British Lord Resigns Posts in Scandal Over Drugs

British Lord Resigns Posts in Scandal Over Drugs
Turkey and U.S. Agree on Plan to Clear ISIS From Strip of Northern Syria
The Outlaw Ocean: ‘Sea Slaves’: Forced Labor for Cheap Fish
Bobbi Kristina Brown, Daughter of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, Dies at 22
Fiat Chrysler Gets Record $105 Million Fine for Safety Issues
Ethiopia’s Human Rights Activists See Scant Hope in Obama’s Visit
Memo From China: China Uses ‘Picking Quarrels’ Charge to Cast a Wider Net Online
Spelman College Terminates Professorship Endowed by Bill Cosby
Texas County’s Racial Past Is Seen as Prelude to Sandra Bland’s Death
Obama Delivers Tough-Love Message to End Kenya Trip
11 Arrested in Nepal in Possible Ritual Killing of Boy
12 Are Killed in Bombing Outside Hotel in Somalia
Palestinian Youths Clash With Israeli Police in Jerusalem
Strikes on Kurd Militias Elevate Tensions in Turkey
Assad, in Rare Admission, Says Syria’s Army Lacks Manpower
Water Cooler: Is There Such a Thing as ‘Ethical Cheating’?
Opera Review: Review: Cheers, but Modest Impact, for Revisionist ‘Tristan’
Global Soccer: Intriguing Europe Matchups Spice Up Draw for 2018 World Cup
Aging Infrastructure Plagues Nation’s Busiest Rail Corridor
Boy Scouts Are Poised to End Ban on Gay Leaders

Posted: 27 Jul 2015 12:58 AM PDT

John Sewel, who was a deputy speaker of the House of Lords, faced a police investigation into accusations that he had taken cocaine with two prostitutes.

Turkey and U.S. Agree on Plan to Clear ISIS From Strip of Northern Syria

Posted: 27 Jul 2015 12:43 AM PDT

American warplanes, Turkish forces and anti-ISIS rebels within Syria would join to clear a section along the border, creating what the Turks call a "safe zone" for refugees.

The Outlaw Ocean: ‘Sea Slaves’: Forced Labor for Cheap Fish

Posted: 27 Jul 2015 12:31 AM PDT

Men who have fled servitude on fishing boats recount beatings and worse as nets are cast for the catch that will become pet food and livestock feed.

Bobbi Kristina Brown, Daughter of Whitney Houston and Bobby Brown, Dies at 22

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 07:47 PM PDT

Ms. Brown, who was found unconscious in a bathtub in her townhouse on Jan. 31 and placed into a medically induced coma, had been in hospice care since late June.

Fiat Chrysler Gets Record $105 Million Fine for Safety Issues

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 05:42 PM PDT

Federal regulators on Sunday levied a record penalty against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles for failing to complete 23 safety recalls covering more than 11 million vehicles.

Ethiopia’s Human Rights Activists See Scant Hope in Obama’s Visit

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 05:28 PM PDT

During the first visit to the country by a sitting American president, issues like investment and terrorism are expected to take precedence.

Memo From China: China Uses ‘Picking Quarrels’ Charge to Cast a Wider Net Online

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 04:39 PM PDT

In its growing Internet crackdown, Beijing has turned to an old ban on "picking quarrels and provoking trouble," once limited to physical acts like handing out fliers.

Spelman College Terminates Professorship Endowed by Bill Cosby

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 04:15 PM PDT

The college had suspended the professorship last year amid claims of sexual assault against the comedian Bill Cosby.

Texas County’s Racial Past Is Seen as Prelude to Sandra Bland’s Death

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 03:47 PM PDT

The area where Ms. Bland graduated from college, returned for a job and later died has joined a list of places in America where assumptions of racial progress have been upended.

Obama Delivers Tough-Love Message to End Kenya Trip

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 02:53 PM PDT

In a speech on Sunday, President Obama challenged the land of his father to end corruption, overcome ethnic divisions and stop discrimination against women.

11 Arrested in Nepal in Possible Ritual Killing of Boy

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 01:56 PM PDT

The boy had been missing since a neighbor hosted a gathering in which he said that his own son was possessed, and would need a human sacrifice.

12 Are Killed in Bombing Outside Hotel in Somalia

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 01:22 PM PDT

The Shabab, an Islamist extremist group, claimed responsibility for the attack on the Jazeera Palace Hotel, a landmark in Mogadishu.

Palestinian Youths Clash With Israeli Police in Jerusalem

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 12:25 PM PDT

In Jerusalem's Al Aqsa Mosque, Palestinians threw stones and sprayed an unidentified liquid at the police , who responded with stun grenades and tear gas.

Strikes on Kurd Militias Elevate Tensions in Turkey

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 11:43 AM PDT

The Turks and the Kurds faced the prospect of being drawn back into a bloody civil conflict after years of relative peace.

Assad, in Rare Admission, Says Syria’s Army Lacks Manpower

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 06:40 AM PDT

The president also said that the army had ceded some areas to insurgents in order to hold onto other regions deemed more important.

Water Cooler: Is There Such a Thing as ‘Ethical Cheating’?

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 05:07 AM PDT

An online dating entrepreneur thinks an open mind is the ticket for those who plan to be unfaithful and are willing to tell their spouse ahead of time.

Opera Review: Review: Cheers, but Modest Impact, for Revisionist ‘Tristan’

Posted: 26 Jul 2015 04:33 AM PDT

A new production of "Tristan und Isolde" opening the Bayreuth Festival is willing to tinker with details of plot and character, but its mood is never persuasively disconcerting.