Japan Sales Tax to Increase Next Year, Abe Says
Japan Sales Tax to Increase Next Year, Abe Says |
- Japan Sales Tax to Increase Next Year, Abe Says
- Obama Confident, but Wary of Economic Fallout
- Government Shutting Down in Impasse
- End of an Aimless Summer: 3 Youths Charged in a Killing
- Wembley Journal: A Football Match Where Hooligans Take a Back Seat to Vikings
- Conservatives With a Cause: ‘We’re Right’
- Iran Staggers as Sanctions Hit Economy
- Sugar Industry Highlights Conflicts Over Trade Pacts and Land
- Two Marine Corps Generals Are Forced to Retire Over Fatal Security Breach
- Hitting Pay Dirt on Mars
- Comment Ban Sets Off Debate
- A Quake Shakes Loose an Island
- A Wealth of Data in Whale Breath
- Britain Plans to Require Community Service for Long-Term Unemployment Benefits
- Old Atrocities, Now Official, Galvanize Afghanistan
- Tensions Over Iran Seem to Ebb Between Netanyahu and Obama
- Syrian Minister Invokes Sept. 11 to Accuse U.S. of Hypocrisy
- Powerful North Indian Politician Is Convicted of Siphoning Funds
- Westerners’ Smuggled Letters Offer Glimpse of Egyptian Prisons
- Fashion Review: The 'Stella Woman'
- Fashion Review: Givenchy: When Japan Meets Africa
- Markets Slide Worldwide Amid U.S. Budget Battle
- Somali Militants Mixing Business and Terror
- Out There: Astronaut and a Writer at the Movies
- Francis to Canonize John XXIII and John Paul II on Same Day
| Japan Sales Tax to Increase Next Year, Abe Says Posted: 01 Oct 2013 12:31 AM PDT Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said an increase to 8 percent from 5 percent, which is expected to be combined with stimulus measures, would help "maintain confidence" in Japan's fiscal health. 
     | |
| Obama Confident, but Wary of Economic Fallout Posted: 30 Sep 2013 09:21 PM PDT President Obama's confidence that he was right to defy Republicans' demands was offset by concern over risks to the economic recovery. 
     | |
| Government Shutting Down in Impasse Posted: 30 Sep 2013 09:03 PM PDT The federal government will shut down for the first time in nearly two decades after last-minute moves in both chambers of Congress failed to break a bitter budget standoff over the president's health care law. 
     | |
| End of an Aimless Summer: 3 Youths Charged in a Killing Posted: 30 Sep 2013 08:27 PM PDT Families and neighbors in Duncan, Okla., look at the town and the troubled lives of three young men who said they killed out of boredom. 
| |
| Wembley Journal: A Football Match Where Hooligans Take a Back Seat to Vikings Posted: 30 Sep 2013 06:17 PM PDT At Britain's national stadium, Wembley, a sold-out crowd of 83,500 people watched a close game, as the Minnesota Vikings won a first victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers, 34-27. 
| |
| Conservatives With a Cause: ‘We’re Right’ Posted: 30 Sep 2013 06:16 PM PDT As House Republicans hope to triumph in their push to repeal, or at least delay, the Affordable Care Act, the distance between the House and the White House has never seemed greater. 
| |
| Iran Staggers as Sanctions Hit Economy Posted: 30 Sep 2013 06:04 PM PDT A currency shortage, created by Western sanctions, appears worse than previously thought, increasing pressure on leaders seeking to negotiate a nuclear deal. 
| |
| Sugar Industry Highlights Conflicts Over Trade Pacts and Land Posted: 30 Sep 2013 05:25 PM PDT For Cambodia and other poor nations, trade agreements that foster exports can also encourage land grabs by wealthy, politically connected families. 
| |
| Two Marine Corps Generals Are Forced to Retire Over Fatal Security Breach Posted: 30 Sep 2013 03:01 PM PDT The punishment, considered unprecedented in modern Marine Corps history, came after an insurgent attack in Afghanistan in 2012 killed two Marines and destroyed six fighter jets. 
     | |
| Posted: 30 Sep 2013 02:56 PM PDT The first rock examined by Curiosity last year turns out to be an uncommon alkaline rock, with a tiny amount of water. 
