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Nepal Rattled by Powerful New Earthquake East of Capital

Nepal Rattled by Powerful New Earthquake East of Capital


Nepal Rattled by Powerful New Earthquake East of Capital

Posted: 12 May 2015 12:55 AM PDT

The earthquake, near the Chinese border, struck less than three weeks after a devastating temblor killed more than 8,000 people.







Another Strong Earthquake Strikes Nepal

Posted: 12 May 2015 12:21 AM PDT

A strong earthquake shook Nepal on Tuesday, sending people in the capital Kathmandu rushing out on to the streets weeks after a devastating quake killed more than 8,000 people and destroyed hundreds of thousands of homes, eyewitnesses said.







Sinosphere Blog: Chinese Billionaire Takes Over 6,000 Employees on a Trip to France

Posted: 11 May 2015 11:01 PM PDT

Tiens Group, a direct sales company founded by Li Jinyuan, treated workers to a holiday in France and Monaco last week for its 20th anniversary.







ArtsBeat: Two Artworks Top $100 Million Each at Christie’s Sale

Posted: 11 May 2015 09:46 PM PDT

Picasso's 1955 painting "Les Femmes d'Alger (Version 'O') (Women of Algiers)" sold for nearly $180 million, and Giacometti's gaunt bronze sculpture "L'homme au doigt (Pointing Man)" went for $141 million.







Clues on Twitter Show Ties Between Texas Gunman and ISIS Network

Posted: 11 May 2015 06:55 PM PDT

Elton Simpson appears to have been part of a network of Islamic State adherents in multiple countries who have encouraged attacks and had highlighted the Texas event as a worthy target.







News Analysis: King’s Absence at Meeting Signals a Saudi-U.S. Marriage Adrift

Posted: 11 May 2015 06:34 PM PDT

Both countries insisted that King Salman of Saudi Arabia was not snubbing President Obama by skipping meetings at Camp David, though it seemed to reflect a new reality that the allies are at odds.







Judge’s Ruling Against 2 Banks Finds Misconduct in ’08 Crash

Posted: 11 May 2015 06:04 PM PDT

Judge Denise L. Cote of Federal District Court in Manhattan ruled on Monday that Nomura and the Royal Bank of Scotland misled Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.







U.S. Will Allow Drilling for Oil in Arctic Ocean

Posted: 11 May 2015 06:04 PM PDT

The move is a major victory for Shell, but environmentalists say a possible accident there could have far-reaching consequences.







Seymour Hersh Article Alleges Cover-Up in Bin Laden Hunt

Posted: 11 May 2015 05:49 PM PDT

The article in The London Review of Books claims that Pakistan harbored Osama bin Laden for years, and that once the United States found out, the countries worked together to plot the raid.







Sister Helen Prejean Says Tsarnaev Shows Remorse for Boston Bombing

Posted: 11 May 2015 05:38 PM PDT

Sister Prejean, who met with Dzhokhar Tsarnaev five times in prison, said he seemed "genuinely sorry" for killing and maiming people at the 2013 Boston Marathon.







Despite Displeasure With U.S., Saudis Face Long Dependency

Posted: 11 May 2015 05:30 PM PDT

Gulf leaders, led by King Salman of Saudi Arabia, are searching for ways to ensure their security in an era when they might not be able to rely on the United States.







Drillers Answer Low Oil Prices With Cost-Saving Innovations

Posted: 11 May 2015 05:14 PM PDT

Even as boom towns go quiet, oil production chugs along thanks to rapid gains in technology to extract more with less.







Freed From Coalition, David Cameron Picks Conservative Cabinet

Posted: 11 May 2015 04:44 PM PDT

The British prime minister kept many senior members of his team in place, and said Boris Johnson, London's mayor, would join his "political cabinet."







Patriots’ Tom Brady Suspended for Four Games in Deflation Case

Posted: 11 May 2015 04:33 PM PDT

The N.F.L. also fined the Patriots $1 million and took away two draft picks because of their use of deflated footballs in the A.F.C. championship game.







In Sign of Palestinians’ Mood, Hamas Wins Vote at a West Bank University

Posted: 11 May 2015 03:33 PM PDT

In the absence of national balloting, student elections are a benchmark of the political mood and the win was seen as a blow to President Mahmoud Abbas.







Fight Over China Currency Policies Threatens Vote on Trade Bill

Posted: 11 May 2015 03:31 PM PDT

Democrats say they will filibuster a trade measure set for a vote Tuesday unless it is combined with a separate customs enforcement bill that would crack down on currency manipulation.







Paris Journal: A Grisly Find Under a Supermarket Illuminates France’s Medieval History

Posted: 11 May 2015 02:01 PM PDT

A mass grave, thought to be part of a hospital cemetery, bears witness to the lives of ordinary Parisians during the Middle Ages.







The Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Deal: What It Would Mean

Posted: 11 May 2015 01:04 PM PDT

The giant trade pact, years in the making and a cornerstone of President Obama's trade policy, is up for debate in Congress.







Inventor of Gene Editing Fears It Will Go Too Far

Posted: 11 May 2015 12:48 PM PDT

Jennifer A. Doudna, a biochemist at the University of California, Berkeley, helped find a simple way to alter any organism's DNA. Now, she worries about the consequences.







Greece Moves to Pay Debt, but European Finance Ministers Unsatisfied

Posted: 11 May 2015 12:02 PM PDT

Athens authorized a payment to the International Monetary Fund as eurozone officials noted "open issues."







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