General Motors and U.A.W. Reach Tentative Contract Accord

General Motors and U.A.W. Reach Tentative Contract Accord
ArtsBeat: Junot Díaz Criticized by Dominican Republic Consul
Whale-Watching Boat Sinks Off British Columbia Coast
Formula One: Hamilton Wins U.S. Grand Prix and Clinches Formula One Title
Australia: Australia Advances to Rugby World Cup Final
Tight Vote in Argentina Yields Presidential Runoff
At Least 3 Dead After Whale Vessel Sinks, Canadian Officials Say
Bits Blog: Facebook Strives to Bring Cheap Wi-Fi to Rural India
Facebook’s Internet for All Is a Tough Sell in India
Jimmy Morales Is Elected New President in Guatemala
The Offshore Game of Online Sports Betting
Right-Wing Party Roars Back in Polish Elections
Beirut’s Art Scene Stirs Amid Tumult
Volkswagen Inquiry’s Focus to Include Managers Who Turned a Blind Eye
Fraud Claims Delay Elections in Two Ukrainian Cities
Venezuelan Prosecutor Says Opposition Leader’s Trial Was a Farce
Japan’s Struggling Economy Finds ‘Abenomics’ Is Not an Easy Fix
Lugu Lake Journal: ‘Kingdom of Daughters’ in China Draws Tourists to Its Matrilineal Society
Catholic Paper on Family Is Hailed by All Sides, Raising Fears of Disputes
Tony Blair Says Iraq War Helped Give Rise to ISIS

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 11:06 PM PDT

The announcement, minutes before the previous agreement was set to expire, follows a labor accord last week with Fiat Chrysler.

ArtsBeat: Junot Díaz Criticized by Dominican Republic Consul

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 11:06 PM PDT

The Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, who was born in the Dominican Republic, was stripped of an Order of Merit medal.

Whale-Watching Boat Sinks Off British Columbia Coast

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 10:32 PM PDT

At least four people were killed after a boat carrying more than two dozen tourists sank near Tofino, on Vancouver Island.

Formula One: Hamilton Wins U.S. Grand Prix and Clinches Formula One Title

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 10:00 PM PDT

Hamilton's third title also tied him with the driver who inspired him as a child: Ayrton Senna, who won all of his titles at McLaren.

Australia: Australia Advances to Rugby World Cup Final

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 09:37 PM PDT

Australia will face the New Zealand All Blacks for the title after it held off Argentina in a 29-15 victory at Twickenham Stadium.

Tight Vote in Argentina Yields Presidential Runoff

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 09:01 PM PDT

Mauricio Macri, the mayor of Buenos Aires, began to edge past Daniel Scioli, the candidate endorsed by President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, according to partial results.

At Least 3 Dead After Whale Vessel Sinks, Canadian Officials Say

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 08:57 PM PDT

At least three people died after a whale watching boat with 27 people on board sank off Vancouver Island and a rescue mission remained active late Sunday, Canadian authorities said.

Bits Blog: Facebook Strives to Bring Cheap Wi-Fi to Rural India

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 07:53 PM PDT

Facebook is providing inexpensive wireless Internet access in about 40 villages in the foothills of the Himalayas and will expand the plan if successful.

Facebook’s Internet for All Is a Tough Sell in India

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 07:04 PM PDT

Facebook's rocky experience since it brought stripped-down Internet access to India shows that good intentions and technological savvy are not enough.

Jimmy Morales Is Elected New President in Guatemala

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 05:52 PM PDT

Running on the slogan "Not corrupt, nor a thief," Mr. Morales benefited from his image as a political outsider after an anticorruption movement brought down President Otto Pérez Molina.

The Offshore Game of Online Sports Betting

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 05:35 PM PDT

The story of Pinnacle Sports is a case study in how bookmaking sites, illegal in the United States, manage to operate on American soil.

Right-Wing Party Roars Back in Polish Elections

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 05:00 PM PDT

Law and Justice party won 39.1 percent of the vote on Sunday with a platform mixing calls for higher wages with appeals to traditional Catholic values, and Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz later conceded defeat.

Beirut’s Art Scene Stirs Amid Tumult

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 04:23 PM PDT

Despite a slow economy and political instability, Lebanon's capital is welcoming new luxury towers and a waterfront art space, and planning other art sites.

Volkswagen Inquiry’s Focus to Include Managers Who Turned a Blind Eye

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 03:53 PM PDT

A person briefed on the Volkswagen inquiry said it is going beyond those responsible for installing illegal software to include managers who may have learned of the deception and failed to take appropriate action.

Fraud Claims Delay Elections in Two Ukrainian Cities

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 03:39 PM PDT

Late Saturday, with just 12 hours before polls were to open, election officials said they had discovered printing flaws on the ballots and destroyed them.

Venezuelan Prosecutor Says Opposition Leader’s Trial Was a Farce

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 02:57 PM PDT

In a video posted online, a prosecutor, Franklin Nieves, criticizes a trial in which he helped convict Leopoldo López, calling it a farce, and says he has left Venezuela.

Japan’s Struggling Economy Finds ‘Abenomics’ Is Not an Easy Fix

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 02:49 PM PDT

Nearly three years after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took office, there are signs that growth is faltering again, despite Mr. Abe's efforts to spur the economy.

Lugu Lake Journal: ‘Kingdom of Daughters’ in China Draws Tourists to Its Matrilineal Society

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 02:44 PM PDT

Fascination with the Mosuo, an ethnic minority where daughters are prized and marriage is not traditional, has brought tourism but also fears its practices could fade away.

Catholic Paper on Family Is Hailed by All Sides, Raising Fears of Disputes

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 02:23 PM PDT

A document on family life that emerged from the synod did not erase disagreements on divorce and other issues and could widen the divisions further.

Tony Blair Says Iraq War Helped Give Rise to ISIS

Posted: 25 Oct 2015 01:47 PM PDT

The former British prime minister was apologetic in an interview on CNN that comes as results of a public inquiry into the war are set to be revealed.