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Modi Calls on China to Rethink Stances That Strain Ties to India

Modi Calls on China to Rethink Stances That Strain Ties to India


Modi Calls on China to Rethink Stances That Strain Ties to India

Posted: 15 May 2015 01:12 AM PDT

After meeting with the Chinese premier in Beijing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that improved relations would hinge on how China responds to Indian concerns.







Missing U.S. Marine Helicopter Is Found in Nepal, Official Says

Posted: 14 May 2015 11:51 PM PDT

Nepal's defense chief said that three charred bodies had been found in the wreckage of the helicopter, which vanished Tuesday with six Marines and two Nepalese soldiers aboard.







B. B. King, Defining Bluesman for Generations, Dies at 89

Posted: 14 May 2015 11:21 PM PDT

Mr. King's world-weary voice and wailing guitar lifted him from the cotton fields of Mississippi to a global stage and the apex of American blues.







Burundi Authorities Arrest Three Generals Over Coup Attempt: Presidency

Posted: 14 May 2015 11:01 PM PDT

The authorities have arrested three generals for their role in an attempted coup in Burundi but the leader of the bid to overthrow President Pierre Nkurunziza was "still on the run", a presidential spokesman said on Friday.







Ancient Ruins at Palmyra Are Endangered by ISIS Advance in Syria

Posted: 14 May 2015 10:30 PM PDT

The city, with its grand 2,000-year-old ruins, is seen as the crossroad of Greek, Roman, Persian and Islamic cultures.







Defying U.S., Colombia Halts Aerial Spraying of Crops Used to Make Cocaine

Posted: 14 May 2015 07:48 PM PDT

The government's decision to end the long-running program, a tool in the war on drugs, was made because of a concern that the spray causes cancer.







Brandon Bostian Agrees to Talk About Amtrak Derailment but May Recall Little

Posted: 14 May 2015 06:07 PM PDT

The engineer who was driving the train that derailed in Philadelphia "has absolutely no recollection of the incident or anything unusual," his lawyer said.







Obama Pledges More Military Aid to Reassure Persian Gulf Allies on Iran Deal

Posted: 14 May 2015 05:59 PM PDT

President Obama met with representatives of six Persian Gulf nations at Camp David, seeking to convince them of Washington's commitment to their security.







Uncertainty Reigns in Burundi After Attempted Coup

Posted: 14 May 2015 05:51 PM PDT

Gunfire and explosions were heard in the capital a day after a general announced a takeover, but it was not clear who was in control of the central African country.







ISIS Releases a Recording It Says Was Made by Its Leader

Posted: 14 May 2015 05:10 PM PDT

If authentic, the recording would be the first public address by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in six months, who had been reported injured after an airstrike.







Minnesota Orchestra’s Cuba Trip Puts It at the Cultural Vanguard

Posted: 14 May 2015 04:06 PM PDT

This ensemble, known in recent years for infighting, is the first major American orchestra to visit Havana since the White House began normalizing relations with Cuba.







Pointed Fanfare Over the Year of la Femme at Cannes

Posted: 14 May 2015 03:22 PM PDT

Another festival opens at Cannes, this one trumpeted as a pointed departure from its traditional focus on male directors.







Senate, in Reversal, Begins Debate on Trade Authority

Posted: 14 May 2015 02:40 PM PDT

The move follows approval of a separate bill that would crack down on currency manipulation, an issue clouding prospects for a Pacific trade accord.







Egg Farms Hit Hard as Bird Flu Affects Millions of Hens

Posted: 14 May 2015 02:31 PM PDT

Avian flu viruses have affected over 33 million turkeys, chickens and ducks in the United States, with Iowa's farmers particularly hard hit.







Afghans Look Back at Karzai Presidency With Surprising Fondness

Posted: 14 May 2015 01:53 PM PDT

With President Ashraf Ghani antagonizing many with his imperious decisions, some are reconsidering his predecessor, Hamid Karzai, who has not strayed far from the center of power.







Tiny Macedonia Confronts a Supersize Scandal

Posted: 14 May 2015 01:42 PM PDT

Hundreds of thousands of secretly recorded conversations of top officials, diplomats and journalists have Macedonia's ruling party on the edge of cracking.







Wheels: With Gas Prices Less of a Worry, Buyers Pass Hybrid Cars By

Posted: 14 May 2015 11:57 AM PDT

According to one estimate, more than one in five owners of hybrid and electric vehicles are switching to S.U.V.s instead.







Narendra Modi Starts Trip to China With a Burst of Sightseeing

Posted: 14 May 2015 08:19 AM PDT

Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India and President Xi Jinping of China sought to highlight the ancient ties between the two neighbors by visiting historical sites.







Migrants From Myanmar, Shunned by Malaysia, Are Spotted Adrift in Andaman Sea

Posted: 14 May 2015 07:58 AM PDT

A reporter from The New York Times, aboard a vessel next to the boat with hundreds of Muslims fleeing Myanmar, heard cries of "Please help us!" No country has agreed to take in the migrants.







Chinese Police Order Residents in a Xinjiang Prefecture to Turn In Passports

Posted: 14 May 2015 04:41 AM PDT

The policy appears to be an attempt by officials to combat a surge in ethnic violence by putting in place systemic restrictions over who is allowed to leave and enter China.







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