Agitation had begun with small protests against bus-fare increases, then evolved into a broader movement against the country’s high cost of living and lavish new stadium projects.    

A lesson in tough love from American military mentors is proving costly in lives and limbs as Afghan troops seek to demonstrate their self-reliance by the planned NATO withdrawal in 2014.    

Daniel Paille and Patrice Bergeron scored to help Boston take a 2-1 series lead over the Blackhawks, who lost Marian Hossa when he was injured in pregame warm-ups.    

In an interview with Charlie Rose, President Obama rejected the suggestion that his policies were basically a warmed-over version of those of the last White House.    

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.    

Two numerals in the year of the Edward I. Koch’s birth have been transposed on his tombstone; instead of Dec. 12, 1924, the engraver carved 1942.    

John Martorano, known as The Executioner, the longtime hit man for James (Whitey) Bulger, testified as a star witness for the prosecution in Boston on Monday.    

Assistance for vacation properties is all but unheard-of in higher education, but New York University has given it to a number of executives and faculty members.    

In a 7-to-2 ruling Monday, the Supreme Court said an Arizona law requiring prospective voters to give proof of their citizenship was displaced by legislation at the federal level.    

Apple joined the list of companies that have disclosed information about government surveillance, but many questions remain unanswered.    

The justices ruled on Monday that brand-name drug makers could face antitrust charges for paying generic competitors to keep cheaper copies of a drug off the market.    

Instead of focusing on the economy, as an internal party document suggested, House Republicans are pushing the most restrictive abortion bill to come to a vote in a decade.    

A company plans to excavate a landfill in the New Mexico desert where Atari is rumored to have dumped millions of copies of the video game E.T. after it flopped in 1983.    

A majority of Americans oppose supplying military aid to Syrian rebels, but they are not paying much attention to the situation there, new national polls find.    

Independent reviews of clinical trial data concluded that Infuse, a bioengineered bone product, was not significantly better than a traditional bone graft, and that it might pose risks.    

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.    

The Los Angeles restaurant embodies the argument that eating sensibilities are changing, prompting a desire for more cultivated dining.    

Eddy Cue, a senior vice president at Apple, denied the government’s charges that the company was working with e-book publishers to raise prices.    

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

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.”