US to build new Afghan prison May 18, 2008
The New York Times newspaper also reported that the current Bush administration previously indicated it would transfer a large number of detainees to the custody of the Afghan government at a new prison outside Kabul, the capital, financed with US funds. But US officials say the Afghan-run jail cannot handle all the Afghans detained by US forces or new prisoners taken amid an increasingly bloody fight against the Taliban and al-Qaeda, the Times wrote. (Aljazeera.Net)
Eight killed in Arkansas storms May 4, 2008
Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe told the New York Times newspaper he had declared an emergency and had made the National Guard available to help in affected areas. As many as 25 tornadoes may have cut through stretches of Oklahoma, Arkansas, eastern Kansas and western Missouri, Greg Carbin, a meteorologist for the national Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, told the Associated Press news agency. (BBC News -- Americas)
US fugitive Vesco reported dead May 4, 2008
Fugitive US millionaire Robert Vesco died last November in Cuba of lung cancer at 72, the New York Times newspaper has reported. Vesco fled America after being accused of embezzling $220m (111m) by the US securities and exchange commission in the 1970s. (BBC News -- Americas)
US 'mulls' Afghanistan troop boost May 4, 2008
Robert Gates, the US defence secretary, is considering sending 7,000 American troops to Afghanistan early next year, the New York Times newspaper has reported. The number of US troops in Afghanistan would rise to about 40,000 if the plan is approved. (Aljazeera.Net)
Pakistan awaits naming of new PM Mar 22, 2008
The New York Times newspaper quoted Mr Sharif and Mr Zardari as saying they could enter into talks with militants to try to end a spate of suicide bombings. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- South Asia)
New York Times CEO says company focused on digital growth Mar 15, 2008
The New York Times newspaper was the sole asset he said was off the table. To illustrate how strong the Times' brand had become online, Robinson noted that the newspaper's website saw a 60 per cent increase in web traffic yesterday after it posted a story about New York Governor Eliot Spitzer's involvement in a prostitution scandal. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Bloomberg denies W House bid Feb 29, 2008
In an article for the New York Times newspaper, Mr Bloomberg wrote: "I am not and will not be a candidate for president.". Mr Bloomberg said he would support a candidate who took an independent non-partisan approach. (BBC News -- Americas)
Trial boost for Bin Laden's driver Feb 23, 2008
"My policy as the chief prosecutor for the military commissions at Guantanamo was that evidence derived through waterboarding was off-limits. That should still be our policy," Davis wrote in the New York Times newspaper. He also alleges that William Haynes, a Pentagon legal adviser, said in August 2005 that any acquittals of suspects at Guantanamo would make the US look bad, calling into question the fairness of the trials. (Aljazeera.Net)
McCain denies having 'affair' Feb 22, 2008
John McCain, the US Republican presidential frontrunner, has denied having a romantic relationship with a Washington lobbyist after a report on the issue appeared in the New York Times newspaper. McCain denied having an affair with Vicky Iseman, reported to have taken place eight years ago, and suggestions that he favoured her clients. (Aljazeera.Net)
US says 9 Iraq civilians accidentally killed Feb 4, 2008
The New York Times newspaper reported on Monday that U.S. aircraft, responding to an attack on a military convoy, had mistakenly fired on the checkpoint. The neighborhood units, formed by mainly Sunni Arab tribal sheikhs, have been credited for contributing to sharp falls in violence across Iraq in the past few months. (Reuters)
US Forces Kill Iraqi Civilians By Mistake Feb 4, 2008
The New York Times newspaper reported that US aircraft, responding to an attack on a military convoy, had mistakenly fired on the checkpoint. Neighbourhood units, formed by mainly Sunni Arab tribal sheikhs, have been credited for contributing to sharp falls in violence across Iraq in the past few months. (Sky News)
Giuliani backing boosts McCain as White House race narrows Jan 31, 2008
Romney also took aim at McCain over the Arizona senator's endorsement this week by the left-leaning New York Times newspaper. "... If you get endorsed by the 'The New York Times,' you're not a conservative," Romney said. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Investors urge Times Co. to build up digital assets Jan 29, 2008
In addition to The New York Times newspaper, Times Co. owns various other newspapers, including The Boston Globe and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette ... "Their real brand is The New York Times newspaper being viewed as a national franchise.". (Boston Globe)
Ledger family heading home Jan 28, 2008
