Layoffs Taboo, Japan Workers Are Sent to the Boredom Room
Layoffs Taboo, Japan Workers Are Sent to the Boredom Room |
- Layoffs Taboo, Japan Workers Are Sent to the Boredom Room
- Political Memo: Attacks on Protesters in Cairo Were Calculated to Provoke, Some Say
- Thrust Into Nonstop Turmoil, an Obama Adviser Counsels Pragmatism
- Hezbollah Makes Vow to Step Up Sunni Fight
- Two English Cities Battle in Court to Acquire Remains of King Richard III
- N.S.A. Calls Violations of Privacy ‘Minuscule’
- News Analysis: U.S. Troop Pullout Affects India-Pakistan Rivalry
- Cultural Studies: Hollywood’s New Stars: Pedestrians
- As Berlusconi’s Party Supports Embattled Chief, Critics Retaliate
- Party Drops Legal Dispute Over Election in Zimbabwe
- The Saturday Profile: Barred From Malaysia, but Still Connecting With Critical Jabs
- Plan to Ban Oil Drilling in Amazon Is Dropped
- James Truman, a Crown Prince in a New Kingdom
- Ivete Sangalo, a Brazilian Belter, Extends Her Reach
- Israel Keeps a Wary Eye on Turmoil in Egypt
- Killing of Strikers Alters South Africa Politics
- DealBook: Brazilian Fund, Under Fire, Has a Defender
- Beliefs: In God’s Name, or Baby ‘Messiah,’ Competing Claims of Religious Freedom
- Common Sense: For Airlines, It May Be One Merger Too Many
- Shale Gas Company Suspends Drilling in Southern England
- Letter from Europe: A Lifelong Fight for Human Rights in Russia
- Russian Pole-Vaulter Backs Disputed Law
- Divers Recover 4 Bodies From Indian Submarine
| Layoffs Taboo, Japan Workers Are Sent to the Boredom Room Posted: 16 Aug 2013 06:41 PM PDT Facing a sluggish economy and increasing competition, Japan's prime minister and major companies want to reduce longstanding restrictions on dismissing full-time workers. 
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| Political Memo: Attacks on Protesters in Cairo Were Calculated to Provoke, Some Say Posted: 16 Aug 2013 06:23 PM PDT The ferocity of the attacks appears to have been a deliberate calculation of the military-appointed government to provoke violence from the Muslim Brotherhood and its allies, historians said Friday. 
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| Thrust Into Nonstop Turmoil, an Obama Adviser Counsels Pragmatism Posted: 16 Aug 2013 06:00 PM PDT Susan E. Rice, in her six weeks as national security adviser, has dealt with a terrorist scare, deteriorating relations with Russia and, now, the chaos in Egypt. 
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| Hezbollah Makes Vow to Step Up Sunni Fight Posted: 16 Aug 2013 05:51 PM PDT Hasan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, accused radical Sunnis of orchestrating a car bombing that killed 24 in Beirut. 
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| Two English Cities Battle in Court to Acquire Remains of King Richard III Posted: 16 Aug 2013 05:43 PM PDT The University of Leicester had laid plans for Richard's re-internment based on a government license, but champions of York argued that the city was the king's preferred burial place. 
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| N.S.A. Calls Violations of Privacy ‘Minuscule’ Posted: 16 Aug 2013 05:20 PM PDT John DeLong, the agency's director of compliance, said that the overwhelming majority of "incidents" shown in an internal audit were the result of unintentional human or technical errors. 
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| News Analysis: U.S. Troop Pullout Affects India-Pakistan Rivalry Posted: 16 Aug 2013 04:46 PM PDT Military exchanges between India and Pakistan over Kashmir point to a new brittleness: one exacerbated by the impending troop drawdown in Afghanistan, analysts say. 
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| Cultural Studies: Hollywood’s New Stars: Pedestrians Posted: 16 Aug 2013 04:31 PM PDT Many Angelenos would sooner have their mug shots appear on TMZ than go a few steps without a motor vehicle. 
