India Ink: For International Students, College Checklists for March

India Ink: For International Students, College Checklists for March

India Ink: For International Students, College Checklists for March

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 04:21 PM PST

College counselors in the United States offer monthly advice for juniors and seniors who want to stay on track during the admissions process.

Art Review: ‘Bill Brandt: Shadow and Light’ at MoMA

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 02:36 PM PST

The British photographer Bill Brandt, whose work is on view at MoMA, took pictures whose balance of art and humanity is frequently called strange, mysterious and irresistible.

Revolution in the Resale of Digital Books and Music

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 02:11 PM PST

The prospect of online stores that sell used e-books and digital music has heartened consumer advocates, but publishers and artists are worried.

Nigeria Boko Haram amnesty dismissed

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 04:22 PM PST

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan rejects an amnesty for the militant Islamist group Boko Haram, despite a recent appeal by a Muslim leader.

VIDEO: London cabbie takes on Mumbai traffic

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 04:13 PM PST

A London cab driver has a go at driving a taxi around the streets of Mumbai, in the first part of a new BBC series.

North Korea threatens nuclear strike, U.N. expands sanctions

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 04:13 PM PST

SEOUL/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - North Korea threatened the United States on Thursday with a preemptive nuclear strike, raising the level of rhetoric as the U.N. Security Council approved new sanctions against the reclusive country.

VIDEO: London cabbie takes on Mumbai traffic

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 04:13 PM PST

A London cab driver has a go at driving a taxi around the streets of Mumbai, in the first part of a new BBC series.

VIDEO: The room that 'sucks out' sound

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 04:04 PM PST

The BBC's Mike Williams goes into an anechoic chamber at the University College of London to try to hear what true silence sounds like.

Venezuela's Chavez to be embalmed for public view

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 04:02 PM PST

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's Hugo Chavez will be embalmed and put on display "for eternity" at a military museum after a state funeral and an extended period of lying in state, acting President Nicolas Maduro said on Thursday.

Bin Laden son-in-law detained overseas, brought to New York

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 04:02 PM PST

WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Prosecutors unsealed an indictment against a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden on Thursday that charged him with conspiracy to kill Americans, after government sources said he was arrested overseas and brought to New York.

Analysis: Behind North Korea bluster, a record of troubling actions

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 04:04 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea's blood-curdling war threats are often dismissed as the kind of over-the-top rhetoric the world expects from the reclusive and eccentric leadership in Pyongyang, now in its third generation under Kim Jong-un.

Like Lenin, Mao, Chávez to Be Embalmed

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 04:23 PM PST

The remains of Venezuela President Hugo Chávez will be embalmed and placed in a glass casket on permanent display so "our people can have him forever," Vice President Nicolás Maduro said.

Photos of the Day: March 7

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 03:52 PM PST

In today's pictures, policemen protect themselves in Chile, young people swim at a beach in Mumbai, a man repairs power lines in China, and more.

Special Report: The Female Factor: A Fight to Save Baby Girls in India

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 03:37 PM PST

Valli Annamalai, the head of the Mother and Child Welfare Project in Tamil Nadu, has seen progress in her effort to end the area's reputation as one of the worst places for "gendercide" in India.

Tunisia poised to unveil government

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 03:31 PM PST

Tunisian Prime Minister-designate Ali Larayedh says the line-up of a new government has been agreed and will be presented to the president on Friday.

Baby born on packed commuter train

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 01:36 PM PST

A baby is born on a packed rush hour commuter train travelling from central London to Kent.

Lib Dems in critical state - Farron

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 02:15 PM PST

The Liberal Democrats are in a "critical state" and should not assume "survival is guaranteed", party president Tim Farron has said.

Iran Leader Lambasted for Tribute to Chávez

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 03:07 PM PST

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's lionization of his Venezuelan friend Hugo Chávez caused a political firestorm in the Islamic Republic, as doubts arose over whether the two countries could carry on their tight alliance now that Mr. Chávez is dead.

Bin Laden's son-in-law faces charges in US

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 04:38 PM PST

Suleiman Abu Ghaith, accused of conspiring to kill US nationals, brought to New York City after his "arrest in Turkey".

Bats: Rivera Expected to Announce This Is His Last Season

Posted: 07 Mar 2013 02:08 PM PST

With 608 saves, the Yankees' Mariano Rivera may have had the greatest career ever for a closer.

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