"There are no plans for a public service," Ledger's US-based publicist Mara Buxbaum said in an email to the New York Times newspaper. That decision was made to protect the family's privacy and avoid a possible confrontation with US religious fanatics who threatened to picket any memorial service for the star because of the actor's portrayal of a gay cowboy in Brokeback Mountain. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Heath adored Australia: Kim Ledger Jan 27, 2008
"There are no plans for a public service," Buxbaum wrote in an email to The New York Times newspaper. Ledger's former fiancee, Michelle Williams and two-year-old daughter, Matilda, left their Brooklyn home today for one of New York's airports with several bags of luggage. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
New York Times backs Clinton, McCain Jan 26, 2008
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican contender John McCain have received the golden blessings of the influential New York Times newspaper, marking a big boost to their bids for the White House. In an editorial Friday, the leading liberal national newspaper backed the New York Senator (Clinton) and the Arizona Senator as its primary choices in the presidential race. (Xinhuanet, China)
U.S. suffers first death in new armored truck Jan 22, 2008
The New York Times newspaper reported on Tuesday that the dead soldier was a gunner. Gunners sit in turrets at the top of vehicles and are generally the most exposed of any crew, particularly if a vehicle is flipped or rolls in a blast. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Sub-prime woes continue for UBS Jan 12, 2008
A report in the New York Times newspaper says the US investment firm faces losses of $15bn through its exposure to sub-prime mortgage investments. The paper says Merrill Lynch, which reports its results next week, is seeking capital from an outside investor. (BBC News -- Europe)
Musharraf warns U.S. to keep away Jan 12, 2008
The New York Times newspaper reported last week Washington is considering expanding the authority of the Central Intelligence Agency and the military to pursue aggressive covert operations within the tribal regions. Mr. Musharraf told the Straits Times that U.S. troops would certainly be considered invaders if they set foot in the tribal regions. (Globe and Mail -- International)
US worker survives 47-storey fall Jan 5, 2008
"If you are a believer in miracles, this would be one," Dr Philip Barie, a surgeon at New York's Presbyterian Hospital where Mr Moreno is being treated, was quoted as saying by the New York Times newspaper. "Above 10 floors, most of the time we never see the patients because they usually go to the morgue... this is right up there with those anecdotes of people falling out of airplanes and surviving," Dr Barie said. (BBC News -- Americas)
Ron Paul's internet revolution Jan 2, 2008
"We always knew it was supposed to be important," he told the New York Times newspaper last month. "My idea was you had to have someone who was a super expert, who knew how to find people. But they found us.". (Aljazeera.Net)
Pakistan military 'misusing US aid' Dec 25, 2007
The claim, carried by the New York Times newspaper on Monday, has been denied by the Pakistani military. Bush administration and military officials in Islamabad and Washington acknowledged that there were too few controls over the more than $5bn the US spent to bolster Pakistan's military against al-Qaeda and the Taliban, telling the paper that the strategy had to be completely revamped. (Aljazeera.Net)
FBI planned mass arrests in 1950 Dec 23, 2007
The FBI chief sent his proposal to US President Harry Truman just after the start of the Korean War in 1950, The New York Times newspaper reports. He asked the president to declare the mass arrest necessary to counter "treason, espionage and sabotage". (BBC News -- Americas)
Bush sidesteps 'torture tape' issue Dec 21, 2007
The New York Times newspaper recently reported that at least four White House lawyers had participated in talks with the CIA between 2003 and 2005 about whether the tapes should be destroyed. The paper said the lawyers' participation indicated that White House officials were more extensively involved than the Bush administration has acknowledged. (Aljazeera.Net)
Employees prepare to ‘Perform me the Stories’ Dec 4, 2007
Kelly completed most of her research on the Internet, accessing the New York Times newspaper archives to find information on Hilda. Anytime she was in an opera, there was a review, Kelly said. (Leavenworth Times, KS)
Venezuela votes on giving Chavez wider powers Dec 2, 2007
One of Chavez's strongest critics is his former defense minister, Raul Baduel, who wrote a tract published Saturday by the New York Times newspaper. "Venezuela will thrive only when all its citizens truly have a stake in society. Consolidating more power in the presidency through insidious constitutional reforms will not bring that about. "Thats why the Venezuelan people should vote 'no,'" he wrote. Chavez's ex-wife, Marisabel Rodriguez, a journalist, has also come out against the changes. But... (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Ramones manager death arrest Nov 10, 2007
