Myanmar Vote Has Aung San Suu Kyi’s Party Confident of Many Seats

Myanmar Vote Has Aung San Suu Kyi’s Party Confident of Many Seats
The Outlaw Ocean: Tricked and Indebted on Land, Abused or Abandoned at Sea
Sinosphere Blog: Thick Smog in Shenyang, China, Draws Even State Media’s Scorn
Blaze at Detention Center Follows Refugee’s Death
Blaze at Detention Center Follows Refugee’s Death
N.F.L. Week 9: Panthers and Patriots Win Again
Handful of Liberians Running to Prove a Point About Ebola
Egyptian Military Files Charges Against Investigative Journalist
News Analysis: Confirmation of Attack on Russian Jet May Strengthen Putin’s Resolve in Syria
Delhi Journal: A Castle Receives a Weekly Delivery of Delhi’s Secret Desires
Months After Blasts in China, Rebuilding Tianjin Homes and Lives Is a Struggle
General Counsel for Al Jazeera America Appears to Be Unlicensed
A Pilot and Holocaust Survivors, Bound by War’s Fabric, Are Reunited in Brooklyn
Sinosphere Blog: Q. and A.: Geremie R. Barmé on Understanding Xi Jinping
Obama and Netanyahu: A Story of Slights and Crossed Signals
Consensus Grows for Bomb as Cause of Russian Jet Crash, Officials Say
ArtsBeat: French Artist Kills Off Chinese Alter Ego, but Some Knew of Ruse
TED Prize Goes to Archaeologist Who Combats Looting With Satellite Technology
Yitzhak Navon, Former President of Israel, Dies at 94
Review: Donald Trump on ‘Saturday Night Live’

Posted: 09 Nov 2015 01:10 AM PST

The military-backed ruling party acknowledged its poor showing in the landmark elections, whose results were still being tabulated on Monday.

The Outlaw Ocean: Tricked and Indebted on Land, Abused or Abandoned at Sea

Posted: 09 Nov 2015 12:00 AM PST

Illegal "manning agencies" trick villagers in the Philippines with false promises of high wages and send them to ships notorious for poor safety and labor records.

Sinosphere Blog: Thick Smog in Shenyang, China, Draws Even State Media’s Scorn

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 11:53 PM PST

Xinhua, the state news agency, scolded the city government, accusing it of failing to enforce emergency measures to cut smog and to warn citizens to stay indoors.

Blaze at Detention Center Follows Refugee’s Death

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 08:55 PM PST

Parts of an Australian-run detention center on Christmas Island were on fire early Monday amid anger over the weekend death of a Kurdish Iranian refugee.

Blaze at Detention Center Follows Refugee’s Death

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 08:34 PM PST

Parts of an Australian-run detention center on Christmas Island were on fire early Monday amid anger over the weekend death of a Kurdish Iranian refugee.

N.F.L. Week 9: Panthers and Patriots Win Again

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 08:22 PM PST

The Panthers and the Patriots remained undefeated, the Broncos lost their first game, and the Steelers lost quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.

Handful of Liberians Running to Prove a Point About Ebola

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 06:10 PM PST

After eradicating Ebola, the Liberian Marathon (all 13 miles of it) returned this year to remind the world that the country was healthy and back to form.

Egyptian Military Files Charges Against Investigative Journalist

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 05:55 PM PST

The summons for the journalist, Hossam Bahgat, has raised fears of a crackdown on dissent as the government struggles with questions about the crash of a Russian jet.

News Analysis: Confirmation of Attack on Russian Jet May Strengthen Putin’s Resolve in Syria

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 05:50 PM PST

An attack against a civilian airliner would confirm that Russian interests were already being threatened — and might cause Russia to begin targeting the Islamic State more aggressively.

Delhi Journal: A Castle Receives a Weekly Delivery of Delhi’s Secret Desires

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 05:38 PM PST

Those wishing to know what they are can find them in petitions addressed to supernatural beings and pinned to the wall of a 14th-century castle.

Months After Blasts in China, Rebuilding Tianjin Homes and Lives Is a Struggle

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 05:28 PM PST

The government quickly offered cash compensation for homes damaged by the explosions, but residents say that those unwilling to accept the settlements have been harassed.

General Counsel for Al Jazeera America Appears to Be Unlicensed

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 04:47 PM PST

No records show that David Harleston ever gained admission to the bar, though his career in law spans decades. Al Jazeera America may be vulnerable legally as a result.

A Pilot and Holocaust Survivors, Bound by War’s Fabric, Are Reunited in Brooklyn

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 04:31 PM PST

In 1945, Alan Golub, an American pilot, bought three dozen Hungarian Jewish women in Germany cloth to make dresses.

Sinosphere Blog: Q. and A.: Geremie R. Barmé on Understanding Xi Jinping

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 02:00 PM PST

Mr. Barmé, a professor of Chinese history, explains why, to comprehend Mr. Xi's tenure, "you have to have a basic understanding of Mao."

Obama and Netanyahu: A Story of Slights and Crossed Signals

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 01:52 PM PST

As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel arrives at the White House on Monday, he and President Obama have reasons to put the past behind them.

Consensus Grows for Bomb as Cause of Russian Jet Crash, Officials Say

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 01:02 PM PST

"I think there's a growing body of intelligence and evidence that this was a bomb," Representative Adam B. Schiff of California said on "This Week."

ArtsBeat: French Artist Kills Off Chinese Alter Ego, but Some Knew of Ruse

Posted: 08 Nov 2015 12:24 PM PST

Though the French-born Alexandre Ouairy recently revealed he had been exhibiting under the pseudonym Tao Hongjing for the past decade, his assumed identity hasn't helped him that profoundly.