Musharraf Declares State of Emergency

Seeded on Sat Nov 3, 2007 1:01 PM EDT (The New York Times)

Gen. Pervez Musharraf suspended the constitution in a confrontation with the Supreme Court justices who are deliberating on his re-election as president.

nytimes, world, asia

Blackwater's Owner Has Spies for Hire

Seeded on Sat Nov 3, 2007 12:56 AM EDT (The Washington Post)

First it became a brand name in security for its work in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now it's taking on intelligence.

washington-post

An Unlikely Megachurch Lesson

Seeded on Sat Nov 3, 2007 12:17 AM EDT (The New York Times)

A Jewish organization devoted to reinvigorating synagogues has crossed the sectarian divide to learn from one of the most successful evangelical megachurches in the nation.

nytimes, us, jews, evangelical-movement

An Italian Author Driven Into the Shadows by Success

Seeded on Sat Nov 3, 2007 12:01 AM EDT (The New York Times)

Roberto Saviano, who writes about mobsters, has been forced to live in hiding under state protection as Italy struggles against organized crime.

nytimes, world, europe, organized-crime, writing-and-writers, italy

As Japan Ages, Prisons Adapt to Going Gray

Seeded on Fri Nov 2, 2007 11:48 PM EDT (The New York Times)

In one of the world's most rapidly aging societies, Japanese 65 and over are the fastest-growing group of criminals.

nytimes, world, asia, prisons-and-prisoners, aged, japan, bureau-of-justice-statistics

Gaul as a Cabinet of Curiosities and Patois

Seeded on Fri Nov 2, 2007 5:05 AM EDT (The New York Times)

In this brilliant work of history, France dissolves under close inspection into an endless series of counterexamples to the myth of a culturally unified nation and people.

nytimes, books, books-and-literature, france, graham-robb, discovery-of-france, the-book

Tapped Out, but Hopeful: A Break in Texas's Oil Decline

Seeded on Fri Nov 2, 2007 4:58 AM EDT (The New York Times)

As oil approaches $100 a barrel, there is plenty of incentive to find more American oil, but even with new investment, the nation's oil fields are mostly tapped out.

nytimes, business, oil-petroleum-and-gasoline, wells, texas

Effort to Save Everglades Falters as Funds Dwindle

Seeded on Fri Nov 2, 2007 4:50 AM EDT (The New York Times)

Seven years into an $8 billion effort to rescue the Florida Everglades, federal financing has slowed to a trickle.

nytimes, us, restoration-and-rehabilitation, everglades-national-park, florida, south-florida-water-management-district

A New Lifestyle in South Korea: First Weekends, and Now Brunch

Seeded on Fri Nov 2, 2007 4:46 AM EDT (The New York Times)

The discovery of the weekend in South Korea has meant an explosion in new activities, including leisurely late-morning repasts.

nytimes, world, asia, food, families-and-family-life, restaurants, south-korea

Militants Draw New Front Line Inside Pakistan

Seeded on Fri Nov 2, 2007 4:34 AM EDT (The New York Times)

For the first time, heavy fighting has moved beyond Pakistan's tribal fringe and into more settled areas.

nytimes, world, asia, terrorism, air-forces, bombs-and-explosives, pakistan

Afghan Force and NATO Battle Taliban in South

Seeded on Thu Nov 1, 2007 12:17 AM EDT (The New York Times)

According to Afghan officials, no civilian deaths were reported in two days of fighting between the Taliban and NATO forces, made up of Canadian and American troops.

nytimes, world, asia, armament, defense-and-military-forces, afghanistan, north-atlantic-treaty-organization, taliban

The Bartender Who Started It All

Seeded on Wed Oct 31, 2007 11:37 AM EDT (The New York Times)

A new biography brings Jerry Thomas, the first bartender to publish a drink book in the United States, to life.

nytimes, dining, alcoholic-beverages, books-and-literature

Hello, India? I Need Help With My Math

Seeded on Wed Oct 31, 2007 11:19 AM EDT (The New York Times)

In a new wave of global outsourcing, personal chores are moving offshore, and this is leading to some daunting challenges, both economic and cultural.

nytimes, business, worldbusiness, computers-and-the-internet, education-and-schools, labor, india

Wait, Don't Eat That: Candy Scandal Stuns Japan

Seeded on Wed Oct 31, 2007 11:10 AM EDT (The New York Times)

Scandals involving the freshness of products by popular confectioners have shaken Japanese consumers.

nytimes, world, asia, food-contamination-and-poisoning, candy, japan

Chemicals Flow Unchecked From China to Drug Market

Seeded on Wed Oct 31, 2007 10:59 AM EDT (The New York Times)

Pharmaceutical ingredients exported from China are often made by companies that are neither certified nor inspected by Chinese drug regulators.

nytimes, world, asia, drugs-pharmaceuticals, international-trade-and-world-market, chemicals, medicine-and-health, counterfeit-merchandise, china

In India, Poverty Inspires Technology Workers to Altruism

Seeded on Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:59 PM EDT (The New York Times)

Corporations have made India a laboratory for extending modern technological conveniences to the world's poor.

nytimes, technology, computers-and-the-internet, economic-conditions-and-trends, india

Khun Sa, Drug King, Dies at 73

Seeded on Tue Oct 30, 2007 12:41 PM EDT (The New York Times)

Khun Sa was the publicity-loving Golden Triangle drug lord who thrived in the region's kill-or-be-killed cauldron of ethnic rivalries and heroin-financed private armies.

nytimes, world, asia, deaths-obituaries, opium, smuggling, drug-abuse-and-traffic, myanmar