With Modigliani Purchase, Chinese Billionaire Dreams of Bigger Canvas

With Modigliani Purchase, Chinese Billionaire Dreams of Bigger Canvas
Survivor Story: The Drummer’s Stick
Victims: Waiter Killed in Paris Attacks Is Remembered as a Bon Vivant

Riva Palacio Journal: Mennonite Farmers Prepare to Leave Mexico, and Competition for Water
Evasion: In Suspects’ Brussels Neighborhood, a History of Petty Crimes and Missed Chances
Before Paris Attack, Concert Hall Had Long History in Music and Politics
Obama Says Strategy to Fight ISIS Will Succeed
After Paris Attacks, C.I.A. Director Rekindles Debate Over Surveillance
TIAA-CREF, U.S. Investment Giant, Accused of Land Grabs in Brazil
After Paris Attacks, a Darker Mood Toward Islam Emerges in France
Marriott to Buy Starwood Hotels, Creating World’s Largest Hotel Company
Call to Arms in France Amid Hunt for Belgian Suspect in Paris Attacks
Obama Aims to Shore Up Asian Allies Against Chinese Might
Motherlode Blog: A Baby Dies at Day Care, and a Mother Asks Why She Had to Leave Him So Soon
Notebook: The Uncommon Resilience of Parisian Street Life
China Bends Vow, Using Prisoners’ Organs for Transplants
On Soccer: Amid Many Emotions, No Choice for France but to Play
Watch</span>: Brother of Paris Suspect Speaks Out
Prominent Iranian Cartoonist Reported Arrested in Tehran

Posted: 16 Nov 2015 11:59 PM PST

The couple who bought the Modigliani at a Christie's auction last week said they hoped to transform their museum in Shanghai into a world-class destination.

Survivor Story: The Drummer’s Stick

Posted: 16 Nov 2015 08:33 PM PST

François Granier, 24, went the Bataclan concert hall in Paris on Friday night. After gunfire erupted, he grabbed the bloodied drummer's stick. "I know it's pathetic but this was one of the things that allowed me to try to keep some hope," he said.

Victims: Waiter Killed in Paris Attacks Is Remembered as a Bon Vivant

Posted: 16 Nov 2015 08:29 PM PST

Guillaume Le Dramp had taken the night off from his job to attend a birthday party at La Belle Équipe bistro, where he died along with 18 others on Friday.

Posted: 16 Nov 2015 07:34 PM PST

Riva Palacio Journal: Mennonite Farmers Prepare to Leave Mexico, and Competition for Water

Posted: 16 Nov 2015 07:26 PM PST

In Chihuahua State, relations between Mennonites and other farmers have been strained by a water supply that officials have said could run out in 20 years.

Evasion: In Suspects’ Brussels Neighborhood, a History of Petty Crimes and Missed Chances

Posted: 16 Nov 2015 07:12 PM PST

Molenbeek, a known haven for extremists, was home to Ibrahim Abdeslam, who blew himself up in Paris. Although the authorities there had him in their sights, he slipped through their fingers.

Before Paris Attack, Concert Hall Had Long History in Music and Politics

Posted: 16 Nov 2015 06:40 PM PST

The 150-year-old Bataclan was the scene of concerts by Piaf, Chevalier and generations of hip-hop and rock artists, but also of protests against some political events held there.

Obama Says Strategy to Fight ISIS Will Succeed

Posted: 16 Nov 2015 06:12 PM PST

The president said his strategy for defeating the Islamic State is working and that turning away Syrian refugees based on religion would be un-American.

After Paris Attacks, C.I.A. Director Rekindles Debate Over Surveillance

Posted: 16 Nov 2015 06:11 PM PST

The director, John O. Brennan, criticized "hand-wringing" over spying by governments and said that restrictions on surveillance made it harder to find terrorists.

TIAA-CREF, U.S. Investment Giant, Accused of Land Grabs in Brazil

Posted: 16 Nov 2015 05:50 PM PST

Documents show that the American financial group and its Brazilian partners have spent millions to buy farmland despite a Brazilian ban on such large-scale deals by foreigners.

After Paris Attacks, a Darker Mood Toward Islam Emerges in France

Posted: 16 Nov 2015 04:02 PM PST

Unlike after the Charlie Hebdo attacks in January, calls for solidarity with Muslims have been rare while even the left-wing government considers harsher security measures.

Marriott to Buy Starwood Hotels, Creating World’s Largest Hotel Company

Posted: 16 Nov 2015 03:54 PM PST

The $12.2 billion deal, expected to close in the middle of next year, would give the combined company more than 5,500 owned or franchised hotels with 1.1 million rooms around the world.

Call to Arms in France Amid Hunt for Belgian Suspect in Paris Attacks

Posted: 16 Nov 2015 03:00 PM PST

President François Hollande said, "France is at war," as security forces in France and Belgium zeroed in on a man they call the architect of the assault.

Obama Aims to Shore Up Asian Allies Against Chinese Might

Posted: 16 Nov 2015 02:39 PM PST

During a visit to Southeast Asia, the president will try to deepen diplomatic ties and push for more trade to help bolster countries in the region.

Motherlode Blog: A Baby Dies at Day Care, and a Mother Asks Why She Had to Leave Him So Soon

Posted: 16 Nov 2015 02:32 PM PST

I wasn't just up against the end of my parental leave. I was up against an entire culture.

Notebook: The Uncommon Resilience of Parisian Street Life

Posted: 16 Nov 2015 02:32 PM PST

What we can learn from century-old photographs of the sites of the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks.

China Bends Vow, Using Prisoners’ Organs for Transplants

Posted: 16 Nov 2015 02:17 PM PST

A senior health official said last year that the practice would be stopped, but organs from prisoners, including those on death row, are still used.

On Soccer: Amid Many Emotions, No Choice for France but to Play

Posted: 16 Nov 2015 02:09 PM PST

The French players accepted the decision to play England in a friendly on Tuesday and understand the larger purpose of the game.

Watch</span>: Brother of Paris Suspect Speaks Out

Posted: 16 Nov 2015 01:47 PM PST

Prominent Iranian Cartoonist Reported Arrested in Tehran

Posted: 16 Nov 2015 01:37 PM PST

The reason for the arrest of the cartoonist, Hadi Heidari, was not clear. It came amid a crackdown against perceived Western infiltration, activists said.