Sinosphere Blog: A Plan to Resettle Hong Kongers in Northern Ireland? Surely You Jest.

Sinosphere Blog: A Plan to Resettle Hong Kongers in Northern Ireland? Surely You Jest.
On Tennis: On Centre Court, Paths Increasingly Diverge for Federer and Nadal
Alexis Tsipras’s Enemies in Europe See Their Chance in Vote on Greece’s Bailout Terms
BP to Pay $18.7 Billion for Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Hopeful Start to Greek Debt Negotiations Quickly Soured
Yemen Expects a Pause in Fighting for Aid Deliveries
Jihadist From Tunisia Died in Strike in Libya, U.S. Official Says
Liberia Reports New Cases of Ebola
Boko Haram Is Suspected in Shootings at Mosques in Nigeria
Open Source: Led by Pirates, Iceland Legalizes Blasphemy
Your Thursday Evening Briefing
2 Nuns, a Developer and Katy Perry Walk Into a Real Estate Deal
Egypt, Stunned by Sinai Assault, Vows to Erase ‘Terrorist Dens’
Potential Holiday Threats Assessed With Focus on ‘Lone Wolf’ Terrorists
The Dominican Time Bomb
I.M.F. Agrees With Athens That Greece Needs Debt Relief
Bangladesh Police Arrest 12 Men Suspected of Qaeda Ties
After Settlement, Relief at a Diminished BP
Boko Haram Guns Down 97 People Praying in Mosques in Nigeria
I.M.F. Says Greece Needs Debt Relief, but Blames Government Lapses

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 10:49 PM PDT

A proposal discussed by British officials in the early 1980s may have been a joke, but it highlighted concerns in Hong Kong about the impending handover and in Northern Ireland about ongoing sectarian unrest.

On Tennis: On Centre Court, Paths Increasingly Diverge for Federer and Nadal

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 10:29 PM PDT

Rafael Nadal lost in the second round of Wimbledon to Dustin Brown after his rival Roger Federer showed vintage form in victory.

Alexis Tsipras’s Enemies in Europe See Their Chance in Vote on Greece’s Bailout Terms

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 07:38 PM PDT

Opponents of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras are backing a "yes" vote in a referendum on a deal with Greece's creditors, hoping that outcome will force his ouster.

BP to Pay $18.7 Billion for Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 06:57 PM PDT

The tentative settlement covers suits filed by Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, as well as the federal government.

Hopeful Start to Greek Debt Negotiations Quickly Soured

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 06:43 PM PDT

Why Alexis Tsipras took the extreme step of a referendum remains puzzling. But a look at the events reveals missed chances between Greece and its creditors that led him to think a deal was impossible.

Yemen Expects a Pause in Fighting for Aid Deliveries

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 06:41 PM PDT

If a pause is agreed to, it will be a victory in efforts to push Saudi Arabia to let up the airstrikes long enough for food and fuel to be delivered.

Jihadist From Tunisia Died in Strike in Libya, U.S. Official Says

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 06:18 PM PDT

Seifallah Ben Hassine, one of Osama bin Laden's top lieutenants and Tunisia's most wanted jihadist, was killed in an American airstrike in Libya last month, a senior United States official said.

Liberia Reports New Cases of Ebola

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 06:11 PM PDT

Three cases have emerged in the country since it was declared free of the virus on May 9, highlighting the continuing threat of viral outbreaks in West Africa.

Boko Haram Is Suspected in Shootings at Mosques in Nigeria

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 05:39 PM PDT

Up to 150 people were gunned down in three locations, according to witnesses, in attacks by gunmen thought to be members of Boko Haram.

Open Source: Led by Pirates, Iceland Legalizes Blasphemy

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 05:17 PM PDT

Surging in the polls, Iceland's Pirate Party scores its first legislative victory, the decriminalization of blasphemy.

Your Thursday Evening Briefing

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 03:16 PM PDT

Our nightly rundown will get you caught up on the day's big stories.

2 Nuns, a Developer and Katy Perry Walk Into a Real Estate Deal

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 02:54 PM PDT

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles favors a deal to sell an eight-acre property to Ms. Perry — over the objections of nuns who have another plan in mind.

Egypt, Stunned by Sinai Assault, Vows to Erase ‘Terrorist Dens’

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 02:52 PM PDT

A security official said 23 militants were killed in the northern Sinai Peninsula as the government sought to reassert control there.

Potential Holiday Threats Assessed With Focus on ‘Lone Wolf’ Terrorists

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 02:49 PM PDT

In issuing warnings for the July 4 holiday, officials say ISIS's tactic of urging sympathizers to act on their own is particularly hard to detect.

The Dominican Time Bomb

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 02:19 PM PDT

The Dominican Republic hasn't yet acted on its plans to expel hundreds of thousands of people of Haitian descent. But the worst may be yet to come.

I.M.F. Agrees With Athens That Greece Needs Debt Relief

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 01:47 PM PDT

The fund conceded an argument long made by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, even as it blamed the current government for making matters worse.

Bangladesh Police Arrest 12 Men Suspected of Qaeda Ties

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 12:19 PM PDT

Twelve men said to be linked to Al Qaeda's branch in the Indian subcontinent were held in raids across Dhaka by an elite police unit, officials said.

After Settlement, Relief at a Diminished BP

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 12:13 PM PDT

In preparation for a settlement over the 2010 gulf disaster, BP has sharply pruned its global operations to save itself, and now it can plan for its future.

Boko Haram Guns Down 97 People Praying in Mosques in Nigeria

Posted: 02 Jul 2015 11:41 AM PDT

Boko Haram extremists gunned down nearly 100 Muslims praying in mosques in a northeast Nigerian town during the holy month of Ramadan, a government official and a self-defense fighter said Thursday.