N.F.L. Week 6: Five Teams Still Unbeaten

N.F.L. Week 6: Five Teams Still Unbeaten
China’s Growth Slows to 6.9%
Mets 4, Cubs 1: Daniel Murphy (Who Else?) Powers Mets to a 2-0 Series Lead
Israeli Soldier Is Killed in Attack by Palestinian
Taliban Threats to Afghan Journalists Show Shift in Tactics
Qaeda Cell Leader Killed in Airstrike in Syria, Pentagon Says
In a Region Disturbed by Ethnic Tensions, China Keeps Tight Lid on a Massacre
Despite Cuts, U.S. Army Prepares for Threats in Europe
French Police Search Volkswagen Offices in Emissions Inquiry
Netflix Faces Challengers in Its Push to Expand Globally
CMJ’s Lineup Adopts a Growing International Accent
Syrian Film Collective Offers View of Life Behind a Conflict
Essential Part of the Volkswagen Diesel Repair Is the Owner
Untangling the Overlapping Conflicts in Syria
Merkel Links Turkey’s E.U. Hopes to Stemming Flow of Refugees
Mieso Journal: Ethiopia, a Nation of Farmers, Strains Under Severe Drought
Leader of Qaeda Cell Killed in Airstrike in Syria, Pentagon Says
Apathy Among Young as Parliamentary Elections Begin in Egypt
Rwanda Aid Shows Reach and Limits of Clinton Foundation
Open Doors and Lingering Pain at Charleston Church Where 9 Were Killed

Posted: 18 Oct 2015 10:19 PM PDT

The Patriots, Packers, Broncos, Panthers and Bengals are all still undefeated after facing tough opponents in Week 6.

China’s Growth Slows to 6.9%

Posted: 18 Oct 2015 09:42 PM PDT

The weak result compares with 7 percent growth in the previous two quarters, but was slightly better than the 6.8 percent economists had forecast.

Mets 4, Cubs 1: Daniel Murphy (Who Else?) Powers Mets to a 2-0 Series Lead

Posted: 18 Oct 2015 09:15 PM PDT

Murphy homered in the first inning, backing up starter Noah Syndergaard, who struck out nine Cubs hitters, and the Mets put themselves two wins from a pennant.

Israeli Soldier Is Killed in Attack by Palestinian

Posted: 18 Oct 2015 08:26 PM PDT

The assailant was killed by the police during the attack in Beersheba, which wounded at least nine others and continued a string of deadly violence in Israel this month.

Taliban Threats to Afghan Journalists Show Shift in Tactics

Posted: 18 Oct 2015 05:25 PM PDT

The Taliban, in response to what it viewed as negative coverage, threatened to kill anyone working for two of the country's leading television channels, making personal threats to the journalists.

Qaeda Cell Leader Killed in Airstrike in Syria, Pentagon Says

Posted: 18 Oct 2015 04:59 PM PDT

The leader, Sanafi al-Nasr, a Saudi national, was part of a network of about two dozen Qaeda operatives called the Khorasan Group and the fifth senior member of the group to be killed in four months.

In a Region Disturbed by Ethnic Tensions, China Keeps Tight Lid on a Massacre

Posted: 18 Oct 2015 04:50 PM PDT

More than 50 people, most of them Han Chinese, were killed in a rampage at a coal mine in the far west Xinjiang region last month, but almost nothing is being said about it.

Despite Cuts, U.S. Army Prepares for Threats in Europe

Posted: 18 Oct 2015 04:26 PM PDT

Across-the-board spending cuts are squeezing the Pentagon's budget, while a war-weary nation is showing little eagerness to sustain a global, war-ready crouch.

French Police Search Volkswagen Offices in Emissions Inquiry

Posted: 18 Oct 2015 03:49 PM PDT

The searches were carried out as part of an investigation into the automaker's cheating on diesel emissions tests.

Netflix Faces Challengers in Its Push to Expand Globally

Posted: 18 Oct 2015 03:13 PM PDT

International competitors are offering similar fare, and even some of Netflix's programming, making it harder for the video-streaming service to gain traction.

CMJ’s Lineup Adopts a Growing International Accent

Posted: 18 Oct 2015 02:56 PM PDT

Delegations from Taiwan, Iceland, New Zealand and more are spending big budgets to get their artists in front of the New York festival's audiences.

Syrian Film Collective Offers View of Life Behind a Conflict

Posted: 18 Oct 2015 02:49 PM PDT

Abounaddara, with only one active named member amid its ranks, provides weekly dispatches it hopes will present an alternative to more violent mainstream coverage.

Essential Part of the Volkswagen Diesel Repair Is the Owner

Posted: 18 Oct 2015 02:03 PM PDT

For the most part, owners are not required to have repairs made to Volkswagen cars whose emissions systems were modified to cheat federal tests.

Untangling the Overlapping Conflicts in Syria

Posted: 18 Oct 2015 12:51 PM PDT

What started as a popular uprising against the Syrian government has become a proto-world war with nearly a dozen countries embroiled in two overlapping conflicts.

Merkel Links Turkey’s E.U. Hopes to Stemming Flow of Refugees

Posted: 18 Oct 2015 11:07 AM PDT

The German chancellor said she would support accelerating the process of admitting Turkey to the European Union if the country cooperated in dealing with the influx of migrants into Europe.

Mieso Journal: Ethiopia, a Nation of Farmers, Strains Under Severe Drought

Posted: 18 Oct 2015 09:25 AM PDT

Millions are in need of food assistance as Ethiopia's worst drought in a decade decimates the country's crucial agriculture sector.

Leader of Qaeda Cell Killed in Airstrike in Syria, Pentagon Says

Posted: 18 Oct 2015 08:19 AM PDT

The leader, Sanafi al-Nasr, a Saudi national, was part of a network of about two dozen Qaeda operatives called the Khorasan Group and the fifth senior member of the group to be killed in four months.