According to the New York Times newspaper, Stein was the model for the agent who tries to sell Charlie Sheen's character an apartment in the film Wall Street. Born in Manhattan, she worked as a teacher before a blind date with Seymour Stein brought her into the music business. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
FBI take hunt for mafia godfather to London Oct 25, 2007
At the time, William Chase, the acting special agent in charge of the Boston office of the bureau, told The New York Times newspaper that agents who discovered the box found it had listed Mr Bulger's brother, William M. Bulger, the former president of the University of Massachusetts, as a contact person. The FBI admitted that before the discovery, the bureau had information that "there was a possibility of a safe-deposit box" in London "for at least several years". (Times Online)
Kite Runner boy star 'not safe' Oct 5, 2007
The New York Times newspaper says Paramount Vantage is arranging for three families to go and live abroad, and is delaying the film's release. It has run into controversy in Afghanistan, where most of it is set. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Protests over Rumsfeld's new job Sep 22, 2007
"I appointed him because he has three decades of experience, of incredible public service, especially in recent years as it relates to this question of ideology and terror," Hoover director John Raisian told the New York Times newspaper. The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace is engaged in the advanced study of politics, economics and international affairs, according to a statement on its website. (BBC News -- Americas)
Israel's Syria 'raid' remains a mystery Sep 13, 2007
One, cited by the New York Times newspaper quoting a US source, suggests that the attack was in some way linked to North Korea. The former US ambassador to the UN, John Bolton, in a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, raised the possibility that Syria is sheltering technology or materials relating to North Korea's nuclear programme. (BBC News)
Q&A: The Petraeus report Sep 11, 2007
Petraeus will discuss his assessment before a joint session of the house armed services and international relations committees on Monday along with Ryan Crocker, the US ambassador to Iraq, who will, in turn, present his own assessment of the Iraqi political situation under the government of Nuri al-Maliki, the Iraqi prime minister, the New York Times newspaper has reported ... The Washington Post and New York Times newspapers quoted senior US officials on Friday as saying that the general may... (Aljazeera.Net)
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Toys "R" Us stops sales of China-made bibs Aug 19, 2007
The New York Times newspaper reported that it hired a laboratory to test the bibs and that it found a similar level of contamination to that found in tests conducted for CEH.. "Lead in vinyl baby bibs poses a reckless, unnecessary hazard to children at the most vulnerable age," Caroline Cox, research director at CEH, said earlier this week. (Reuters.uk)
Battle looms in US Congress Jul 10, 2007
According to the New York Times newspaper, White House officials who previously thought they could wait until September to begin discussions on withdrawal from Iraq now think Mr Bush must act quickly to forestall more unrest in his party. However, the White House has denied claims it is contemplating pulling US troops out imminently. (BBC News -- Africa)
Deadly blasts hit Iraq Jul 9, 2007
US withdrawalMeanwhile, The New York Times newspaper called for US troops to leave Iraq now, writing the US plan to stabilise the country through military means is a lost cause. "It is time for the United States to leave Iraq, without any more delay than the Pentagon needs to organise an orderly exit," it wrote in a rare, single-issue editorial taking up one-half of a page. (Aljazeera.Net)
CIA details Cold War skulduggery Jun 27, 2007
Investigative journalist Seymour Hersh revealed in the New York Times newspaper in 1974 that the CIA had been spying on anti-war dissidents and civil rights campaigners. However, the documents declassified on Tuesday provide a more comprehensive account of events. (BBC News -- Americas)
Kolhatkar Interviews Chomsky on Interventions Jun 8, 2007
The New York Times Syndicate is part of the same company as the New York Times newspaper, and while readers around the world have had a chance to regularly read Chomsky's articles, the New York Times newspaper has never published a single one. Only a few regional newspapers in the US have picked up the Op-eds, such as the Register Guard, the Dayton Daily News, and the Knoxville Voice. (Zmag.org)
Inverness to buy Biosite after Beckman deal ended May 18, 2007
8 percent at the unit that includes The New York Times newspaper. At its New England Media Group, which includes The Boston Globe, ad revenue decreased 3. (Boston Globe)
* Panama warns of poison from PRC in toothpastes May 13, 2007
The New York Times newspaper said in an investigative report published last Sunday that Taixing Glycerine Factory (ot) in China had manufactured the diethylene glycol and fraudulently passed it off as 99. 5 percent pure glycerin to a Spanish company, Rasfer International, which in turn sold the deadly substance to Panama's Medicom SA.. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Panama recalls toothpaste brands suspected of containing deadly chemical May 12, 2007
