Magnitude-7.9 Quake Hits Nepal, Causing Big Damage, Injuries
Magnitude-7.9 Quake Hits Nepal, Causing Big Damage, Injuries |
- Magnitude-7.9 Quake Hits Nepal, Causing Big Damage, Injuries
- Starbucks Cash Register Outage Results in Free Coffee for Some
- Bruce Jenner Says He’s Transitioning to a Woman
- System Crash for Starbucks Leads to Free Coffee for Some
- Activists Say Both North Korea and South Korea Approve Women’s Peace Walk
- Amid Errors, Obama Publicly Wrestles With Drones’ Limits
- China, in Suspending Woman’s Death Sentence, Acknowledges Domestic Abuse
- Gunmen Kill Arts Advocate in Pakistan After Human Rights Event
- American Naval Force Off Yemen Gets Credit After Iranian Convoy Turns Away
- Syria Remains Silent on Intelligence Official’s Death
- Arctic Council Meeting Starts Amid Russia Tensions
- Heads Up: In Amsterdam, Loving Rembrandt Again
- U.N. Refugee Official Calls Situation in Syria and Iraq ‘Unsustainable’
- Turkey’s Focus Is Elsewhere on Anniversary of Armenian Genocide
- Lens Blog: In Israel, Migrants Find a Home, Through Running
- Terrorist Cell May Have Sought to Attack the Vatican, Italian Officials Say
- Drone Strikes on Al Qaeda Are Said to Take Toll on Leadership in Pakistan
- Migration Crisis Puts Europe’s Policy Missteps Into Focus, Experts Say
- Eurozone Ministers Admonish Greece for Slow Progress on Overhauls
- World Briefing: Flights Suspended After Chile Volcano’s Ash Moves Into Argentina
| Magnitude-7.9 Quake Hits Nepal, Causing Big Damage, Injuries Posted: 25 Apr 2015 12:26 AM PDT A strong magnitude-7.9 earthquake shook Nepal's capital and the densely populated Kathmandu Valley before noon Saturday, collapsing houses, centuries-old temples and cutting open roads in the worst tremor in the Himalayan nation in over 80 years.       |
| Starbucks Cash Register Outage Results in Free Coffee for Some Posted: 24 Apr 2015 10:41 PM PDT Starbucks says a sales register computer glitch disrupted sales at 8,000 company-operated stores in the United States and Canada.       |
| Bruce Jenner Says He’s Transitioning to a Woman Posted: 24 Apr 2015 09:19 PM PDT Mr. Jenner, the Olympic gold medalist, who ended months of speculation with the announcement in an interview on ABC on Friday night, said he preferred the pronoun "he" for now.       |
| System Crash for Starbucks Leads to Free Coffee for Some Posted: 24 Apr 2015 06:40 PM PDT In-store payment systems at Starbucks stores went down Friday across the United States and Canada.  |
| Activists Say Both North Korea and South Korea Approve Women’s Peace Walk Posted: 24 Apr 2015 06:18 PM PDT The women conceived the walk across the Demilitarized Zone to punctuate their desire for a permanent peace treaty to replace the armistice that halted — but technically never ended — the 1950-53 Korean War.       |
| Amid Errors, Obama Publicly Wrestles With Drones’ Limits Posted: 24 Apr 2015 06:15 PM PDT The strike that killed two hostages by mistake has underscored that there is no such thing as near certainty in war, even one waged with precision instruments like drones.       |
| China, in Suspending Woman’s Death Sentence, Acknowledges Domestic Abuse Posted: 24 Apr 2015 06:02 PM PDT The ruling means that after two years of good behavior, the sentence of Li Yan, who killed her husband, will be commuted to life in prison. Later, it may be reduced further.       |
| Gunmen Kill Arts Advocate in Pakistan After Human Rights Event Posted: 24 Apr 2015 05:46 PM PDT Sabeen Mahmud was shot shortly after hosting an event on human rights abuses in Baluchistan Province at the popular arts center she ran, The Second Floor.       |
| American Naval Force Off Yemen Gets Credit After Iranian Convoy Turns Away Posted: 24 Apr 2015 04:34 PM PDT Pentagon officials said the deployment — and Iran's apparent response — had lowered tensions in the regional proxy war between Tehran and Saudi Arabia.       |
| Syria Remains Silent on Intelligence Official’s Death Posted: 24 Apr 2015 04:22 PM PDT Reports had simmered for weeks that Brig. Gen. Rustom Ghazali had been severely beaten in an internal government dispute.  |
| Arctic Council Meeting Starts Amid Russia Tensions Posted: 24 Apr 2015 04:00 PM PDT As the council holds its biennial summit meeting Friday in northern Canada, its mission is being strained by the broad deterioration of relations with Russia.  |
| Heads Up: In Amsterdam, Loving Rembrandt Again Posted: 24 Apr 2015 02:49 PM PDT Two exhibitions prove the enduring popularity of Rembrandt, who lived and worked in Amsterdam starting in late 1631 and died there in 1669.  |
| U.N. Refugee Official Calls Situation in Syria and Iraq ‘Unsustainable’ Posted: 24 Apr 2015 02:46 PM PDT António Guterres, the United Nations high commissioner for refugees, and other officials painted an increasingly grim picture of the crisis in the region.  |
| Turkey’s Focus Is Elsewhere on Anniversary of Armenian Genocide Posted: 24 Apr 2015 01:31 PM PDT As Armenians in Istanbul sought an apology for the killing of 1.5 million people, the government commemorated the victory at the Battle of Gallipoli in World War I.       |
| Lens Blog: In Israel, Migrants Find a Home, Through Running Posted: 24 Apr 2015 01:12 PM PDT A team of young runners includes migrants from Eritrea, Sudan, Nigeria, Russia and Ukraine. Hebrew is their shared language.  |
| Terrorist Cell May Have Sought to Attack the Vatican, Italian Officials Say Posted: 24 Apr 2015 01:11 PM PDT A prosecutor said that an investigation revealed that a Pakistani man who was in Rome in March 2010 was "described as a kamikaze."       |
| Drone Strikes on Al Qaeda Are Said to Take Toll on Leadership in Pakistan Posted: 24 Apr 2015 12:44 PM PDT Strikes like the one that killed two Western hostages have forced militant leaders to regroup and seek shelter, analysts say.       |
| Migration Crisis Puts Europe’s Policy Missteps Into Focus, Experts Say Posted: 24 Apr 2015 12:12 PM PDT Europe is struggling with how to save lives on the sea, prosecute human smugglers and deal with the causes of the migrant surge closer to their source.  |
| Eurozone Ministers Admonish Greece for Slow Progress on Overhauls Posted: 24 Apr 2015 12:04 PM PDT Finance leaders criticized Athens for moving too slowly to improve the economy and take steps they see as necessary to avoid a default.  |
| World Briefing: Flights Suspended After Chile Volcano’s Ash Moves Into Argentina Posted: 24 Apr 2015 11:43 AM PDT The ash traveled toward Buenos Aires after the violent eruption of the Calbuco volcano in southern Chile, leading to airport, road and school closures.  |
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