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China’s Former Security Chief Is Arrested in Corruption CaseNYT Now

By CHRIS BUCKLEY 4:23 PM ET

Zhou Yongkang, a former head of the domestic security apparatus, is the first member of the Politburo Standing Committee, retired or active, to face a criminal corruption inquiry.

Investigating Family's Wealth, China's Leader Signals a Change (April 2014)

International Court Drops Case Against Kenyan PresidentNYT Now

By MARLISE SIMONS and JEFFREY GETTLEMAN

The decision to end the case appeared to represent both a triumph for President Uhuru Kenyatta and a display of the difficulties involved in prosecuting leaders.

Pakistan Says It Is Investigating H.I.V. in 10 Children NYT Now

By SALMAN MASOOD 2:38 PM ET

Pakistan’s health ministry said that it was investigating a report that 10 children had been infected with H.I.V. after receiving blood transfusions to treat a disease called thalassemia.

U.S. Added 321,000 Jobs Last Month in Sign of Solid GrowthNYT Now

By NELSON D. SCHWARTZ

Employers added 321,000 jobs in November, echoing other positive economic data recently and far exceeding analysts’ expectations that payrolls would increase by 230,000.

The Upshot: These Are the Best Jobs Numbers in Months, Maybe Years 9:38 AMNYT Now

Joshua Wong, a protest leader, spoke to reporters, accompanied by two other student activists who are also on a hunger strike. Credit How Hwee Young/European Pressphoto Agency

Frail Face of Protest in Hong Kong Fights OnNYT Now

By CHRIS BUCKLEY and ALAN WONG

Joshua Wong, the student leader whose early calls to protest help set off a monthslong confrontation, says he knows his hunger strike is aimed at achieving “the impossible.”

An Elgin Marble Travels, but Not to GreeceNYT Now

By STEVEN ERLANGER 2:00 PM ET

The British Museum plunged itself into a geopolitical tempest with the loan of one of the Elgin marbles of Greece to the Hermitage, in Russia.

2 Britons Who Fought in Syria Are Sentenced to PrisonNYT Now

By STEPHEN CASTLE and MELISSA EDDY 5:05 PM ET

The case has provoked a debate over how to counter returning jihadists without discouraging their families from cooperating with the authorities.

On Olympics

A Defining Moment for the Olympic GamesNYT Now

By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY

The International Olympic Committee will meet in special session next week in Monaco to vote on 40 proposals that address issues like Olympic bidding and white elephant venues.

British Royal Couple Is to Arrive in New York on SundayNYT Now

By MATT FLEGENHEIMER 2:59 PM ET

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge — Prince William and Kate Middleton — are expected to visit a children’s center in Harlem and take in a Nets game in Brooklyn.

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A Youthful Maestro Makes a New York Debut NYT Now

Filling in for Christoph von Dohnanyi, Krzysztof Urbanski, the music director of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra made a sturdy debut conducting the Philharmonic.

British Noses, Firmly in the Air NYT Now

Three episodes of nastiness, accelerated by social media, sparked one of those very British immersions in the hot tub of the nation’s own insecurities about snobbery and class.

Mandela Is Honored, a Year After His Death NYT Now

With speeches and celebrations, South Africa held a day of remembrance of Nelson Mandela, seeking to rediscover the message of the country’s moral touchstone.