4 Years After Fukushima Nuclear Calamity, Japanese Divided on Whether to Return

4 Years After Fukushima Nuclear Calamity, Japanese Divided on Whether to Return
Poor E.U. Migrants Test Limits of Swedish Tolerance
India Warns TV Stations Over Criticism of Hanging
An Indelible Black-and-White Line
Katie Ledecky Wins 800 in Record Time, Completing World Championships Sweep
Hand-Wringing in G.O.P. After Donald Trump’s Remarks on Megyn Kelly
Congolese See No End to President’s Final Term
In Handling Barrage of Attacks, Afghan Forces Show Training Is Paying Off
California Effort to Issue Driver’s Licenses to Immigrants Receives Surge of Applicants
29 U.S. Scientists Praise Iran Nuclear Deal in Letter to Obama
Typhoon Soudelor Kills 6 in Taiwan and Leaves Millions Without Power
First Draft: Conservative Forum Rescinds Donald Trump’s Invitation Over Remark About Megyn Kelly

Posted: 08 Aug 2015 09:25 PM PDT

Thousands have joined lawsuits or organized groups to oppose the plan by the government to repopulate areas hit by the Fukushima Daiichi meltdowns.

Poor E.U. Migrants Test Limits of Swedish Tolerance

Posted: 08 Aug 2015 03:43 PM PDT

Attacks are on the rise, as the arrival of newcomers from within the European Union itself adds to the pressures from a rising tide of refugees.

India Warns TV Stations Over Criticism of Hanging

Posted: 08 Aug 2015 03:03 PM PDT

Three networks were accused of violating rules by showing interviews that criticized the execution of Yakub Memon for the 1993 Mumbai bombings.

An Indelible Black-and-White Line

Posted: 08 Aug 2015 01:59 PM PDT

A year after the fatal shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., interviews with residents, activists and academics suggest that forces perpetuating housing segregation remain present.

Katie Ledecky Wins 800 in Record Time, Completing World Championships Sweep

Posted: 08 Aug 2015 01:10 PM PDT

Ledecky, an 18-year-old American, is the first swimmer to win the 200-, 400-, 800- and 1,500-meter freestyles in one major international competition.

Hand-Wringing in G.O.P. After Donald Trump’s Remarks on Megyn Kelly

Posted: 08 Aug 2015 01:07 PM PDT

Mr. Trump's suggestion that Ms. Kelly had questioned him forcefully at the Republican debate because she was menstruating cost him a speaking slot at an influential gathering.

Congolese See No End to President’s Final Term

Posted: 08 Aug 2015 11:41 AM PDT

President Joseph Kabila is carving the country's 11 provinces into 26, which many Congolese see as a ploy to delay the coming presidential election and allow Mr. Kabila to "slide" into a third term.

In Handling Barrage of Attacks, Afghan Forces Show Training Is Paying Off

Posted: 08 Aug 2015 10:26 AM PDT

Officials noted that in none of the three bombings on Friday, scattered across Kabul, did the insurgents manage to breach their targets' inner defenses.

California Effort to Issue Driver’s Licenses to Immigrants Receives Surge of Applicants

Posted: 08 Aug 2015 09:13 AM PDT

In the first six months of this year, more than half of the new driver's licenses issued by California went to undocumented immigrants.

29 U.S. Scientists Praise Iran Nuclear Deal in Letter to Obama

Posted: 08 Aug 2015 08:49 AM PDT

The letter from some of the world's most knowledgeable experts in nuclear weapons and arms control called the agreement to limit Iran's nuclear program innovative and stringent.

Typhoon Soudelor Kills 6 in Taiwan and Leaves Millions Without Power

Posted: 08 Aug 2015 03:28 AM PDT

The storm had registered as the strongest of 2015 days earlier, but it had weakened by the time it made landfall in Taiwan early Saturday.

First Draft: Conservative Forum Rescinds Donald Trump’s Invitation Over Remark About Megyn Kelly

Posted: 08 Aug 2015 02:14 AM PDT

Erick Erickson, organizer of the RedState Gathering, said Mr. Trump's suggestion that Ms. Kelly had questioned him aggressively because she was menstruating was "a bridge too far.''