Murder of British family and French cyclist seen by Gallic press as small story despite hitting front pages in UK newspapers
By Kim Willsher in Paris, guardian.co.uk, September 9, 2012
For the French press, the murder of a British family and a French cyclist on the edge of an Alpine forest was what is known as a "fait divers", a term mostly used to describe a trivial miscellaneous news item.
Teachers prepare for Monday walk-out if union and district officials can't agree on mayor's changes to pay and evaluations
Reuters, September 9, 2012
Talks between teachers in Chicago and officials from the US's third-largest school district looked to go down to the wire Sunday, ahead of a looming strike over mayor Rahm Emanuel's demand for sweeping school reforms.
By Salman Faraj, Agence France Presse, Sept. 9, 2012
BAGHDAD — A wave of more than 25 attacks across Iraq killed 71 people and wounded more than 350 on Saturday and Sunday, security and medical sources said, with the security forces and markets among the targets.
The latest violence brings the number of people killed already this month to 101, according to an AFP tally.
By David Ignatius, Washington Post Op-Ed, September 5, 2012
The United States and its allies are moving in Syria toward a program of covert support for the rebels that, for better or worse, looks very much like what America and its friends did in Afghanistan in the 1980s.
TORONTO — Canada shut its embassy in Tehran on Friday, severed diplomatic relations and ordered Iranian diplomats to leave, accusing the Islamic Republic of being the most significant threat to world peace.
The surprise action reinforces the Conservative government’s close ties with Tehran’s arch foe Israel but also removes some of Washington’s eyes and ears inside the Iranian capital [....]
The United States said on Friday it is designating the Pakistan-based Haqqani network a terrorist organization, which will trigger sanctions against a group American officials blame for high-profile attacks in Afghanistan, and which they say has ties to the Pakistani state.
By Gina Kolata, New York Times, September 4/5, 2012
[....] The findings, which are the fruit of an immense federal project involving 440 scientists from 32 laboratories around the world, will have immediate applications for understanding how alterations in the non-gene parts of DNA contribute to human diseases, which may in turn lead to new drugs.
By Nina Bernstein, New York Times, September 6/7, 2012
[....] while Medicare has drawn more attention in the election campaign, seniors and their families may have even more at stake in the future of Medicaid changes — those proposed, and others already under way.
By Isabel Kershner, New York Times, September 5/6, 2012
JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu abruptly canceled a meeting of his security cabinet on Wednesday, saying information was leaked from the highly confidential deliberations, a security failure that could undermine his efforts to project a unified front to the West about how to deal with Iran’s nuclear program.
By Pratap Chakravarty, Agence France Presse, September 3, 2012
NEW DELHI — India and China announced Tuesday they would resume joint military exercises after a four-year gap, a move designed to build trust in the often prickly relationship between the world's two most populous nations.
After Indian Defence Minister A.K. Antony hosted talks with his Chinese counterpart Liang Guanglie, the men told reporters they had debated some of the main sources of friction between the two sides and agreed a series of measures.
By Dr Annie Brewster (guest contributor,) Common Health @ Boston's NPR Station, August 31, 2012
Like most doctors, I am an overachiever and I have always been a “good” student. Throughout my education, I perfected the art of making my teachers happy [....]
By Rebecca Santana, Associated Press, Sept. 2, 2012
ISLAMABAD—A Muslim cleric is accused of stashing pages of a Qur’an in a Christian girl’s bag to make it seem like she burned the Islamic holy book, a surprising twist in a case that caused an international outcry over the country’s strict blasphemy laws.
By Binyamin Applebaum, New York Times, Aug. 30/Sept. 1, 2012
Unemployment "Grave"
Markets Waver, Then Rise
Republicans Fault Approach
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — The Federal Reserve chairman, Ben S. Bernanke, delivered a detailed and forceful argument on Friday for new steps to stimulate the economy, reinforcing earlier indications that the Fed is on the verge of action [....]
By Randal C. Archibold, New York Times, Aguust 27/28, 2012
MEXICO CITY — The federal police officers who shot up an American Embassy vehicle on Friday, wounding two American law-enforcement workers, were detained on Monday as prosecutors determine whether they abused their authority or committed other crimes, Mexican officials said.
Move reveals differences with UK and US, which have been more guarded in their dealings with Syrian opposition groups
By Julian Borger, Guardian.co.uk, August 27, 2012
The French president, François Hollande, has urged Syria's divided opposition to form a provisional government, saying Paris would give it official recognition. The announcement on Monday came as Syrian fighter plane attacks on eastern suburbs of Damascus killed at least 60 people, according to opposition activists.
