News Analysis: Budget Deal Isn’t Boehner’s ‘Grand Bargain’ but Gets Job Done

News Analysis: Budget Deal Isn’t Boehner’s ‘Grand Bargain’ but Gets Job Done
Congress and White House Reach Tentative Budget Deal
Bangladeshi Officials Say 4 Arrested in Killing of Italian Aid Worker Were Not With ISIS
Belgian Authorities See No Terror Link in Car Crash at Army Barracks
President Joko Widodo of Indonesia Joins Trans-Pacific Partnership
Challenging Chinese Claims, U.S. Sends Warship Near Artificial Island Chain
Violence in Syria Spurs a Huge Surge in Civilian Flight
Bushes Put On Family Show of Reassurance Amid Campaign Upheaval
Argentine Vote Goes to Runoff, Shaking Assumptions on Departing Leader’s Clout
Accidental Lawmaker in Canada Defies Critics, and Liberal Party Resurgence
Food Matters: The Chef Preserving Nordic Cuisine (and Waffles)
India Grateful to Pakistan for Return of Geeta, Lost for Years
Despite Vow, Mayor de Blasio Struggles to Curb Homelessness
Earthquake Strikes Afghanistan and Pakistan, Multiplying War’s Woes
My Memorable Meal: An Unforgettable Tagine in Morocco
Lion Population in Africa Likely to Fall by Half, Study Finds
Catholic Church Leaders Issue Appeal on Climate Change
Deadly Heat Is Forecast in Persian Gulf by 2100
Tanzania Is Wary as Election Results Trickle In

Posted: 26 Oct 2015 09:33 PM PDT

The $80 billion agreement may fall short of earlier G.O.P. visions of budget grandeur, but would take Congress through a potentially dangerous period.

Congress and White House Reach Tentative Budget Deal

Posted: 26 Oct 2015 09:18 PM PDT

The accord with Republican leaders would modestly increase domestic spending over the next two years and raise the federal borrowing limit.

Bangladeshi Officials Say 4 Arrested in Killing of Italian Aid Worker Were Not With ISIS

Posted: 26 Oct 2015 09:12 PM PDT

The authorities dismissed claims that the Islamic State was behind a fatal shooting in Dhaka last month, saying the motive was to "keep the government under pressure."

Belgian Authorities See No Terror Link in Car Crash at Army Barracks

Posted: 26 Oct 2015 06:23 PM PDT

A masked man who rammed his car into an army commando barracks set off panic in southern Belgium, but the defense minister said there were no reason to believe that terrorism was involved.

President Joko Widodo of Indonesia Joins Trans-Pacific Partnership

Posted: 26 Oct 2015 06:19 PM PDT

President Joko Widodo of Indonesia met with President Obama in Washington and said his country would eventually join the Trans-Pacific Partnership.

Challenging Chinese Claims, U.S. Sends Warship Near Artificial Island Chain

Posted: 26 Oct 2015 06:07 PM PDT

The maneuver by the United States Navy is a direct challenge to China's assertion that the artificial islands it has built in the South China Sea are a part of its territory.

Violence in Syria Spurs a Huge Surge in Civilian Flight

Posted: 26 Oct 2015 06:02 PM PDT

The escalation in fighting, along with Russian airstrikes, was fueling the kind of desperation that has propelled a growing number toward neighboring countries and to Europe.

Bushes Put On Family Show of Reassurance Amid Campaign Upheaval

Posted: 26 Oct 2015 05:57 PM PDT

A 45-minute brotherly chat in Houston on Monday capped a two-day exercise in reminders that — at least for those gathered — the Bush name has retained its galvanizing charm.

Argentine Vote Goes to Runoff, Shaking Assumptions on Departing Leader’s Clout

Posted: 26 Oct 2015 03:10 PM PDT

Mauricio Macri, the mayor of Buenos Aires, has driven a wedge into the dominating movement led by President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

Accidental Lawmaker in Canada Defies Critics, and Liberal Party Resurgence

Posted: 26 Oct 2015 02:30 PM PDT

Ruth Ellen Brosseau entered Parliament as an obscure slate-filler in 2011, but she seized her good fortune with both hands.

Food Matters: The Chef Preserving Nordic Cuisine (and Waffles)

Posted: 26 Oct 2015 02:30 PM PDT

Magnus Nilsson discusses the importance of documenting uncensored culinary culture, why he refuses to give more interviews — and Tinder.

India Grateful to Pakistan for Return of Geeta, Lost for Years

Posted: 26 Oct 2015 02:01 PM PDT

Geeta, an Indian woman who is deaf and mute, wandered into Pakistan as a young girl more than a decade ago, and her return provided a public opportunity for both countries to show good will.

Despite Vow, Mayor de Blasio Struggles to Curb Homelessness

Posted: 26 Oct 2015 01:06 PM PDT

The mayor's long-term strategy to combat homelessness, a problem whose magnitude he has called "unacceptable," has not kept pace with the flow of women, men and children streaming into shelters.

Earthquake Strikes Afghanistan and Pakistan, Multiplying War’s Woes

Posted: 26 Oct 2015 12:23 PM PDT

At least 208 were reported killed, buildings collapsed and people fled into the streets after a 7.5 magnitude quake roiled sections of both countries.

My Memorable Meal: An Unforgettable Tagine in Morocco

Posted: 26 Oct 2015 12:11 PM PDT

While on a hike through the Rif Mountains, a communal meal brings the author closer to her past.

Lion Population in Africa Likely to Fall by Half, Study Finds

Posted: 26 Oct 2015 12:00 PM PDT

Lion populations have fallen sharply since the early 1990s and are likely to shrink by half again in the next two decades, researchers said.

Catholic Church Leaders Issue Appeal on Climate Change

Posted: 26 Oct 2015 11:58 AM PDT

The appeal, signed in Vatican City by church representatives from five continents, targeted a widely anticipated United Nations conference in Paris next month.

Deadly Heat Is Forecast in Persian Gulf by 2100

Posted: 26 Oct 2015 10:30 AM PDT

Areas of the Persian Gulf could be hit by waves of heat and humidity so severe that simply being outside for several hours could threaten human life, a study says.

Tanzania Is Wary as Election Results Trickle In

Posted: 26 Oct 2015 10:07 AM PDT

A well-financed opposition group is challenging Tanzania's long-serving governing party in what is believed to be the tightest presidential election in the country's history.