India Ink: India Election Digest: May 12
India Ink: India Election Digest: May 12 |
- India Ink: India Election Digest: May 12
- DealBook: 2 Banking Giants Implore U.S. Authorities to Go Easy
- Spiders That Thrive in a Social Web
- Overextended, Music TV Shows Fade
- Russia Revisits Its History to Nail Down Its Future
- Ukraine Vote on Separation Held in Chaos
- In Town of Missing Girls, Sorrow, but Little Progress
- Venice Journal: Island Fixer-Upper, Near the Madding Crowd
- European Candidates See Opportunity on Extreme Edge
- The Media Equation: Warnings Along F.C.C.’s Fast Lane
- A Devotion to Language Proves Risky
- Books of The Times: In ‘Stress Test,’ Timothy F. Geithner Recalls Crisis Days
- Samsung Leader Stable After Heart Attack
- Basics: The Social Life of Spiders Thriving in a Social Web
- Hagel ‘Open’ to Reviewing Military’s Ban on Transgender People
- Global Soccer: Manchester City’s Coach: Honest, Charming and Winning With Style
- Hamilton Holds Off Rosberg at Spanish Grand Prix
- A League Where Only English Players’ Goals Count
- On Soccer: Manchester City Stands Tall in a Season of Dashed Hopes
- 20 Iraqi Soldiers Are Killed in Barracks Attack
- International Education: In New Textbook, the Story of Singapore Begins 500 Years Earlier
- Protest of Planned Incinerator Turns Violent in Chinese City
- Front-Runner in Afghan Election Secures a Key Ally
| India Ink: India Election Digest: May 12 Posted: 11 May 2014 09:42 PM PDT A roundup of local election-related news for Monday.       |
| DealBook: 2 Banking Giants Implore U.S. Authorities to Go Easy Posted: 11 May 2014 08:52 PM PDT BNP Paribas and Credit Suisse, facing the threat of criminal charges, made last-ditch appeals for leniency, according to people briefed on the matter.       |
| Spiders That Thrive in a Social Web Posted: 11 May 2014 08:42 PM PDT A new study suggests that predictable social lives accentuate individual quirks and personal styles in spiders that live in groups.       |
| Overextended, Music TV Shows Fade Posted: 11 May 2014 06:10 PM PDT The once wildly popular live music and talent contests on television seem to have run their course, as other genres in the past.  |
| Russia Revisits Its History to Nail Down Its Future Posted: 11 May 2014 06:07 PM PDT Russia's national obsession with fascism is playing down the darker aspects of Soviet history and obliterating objective debate over current foreign policy issues, critics say.       |
| Ukraine Vote on Separation Held in Chaos Posted: 11 May 2014 06:05 PM PDT Separatists in Donetsk and Slovyansk cast early ballots in support of local autonomy, but the U.S. and Europe condemned the vote and said they would not recognize the results.       |
| In Town of Missing Girls, Sorrow, but Little Progress Posted: 11 May 2014 06:03 PM PDT In Chibok, where as many as 276 girls were taken by Boko Haram militants, a deep frustration at the lack of progress made in the search has settled in.  |
| Venice Journal: Island Fixer-Upper, Near the Madding Crowd Posted: 11 May 2014 05:52 PM PDT Fearing that Poveglia, an island for sale in the Venetian Lagoon, could be developed into a luxury resort for rich visitors, a group of Venetians is proposing that the island should instead be a refuge from the onslaught of tourists.  |
| European Candidates See Opportunity on Extreme Edge Posted: 11 May 2014 05:24 PM PDT Parties outside the mainstream are expected to win as many as a quarter of the 750 seats in the European Parliament, as far-right leaders portray the European Union as a gateway for illegal immigrants and a threat to national sovereignty.  |
| The Media Equation: Warnings Along F.C.C.’s Fast Lane Posted: 11 May 2014 05:14 PM PDT Time and again, when the government tries to insert itself between the Internet and its users, it gets clobbered. This could end up the same way.  |
| A Devotion to Language Proves Risky Posted: 11 May 2014 05:14 PM PDT Last August, three men were arrested and accused of "illegal fund-raising," charges that stemmed from their effort to finance a Uighur-language school in Xinjiang, China.  |
| Books of The Times: In ‘Stress Test,’ Timothy F. Geithner Recalls Crisis Days Posted: 11 May 2014 02:52 PM PDT Timothy F. Geithner, the former Treasury secretary, recounts his view of the financial crisis in "Stress Test."  |
| Samsung Leader Stable After Heart Attack Posted: 11 May 2014 12:47 PM PDT Lee Kun-hee, 72, has previously been treated for lung cancer and pneumonia, and his latest health problem will almost certainly renew calls for a concrete succession plan.       |
| Basics: The Social Life of Spiders Thriving in a Social Web Posted: 11 May 2014 12:02 PM PDT Most spiders are loners, but social spiders live in groups, and a new study suggests that their predictable social lives accentuate individual quirks and personal styles.  |
| Hagel ‘Open’ to Reviewing Military’s Ban on Transgender People Posted: 11 May 2014 11:41 AM PDT Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said the armed forces should "continually" review its prohibition, calling into question whether the ban may eventually be lifted.       |
| Global Soccer: Manchester City’s Coach: Honest, Charming and Winning With Style Posted: 11 May 2014 11:20 AM PDT A gentleman coach arrived in England last year, and it is fair to say that the English media still do not quite know what to make of City's Manuel Pellegrini.       |
| Hamilton Holds Off Rosberg at Spanish Grand Prix Posted: 11 May 2014 10:19 AM PDT Lewis Hamilton took off from pole position on Sunday at the Spanish Grand Prix and stayed ahead of his Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg for a fourth consecutive victory.       |
| A League Where Only English Players’ Goals Count Posted: 11 May 2014 10:06 AM PDT How would Premier League soccer teams fare if goals did not count unless they were scored by English players?       |
| On Soccer: Manchester City Stands Tall in a Season of Dashed Hopes Posted: 11 May 2014 09:50 AM PDT Not to diminish Manchester City's mastery, but the Premier League season will be better remembered for opportunities brutally lost than ones artfully seized.       |
| 20 Iraqi Soldiers Are Killed in Barracks Attack Posted: 11 May 2014 09:50 AM PDT The troops had been in charge of protecting a pipeline in the north that sends crude oil to international markets.       |
| International Education: In New Textbook, the Story of Singapore Begins 500 Years Earlier Posted: 11 May 2014 09:01 AM PDT "Singapore: The Making of a Nation-State, 1300-1975" allows secondary-school students to "explore Singapore's origin as a port of call, and her connections to the region and the world."  |
| Protest of Planned Incinerator Turns Violent in Chinese City Posted: 11 May 2014 08:06 AM PDT At least 10 demonstrators and 29 police officers were injured on Saturday in one of eastern China's biggest cities.  |
| Front-Runner in Afghan Election Secures a Key Ally Posted: 11 May 2014 04:36 AM PDT The presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah won the endorsement of the third-place candidate, Zalmay Rassoul, for the runoff vote next month.       |
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