YouTube | RT has uploaded Afghan 'torturer in chief' flees anger at home, finds shelter in US.

RT has uploaded Afghan 'torturer in chief' flees anger at home, finds shelter in US

Afghan 'torturer in chief' flees anger at home, finds shelter in US RT The brother of the outgoing President Hamid Karzai ran as a candidate in April's Presidential elections, despite spending most of his time in America. RT's Gayane Chichakyan reports.

NYT | Today's Top Headlines May 29, 2014: Top News: V.A. Chief Resigns in Face of Furor on Delayed Care.

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Top News V.A. Chief Resigns in Face of Furor on Delayed Care By MICHAEL D. SHEAR and RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. Eric Shinseki's resignation leaves behind a sprawling bureaucracy embroiled in scandal and burdened with a decades-old legacy of overwhelmed facilities and management failures that his successor must now confront.    Video: Obama Accepts Shinseki's Resignation U.S. Sway in Asia Is Imperiled as China Challenges Alliances By HELENE COOPER and JANE PERLEZ As Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel visited Singapore, the Obama administration's Asia policy appeared to be turning into a street fight, with the United States playing referee. Suicide Bomber Is Identified as a Florida Man By MARK MAZZETTI, ERIC SCHMITT and MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT An American who blew himself up in a suicide attack in Syria was identified by officials as Moner Mohammad Abusalha, who has lived in Fort Pierce and Vero Beach. For more top news, go to NYTimes.com »

Editors' Picks WORLD  VIDEO: Rio Violence Spikes Ahead of World Cup In the months before the World Cup, violence in Rio has spiked despite pacification tactics that have drawn criticism from some who live in the favelas.  Related Article OPINION | OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR How Book Publishers Can Beat Amazon By BOB KOHN They may have to control their own online marketplace.

QUOTATION OF THE DAY "If these are kids in the schoolyard, they are running around with scissors." VIKRAM J. SINGH, former United States deputy assistant secretary of defense for South and Southeast Asia, on the dangerous gamesmanship playing out among rival nations in Asia.

Today's Video  VIDEO: Asparagus Soup With Ricotta Crostini Melissa Clark makes a light asparagus soup topped with tender asparagus tips, accompanied by toasted bread coated with creamy ricotta for dipping.  Related Article  VIDEO: Driven | 2015 Volvo V60 T5 Drive-E Volvo returns to its wagon roots with style. This time, there's no looking backward.  Related Article  VIDEO: Dissonance in Classical Music Anthony Tommasini, classical music critic for The New York Times, talks about dissonance - the perceived stability or instability of two or more sounds. For more video, go to NYTimes.com/Video »

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World Junta Sets Year's Goals for Its Rule in Thailand By THOMAS FULLER In a proclamation tightening control, the leader said that if "peace, order and reform" are achieved, democracy could return. China Moves to Calm Restive Xinjiang Region By EDWARD WONG President Xi Jinping has called for resettling ethnic Uighurs to other areas of China as he grapples with growing violence in Xinjiang. Iran Hackers Dangle a Familiar Name to Fish for Data By DAVID E. SANGER Hackers seeking information about Washington's elite posed as John R. Bolton, a former American ambassador to the United Nations, to friend online users through social media. For more world news, go to NYTimes.com/World »

U.S. On Death Row With Low I.Q., and New Hope for Reprieve By LIZETTE ALVAREZ and JOHN SCHWARTZ After a ruling that says states can no longer rely on a fixed I.Q. cutoff to decide intellectual competency, the likelihood increased that some inmates will have a chance to avoid execution. Book Guiding Border Agents on Force Is Released By JULIA PRESTON A top official at the federal border agency released the full text of its handbook on the use of force by border agents, as well as a 2013 report that was sharply critical of the agency's conduct. Suspects' Friend Accused of Hindering Boston Bombing Inquiry By JESS BIDGOOD Investigators say that Khairullozhon Matanov, a Kyrgyzstani citizen, lied to them about how well he knew Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, and destroyed evidence. For more U.S. news, go to NYTimes.com/US » Business DEALBOOK Investor, Bettor, Golfer: Insider Trading Inquiry Includes Mickelson, Icahn and William T. Walters By MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN and BEN PROTESS Federal authorities are examining a series of well-timed trades belonging to the golfer Phil Mickelson and the gambler William T. Walters. Drug Saves Fertility for Women With Cancer By ANDREW POLLACK The new treatment would be a less invasive way to safeguard a woman's chances of having babies than the current method. Companies Quietly Apply Biofuel Tools to Household Products By STEPHANIE STROM Companies are beginning to use synthetic biology in producing cosmetics and household cleansers, but there is reluctance in how much to publicize it. For more business news, go to NYTimes.com/Business » Technology BITS BLOG Malcolm Gladwell 'Surprised' to Become an Amazon Bargaining Chip By DAVID STREITFELD One of Hachette's biggest authors says he wonders if writers need to act together to protest the retailer's behavior in its dispute with his publisher. BITS BLOG Google Takes Steps to Comply With Privacy Ruling in Europe By MARK SCOTT The search giant is offering a way for European residents to submit links to web pages they want removed. BITS | STATE OF THE ART What the Beats Deal Says About Apple: It Loves Tastemakers By FARHAD MANJOO If Silicon Valley is bent on replacing human judgment with algorithmic efficiency, the Beats deal shows that Apple wants to hold itself proudly against that trend.  Jimmy Iovine, a Master of Beats, Lends Apple a Skilled Ear  Bits Blog: A New Irreverent Spirit at Apple  Apple to Pay $3 Billion to Buy Beats For more technology news, go to NYTimes.com/Technology » Sports $2 Billion for Clippers? In Time, It May Be a Steal for Steve Ballmer By KEN BELSON and RICHARD SANDOMIR Ballmer, the former Microsoft chief, agreed to pay three times what the franchise was recently valued at, but the team's bottom line should benefit from television deals.  With Sale Pending, N.B.A. Cancels Its Vote on Sterling  Around Seattle, Ballmer's Other Title Is Superfan  The Upshot: Donald Sterling Set to Reap 15,900 Percent on Clippers HEAT 117, PACERS 92 Heat Calmly Thrash Pacers and Book Annual Trip to the Finals By ANDREW KEH LeBron James and Chris Bosh each scored 25 points as Miami, the two-time defending champion, reached the finals for the fourth straight year. "It's only another steppingstone to our goal," Bosh said.  Box Score Young Players in Women's Draw Continue Their March By NAILA-JEAN MEYERS Ajla Tomljanovic, ranked 72nd in the world, earned a 6-4, 6-4 victory over No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska, her first win over a top-25 player.  On Tennis: Not Yet a Star, Taylor Townsend Flashes Star Power For more sports news, go to NYTimes.com/Sports »

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BIV | Today's Business News - May 30, 2014: Sony Pictures Imageworks moving head offices from California to Vancouver

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Historic Hotel Vancouver up for sale

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Former deputy minister named new CEO for BC Hydro

Gordon Campbell’s former deputy minister, Jessica McDonald, has been named the new CEO of ... READ MORE

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B.C. names new auditor general to eight-year term

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