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Large Truck Bomb Reported to Kill 60 Syrian Troops

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 04:41 PM PDT

The bombing near the northern city of Aleppo appeared to be part of an effort by the Syrian insurgency to regain momentum after a series of defeats.
    

Critic’s Notebook: Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, in All Its Multiplicity

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 03:06 PM PDT

With its 121 shows of many stripes, not counting the sets on the lesser stages, the four-day Bonnaroo music festival had something for everyone.
    

Architecture Review: ‘Le Corbusier’ Exhibition Opens at Museum of Modern Art

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 03:00 PM PDT

A new exhibition of Le Corbusier's work at the Museum of Modern Art tackles the meshing of his buildings with landscape.
    

DealBook: Britain’s Top Fraud Office Aims to Add Bite to Its Bark

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 07:17 PM PDT

David Green, the director of the Serious Fraud Office, plans to revive the agency's reputation with a criminal investigation into the rigging of the Libor.
    


True or Faked, Dirt on Chinese Fuels Blackmail

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 04:59 PM PDT

A growing number of Chinese officials have found themselves ensnared by extortion plots that leverage the public's disgust for wayward behavior.
    


Observatory: Rickets Plagued Children of the Medicis

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 02:07 PM PDT

The bone disease, resulting from vitamin D deficiency and typically associated with the inferior diet and living conditions of the poor, may have been a consequence of the family's vast wealth.
    

Tricky Ways to Pull Down a Skyscraper

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 01:13 PM PDT

Engineers in Japan are perfecting more efficient, and stealthier, demolition methods.
    

On TV and the Lecture Circuit, Bill Nye Aims to Change the World

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 09:25 AM PDT

William Sanford Nye, better known as Bill Nye the Science Guy, has gone from TV host to fierce defender of scientific issues that have been polemicized for religious, political and even economic reasons.
    

Wave of Protests Engulfs Greece

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 02:15 PM PDT

On Monday, Greece faced the most serious political crisis since Prime Minister Antonis Samaras took power exactly a year ago, and his governing coalition appeared on the verge of unraveling.
    


N.S.A. Leaker Denies Giving Secrets to China

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 05:54 PM PDT

In an online question-and-answer session, Edward J. Snowden said that he had not given any classified materials to the government of China, calling such speculation "a predictable smear."
    


Books: In ‘What Doctors Feel,’ Pain Is Not Just the Realm of Patients

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 12:29 PM PDT

Dr. Danielle Ofri delves into the ways doctors' emotions can exert a strong influence on a case, particularly when it grows complicated, frustrating or unyielding.
    


Global Health: H.I.V. Tests Urged for 800 Million in India

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 12:13 PM PDT

A statistical study suggests that testing all sexually active adults and treating those infected would save lives and be cost-effective.
    


Czech Governing Party Moves to Form New Government

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 11:52 AM PDT

The jockeying began after Prime Minister Petr Necas resigned over a scandal involving a close aide.
    


At Paris Show, Some Signs of Renewed Demand for Big Jets

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 11:18 AM PDT

After years of emphasis on smaller, single-aisle aircraft, Airbus announced a deal for 20 of its A380 superjumbo jets.
    


President-Elect of Iran Talks of Easing Tensions With U.S.

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 10:43 AM PDT

Speaking for the first time since his election victory, Hassan Rowhani called Iran's nonexistent ties with the United States a "wound" that must be healed.
    


U.S. and Europe to Start Ambitious but Delicate Trade Talks

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 01:34 PM PDT

As leaders announced the efforts toward a trade pact on Monday, a dispute over whether Europe's movie industry would be protected highlighted the sensitivity of the negotiations.
    


8 Arrested in Tokyo Fights Involving Anti-Korean Group

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 09:59 AM PDT

Fistfights broke out between ultranationalist Japanese shouting anti-Korean slogans and counterprotesters on the streets of Tokyo, where public violence is rare.
    


France Télécom Board Backs Chief Executive

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 10:26 AM PDT

The company's board stood behind Stéphane Richard after he was placed under formal investigation last week in connection with suspected fraud in a 2008 case.
    


Citizens Kane, in Family and Fashion

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 07:44 AM PDT

A blend of sweet innocence and a hint of a dark side is the leitmotif of Christopher Kane who, with his sister Tammy, has built up a profitable fashion house in London.
    

Montreal Mayor Faces Bribery Charges

Posted: 17 Jun 2013 08:30 AM PDT

Michael Applebaum, the first English speaker to hold the post in 100 years, was arrested at his home by an anticorruption police squad.