Hunting for Hackers, N.S.A. Secretly Expands Internet Spying at U.S. Border

Hunting for Hackers, N.S.A. Secretly Expands Internet Spying at U.S. Border
‘Viagra for Women’ Is Backed by an F.D.A. Panel
Data Breach Linked to China Exposes Millions of U.S. Workers
Hardening of Positions Undercuts Ukraine Peace Accord
Greece to Put Off Friday Debt Payment to I.M.F.
Burundi Postpones Elections Amid Violence
In ISIS, the Taliban Face an Insurgent Threat of Their Own
Ahmed Zayat’s Journey: Bankruptcy, Big Bets, and Maybe a Triple Crown
Ex-FIFA Official Jack Warner Threatens to Spill ‘Avalanche’ of Secrets
In Spotlight, Chinese Officials Are Reluctant to Embrace Transparency After Yangtze Disaster
Serena Williams and Lucie Safarova Reach French Open Final
Families of Germanwings Crash Victims Lash Out as Return of Remains Is Delayed
Global Warming ‘Hiatus’ Challenged by NOAA Research
Bits Blog: Sheryl Sandberg’s Post on Late Husband Sets Off Meditations on Grief
South Korea Confirms 2 More Deaths in MERS Outbreak
The Pour: Corsican Wines Speak a Language of Their Own
Free TVs in Mexico Are Seen as Having Political Strings Attached
Ponta Delgada Journal: Azorean Diaspora Can’t Resist the Powerful Pull of Home
Mubarak to Stand Trial Again Over 2011 Killing of Protesters
Gas Station Explosion in Ghana’s Capital Kills Around 100

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 09:06 PM PDT

Searching for evidence of computer hacking originating abroad, the Obama administration has stepped up warrantless monitoring, documents show.

‘Viagra for Women’ Is Backed by an F.D.A. Panel

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 06:05 PM PDT

The vote on flibanserin by an advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration follows two rejections and a campaign for the drug's approval.

Data Breach Linked to China Exposes Millions of U.S. Workers

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 05:59 PM PDT

The intrusion, which appears to have involved information on about four million current and former government workers, was the third such breach in the last year.

Hardening of Positions Undercuts Ukraine Peace Accord

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 05:48 PM PDT

A hardening of positions on both sides of the Ukraine conflict is undermining the Minsk peace accord and could lead to another war, military experts and politicians say.

Greece to Put Off Friday Debt Payment to I.M.F.

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 05:14 PM PDT

Amid tense negotiations, Athens invoked a little-used option to defer June payments to the International Monetary Fund until the end of the month.

Burundi Postpones Elections Amid Violence

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 02:13 PM PDT

President Pierre Nkurunziza's decision to seek a third term touched off weeks of protests that left dozens of people dead and drove tens of thousands to flee the country.

In ISIS, the Taliban Face an Insurgent Threat of Their Own

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 02:07 PM PDT

Though their numbers in Afghanistan remain low, Islamic State fighters have begun making inroads in Taliban territory.

Ahmed Zayat’s Journey: Bankruptcy, Big Bets, and Maybe a Triple Crown

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 01:57 PM PDT

The associations and dealings of Mr. Zayat, who made his fortune selling beer in Egypt and became a successful horse owner, have resulted in myriad legal proceedings.

Ex-FIFA Official Jack Warner Threatens to Spill ‘Avalanche’ of Secrets

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 01:57 PM PDT

Mr. Warner said that he feared for his life and that he had evidence linking soccer's governing body to an election in Trinidad and Tobago.

In Spotlight, Chinese Officials Are Reluctant to Embrace Transparency After Yangtze Disaster

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 12:34 PM PDT

Efforts to rescue any survivors among the 345 people still missing from a capsized ship on the Yangtze River were to proceed with "urgency."

Serena Williams and Lucie Safarova Reach French Open Final

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 11:42 AM PDT

Williams, seeded No. 1, lost the first set but rebounded to beat Timea Bacsinszky in one semifinal; Safarova, seeded No. 13, beat Ana Ivanovic to advance to her first major final.

Families of Germanwings Crash Victims Lash Out as Return of Remains Is Delayed

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 11:04 AM PDT

A bureaucratic mistake in France made victims' death certificates invalid, infuriating relatives who had until now largely maintained a stoic public silence.

Global Warming ‘Hiatus’ Challenged by NOAA Research

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 11:00 AM PDT

The new findings try to correct for problems in the way global temperatures were measured and suggest there has not been a slowdown in global warming since 2000.

Bits Blog: Sheryl Sandberg’s Post on Late Husband Sets Off Meditations on Grief

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 10:44 AM PDT

Sheryl Sandberg's post on her late husband, Dave Goldberg, marking the end of a 30-day mourning period, has sparked numerous meditations on grief.

South Korea Confirms 2 More Deaths in MERS Outbreak

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 10:42 AM PDT

Two men, ages 82 and 76, were the country's latest victims of an illness that has forced over 1,160 schools and kindergartens to shut down temporarily.

The Pour: Corsican Wines Speak a Language of Their Own

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 10:38 AM PDT

The culture of the Mediterranean island shapes both the personality of the bottles and the character of their producers.

Free TVs in Mexico Are Seen as Having Political Strings Attached

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 08:24 AM PDT

While the government describes the giveaway as an effort to bring all Mexicans into the digital age, opposition parties call it old-fashioned vote buying.

Ponta Delgada Journal: Azorean Diaspora Can’t Resist the Powerful Pull of Home

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 08:02 AM PDT

For North Americans born in or descended from the Azores, ties to the mid-Atlantic Portuguese archipelago remain vital even generations later.

Mubarak to Stand Trial Again Over 2011 Killing of Protesters

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 07:28 AM PDT

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak will face a second and final retrial over the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising that ended his 30-year rule, a high court said on Thursday.

Gas Station Explosion in Ghana’s Capital Kills Around 100

Posted: 04 Jun 2015 06:17 AM PDT

The blast occurred overnight while the station was packed with people seeking shelter from knee-high water caused by rain that has flooded much of the city.