Banned Cluster Bombs Were Used in Five Countries, Report Says

Banned Cluster Bombs Were Used in Five Countries, Report Says
Migrants Rush Into Hungary Train Station as Police Retreat
Highlights From the Parade
China Announces Cuts of 300,000 Troops at Military Parade Showing Its Might
Guatemala President Resigns Amid Corruption Probe
Open Source: Brutal Images of Syrian Boy Drowned Off Turkey Must Be Seen, Activists Say
Venus Williams Beats Back a Challenge From a Plucky American Compatriot
Sinosphere Blog: China’s Military Parades: A Look Back
Coordinated Strategy Brings Obama Victory on Iran Nuclear Deal
Republicans Weigh New Ways to Upend Iran Nuclear Deal
Unicef Warns of Lost Generation of War Children Out of School
Kentucky Clerk Who Said ‘No’ to Gay Couples Won’t Be Alone in Court
A Vacation That Ended With the Legion of Honor
In a First, Chinese Navy Sails Off Alaska
Passport Hints at a Uighur Link in Bangkok Bombing
Squalid Migrant City Rises in Budapest as Europe Seeks Solutions
Hillary Clinton Uses G.O.P.’s Words to Aid Her Arguments
Before the Pope’s Visit, a 180-Foot-Tall Francis Arrives in Midtown
No Resting on Laurels, European Central Bank Leader Faces New Threats
Switzerland Investigates Fund Executives in Malaysian Scandal

Posted: 03 Sep 2015 01:11 AM PDT

A report indicated that the bombs have been documented in armed conflicts in Libya, Sudan, Syria, Ukraine and Yemen.

Migrants Rush Into Hungary Train Station as Police Retreat

Posted: 03 Sep 2015 12:54 AM PDT

It was unclear whether the opening of the gates to migrants at the Keleti train station in Budapest signaled a change of policy.

Highlights From the Parade

Posted: 03 Sep 2015 12:08 AM PDT

China Announces Cuts of 300,000 Troops at Military Parade Showing Its Might

Posted: 02 Sep 2015 09:44 PM PDT

President Xi Jinping used a parade marking 70 years since the end of World War II to present the People's Liberation Army as a force for peace and regional stability.

Guatemala President Resigns Amid Corruption Probe

Posted: 02 Sep 2015 09:33 PM PDT

A president's spokesman says Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina has resigned in the face of a fraud scandal.

Open Source: Brutal Images of Syrian Boy Drowned Off Turkey Must Be Seen, Activists Say

Posted: 02 Sep 2015 08:50 PM PDT

As photographs of the young refugee appeared again and again in timelines on social media, a debate broke out about the ethics of sharing such graphic images.

Venus Williams Beats Back a Challenge From a Plucky American Compatriot

Posted: 02 Sep 2015 08:12 PM PDT

Williams moved into the third round, although double faults in the second set wound up dragging out her match against Irina Falconi.

Sinosphere Blog: China’s Military Parades: A Look Back

Posted: 02 Sep 2015 07:31 PM PDT

Some glimpses of notable National Day parades from years past.

Coordinated Strategy Brings Obama Victory on Iran Nuclear Deal

Posted: 02 Sep 2015 06:06 PM PDT

A message from five world powers helped persuade many Democrats to back the accord, for which President Obama now has enough votes to survive Republican opposition.

Republicans Weigh New Ways to Upend Iran Nuclear Deal

Posted: 02 Sep 2015 06:06 PM PDT

Republicans have been thinking through alternatives for months, knowing that Mr. Obama would probably be able to fend off efforts to override his veto of a resolution of disapproval of the accord.

Unicef Warns of Lost Generation of War Children Out of School

Posted: 02 Sep 2015 05:53 PM PDT

War and upheaval across parts of the Middle East and North Africa in recent years have driven more than 13 million children from school.

Kentucky Clerk Who Said ‘No’ to Gay Couples Won’t Be Alone in Court

Posted: 02 Sep 2015 05:43 PM PDT

Kim Davis, the Rowan County clerk, sent away a couple a day before a hearing to determine whether she should be held in contempt of court.

A Vacation That Ended With the Legion of Honor

Posted: 02 Sep 2015 05:35 PM PDT

Airman First Class Spencer Stone's trip to Europe did not begin well. But it turned out pretty spectacularly, after he thwarted a terrorist attack.

In a First, Chinese Navy Sails Off Alaska

Posted: 02 Sep 2015 05:11 PM PDT

Pentagon officials said the entry into international waters of the sea off the coast of Alaska was the first such foray by Beijing.

Passport Hints at a Uighur Link in Bangkok Bombing

Posted: 02 Sep 2015 04:41 PM PDT

The document indicates the man is from the far western Chinese region of Xinjiang, the authorities say, but they have not verified its authenticity.

Squalid Migrant City Rises in Budapest as Europe Seeks Solutions

Posted: 02 Sep 2015 01:41 PM PDT

As Europe's leaders bickered over policy, thousands of migrants were stuck in Budapest, while trains between France and Britain were disrupted.

Hillary Clinton Uses G.O.P.’s Words to Aid Her Arguments

Posted: 02 Sep 2015 11:56 AM PDT

Again and again in her political career, Mrs. Clinton has been given political cover by Republicans who cannot stop themselves from overreaching.

Before the Pope’s Visit, a 180-Foot-Tall Francis Arrives in Midtown

Posted: 02 Sep 2015 11:38 AM PDT

Van Hecht-Nielsen and a team of three painters are creating possibly the largest hand-painted mural of Francis ever done, a project commissioned by the Diocese of Brooklyn.

No Resting on Laurels, European Central Bank Leader Faces New Threats

Posted: 02 Sep 2015 11:10 AM PDT

Eurozone growth has improved since the central bank began its stimulus program, but there are new uncertainties in European and global economies.

Switzerland Investigates Fund Executives in Malaysian Scandal

Posted: 02 Sep 2015 10:37 AM PDT

The Attorney General's Office said it had begun an inquiry into two executives of an investment fund at the center of a scandal in which Malaysia's prime minister is suspected of misconduct.