DealBook: Massachusetts Fines Morgan Stanley Over Facebook I.P.O.

DealBook: Massachusetts Fines Morgan Stanley Over Facebook I.P.O.

DealBook: Massachusetts Fines Morgan Stanley Over Facebook I.P.O.

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 01:20 PM PST

The state's top financial regulator accused the bank of improperly influencing the I.P.O. process.

In South Korea's "Exam Village" young voters yearn for change

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 01:06 PM PST

SEOUL (Reuters) - Living on $2 bowls of rice in rows of tiny rooms, thousands of young South Koreans are voting early ahead of Wednesday's presidential election as they cram for exams that they hope will lead to a government job for life.

Feuding French conservatives set new leadership vote

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 12:45 PM PST

PARIS (Reuters) - French conservatives, whose party has been locked in an acrimonious leadership struggle for months after losing national elections to the Socialists, agreed on Monday to hold a new vote before October.

Five men jailed in Kosovo for 54 years

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 12:50 PM PST

PRISTINA (Reuters) - A court in Kosovo jailed five men on Monday for a total of 54 years for murder and attempted murder in a case stemming from a period of deadly political score-settling after the country's 1998-99 war.

Bangladesh Factory Fire Caused by Gross Negligence

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 01:30 PM PST

A government inquiry says criminal charges should be brought against the owner of the Tazreen Fashions factory, where a Nov. 24 fire killed 112 people.

Tim Scott gets South Carolina nod

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 11:00 AM PST

South Carolina Representative Tim Scott is chosen to replace Senator Jim DeMint in the US Senate, becoming the first African-American senator in the state's history.

Morsi-appointed public prosecutor resigns

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 01:25 PM PST

Talaat Abdallah, who was brought into post last month, quits apparently after protests from judges, media reports say.

Officer's 'pleb' claim investigated

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 01:01 PM PST

The police watchdog says it is to investigate whether an officer did witness a row in which he claimed ex-chief whip Andrew Mitchell called officers 'plebs'.

CIA officially denies that it is trying to erase a letter from the Russian alphabet

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 12:26 PM PST

The Wall Street Journal has a long, charming article on the ups and downs of a Russian letter that is fading from the vernacular. The Cyrillic-alphabet letter, , is pronounced "yo." Apparently, people are starting to drop the dots, even though the resulting e is pronounced "ye" in Russia. The distinction does matter: it's why Russians know their former leader as Nikita Khrushchov rather than Khrushchev, as he is commonly called by the rest of the world.

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Egypt public prosecutor resigns

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 01:23 PM PST

Egypt's newly appointed public prosecutor Talaat Ibrahim resigns from his post after protests from the judiciary, reports say.

Memo From Washington: Newtown Tragedy May Soften Hearts in Washington

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 01:28 PM PST

Though seemingly unrelated, the emotionally wrenching school shootings may soften the hearts of politicians as they try to resolve the fiscal crisis.

The Appraisal: For 3 Families, Wooden Water Tanks Are in the Blood

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 12:20 PM PST

Installing, maintaining and replacing them in New York City are tasks largely handled by old family businesses.

Ask Science: Probes Will Crash Into the Moon’s Dark (Not Far) Side Today

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 12:34 PM PST

At 5:28 p.m. ET on Monday, NASA's Grail spacecraft will crash into the Moon's shadows. (What would you call the half of the Moon facing away from the Sun?)

Bridging the Generation Gap, One Meal at a Time

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 01:07 PM PST

Can food, so often portrayed this time of year as the glue that binds a family together, also be the wedge that drives us apart?

Bangladesh Fire Probe Uncovers Sabotage

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 09:55 AM PST

A Bangladesh government committee investigating the garment factory fire that killed 112 people said in its findings that the blaze was sabotage.

Clinton gets accountability report on Benghazi attacks

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 12:17 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday received an official review of the September attack on a U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, setting the stage for testimony on an incident that prompted a political furor and sharp questions about security at U.S. diplomatic facilities overseas.

Egypt's new public prosecutor resigns

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 12:07 PM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's new public prosecutor, appointed by President Mohamed Mursi last month, has resigned from his post, judicial sources and the main state newspaper al-Ahram said on Monday.

Israel approves 1,500 more settler homes

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 12:15 PM PST

Construction plan in Ramat Shlomo in East Jerusalem revived, prompting Palestinians to demand UN meeting over the issue.

Jerusalem settlement plan backed

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 11:25 AM PST

The Israeli interior ministry gives preliminary approval to controversial plans to build 1,500 more homes at a Jewish settlement in East Jerusalem.

Sasol Betting Big on Gas-to-Liquid Plant in U.S.

Posted: 17 Dec 2012 01:03 PM PST

Sasol, a South African company, plans to take advantage of a glut of cheap gas to make diesel and other refined products at competitive prices in Louisiana.

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