giacommetto bronze during its May sale, with a high estimate of $130 million.

Economic Scene: A Call to Look Past Sustainable Development

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 07:37 PM PDT

An "eco-modernist" strategy that argues against "sustainable development" will require more intensive use of land, and more energy.

Blackwater’s Legacy Goes Beyond Public View

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 06:44 PM PDT

Private security firms have matured from bit players on the edge of global conflicts to multinational companies that guard oil fields, analyze intelligence and fight insurgents.

New York Authorities Seek Custody of Stolen Artifacts Worth Over $100 Million

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 06:19 PM PDT

Authorities on Tuesday made public the largest antiquities seizure in American history and said their goal is to return the stolen objects to India and their other countries of origin.

U.S. Drone Kills a Top Figure in Al Qaeda’s Yemen Branch

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 06:14 PM PDT

The drone strike killed Ibrahim al-Rubeish, an ideologue and spokesman for Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula who had been a prisoner at Guantánamo Bay.

Obama Yields, Allowing Congress Say on Iran Nuclear Deal

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 06:01 PM PDT

President Obama would sign a compromise bill giving Congress a voice on the proposed nuclear accord as the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in rare unanimity, moved the legislation to the full Senate for a vote.

U.S. Soldiers, Back in Iraq, Find Security Forces in Disrepair

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 05:32 PM PDT

American troops returning for the first time since 2011 said they were stunned by the state of the army they had once trained.

Google Expected to Face Antitrust Charges in Europe

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 05:23 PM PDT

Europe's antitrust chief is expected to accuse the search giant of using its dominant position to favor its own services, a case that could force a change in its practices.

A Math Problem From Singapore Goes Viral

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 04:47 PM PDT

It started with a posting on Facebook, by Kenneth Kong, a television host in Singapore. A question of logic proves baffling. Can you figure it out?

Looking Back at the Holocaust, Through a Child’s Eyes

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 04:36 PM PDT

A new exhibit in Jerusalem collects memories, toys and drawings from children who survived and from some of the many who did not.

Bits Blog: Report Questions Whether Health Apps Benefit Healthy People

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 03:59 PM PDT

Health apps could turn healthy people into self-monitoring neurotics, according to a new article in a leading medical journal.

Lecce Journal: Centuries of Italian History Are Unearthed in Quest to Fix Toilet

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 03:51 PM PDT

As he tried to find a sewage pipe, Luciano Faggiano dug his way past a Messapian tomb, a Roman granary, a Franciscan chapel and even etchings from the Knights Templar.

A Field Guide to the American Sandwich

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 03:47 PM PDT

A celebration of the sandwich, and an attempt to create a taxonomy for its many diverse forms.

The Robotics Inventors Who Are Trying to Take the ‘Hard’ Out of Hardware

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 02:54 PM PDT

A handful of low-budget innovators are working to reinvent rigid, heavy machines and robots with materials that are soft, light, cheap and squeezable.

At the Tribeca Film Festival, Movies for Every Taste

Posted: 14 Apr 2015 02:46 PM PDT

Many of the feature films at this year's event have dark and pessimistic overtones.