Fire in Coal Mine in China Kills 21, Leaves 1 Missing

Fire in Coal Mine in China Kills 21, Leaves 1 Missing
Paris Attacks Force European Union to Act on Border Controls
Donald Trump Sets Off a Furor With Call to Register Muslims in the U.S.
Paris and Mali Attacks Expose Lethal Qaeda-ISIS Rivalry
News Analysis: Groups Claiming Responsibility in Mali Attack Have History of Resilience
Americans View Paris Attacks With Empathy, Fear and Resolve
Argentina Considers Shift as Upstart Rises in Presidential Race
U.N. Security Council Approves Resolution Urging Countries to Combat Islamic State
Russian Newspaper’s Scoop? Based on Fake Letters, U.S. Says
Deadly Siege Ends After Assault on Hotel in Mali
Up Next: Caring for Premature Babies, With a Little Help From Beyoncé
Deforestation May Threaten Majority of Amazon Tree Species, Study Finds
Funeral in Pakistan for Militants Killed in U.S. Strikes Draws Hundreds
British Police Apologize for Undercover Officers’ Intimate Tactics
Ebola Cases in 3 Family Members Confirmed in Liberia
What We Know and Don’t Know About the Terrorist Attack in Mali
For Woman Dead in French Police Raid, Unlikely Path to Terror
Greece Presents 2016 Budget and Revamps Recession Prediction
Third Body Is Found in Rubble of Police Raid Near Paris
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Posted: 20 Nov 2015 10:03 PM PST

The late-night fire left one person missing in the northeastern Chinese province of Heilongjiang, the authorities said.

Paris Attacks Force European Union to Act on Border Controls

Posted: 20 Nov 2015 06:18 PM PST

Officials met in an emergency session and vowed to complete French proposals for tighter controls by the end of the year.

Donald Trump Sets Off a Furor With Call to Register Muslims in the U.S.

Posted: 20 Nov 2015 06:14 PM PST

Mr. Trump drew back from his call for a mandatory registry of Muslims in the United States, capping a week where candidates discussed their approaches to terrorism.

Paris and Mali Attacks Expose Lethal Qaeda-ISIS Rivalry

Posted: 20 Nov 2015 06:10 PM PST

The competition between the two groups, first provoked by differing strategies in Syria, will be hard to stamp out even if armies can weaken the jihadists in the Middle East and Africa.

News Analysis: Groups Claiming Responsibility in Mali Attack Have History of Resilience

Posted: 20 Nov 2015 06:00 PM PST

Al Mourabitoun and Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb have complicated histories but maintain ties to Al Qaeda and nomadic tribesmen.

Americans View Paris Attacks With Empathy, Fear and Resolve

Posted: 20 Nov 2015 05:19 PM PST

In interviews around the country, many Americans were sorry about what had happened and fearful of attacks at home.

Argentina Considers Shift as Upstart Rises in Presidential Race

Posted: 20 Nov 2015 05:16 PM PST

With Mauricio Macri leading in polls for Argentina's election on Sunday, many in the country are gauging the impact of a shift away from Peronist policies.

U.N. Security Council Approves Resolution Urging Countries to Combat Islamic State

Posted: 20 Nov 2015 05:10 PM PST

The resolution, approved in a 15-to-0 vote, called on countries around the world to take "all necessary measures" to fight the jihadist group.

Russian Newspaper’s Scoop? Based on Fake Letters, U.S. Says

Posted: 20 Nov 2015 04:33 PM PST

The State Department told the newspaper Izvestia that letters supposedly proving that Russian gay rights activists were traitors were obviously faked.

Deadly Siege Ends After Assault on Hotel in Mali

Posted: 20 Nov 2015 01:57 PM PST

Gunmen stormed a Radisson Blu hotel on Friday morning in Bamako, seizing scores of hostages and leaving bodies strewn across parts of the building.

Up Next: Caring for Premature Babies, With a Little Help From Beyoncé

Posted: 20 Nov 2015 01:41 PM PST

Jane Chen founded Embrace to build better and cheaper incubators for babies around the world.

Deforestation May Threaten Majority of Amazon Tree Species, Study Finds

Posted: 20 Nov 2015 01:17 PM PST

A study published Friday in the journal Science Advances found that at least 36 percent and up to 57 percent of the Amazon's tree species should qualify as threatened.

Funeral in Pakistan for Militants Killed in U.S. Strikes Draws Hundreds

Posted: 20 Nov 2015 01:02 PM PST

Twenty coffins were involved in the mass funeral for local militants said to have been killed in neighboring Afghanistan.

British Police Apologize for Undercover Officers’ Intimate Tactics

Posted: 20 Nov 2015 12:59 PM PST

The Metropolitan Police apologized for the behavior of officers who used intimate relationships, one nine years long, to gather intelligence and infiltrate activist groups.

Ebola Cases in 3 Family Members Confirmed in Liberia

Posted: 20 Nov 2015 12:58 PM PST

The first documented case is a 15-year-old boy, and it comes two months after the country was declared free of the virus for the second time.

What We Know and Don’t Know About the Terrorist Attack in Mali

Posted: 20 Nov 2015 12:02 PM PST

Mali, a former French colony in West Africa, has been fighting an Islamist insurgency for the past three years.

For Woman Dead in French Police Raid, Unlikely Path to Terror

Posted: 20 Nov 2015 11:38 AM PST

Hasna Aitboulahcen once liked to drink, smoke and stay out late. She spent her last days in a St.-Denis hide-out for Islamist militants.

Greece Presents 2016 Budget and Revamps Recession Prediction

Posted: 20 Nov 2015 10:39 AM PST

The government also said that final numbers for 2015 would indicate the economy will have been flat for the full year, rather than the deep contraction of 2.3 percent that had been expected.