Sinosphere Blog: Dalai Lama Reflects on Aging at Glastonbury

Sinosphere Blog: Dalai Lama Reflects on Aging at Glastonbury
China and India Are Sitting Out Refugee Crisis
Greece Will Shut Banks in Fallout From Debt Crisis
David Sweat, Escaped New York Convict, Is Shot and Captured as Hunt Ends
Jubilant Marchers at Gay Pride Parades Celebrate Supreme Court Ruling
Puerto Rico’s Governor Says Island’s Debts Are ‘Not Payable’
Tunisian Gunman Showed Subtle Signs of Radicalization
As Charleston Church Mourns, Biden Adds His Prayers
Memo From Argentina: Some Fear Departing Argentine President Has No Plans of Really Leaving
In Transit: Taking Tea in Hong Kong With Hello Kitty
SpaceX Rocket Falls Apart on Way to Space Station
ArtsBeat: Joni Mitchell Suffered Aneurysm, but Can Speak, Conservator Says
Critic’s Notebook: Royal Ballet’s Focus on British Choreography Exposes Its Limits
Climate Marchers Gather to Show Rousing Support for Pope
Currency Crisis: The Next Few Days Have the Potential to Transform Greece and Europe
Greece Will Close Banks to Stem Flood of Withdrawals
Dutch Say Inquiry Into Malaysia Jet Crash Is Being Blocked in Ukraine
Gay Pride Parade Highlights
Kuwait Identifies Suicide Bomber in Mosque Attack
Explaining the Greek Debt Crisis and What It Means for the Eurozone

Posted: 28 Jun 2015 09:51 PM PDT

A week ahead of his 80th birthday, the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader took to the stage at the British music festival and expressed a desire to be as active as the veteran musicians around him.

China and India Are Sitting Out Refugee Crisis

Posted: 28 Jun 2015 07:43 PM PDT

Asia's giants could play leadership roles but see it as a losing issue that could diminish their clout and bilateral interests.

Greece Will Shut Banks in Fallout From Debt Crisis

Posted: 28 Jun 2015 07:03 PM PDT

The prime minister's decisions escalated tensions and uncertainty over a financial crisis that some analysts say could have global ripples.

David Sweat, Escaped New York Convict, Is Shot and Captured as Hunt Ends

Posted: 28 Jun 2015 06:08 PM PDT

Mr. Sweat, 35, a murderer who had been serving a sentence of life without parole, was in critical condition at Albany Medical Center late Sunday night.

Jubilant Marchers at Gay Pride Parades Celebrate Supreme Court Ruling

Posted: 28 Jun 2015 06:04 PM PDT

The parades in New York and San Francisco offered a sort of social catharsis, joining the country's twin hubs of gay activism in a bicoastal embrace.

Puerto Rico’s Governor Says Island’s Debts Are ‘Not Payable’

Posted: 28 Jun 2015 06:00 PM PDT

Gov. Alejandro García Padilla said that his administration would probably seek significant concessions from its creditors on a $72 billion debt load.

Tunisian Gunman Showed Subtle Signs of Radicalization

Posted: 28 Jun 2015 05:22 PM PDT

Seifeddine Rezgui, the Tunisian student who shot 39 tourists at a seaside hotel on Friday, was a break-dancer in his youth but turned to extremism while in college.

As Charleston Church Mourns, Biden Adds His Prayers

Posted: 28 Jun 2015 05:20 PM PDT

The Rev. DePayne Middleton-Doctor was memorialized, after what the authorities described as the racially motivated murder of nine people inside one of the Deep South's most historic churches.

Memo From Argentina: Some Fear Departing Argentine President Has No Plans of Really Leaving

Posted: 28 Jun 2015 04:46 PM PDT

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's second term ends in December, but she has already endorsed a successor she hopes to influence, experts say.

In Transit: Taking Tea in Hong Kong With Hello Kitty

Posted: 28 Jun 2015 04:15 PM PDT

Restaurants in Hong Kong and Kyoto let diners have dumplings and parfaits with a Hello Kitty touch.

SpaceX Rocket Falls Apart on Way to Space Station

Posted: 28 Jun 2015 04:02 PM PDT

The unmanned Falcon 9 rocket, built by Space Exploration Technologies, was destined for the International Space Station with a load of cargo.

ArtsBeat: Joni Mitchell Suffered Aneurysm, but Can Speak, Conservator Says

Posted: 28 Jun 2015 02:54 PM PDT

Joni Mitchell's conservator released a statement on Sunday denying speculation about the singer's deteriorating health.

Critic’s Notebook: Royal Ballet’s Focus on British Choreography Exposes Its Limits

Posted: 28 Jun 2015 02:43 PM PDT

Dances by no fewer than seven British choreographers composed the company's closing program, which played four performances at Lincoln Center.

Climate Marchers Gather to Show Rousing Support for Pope

Posted: 28 Jun 2015 02:01 PM PDT

An array of global environmental and religious organizations marched to the Vatican to show their support for the pope's encyclical.

Currency Crisis: The Next Few Days Have the Potential to Transform Greece and Europe

Posted: 28 Jun 2015 01:57 PM PDT

Greece wants change, but if it exits the euro it could show Europe is less unified and more fragile than its leaders want us to think.

Greece Will Close Banks to Stem Flood of Withdrawals

Posted: 28 Jun 2015 12:16 PM PDT

Greece will keep its banks and stock market closed on Monday and place restrictions on the withdrawal and transfer of money, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in a televised address on Sunday night.

Dutch Say Inquiry Into Malaysia Jet Crash Is Being Blocked in Ukraine

Posted: 28 Jun 2015 10:46 AM PDT

Pro-Russian separatists, who strongly deny that they had anything to do with the disaster, are concealing cellphone communications, Dutch law enforcement officials say.

Gay Pride Parade Highlights

Posted: 28 Jun 2015 10:22 AM PDT

Scenes and news from the pride marches in New York City and San Francisco in the wake of the Supreme Court's historic ruling on same-sex marriage.

Kuwait Identifies Suicide Bomber in Mosque Attack

Posted: 28 Jun 2015 09:58 AM PDT

The man who killed 27 people was a Saudi Arabian citizen who arrived in the nation just hours before blowing himself up, the Kuwaiti Interior Ministry said.