Media Decoder Blog: Brian McGrory Rises From Boston Globe Paperboy to Become the Paper's Next Editor

Media Decoder Blog: Brian McGrory Rises From Boston Globe Paperboy to Become the Paper's Next Editor
Greek police clash with angry shopkeepers in Athens
U.S. government report faults Bahrain 2011 labor crackdown
Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek
Newtown: Did the media go too far?
WikiLeaks' Assange says "door open" to end London stand-off
U.N. authorizes African force to take on al Qaeda in Mali
Wright House in Phoenix Is Sold After Fight for Preservation
UN approves Mali military intervention
UN backs Mali intervention force
Ecuador top banker's fake degree
Kenya approves new, more independent, head of police
S Africa's ANC rejects mine nationalisation
$1,200 a Pound, Truffles Suffer in Heat
The Best Classical Music Recordings of 2012
South Africa's Zuma pledges ANC renewal to dispel doubts
French national kidnapped in northern Nigeria
Four killed in clash in Libya's Benghazi: officials
U.S. government report faults Bahrain 2011 labor crackdown
U.N.: Syrian fight 'overtly sectarian'

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 01:15 PM PST

In his 23 years working in the newspaper's newsroom - as opposed to delivering its copies - Mr. McGrory has been a reporter, columnist and metro editor. He succeeds Martin Baron.

Greek police clash with angry shopkeepers in Athens

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 01:07 PM PST

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek riot police fought a group of Athens businessmen who tried to prevent a tax inspection on their shops, officials said on Thursday, highlighting the resistance the government faces in cracking down on the country's endemic tax evasion.

U.S. government report faults Bahrain 2011 labor crackdown

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 01:08 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bahrain appears to have violated commitments it made to the United States to protect workers' rights in its response to a March 2011 general strike at the time of the Arab Spring, the U.S. Labor Department said in a report on Thursday.

Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 12:56 PM PST

A group of world-class skiers and snowboarders set out to ski Tunnel Creek. Then the mountain moved.

Newtown: Did the media go too far?

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 09:42 AM PST

Did the media go too far in Newtown?

WikiLeaks' Assange says "door open" to end London stand-off

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 12:43 PM PST

LONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said on Thursday the "door was open" for talks to end his refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, where he holed up six months ago to avoid extradition to Sweden for alleged sex crimes.

U.N. authorizes African force to take on al Qaeda in Mali

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 01:10 PM PST

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The 15-nation U.N. Security Council on Thursday unanimously authorized the deployment of an African-led military force to help defeat al Qaeda and other Islamist militants in northern Mali.

Wright House in Phoenix Is Sold After Fight for Preservation

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 01:05 PM PST

A house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in Phoenix, Ariz., was sold on Thursday, after it had been threatened for months with demolition.

UN approves Mali military intervention

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 12:59 PM PST

Security Council unanimously approves two-track resolution that stresses diplomacy backed by African-led military force.

UN backs Mali intervention force

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 01:09 PM PST

The UN Security Council authorises an African-led military force to try to oust Islamists who have taken over northern Mali.

Ecuador top banker's fake degree

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 12:21 PM PST

The governor of the Ecuadorean Central Bank, Pedro Delgado, resigns after admitting that he lied about finishing a degree in economics.

Kenya approves new, more independent, head of police

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 12:25 PM PST

NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's parliament approved a national head of police for a fixed six-year term, in a move aimed to boost independence from political interference for security forces dogged by a reputation for corruption.

S Africa's ANC rejects mine nationalisation

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 12:16 PM PST

Governing party says controversial issue is "off the table" as leadership conference concludes in city of Bloemfontein.

$1,200 a Pound, Truffles Suffer in Heat

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 01:01 PM PST

Black Périgords are becoming scarcer and more expensive, and some scientists say it is because of the effects of global warming on the fungus's Mediterranean habitat.

The Best Classical Music Recordings of 2012

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 12:09 PM PST

Classical music critics from The Times select their favorite recordings of the year.

South Africa's Zuma pledges ANC renewal to dispel doubts

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 11:53 AM PST

BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa (Reuters) - South African President Jacob Zuma, fresh from a landslide re-election as head of the ruling ANC, on Thursday promised to crack down on corruption and feuding that has shaken confidence in the party's leadership of Africa's top economy.

French national kidnapped in northern Nigeria

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 12:04 PM PST

PARIS/ABUJA (Reuters) - A French energy worker has been kidnapped in northern Nigeria after 30 gunmen attacked a residence and killed a policeman and a security guard protecting the foreign employee, officials said on Thursday.

Four killed in clash in Libya's Benghazi: officials

Posted: 20 Dec 2012 11:38 AM PST

BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - Four people were killed when security forces clashed with armed demonstrators outside a police station in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Thursday, security sources said.