The Saturday Profile: A Novelist Whose Fiction Comes From Real Lives

The Saturday Profile: A Novelist Whose Fiction Comes From Real Lives


The Saturday Profile: A Novelist Whose Fiction Comes From Real Lives

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 09:30 AM PDT

A. S. Byatt's latest novel, "The Children's Book," is full of characters and takes readers from 1895 until after World War I.


City Room: Complaint Box | On Your Left

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 08:08 PM PDT

Two views on the city's expanding bike lanes.


Bolivia to buy Chinese jets to battle drugs

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 10:42 AM PDT

LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivia plans to buy six Chinese light military aircraft worth nearly $58 million to fight drug traffickers in the world's No. 3 cocaine producer, leftist President Evo Morales said on Saturday.


Turkey-Armenia ink historic accord

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 12:46 PM PDT

Foreign ministers sign protocols to normalise ties after a century of hostility.


Finland 2-1 Wales

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 08:51 AM PDT

Wales hopes of finishing third in their World Cup qualifying group are ended by Finland.


Questions About Rite Where 2 Died

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 11:03 AM PDT

As the authorities in Arizona investigated what caused the deaths of two people at a "sweat lodge," some questioned whether too many people had occupied too small a space.


In Polanski Case, ’70s Culture Collides With Today

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 12:23 PM PDT

Roman Polanski's arrest to face an old charge of having sex with a 13-year-old is a reminder that, when it comes to adult sex with the under age, things have changed.


Turkey and Armenia Sign Pact to Normalize Ties

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 12:36 PM PDT

After frantic, last-minute efforts by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and other diplomats, Turkey and Armenia agreed to restore normal diplomatic relations.


A Dogged Taliban Chief Rebounds, Vexing U.S.

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 09:49 AM PDT

Mullah Muhammad Omar's prospects seemed bleak in 2001. Now, he leads an insurgency that has gained ground in much of Afghanistan against better equipped U.S. and NATO forces.


Legal Cost for Throwing a Monkey Wrench

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 10:29 AM PDT

Tim DeChristopher decided to make bids on oil and gas leases with no interest in drilling. Now he may pay for it.


UK police arrest 30 as far right, opponents clash

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 09:57 AM PDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Police have arrested 30 people during clashes between a far-right group and opponents in the center of the nothern English city of Manchester on Saturday.


A Dogged Taliban Chief Rebounds, Vexing U.S.

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 12:38 PM PDT

Mullah Muhammad Omar's prospects seemed bleak in 2001. Now, he leads an insurgency that has gained ground in much of Afghanistan against U.S. and NATO forces.


Small-Bank Failures Strain F.D.I.C.

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 12:31 PM PDT

A year after the rescue of the financial institutions considered too big to fail, smaller ones are approaching a grim milestone: the 100th failure of 2009.


Hitch holds up Turkey-Armenia deal

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 10:54 AM PDT

Turkish objections to Armenian statement delays signing of historic accords in Zurich.


Gunmen attack Pakistani army headquarters

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 10:53 AM PDT

Armed militants were holding hostages at Pakistani army HQ in Rawalpindi Saturday after an earlier attack left at least 10 people dead. One military official said the Taliban has claimed responsibility for the assault.


Controversial media bill passed in Argentina

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 01:47 AM PDT

After 16 hours of debate, Argentina's Senate passed a controversial reform law Saturday that critics say targets media outlets critical of the government.


Nukes, financial woes top agenda for Asian talks

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 04:50 AM PDT

China hosted Japan and South Korea on Saturday for the second trilateral leaders' meeting, state-run media said.


Armenia, Turkey sign historic agreement

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 11:41 AM PDT

The Saturday signing of an agreement normalizing relations between Turkey and Armenia was delayed when the Armenian delegation objected to wording of an oral statement.


Honour for South Korean actress

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 09:41 AM PDT

South Korean actress Jeon Do-yeon receives one of France's top art awards at a film festival in her home country.


Lobbyists Fight Efforts to Save on Health Care

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 12:30 PM PDT

Most of the serious proposals to fulfill President Obama's vow to curb health care costs have fallen victim to organized interests and parochial politics.


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