US Military Launches Strike on Afghan City Taken by Taliban

US Military Launches Strike on Afghan City Taken by Taliban
Stock Sell-Off Extends to Asia on Worries About Commodity Prices
Sinosphere Blog: Typhoon Dujuan Batters Taiwan With Heavy Rain and Winds
Exuberance and Disappointment at Shell’s About-Face in the Arctic
On the Environment: Assessing the Human Toll of Volkswagen’s Diesel Deception
Obama and Putin Clash at U.N. on Mideast Crisis
Airstrikes in Yemen Hit Wedding Party, Killing Dozens
Nepal Rations Fuel as Political Crisis With India Worsens
Taliban Fighters Capture Kunduz City as Afghan Forces Retreat
Critic's Notebook: The Deities of Men’s Style
Volkswagen Scandal Highlights European Stalling on New Emissions Tests
Vote Fails to Settle Dispute on Secession by Catalonia
At State Dinner, Michelle Obama Grabs Back the Spotlight
Roger Waters on Reinventing ‘The Wall’ and Plans for a Final Arena Show
British Labour Party, Wary of Old Image, Puts Its Focus on Prudence
Burkina Faso Coup Plotters Refuse to Give Up Arms, Imperiling Deal
German Prosecutors Investigating Winterkorn, Volkswagen’s Ex-C.E.O.
As Banks Retreat, Private Equity Rushes to Buy Troubled Home Mortgages
NASA Confirms Signs of Water Flowing on Mars, Possible Niches for Life
Shell Exits Arctic as Oil Slump Forces Industry to Retrench

Posted: 29 Sep 2015 12:39 AM PDT

The U.S. military carried out an airstrike on Tuesday on the northern Afghan city of Kunduz, which was captured by the Taliban the previous day in a major setback to the government of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.

Stock Sell-Off Extends to Asia on Worries About Commodity Prices

Posted: 29 Sep 2015 12:35 AM PDT

Markets have been rattled as a slowdown in economic growth has stunted demand for raw materials. Shares of Glencore, a Swiss mining and trading company, continued to slide.

Sinosphere Blog: Typhoon Dujuan Batters Taiwan With Heavy Rain and Winds

Posted: 28 Sep 2015 10:51 PM PDT

The storm killed two people and left hundreds injured, Taiwan's National Fire Agency said.

Exuberance and Disappointment at Shell’s About-Face in the Arctic

Posted: 28 Sep 2015 06:28 PM PDT

Environmental activists celebrated Shell's announcement that it would suspend drilling for oil in the Alaskan Arctic, while others lamented the potential lost jobs and tax revenue.

On the Environment: Assessing the Human Toll of Volkswagen’s Diesel Deception

Posted: 28 Sep 2015 06:17 PM PDT

Public health researchers have formulas to calculate the lives lost from excess pollution.

Obama and Putin Clash at U.N. on Mideast Crisis

Posted: 28 Sep 2015 06:06 PM PDT

Beyond the verbal jousting, Presidents Obama and Vladimir V. Putin played diplomatic poker, each trying to maneuver the other into shifting his position on Syria's president, Bashar al-Assad.

Airstrikes in Yemen Hit Wedding Party, Killing Dozens

Posted: 28 Sep 2015 05:27 PM PDT

Attacks that killed at least 70 people along Yemen's Red Sea coast added to criticism of the Saudi-led military alliance for failing to adequately distinguish between military and civilian targets.

Nepal Rations Fuel as Political Crisis With India Worsens

Posted: 28 Sep 2015 04:13 PM PDT

Nepali officials said India was refusing to allow fuel trucks to cross the border because it objects to parts of Nepal's new Constitution, a claim India denies.

Taliban Fighters Capture Kunduz City as Afghan Forces Retreat

Posted: 28 Sep 2015 03:15 PM PDT

Insurgents conquered a major city in Afghanistan for the first time since 2001. Afghan officials vowed that there would be a counterattack.

Critic's Notebook: The Deities of Men’s Style

Posted: 28 Sep 2015 03:14 PM PDT

Whenever men's wear designers find themselves in need of inspiration, they turn to the pantheon: Cary Grant, Steve McQueen and Paul Newman.

Volkswagen Scandal Highlights European Stalling on New Emissions Tests

Posted: 28 Sep 2015 02:48 PM PDT

The powerful automobile industry has blocked the introduction of tests that can better measure pollution, legislators and researchers say.

Vote Fails to Settle Dispute on Secession by Catalonia

Posted: 28 Sep 2015 02:48 PM PDT

The close result has left a volatile issue to simmer on the front burner of Spain — and Europe — at a time when the European Union is facing other crises.

At State Dinner, Michelle Obama Grabs Back the Spotlight

Posted: 28 Sep 2015 01:35 PM PDT

The first lady's red-carpet-worthy attire at the White House dinner for President Xi Jinping of China was evocative of Beyoncé at the top of her form.

Roger Waters on Reinventing ‘The Wall’ and Plans for a Final Arena Show

Posted: 28 Sep 2015 01:12 PM PDT

"Over the years, my perspective changed," the former Pink Floyd leader says, explaining his new film and his next project, which he says could be his "swan song."

British Labour Party, Wary of Old Image, Puts Its Focus on Prudence

Posted: 28 Sep 2015 01:08 PM PDT

John McDonnell, Labour's newly appointed shadow chancellor of the Exchequer, moved to calm fears that the party would turn away from centrist economic policies of the past.

Burkina Faso Coup Plotters Refuse to Give Up Arms, Imperiling Deal

Posted: 28 Sep 2015 12:18 PM PDT

A political standoff in Ouagadougou threatens to plunge the West African country back into violence as a deal brokered last week did not take hold as planned.

German Prosecutors Investigating Winterkorn, Volkswagen’s Ex-C.E.O.

Posted: 28 Sep 2015 12:10 PM PDT

VW also says more than two million Audis are among the 11 million in the emissions cheating scandal.

As Banks Retreat, Private Equity Rushes to Buy Troubled Home Mortgages

Posted: 28 Sep 2015 11:47 AM PDT

With banks less willing to tackle distressed home loans, private equity and hedge funds have surged into the market. Critics say the new players are too quick to foreclose.