For Survivors of Paris Attacks, Mental Scars May Outlast Wounds

For Survivors of Paris Attacks, Mental Scars May Outlast Wounds
Burkina Faso Elects 1st New Leader in Decades
State of Terror: How the Paris Attackers Honed Their Assault Through Trial and Error
Pope Francis Ends African Trip With Visit to a Mosque
China’s Renminbi Is Approved by I.M.F. as a Main World Currency
U.S. Tightens Visa-Waiver Program in Bid to Deter Militants
Narendra Modi Could Make or Break Obama’s Climate Legacy
The Last Reservoir of Glamour From China’s ‘Four Great Actresses’
Citing Urgency, World Leaders Converge on France for Climate Talks
Israel’s Ban of an Islamic Group Carries Risk
In a Global Market for Hacking Talent, Argentines Stand Out
Syria Question Exposes Bitter Divide in Britain’s Labour Party
Two Jewish Teenagers Found Guilty of Murdering Palestinian, 16
Petrobras Chairman Steps Down
With Shipwreck Treasure Easier to Reach, a Duel Is On
Lens Blog: An Expat’s Eye on Greece
Hope for Nefertiti’s Tomb, and Egypt’s Economy
Haenam Journal: Korean County Achieves Its Goal: Less Birth Control, More Babies
Sinosphere: Rise in H.I.V. Among China’s Youth Draws Attention for World AIDS Day

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 08:45 PM PST

Most of the wounded and their families, and a large number of medical personnel, are receiving psychological support for emotional trauma.

Burkina Faso Elects 1st New Leader in Decades

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 08:41 PM PST

A former prime minister who has served in several high-ranking government positions emerged as the winner of the presidential election.

State of Terror: How the Paris Attackers Honed Their Assault Through Trial and Error

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 06:12 PM PST

The Paris attacks revealed an enemy practicing what one official calls "dartboard terrorism," hurling multiple lethal darts at a distant target until one hits the mark.

Pope Francis Ends African Trip With Visit to a Mosque

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 05:52 PM PST

Francis' six-day swing through Africa, which ended on Monday, was loaded with potent, stirring symbols.

China’s Renminbi Is Approved by I.M.F. as a Main World Currency

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 05:44 PM PST

The International Monetary Fund's move paves the way for the currency's wider use in trade and finance, but may add volatility to the economy.

U.S. Tightens Visa-Waiver Program in Bid to Deter Militants

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 05:12 PM PST

The move is intended to prevent European radicals from traveling to the United States to carry out an attack similar to the one in Paris.

Narendra Modi Could Make or Break Obama’s Climate Legacy

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 04:07 PM PST

Despite efforts by President Obama to win the Indian prime minister's cooperation on reducing harmful emissions, India's negotiators have so far staked out an uncompromising position.

The Last Reservoir of Glamour From China’s ‘Four Great Actresses’

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 03:04 PM PST

At 93, Qin Yi is the only survivor of a group whose beauty stirred audiences and advanced the Communist Party at the birth of modern China.

Citing Urgency, World Leaders Converge on France for Climate Talks

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 02:26 PM PST

"The United States of America not only recognizes our role in creating this problem, we embrace our responsibility to do something about it," President Obama said at the gathering.

Israel’s Ban of an Islamic Group Carries Risk

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 02:18 PM PST

Israel has banned the Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement in Israel, a move that denies crucial social services to Arabs living in northern Israel.

In a Global Market for Hacking Talent, Argentines Stand Out

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 12:21 PM PST

Corporate executives and government officials flocked to the EkoParty conference in Buenos Aires in search of the world's most creative hackers.

Syria Question Exposes Bitter Divide in Britain’s Labour Party

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 11:12 AM PST

A coming vote on whether to support the government's call for airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria has laid bare the conflict over foreign policy in Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party.

Two Jewish Teenagers Found Guilty of Murdering Palestinian, 16

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 10:33 AM PST

Sentencing hearings for the two in the kidnapping and killing of Muhammad Abu Khdeir, who was bludgeoned and burned to death in 2014, will begin in mid-January.

Petrobras Chairman Steps Down

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 09:55 AM PST

Murilo Ferreira was said to have clashed with the energy giant's chief executive over cost-cutting and how to put into effect the company's plan to raise more than $57 billion through asset sales.

With Shipwreck Treasure Easier to Reach, a Duel Is On

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 07:49 AM PST

As technology exposes more sunken booty to commercial explorers, they are facing resistance and counterclaims by governments, the United Nations and marine archaeologists.

Lens Blog: An Expat’s Eye on Greece

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 07:46 AM PST

Dimitri Mellos's guide to his native land aims to take viewers past the pretty postcard images of sun-drenched beaches.

Hope for Nefertiti’s Tomb, and Egypt’s Economy

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 07:45 AM PST

The prospect of discovering the long-sought tomb of Queen Nefertiti would be momentous. It would also help Egypt's tourism industry, which has plummeted in recent years because of political unrest.

Haenam Journal: Korean County Achieves Its Goal: Less Birth Control, More Babies

Posted: 30 Nov 2015 06:30 AM PST

For three straight years, a farming county has had the highest fertility rate in South Korea, a rare bright spot in a country some doomsayers predicted would become "extinct" in several centuries.