Russian Pilots Launch First Strikes in Syria, Officials Say
The attack came hours after President Vladimir V. Putin pushed a measure through the upper house of Parliament approving the use of Russian military forces abroad.
The attack came hours after President Vladimir V. Putin pushed a measure through the upper house of Parliament approving the use of Russian military forces abroad.
The idea that solving the crisis in Syria, or any diplomatic dilemma, may be elusive, perhaps even impossible, is no deterrent to Secretary of State John Kerry.
The Taliban surged outward from Kunduz, the major city that the militants captured on Monday, as the crisis in northern Afghanistan deepened.
Temporary work visa programs that were designed to bring in foreigners with specialized, hard-to-find skills are now being used by some companies to help move jobs out of the United States.
The reality show, beginning its 16th year on the air, has managed to keep drawing a steady number of viewers, even as its contemporaries have faded.
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The lawyer for Ms. Davis, the clerk who defied a court order on same-sex marriage, said Pope Francis met with her in secret last week in Washington, but the Vatican would neither confirm nor deny the encounter.
The world is in an uncomfortable lull between the mechanical automobile age and fully computerized intelligence in our cars.
Nineteen interviews with Senator Edward M. Kennedy, along with 170 more with colleagues, aides and others about his 46-year career, were released on Wednesday.
Explorers’ claims that they had found tunnels and a long-lost train loaded with gold, gems and armaments from World War II have set off a frenzy in southwest Poland.
The travel lull between Milan and Paris is over, and it’s time for spring fashion: Courrèges, Christophe Lemaire, Galliano at Maison Margiela. And that’s just the morning shows.
Senator Mitch McConnell and Speaker John A. Boehner have developed a bond that has not always existed between House and Senate leaders of the same party.
The state system for disciplining officers who batter inmates without cause is even worse than in the city jails.
In Eastern Syria, a fragile de facto republic holds out against both jihadists and hostile neighbors.
Starting Oct. 3, home mortgage lenders will use new consumer disclosure forms that explicitly break down the costs and terms associated with a loan.
A penthouse atop a converted warehouse, with a landscaped terrace and a reflecting pool, was the sale of the week.