Red Hook Facing Loss of Customs Inspection Station

Red Hook Facing Loss of Customs Inspection Station
Depression’s Criteria May Be Changed to Include Grieving
Balotelli 'could be forced out'
McDonald's sees 11% income jump
Egypt’s ruling general announces partial lifting of emergency law
Israel jails Palestinian parliament speaker
At least 19 killed in spate of attacks in Iraq
Adm. McRaven gets a spot at State of the Union
At Davos, a Focus on the Economy, and Snow
Romney's very rich: Does it matter?
VIDEO: Changing face of tourism in Egypt
Man charged with Oxford St murder
Jagger pulls out of Davos event
Nigeria makes Boko Haram arrests
VIDEO: Brothers reunited after 60 years
Mozambique struggles with flooding after storms
Research Awards Showcase Chinese Gains
Near Cambodia's Temple Ruins, a Devotion to Learning
Syria extends Arab League mission
VIDEO: Oscars: Hugo leads nominations

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 12:07 PM PST

An end to inspections could saddle companies and consumers with added costs, and officials are concerned it could deal a blow to Brooklyn's already vulnerable port system.

Depression’s Criteria May Be Changed to Include Grieving

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 12:34 PM PST

A proposed change to depression's definition could greatly expand the number of people treated, a new study says.

Balotelli 'could be forced out'

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 12:36 PM PST

Mario Balotelli's agent says the striker could quit English football because he feels picked on by referees.

McDonald's sees 11% income jump

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 06:55 AM PST

McDonald's plans further expansion after net income rose in the final three months of last year to $1.38bn.

Egypt’s ruling general announces partial lifting of emergency law

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 09:27 AM PST

CAIRO — Egypt's ruling general announced the partial lifting of a more than three-decades old emergency law on Tuesday, one day before the anniversary of the start of Egypt's revolt.

Field Marshal Mohammed Hussein Tantawi promised that the law would be lifted on Wednesday morning, but he reserved the right to apply the law in cases of "thuggery."

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Israel jails Palestinian parliament speaker

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 09:31 AM PST

JERUSALEM — Israeli authorities on Tuesday ordered the speaker of the Palestinian parliament jailed for six months without trial, in the latest of several detentions in recent days of lawmakers from the militant Islamic group Hamas.

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At least 19 killed in spate of attacks in Iraq

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 11:30 AM PST

BAGHDAD — At least 19 people were killed in Iraq on Tuesday as insurgents targeted day laborers, government workers and an anti-terrorism police captain amid a continuing surge of violence, according to security officials.

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Adm. McRaven gets a spot at State of the Union

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 12:05 PM PST

The first lady will host a diverse group of guests in the House chamber this evening for President Obama's State of the Union address. There will be the secretary, the manufacturing plant manager and the teacher. And then there will be the seasoned terrorist hunter who oversaw the raid that killed Osama bin Laden.

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At Davos, a Focus on the Economy, and Snow

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 12:23 PM PST

Three themes seem set to dominate this year's gathering of the World Economic Forum. Gloom over Europe. Asia's continued rise. And snow.

Romney's very rich: Does it matter?

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 12:44 PM PST

White House contender's wealth risks creating detached image

VIDEO: Changing face of tourism in Egypt

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 11:53 AM PST

The revolution in Egypt has triggered a rise in the power of hardline Islamists, who have strong views about what kind of tourism the country should offer.

Man charged with Oxford St murder

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 12:27 PM PST

A man is charged with the murder of a teenage boy who was stabbed to death on London's Oxford Street during the Boxing Day sales.

Jagger pulls out of Davos event

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 11:59 AM PST

Sir Mick Jagger declines an invitation to a British tea party event in Davos after complaining he feared he would be used as a "political football".

Nigeria makes Boko Haram arrests

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 12:52 PM PST

Nigerian forces arrest 158 suspected members of the Islamist Boko Haram organisation in dawn raids in the northern city of Kano.

VIDEO: Brothers reunited after 60 years

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 11:42 AM PST

Two Japanese brothers who were separated in childhood were reunited in Kyoto almost 60 years after their last meeting.

Mozambique struggles with flooding after storms

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 11:52 AM PST

Double-punched by two Indian Ocean storms, the southern African nation of Mozambique on Tuesday struggled with the destruction of a portion of its main national highway, cut-off communications and a reported death toll of 18, according to the nation's National Institute for Natural Disasters.

Research Awards Showcase Chinese Gains

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 11:19 AM PST

China's government has thrown billions in recent years into building a top-notch research establishment, now comes a hint that that effort is beginning to pay off.

Near Cambodia's Temple Ruins, a Devotion to Learning

Posted: 24 Jan 2012 10:41 AM PST

The tourism boom in Siem Reap has had a happy unintended consequence — the town has become a higher-education hub, with thousands from the industry working toward degrees at night school.