A Year After Democracy Protests, Hong Kong Voters Flock to Polls

A Year After Democracy Protests, Hong Kong Voters Flock to Polls
Terrorism Raids in Belgium Yield 16 Arrests
Panels Advise Bolstering W.H.O. for Crises Like Ebola
In Rebuke to Kirchner, Argentines Elect Opposition Leader Mauricio Macri as President
Defiance and Necessity Spur Mali Back to Normal After Attack
Hong Kong Journal: Towering, Teeming Hong Kong — Where the Buffalo Roam
Nepal Police Kill 3 Protesters in Clashes Over Constitution
Books of The Times: Review: In ‘Beatlebone,’ an Imagined Trip With John Lennon
Jason Rezaian of Washington Post Said to Be Sentenced to Prison
Adele’s ‘25’ on Track to Break Sales Records
Paris Attacks and Other Assaults Seen as Evidence of a Shift by ISIS
Sinosphere: Q. and A.: Jindong Cai on ‘Beethoven in China’
Israeli Woman and 3 Palestinian Attackers Killed in West Bank
From Vaccines to Creationism, Ben Carson’s Views Perplex Some
With Ben Carson, the Doctor and the Politician Can Vary Sharply
Obama Orders Inquiry Into Intelligence on ISIS
States Lead Effort to Let Pharmacists Prescribe Birth Control

Posted: 22 Nov 2015 09:28 PM PST

Participants in last year's democracy movement won seats in some areas, and supporters of closer ties with the Beijing government gained ground in others.

Terrorism Raids in Belgium Yield 16 Arrests

Posted: 22 Nov 2015 06:20 PM PST

The authorities in Brussels announced that 16 people had been arrested in an operation, though they said Salah Abdeslam was not among those arrested.

Panels Advise Bolstering W.H.O. for Crises Like Ebola

Posted: 22 Nov 2015 05:28 PM PST

Both groups said that the United Nations health agency's outbreak and emergency response capacities should be strengthened, and protected from political meddling.

In Rebuke to Kirchner, Argentines Elect Opposition Leader Mauricio Macri as President

Posted: 22 Nov 2015 05:20 PM PST

Mauricio Macri, 56, stunned the political establishment in October by forcing the race into a runoff and maintaining his surge in recent weeks.

Defiance and Necessity Spur Mali Back to Normal After Attack

Posted: 22 Nov 2015 05:14 PM PST

Most in Bamako returned to their normal lives after the terrorist attack on a hotel despite little evidence of increased security.

Hong Kong Journal: Towering, Teeming Hong Kong — Where the Buffalo Roam

Posted: 22 Nov 2015 04:55 PM PST

Most of Hong Kong is not an urban jungle, but rather a real one, bristling with monkeys, pythons and boars — and a lot of feral cattle.

Nepal Police Kill 3 Protesters in Clashes Over Constitution

Posted: 22 Nov 2015 02:50 PM PST

Violence flared in southern Nepal when the police opened fire on protesters from the Madhesi group who had been blocking the country's main highway.

Books of The Times: Review: In ‘Beatlebone,’ an Imagined Trip With John Lennon

Posted: 22 Nov 2015 02:44 PM PST

Kevin Barry's new novel follows an emotionally raw Lennon on a 1978 journey through western Ireland to commune with nature and himself.

Jason Rezaian of Washington Post Said to Be Sentenced to Prison

Posted: 22 Nov 2015 02:08 PM PST

The announcement from the Iranian judiciary, reported by a news agency in Iran, contained no information about the length of his prison term.

Adele’s ‘25’ on Track to Break Sales Records

Posted: 22 Nov 2015 02:03 PM PST

The album seems set to sell at least 2.5 million copies in the United States in its first week.

Paris Attacks and Other Assaults Seen as Evidence of a Shift by ISIS

Posted: 22 Nov 2015 02:03 PM PST

Attacks carried out far from the Islamic State's base in Iraq and Syria upend the view held by the United States and its allies that the group was a regional threat.

Sinosphere: Q. and A.: Jindong Cai on ‘Beethoven in China’

Posted: 22 Nov 2015 02:00 PM PST

During a visit to his native Beijing, Mr. Cai discussed classical music, Beethoven's popularity and why there are so many new concert halls in China.

Israeli Woman and 3 Palestinian Attackers Killed in West Bank

Posted: 22 Nov 2015 12:49 PM PST

An Israeli woman was stabbed to death in Etzion block as violence flared with three Palestinians carrying out separate attacks in the occupied West Bank.

From Vaccines to Creationism, Ben Carson’s Views Perplex Some

Posted: 22 Nov 2015 06:54 AM PST

Ben Carson answered questions on a variety of topics, including vaccines, creationism and his decision to run for president.

With Ben Carson, the Doctor and the Politician Can Vary Sharply

Posted: 22 Nov 2015 06:47 AM PST

As a surgeon, Dr. Carson was praised for his dedication and attention to detail, but as a candidate, he has sometimes seemed imprecise or ill informed.

Obama Orders Inquiry Into Intelligence on ISIS

Posted: 22 Nov 2015 04:26 AM PST

The president was responding to a New York Times report on a Pentagon investigation into whether intelligence reports overstated military progress against the Islamic State.

States Lead Effort to Let Pharmacists Prescribe Birth Control

Posted: 22 Nov 2015 03:18 AM PST

Starting sometime in the next few months, California and Oregon will allow women to get a prescription directly from a pharmacist, a move that advocates hope becomes a national model.