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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Obama to address gay rights group

Obama to address gay rights group

Obama to address gay rights group

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 12:34 AM PDT

President Barack Obama will address the largest gay rights group in the US on Saturday night.


Four gunmen dead in attack on Pakistani army HQ

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 12:38 AM PDT

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani soldiers killed all four gunmen who attacked the tightly guarded army headquarters in the city of Rawalpindi on Saturday, military officials said.


China says North Korea wants better US, Japan, Seoul ties

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 12:07 AM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea wants better ties with the United States, Japan and South Korea, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Saturday, days after he visited Pyongyang for talks, adding that time for making progress was limited.


Suspected militants attack Pakistani army HQ

Posted: 10 Oct 2009 12:07 AM PDT

RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (Reuters) - Suspected militants attacked Pakistan's tightly guarded army headquarters on Saturday, opening fire and throwing a grenade at a main gate, security officials and media said.


China to cut aviation fuel prices from Sunday

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 11:36 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - China will cut the price of aviation fuel from Sunday, the National Development and Reform Commission said.


Firing outside Pakistani army HQ - officials

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 11:36 PM PDT

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Soldiers guarding Pakistan's army headquarters opened fire at a suspected suicide bomber in a vehicle on Saturday, a security official and media said.


Bomb in Chechnya kills policeman, injures 14

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 11:36 PM PDT

GROZNY (Reuters) - A policeman was killed in a bomb attack in the Chechen capital Grozny late on Friday that also injured 14 people, a local law enforcement official said.


East Asia powers show united front on N.Korea, economy

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 11:06 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea wants better ties with the United States, Japan and South Korea, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao told East Asian neighbours at a summit that focused on Pyongyang's nuclear weapons and regional economic integration.


Bomb in Chechnya kills one, injures 14 -agencies

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 11:06 PM PDT

MOSCOW (Reuters) - A policeman was killed in a bomb attack in the Chechen capital Grozny late on Friday that also injured 14 people, Russian news agencies reported.


China says N.Korea wants better US, Japan, Seoul ties

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 10:38 PM PDT

BEIJING (Reuters) - North Korea wants better ties with the United States, Japan and South Korea, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Saturday, days after he visited Pyongyang for talks, adding that time for making progress was limited.


US school swine flu event shows vaccine challenge

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 10:38 PM PDT

LANDOVER, Maryland (Reuters) - A U.S. government media event to promote H1N1 school vaccinations on Friday included VIPs, cute kids and a phalanx of television cameras -- but only one in five children at the school had proper parental consent to get immunized.


Dutch gov't aims to flood land for Antwerp port plan

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 10:38 PM PDT

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The Dutch government approved a plan on Friday to flood a patch of reclaimed land by breaching dikes to compensate nature for planned work to deepen a river estuary route to the Belgian port of Antwerp.


EU's Barroso - "very worried" about climate talks

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 10:05 PM PDT

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said on Friday he was very worried about global climate talks with less than two months left until governments are due to meet in Denmark to try to seal a deal.


US school swine flu event shows vaccine challenge

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 10:05 PM PDT

LANDOVER, Maryland (Reuters) - A U.S. government media event to promote H1N1 school vaccinations on Friday included VIPs, cute kids and a phalanx of television cameras -- but only one in five children at the school had proper parental consent to get immunized.


Ex-WTO chief "mildly optimistic" on Doha round

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 10:05 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - It may take another world economic downturn to persuade everyone, but there is still a chance the long-running Doha round of world trade talks can be completed, a former WTO head said on Friday.


Two die at US spiritual retreat

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 09:10 PM PDT

Two people have died and 19 others were taken to hospital after being overcome while in a sauna-like room at a spiritual retreat in Arizona.


Brazil TV host turns himself in

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 09:09 PM PDT

A Brazilian TV presenter accused of ordering killings to boost his programme's ratings has turned himself in to police after going on the run.


Turkey prepares for historic peace

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 09:13 PM PDT

Turkey and Armenia are preparing to sign a historic agreement normalising relations between them after a century of hostility.


Armenia to sign historic accord

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 09:11 PM PDT

Turkey and Armenia are preparing to sign a historic agreement normalising relations between them after a century of hostility.


Q+A - Is it the Nobel "Peace" or "Political" prize?

Posted: 09 Oct 2009 09:34 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday to President Barack Obama, the third prominent U.S. Democrat to win recently, only seemed to reinforce an impression the prize can be as much about politics as about peace.


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