Abroad: Hope Sprouting Amid Italian Film Studio’s Decay

Abroad: Hope Sprouting Amid Italian Film Studio’s Decay


Abroad: Hope Sprouting Amid Italian Film Studio’s Decay

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 12:58 PM PDT

A fabled studio may serve as a public-private business model for Italian cultural institutions suffering from funding cuts.


U.N. Endorses Palestinian Efforts at Governance

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 12:34 PM PDT

A report issued Tuesday echoes similar assessments by the I.M.F. and World Bank last week.


Economix: G.D.P. Estimate for 1st Quarter Slides

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 12:39 PM PDT

After a series of bad economic reports, the gross domestic product estimate from Macroeconomic Advisers has fallen from 4.1 percent to a measly 1.5 percent annualized.


Batista, ICE Launch Electricity Exchange

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 12:36 PM PDT

Brazilian billionaire Eike Batista and other investors are teaming up with ICE to launch BRIX, a trading exchange for electric power.


Restaurant Review: Swimming With the Beautiful People

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 12:27 PM PDT

The point of this Japanese restaurant is not really the food but the scene Cobi Levy is trying to build.


Clashes erupt in Darfur as peace talks stall

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 12:34 PM PDT

KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Fighting has erupted between government forces and rebel groups in Sudan's Darfur region, rebels and U.N. peacekeepers said on Tuesday, days after peace talks stalled over a planned referendum.


Pakistan-based militant group expanding: U.S. general

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 12:14 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A top U.S. general expressed concern to Congress on Tuesday about the expanding reach of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba militant group, warning it was no longer solely focused on India or even South Asia.


Mubarak Is Hospitalized, Officials Say

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 12:53 PM PDT

Hosni Mubarak's hospitalization came two days after the public prosecutor summoned him for questioning.


Diner's Journal: A Passover Playlist From JoeDoe

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 11:30 AM PDT

Jill Schulster, who co-owns JoeDoe in the East Village, has shared the Passover playlist she put together for the restaurant's seders.


City Room: Caption Contest, Fish Edition

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 11:34 AM PDT

Reader caption contest: Why is this man holding this beast?


St Johnstone 0-1 Celtic

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 11:55 AM PDT

Beram Kayal's first goal for Celtic beats St Johnstone and lifts Celtic five points clear at the top of the Scottish Premier League.


Israel keeps Gaza goods crossing shut despite truce

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 11:57 AM PDT

GAZA (Reuters) - Israel kept a commercial crossing with Hamas-ruled Gaza shut for a seventh day Tuesday although a truce had stopped cross-border fighting, and a UN official said he was "extremely worried" essential supplies may run out.


Nasa announces US shuttle museums

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 11:33 AM PDT

The Nasa announces it will send four retired space shuttles to museums in California, New York, Florida and suburban Washington.


NASA Chooses Space Shuttles’ Retirement Homes

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 12:51 PM PDT

The shuttles were assigned to institutions in Florida; Washington, D.C.; Los Angeles; and Manhattan.


Gulf Arabs want Arab summit cancelled: Bahraini minister

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 11:24 AM PDT

DUBAI (Reuters) - Gulf Arab states have asked the Arab League to cancel a summit scheduled to be held in Baghdad in May, the Bahraini foreign minister said on Tuesday, after Iraq criticized Bahrain's crackdown on Shi'ite protesters.


Yemenis Protest Gulf Mediation Deal

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 10:51 AM PDT

Tens of thousands of Yemenis demonstrated across the country against a mediation proposal by neighboring Gulf nations because it offers the president immunity from prosecution.


Mother relives dryer death horror

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 09:34 AM PDT

A mother cries as she tells an inquest of the moment she found her four-year-old son's body in a tumble-dryer at their home.


EU adopts tougher fishing rules

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 09:53 AM PDT

The EU adopts common inspection rules to prevent overfishing and make it possible to trace fish "from net to plate".


Yemenis decry immunity for president

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 10:57 AM PDT

Tens of thousands hold protests against mediation by the GCC aimed at ending political crisis.


Hospital Is Drawn Into Bahrain Strife

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 11:00 AM PDT

Human rights groups say arrests of medical workers are meant to instill terror in doctors, so they will not care for wounded protesters.


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