European Union Puts Off New Hedge Fund Rules
The move to delay a decision on new rules for hedge funds was a reprieve for Britain, which fears that tighter regulations could drive the industry from London.
Q&A: Powering a Laptop Overseas
You may not need a power converter when you take your laptop overseas, but you may need a plug adapter.
Iraq Election Results Hint of Political Shift
Partial election results suggested a shift in power, with a secular candidate challenging the prime minister.
Netanyahu Offers an Apology, but No Shift in Policy
An ill-timed housing announcement has left the Israeli government scrambling to respond to a tough list of demands by the Obama administration.
On the Wings of an Unusual Exhibition
For his first solo show first solo show in Britain, the French artist Celeste Boursier-Mougenot has built an aviary orchestra at The Curve -- and the exhibition is designed especially for the unusual space, which wraps around the concert hall at the Barbican Center.
Basketball Study Examines How Midmajors Get Stars
A talent evaluator’s analysis finds striking trends.
Lakers Top Warriors for 9th Straight Time, 124-121
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Kobe Bryant scored 29 points and Pau Gasol added 26 to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to their ninth straight victory over the Golden State Warriors, 124-121 on Monday night.
Payback Time: Avalanche of Maturing Junk Bonds Looms for Markets
More than $700 billion of high-yield debt will mature over a three-year period beginning in 2012, raising worries about new loans, defaults and bankruptcies.
Glamour Boy Beckham to Miss World Cup After Injury
LONDON (AP) -- Unless David Beckham can mend it as well as he can bend it, soccer's now-limping glamour boy will miss this summer's World Cup -- a blow to tournament organizers, sponsors, TV viewers and average fans.
There's Plenty of Reaction to Possible Expansion
NEW YORK (AP) -- It wouldn't take an act of Congress, and in the overall scheme of things, expanding the field for the NCAA men's basketball championship wouldn't solve or create any problems for most Americans.
German Priest in Church Abuse Case Is Suspended
The priest at the center of a sex-abuse scandal that has embroiled the pope worked with children for decades after he was convicted of molestation.
New York Region Comes to Grips With Shock of Storm’s Fury
Officials across the metropolitan region called damage from the weekend storm some of the worst they’d seen.
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In Ireland, a Hearing on a Plot to Kill a Swedish Cartoonist
Five of the seven people arrested in Ireland a week ago have been released, but two others, an Algerian man and a Libyan man, were formally charged.
Dance Review: Doug Varone’s Former Dancers, at the 92nd Street Y
Doug Varone organized a program of his former dancers at the 92nd Street Y on Friday.
Dark Film on Teenagers Echoes From Mall to Church
The film “Mall Girls” has provoked a national debate about moral decadence in Poland, 20 years after the fall of Communism.
McChrystal Brings Most Special Operations Under His Control
Action by the top American commander in Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, was taken in part because of concern over civilian casualties.
New York Case Faults Public Defender Programs
Civil liberties groups are watching a case about the quality of public defender programs that is about to be argued before New York’s highest court.
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Student Opinion | Tell us where you think you rate on the politeness scale - and what breaches of etiquette drive you crazy.