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Seeing Past the Poppies and Balloons

By ALAN COWELL

Remembrances of World War I in Britain and the Berlin Wall in Germany have led to what some argue is the rose-tinting of complex histories.

A two-image panorama taken by the Philae lander from the surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko.

Comet Landing Bumpier Than First Thought

By KENNETH CHANG

The European Space Agency lander is sitting in a skewed position on the comet’s surface, compromising some aspects of the $1.75 billion Rosetta mission.

Russia to Curtail Nuclear Security Efforts With U.S., Officials Say

By MICHAEL R. GORDON

The move could seriously undermine more than two decades of cooperation aimed at ensuring that nuclear bomb components on Russian soil do not fall into the hands of terrorists or a rogue state.

Germany: 9 Held in Antiterrorism Raids

By ALISON SMALE

The police in the Cologne area detained nine men early Wednesday and searched at least 20 homes in raids against people suspected of supporting terrorism.

Azerbaijan: Armenian Copter Downed

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Azerbaijan shot down and destroyed an Armenian military helicopter in the Nagorno-Karabakh region on Wednesday, the countries’ defense ministries said.

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Are You Catholic and Divorced? Share Your Experience

By THE NEW YORK TIMES

New York Times journalists covering religion would like to hear from Catholics who have been divorced, and, in particular, from those who have remarried.

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Maps of the Crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17

A Malaysia Airlines flight with nearly 300 people aboard crashed in eastern Ukraine near the Russian border on July 17.

Clockwise from top left: Shazana Salleh, Martine de Schutter, Willem Witteveen, Cameron Dalziel, Tessa van der Sande, Andrei Anghel, Joep Lange and Jacqueline van Tongeren.

Victims of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17

Among the 298 people aboard Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 were a renowned AIDS researcher, a Dutch senator and an Australian novelist.

A 100-Year Legacy of World War I

World War I demolished empires and destroyed kings, kaisers and sultans. It introduced chemical weapons and aerial bombing. It brought women into the work force and hastened their legal right to vote.

A bride, 14, and her groom, 13, celebrated among their Gypsy community, which settled in Chudovo after the 1986 nuclear disaster in Chernobyl.

Between Big Cities, a Road Passes the Russia Left Behind

By ELLEN BARRY

Along the highway between Moscow and St. Petersburg — a 12-hour trip by car — one sees great neglected stretches of land that seem drawn backward in time.

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NATO Speaks on Russian Forces in Ukraine

The Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO, Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, confirmed that Russian troops were moving into eastern Ukraine, but that NATO was unsure of their numbers or intentions.

On Veterans Day, Tales of Heroism and Loss

Descendants of veterans of World War I share their families’ stories, and describe their efforts, 100 years after the start of the Great War, to verify tales of bravery and tragedy.