Experts Fault South Korean Response to MERS Outbreak

Experts Fault South Korean Response to MERS Outbreak
6 Guantánamo Detainees From Yemen Are Transferred to Oman
Asian Migrants Say Australia Paid Smugglers to Turn Back
Political Memo: Donors Speed-Date the G.O.P. Hopefuls
In Europe, Leaders Take Note: Jeb Bush Isn’t His Brother
ISIS Is Winning the Social Media War, U.S. Concludes
World Briefing: France: Police at Airport Detain Girl, 6, for 3 Days
White House Weighs Sanctions After Second Breach of a Computer System
N.A.A.C.P. Leader Rachel Dolezal Posed as Black, Parents Say
News Analysis: Washington Dysfunction, With a Twist: Democrats Desert Their President
Business Leaders React With Dismay to Defeat of Trade Bill
Young Murdoch Views TV as ‘Real Killer App’ in a New Digital World
Success of Kurdish Forces Is a Rare Bright Spot for U.S. Policy in Iraq
Pakistan Warns Aid Groups to Follow Unspecified Rules
MERS Tarnishes Korean President’s Image as Leader
House Rejects Trade Measure, Rebuffing Obama’s Dramatic Appeal
Guantánamo Detainee’s Conviction Is Thrown Out on Appeal
Bits Blog: France Wants Google to Apply ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ Ruling Worldwide or Face Penalties
French Court Acquits Dominique Strauss-Kahn in Case That Put His Sex Life on View
Interpol Halts Use of FIFA Funds for Anticorruption Program

Posted: 13 Jun 2015 12:56 AM PDT

The government's failure to share information quickly contributed to worsening the outbreak, a panel that included experts from the World Health Organization said Saturday.

6 Guantánamo Detainees From Yemen Are Transferred to Oman

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 09:18 PM PDT

The move of the Yemenis, who were lower-level prisoners held for 13 years, reduces the number held at prison in Cuba to 116.

Asian Migrants Say Australia Paid Smugglers to Turn Back

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 06:51 PM PDT

The migrants' account has stoked debate over the hard-line policy on illegal immigrants that helped Prime Minister Tony Abbott win office in 2013 but exposed Australia to pointed criticism by United Nations agencies.

Political Memo: Donors Speed-Date the G.O.P. Hopefuls

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 06:46 PM PDT

Donors took stock of the Republican field, hoping to find a candidate who not only excites them but who they believe can win a general election.

In Europe, Leaders Take Note: Jeb Bush Isn’t His Brother

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 06:32 PM PDT

Mr. Bush, who will declare his candidacy for president on Monday, has shown a depth of knowledge and curiosity for which his brother, former President George W. Bush, was not known.

ISIS Is Winning the Social Media War, U.S. Concludes

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 06:30 PM PDT

An internal State Department assessment says the Islamic State's social message machine is trumping efforts by the Obama administration and its foreign allies to combat it.

World Briefing: France: Police at Airport Detain Girl, 6, for 3 Days

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 06:21 PM PDT

The airport police in Paris held a 6-year-old French girl for three days on suspicion that she had a fake passport — until a judge ordered her released into her mother's custody.

White House Weighs Sanctions After Second Breach of a Computer System

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 06:15 PM PDT

Officials said that the second system contained files related to intelligence officials working for the F.B.I., defense contractors and other government agencies.

N.A.A.C.P. Leader Rachel Dolezal Posed as Black, Parents Say

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 06:13 PM PDT

Ms. Dolezal would not comment directly on her family's assertion that she is really white. "That question is not as easy as it seems," she said.

News Analysis: Washington Dysfunction, With a Twist: Democrats Desert Their President

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 05:58 PM PDT

Though many Republicans supported President Obama on the trade bill, his fellow Democrats in the House did not, contending that the legislation would exacerbate income inequality.

Business Leaders React With Dismay to Defeat of Trade Bill

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 05:46 PM PDT

Corporate America has been nearly unified in its support of a deal that would lower various barriers to trade and investment between the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim nations.

Young Murdoch Views TV as ‘Real Killer App’ in a New Digital World

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 05:42 PM PDT

James Murdoch, in partnership with his brother, Lachlan Murdoch, will be responsible for steering 21st Century Fox through the digital disruption of the 21st century.

Success of Kurdish Forces Is a Rare Bright Spot for U.S. Policy in Iraq

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 05:02 PM PDT

The ability of pesh merga forces to retake and defend territory has offered a glimmer of hope for the Obama administration's policy of coordinating with local forces to battle the Islamic State.

Pakistan Warns Aid Groups to Follow Unspecified Rules

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 04:55 PM PDT

Foreign organizations operating in Pakistan were told they faced greater scrutiny and the possibility of expulsion if they failed to adhere to unspecified rules and laws.

MERS Tarnishes Korean President’s Image as Leader

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 04:23 PM PDT

President Park Geun-hye's image as a strong leader who can keep a clear head in a crisis has come crashing down as her government struggles to contain an outbreak of Middle East respiratory syndrome.

House Rejects Trade Measure, Rebuffing Obama’s Dramatic Appeal

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 03:39 PM PDT

The vote torpedoed President Obama's push to expand his trade negotiating power, and probably his chance to secure a legacy-defining trade accord spanning the Pacific Ocean.

Guantánamo Detainee’s Conviction Is Thrown Out on Appeal

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 02:29 PM PDT

A decision with implications for the debate over whether foreign terror suspects should be prosecuted in civilian court or before military commissions.

Bits Blog: France Wants Google to Apply ‘Right to Be Forgotten’ Ruling Worldwide or Face Penalties

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 02:00 PM PDT

The authorities want the ruling to apply to all of Google's domains like Google.com, though the company contends that Europe's privacy legislation should apply only to its regional domains.

French Court Acquits Dominique Strauss-Kahn in Case That Put His Sex Life on View

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 01:47 PM PDT

The verdict closed a four-year legal battle that captivated France and shined an uncomfortable spotlight on the sexual activities of rich and powerful men.

Interpol Halts Use of FIFA Funds for Anticorruption Program

Posted: 12 Jun 2015 01:17 PM PDT

The international police agency said a deal worth about $23 million over 10 years would be frozen amid allegations of graft against soccer's governing body.