Mikhail Kalashnikov, Creator of AK-47, Dies at 94. To be interred with other greats.
The inventor of the Kalashnikov rifle, Mikhail Kalashnikov, died a few days ago. As a result, he will be buried in the Cemetery of...
Indian Envoy Is Transferred to U.N. Post for Practicing U.S. Feminist Habits: Underpaying Illegal...
Devyani Khobragade, 39, the Indian deputy consul general in New York, was recently arrested on grounds of submitting false documents to obtain a work visa...
Ex-Microsoft Executive to Take Over Health Site Repairs. Obamacare 1.1 slated for immediate issue....
President Obama has chosen Kurt DelBene (pictured here with a helmet) to replace Jeffrey D. Zients as the fix-it manager for HealthCare.gov.
DelBene was described as...
Unexpected Ruling Critical of N.S.A. Becomes Uncertain Terrain for Appeal
A definitive decision on a telephone surveillance effort seems likely, but much else is unclear, as Supreme Court opinions have pointed in opposite directions....
Kim Jong-un’s Aunt Appears to Survive Husband’s Purge. Some suspect her or her new...
Kim Kyong-hui was named on a leadership list in North Korea’s state-run media, signaling she may have avoided the fate of her husband, who...
TPV’s Times’ Correspondent on President Yanukovich and His ‘Round Table’
Using a term borrowed from the Orange Revolution, President Viktor F. Yanukovich of Ukraine made plans to meet with former politicians to discuss solutions...
TPV’s Times’ Correspondent Debunks Colorado’s Thirst for Guns
Assailant Dead After Shooting at Colorado School, The NY Times reports. Gun manufacturers lament inability to market survey killer but say, "on the whole...
TPV’s Times’ Correspondent Weighs in on John Kerry’s Accomplishments as the Secretary of State.
The secretary of state has rolled up more tangible accomplishments in less than a year than his celebrated predecessor, Hillary Rodham Clinton, did in...
TPV’s Correspondent Covers Why The Great and the Humble Pay Tribute to Mandela
Nelson Mandela’s rain-swept memorial service drew tens of thousands of South Africans and a large crowd of global V.I.P.’s, including President Obama and more...
TPV’s Own Times Correspondent On “American Veteran Seized by North Korea During a Tour...
Merrill Newman was released after a month of detention in North Korea after expressing regret for his actions during the Korean War, none of...
TPV’s Own Times Correspondent On “South Africans Embark on Day of ‘Prayer and Reflection’...
At the start of a week of commemorations, South Africans gathered Sunday to pay homage to the man who embodied the battle against apartheid....
TPV’s Own Times Correspondent On “Rights Group Is Seeking Status of ‘Legal Person’ for...
The Nonhuman Rights Project is using the novel strategy in seeking to have the chimp removed from his owners and placed in a sanctuary....
Berlusconi Expelled From Senate in Italy Thinks about Evicting the Senate from Its Current...
Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s once-powerful former prime minister, was stripped of his seat on Wednesday, leaving him without elective office for the first time in...
Pulling a More Diverse Group of Achievers Into the Advanced Placement Pool
Confronting entrenched perceptions, schools have begun initiatives to enroll more poor, Latino and African-American students in Advanced Placement courses, which serve as an elite...