The New York Times newspaper said in an investigative report published Sunday that China's Taixing Glycerine Factory made the diethylene glycol and fraudulently passed it off as 99. 5 percent pure glycerin to a Spanish company, Rasfer International, which in turn sold it to Panama's Medicom SA. Medicom then sold it to a government laboratory. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Wolfowitz top aide in fresh controversy May 8, 2007
The New York Times newspaper on Monday reported that leading governments of Europe had signalled they were willing to let the US choose the banks next chief, but only if Mr Wolfowitz stepped down soon. Ms Cleveland and Mr Kellems joined the bank with Mr Wolfowitz from the Bush administration and have been at the heart of his presidency, though in recent months they clashed over strategy. (Yahoo News -- Global Economy)
Taliban leader 'not in Pakistan' Apr 3, 2007
Hamid Karzai, the Afghan president, told the New York Times newspaper on Sunday that he had "solid information" that Mullah Omar was in the Pakistani city. "We have solid, clear information indicating that [Mullah Omar is in Quetta], Karzai said in the interview. "And I am sorry I cannot be silent about this. (Aljazeera.Net)
Russia, Iran deny ultimatum over enrichment program Mar 21, 2007
The New York Times newspaper has quoted several unnamed diplomatic sources from the United States, Europe and Iran. The report says Russia has given Iran an ultimatum to stop its enrichment program, or Russia will not deliver promised nuclear fuel for Iran's first atomic power plant. (ABC Online)
Expert: Supreme Court copyright ruling invites chaos Mar 19, 2007
The 2005 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in the Grokster v. MGM case is partly responsible for Viacom s dispute with Google ending up in court, an expert on copyright law said in a Sunday opinion piece in The New York Times newspaper. Viacom last week sued Google for US$1 billion in damages from the unauthorized posting of Viacom videos on Google s free YouTube video-sharing Web site. (MacCentral)
Fired Wal-Mart worker says he felt pressured: report Mar 9, 2007
After a flurry of articles about Wal-Mart's employment and benefit practices in The New York Times newspaper and elsewhere, Bruce Gabbard said in the Journal that he took it upon himself to find out if any of the newspaper's information was coming from internal sources. "Our job was to plug any information hole," Gabbard, a systems technician, said in the Journal. (ABC News -- Wire)
'Taleban leader held' in Pakistan Mar 3, 2007
The arrest has also been conformed by US intelligence officials quoted in the New York Times newspaper. But Pakistani Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao said he was "not aware" of the arrest. (Yahoo News -- Pakistan)
US sex offender 'posed as pupil' Feb 3, 2007
"He absolutely looked age-appropriate," school spokeswoman Rhonda Cagle told the New York Times newspaper. "By all accounts from the teachers, he was fairly quiet and withdrawn," she said. (BBC News -- Americas)
More Asia Pacific Stories World Headlines Bush backs warrantless eavesdropping into secretive court Jan 20, 2007
The "war on terror" eavesdropping program, which did not require a judge's warrant, was revealed by The New York Times newspaper in December 2005. The news sparked a furor in the US Congress, including in Bush's Republican Party which at the time controlled both chambers, and spawned dozens of lawsuits. (Yahoo! Asia News)
US to end warrantless wiretaps Jan 18, 2007
Mr Bush authorised the secret intercept scheme in 2001 after the 11 September attacks but it did not come to light until December 2005 when it was uncovered by the New York Times newspaper. Under the programme, international phone calls and e-mails to or from the US could be wiretapped without the need for a warrant, if the person or people involved were suspected of having terrorist links. (BBC News -- Americas)
Profile: Michael McConnell Jan 7, 2007
Mr McConnell's deputy at the NSA, William P Crowell, told the New York Times newspaper he was a "consummate professional". Another former colleague, Ronald D Lee, told the paper he was "an exceptionally gifted leader who was completely devoted to the rule of law and the constitution". (BBC News)
Iranians 'up to no good' in Iraq Jan 5, 2007
A US military spokesman in Baghdad told the New York Times newspaper that the raid had produced "specific intelligence from highly credible sources that linked individuals and locations with criminal activities". The spokesman added that "some of that specific intelligence dealt explicitly with force protection issues including attacks on Multinational Forces". (BBC News)
NY subway 'hero' saves teenager Jan 5, 2007
The New York Times newspaper reported that Mr Hollopeter had suffered a seizure, which sent him convulsing off the platform and onto the tracks. Moments after the train came to a halt, Mr Hollopeter asked if he was dead, Mr Autrey said. (BBC News)