     | |
| Posted: 30 Sep 2013 02:24 PM PDT The magazine Popular Science has decided to shut off comments on its articles, saying ignorant, insulting and counterfactual posts were polluting the discourse and sowing confusion. 
| |
| A Quake Shakes Loose an Island Posted: 30 Sep 2013 02:08 PM PDT An island that emerged in the Arabian Sea, off the Pakistani coast, after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake last week was probably created as freed methane gas pushed up a section of shallow seafloor. 
| |
| A Wealth of Data in Whale Breath Posted: 30 Sep 2013 01:54 PM PDT Researchers are learning how to use the breath, or "blow," of whales and dolphins to extract and measure hormones, microorganisms, DNA and the byproducts of metabolism. 
| |
| Britain Plans to Require Community Service for Long-Term Unemployment Benefits Posted: 30 Sep 2013 01:49 PM PDT A top minister's announcement applies to the long-term unemployed in the Conservative Party's latest effort to crack down on "welfare dependency." 
| |
| Old Atrocities, Now Official, Galvanize Afghanistan Posted: 30 Sep 2013 01:20 PM PDT The details and names of nearly 5,000 people killed by the Afghan Communist government in 1978 and 1979 were unearthed by Dutch investigators and made public by the Netherlands national prosecutor's office. 
| |
| Tensions Over Iran Seem to Ebb Between Netanyahu and Obama Posted: 30 Sep 2013 12:00 PM PDT After an Oval Office meeting, the Israeli leader said that despite a diplomatic overture by Iran, the United States and Israel agree that Tehran must not acquire a nuclear weapon. 
     | |
| Syrian Minister Invokes Sept. 11 to Accuse U.S. of Hypocrisy Posted: 30 Sep 2013 11:43 AM PDT In his address to the General Assembly, the foreign minister, Walid al-Moallem, likened the "devastations of terrorism" in Syria and the United States. 
     | |
| Powerful North Indian Politician Is Convicted of Siphoning Funds Posted: 30 Sep 2013 11:36 AM PDT The guilty verdict for Lalu Prasad, along with scores of associates in Bihar State, is seen as a crucial moment in the fight against corruption. 
| |
| Westerners’ Smuggled Letters Offer Glimpse of Egyptian Prisons Posted: 30 Sep 2013 11:31 AM PDT Missives by two Canadians and one American caught up in the crackdown in Egypt reveal a new willingness to subject Westerners to the same brutal treatment as Egyptians. 
     | |
| Fashion Review: The 'Stella Woman' Posted: 30 Sep 2013 11:04 AM PDT There was a change this summer 2014 season, for instead of sending out groups of clothing, Stella McCartney made the collection more focused, especially on fabrics. 
     | |
| Fashion Review: Givenchy: When Japan Meets Africa Posted: 30 Sep 2013 11:00 AM PDT Marking nearly a decade since he came to the fashion house, Riccardo Tisci followed a new path best described as hyper-modern ethnic. 
     | |
| Markets Slide Worldwide Amid U.S. Budget Battle Posted: 30 Sep 2013 10:13 AM PDT On Wall Street, investors were concerned that a shutdown could make it more likely that the United States will default on its outstanding debt when it reaches its borrowing limit. 
     | |
| Somali Militants Mixing Business and Terror Posted: 30 Sep 2013 10:08 AM PDT The Shabab, which claimed responsibility for the deadly mall siege in Nairobi, Kenya, makes money through illegal endeavors and even employs a team of accountants. 
| |
| Out There: Astronaut and a Writer at the Movies Posted: 30 Sep 2013 09:14 AM PDT Watching the new film "Gravity" with the astronaut Michael J. Massimino, who flew missions to service the Hubble Space Telescope, gives insight into the film's fidelities, and its flaws. 
| |
| Francis to Canonize John XXIII and John Paul II on Same Day Posted: 30 Sep 2013 09:02 AM PDT The decision to make John Paul II and John XXIII saints on April 27, 2014, was seen as a gesture designed to promote unity within the church. 
     |
| You are subscribed to email updates from NYT > Global Home To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. | Email delivery powered by Google |
| Google Inc., 20 West Kinzie, Chicago IL USA 60610 | |