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| As Berlusconi’s Party Supports Embattled Chief, Critics Retaliate Posted: 16 Aug 2013 04:23 PM PDT Supporters of Silvio Berlusconi, the former prime minister, use billboards and banner-hauling planes to make their point, bringing politics to the air above beach resorts and inspiring a counteroffensive. 
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| Party Drops Legal Dispute Over Election in Zimbabwe Posted: 16 Aug 2013 04:20 PM PDT The main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change, said that it was withdrawing a court challenge because it did not think it would get a fair hearing. 
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| The Saturday Profile: Barred From Malaysia, but Still Connecting With Critical Jabs Posted: 16 Aug 2013 04:17 PM PDT Clare Rewcastle Brown, through the Internet and shortwave radio, has given voice to growing concerns among Malaysians about environmental degradation. 
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| Plan to Ban Oil Drilling in Amazon Is Dropped Posted: 16 Aug 2013 02:52 PM PDT The offer was withdrawn after only $13 million was collected for a proposed $3.6 billion fund to protect nearly 4,000 square miles of rain forest. 
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| James Truman, a Crown Prince in a New Kingdom Posted: 16 Aug 2013 02:00 PM PDT Mr. Truman, once a titan of the publishing world, has branched out to record production, the winemaking business, organic farming and even the circus. 
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| Ivete Sangalo, a Brazilian Belter, Extends Her Reach Posted: 16 Aug 2013 01:36 PM PDT Ivete Sangalo, the most popular female vocalist in Brazil, is appearing in Newark on a United States tour that is part of a global marketing effort. 
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| Israel Keeps a Wary Eye on Turmoil in Egypt Posted: 16 Aug 2013 01:27 PM PDT Israeli officials have remained quiet in public about the bloodshed, but see the Egyptian military and a secular government as in Israel's best interests. 
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| Killing of Strikers Alters South Africa Politics Posted: 16 Aug 2013 01:13 PM PDT A year after the worst case of police violence since the end of apartheid, the killings have put the African National Congress on the defensive. 
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| DealBook: Brazilian Fund, Under Fire, Has a Defender Posted: 16 Aug 2013 12:50 PM PDT An investor in GP Investments, one of Latin America's largest private equity funds, has attacked its compensation policies, but another says that criticism is misguided. 
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| Beliefs: In God’s Name, or Baby ‘Messiah,’ Competing Claims of Religious Freedom Posted: 16 Aug 2013 09:28 AM PDT A Tennessee judge last week forcibly changed a baby's name from Messiah to Martin. The case raises two questions, one legal and the other religious. 
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| Common Sense: For Airlines, It May Be One Merger Too Many Posted: 16 Aug 2013 08:41 AM PDT Three airline mergers had gained approval since 2008, but the Justice Department has hardened its stance with a proposed union between American and US Airways. 
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| Shale Gas Company Suspends Drilling in Southern England Posted: 16 Aug 2013 05:55 AM PDT Cuadrilla Resources, which has been in the forefront of shale gas exploration in northwest England, said that it had made the decision following threats of protests at one of its sites. 
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| Letter from Europe: A Lifelong Fight for Human Rights in Russia Posted: 16 Aug 2013 05:47 AM PDT At 86, Lyudmila Alexeyeva, the doyenne of Russian human rights movements, has more important things to worry about than Edward J. Snowden. 
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| Russian Pole-Vaulter Backs Disputed Law Posted: 16 Aug 2013 04:59 AM PDT Yelena Isinbayeva, one of Russia's most prominent athletes, said she supported a measure that has been criticized in the West as being antigay. 
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| Divers Recover 4 Bodies From Indian Submarine Posted: 16 Aug 2013 02:15 AM PDT Officials intend to use DNA analysis to identify the badly burned bodies found on the sub, which sank in Mumbai with 18 crew members aboard. 
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