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  • Board approves News Corp split into two entities Board approves News Corp split into two entities

    WASHINGTON - Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation Friday announced the planned separation of the $76-billion conglomerate into two distinct publicly traded companies, with one to be renamed 21st Century Fox and the publishing firm to retain the News Corp brand. The split has been formally approved by the Board of Directors. The Company announced appointments to the Boards of Directors of both ...

  • Manipurs UPPK insurgent group surrenders to join national mainstream

    All members of the United People's Party of Kangleipak (UPPK) insurgent group surrendered before authorities in Imphal on Friday.ddressing a press conference, Principal Secretary (Home) of the Manipur Government Suresh Babu said the rebels, numbering about 78, have handed over 38 sophisticated weapons, including AK Assault Rifles and a few thousand rounds of ammunition of different weapons at a ...

  • In Mexico fears for democracy as threatened journalists curtail coverage

    Rogelio Elizondo’s son went to buy a used car in Nuevo Laredo two years ago. He never came back. In much of Mexico, Elizondo’s tragedy would remain the anguish of a solitary family in a country where the problem of ‘disappeared’ people is worse than anyplace else in the Western Hemisphere. But a slightly more positive story is unfolding. Elizondo joined with scores of ...

  • Cricket Press explains design for West Sixths logo

    The design used by West Sixth Brewing Co. for its logo was chosen for its boldness and simplicity, wrote Brian Turner, owner-operator of Cricket Press in Lexington.Turner and his wife, Sara, own and operate the firm that designed the logo for West Sixth - which is now at the heart of a trademark infringement lawsuit filed against West Sixth by Magic Hat of Vermont."We approached this ...

  • Germany as EU member should press on Armenia to settle Karabakh conflict

    The German diplomacy today determines the foreign policy of the EU. The statement came from director of the Center for Strategic Studies under the President of Azerbaijan Farhad Mammadov, speaking on the German-Azerbaijani dialogue forum organized by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and SOCAR. "There is an urgent need to analyze the relations between Germany and Azerbaijan, developed over ...

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Devil's Advocate

It's not much of a stretch to imagine the devil making himself comfortable here on earth in the guise of a lawyer. Why not? Lawyers are paid to know the law and how to work the law to the advantage of their clients. When you're responsible for keeping the richest and most powerful men in the world out of jail, that gives you a pretty firm grasp on the strings that play the world. How better for th ... ...

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  • Bahrain Journalists Association Holds Workshop

    Manama-May-25(BNA) Bahrain Journalists Association (BJA) held a workshop under the theme "The Official Spokesperson .. Communication Skills with the Media". Culture Ministry Media Advisor Dr. Elie Flouty conducted the training in the presence of officials, journalists, students and public relations officers working in both the public and private sectors. The lecturer stressed ...

  • Journalist Lester critical after car crash

    MONTREAL -- Journalist Normand Lester is fighting for his life after a collision Saturday morning on Cte-Ste-Catherine Rd. in Montreal.Lester, 67, was driving about 9:30 a.m. when he rear-ended a vehicle stopped at a red light, police said. He is in critical condition at a hospital.Police are investigating to determine the cause of the accident, but initial indications are he may have had a ...

  • US Justice Department defends journalist email search as legally sound

    WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Justice Department said on Friday that Attorney General Eric Holder and other senior officials vetted a decision to search an email account belonging to a Fox News reporter whose story on North Korea prompted a leak ...

  • Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Haynes Johnson dies at age 81

    This undated photo shows journalist Haynes Johnson. Johnson, a pioneering Washington journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the civil rights movements and migrated from newspapers to television, books and teaching, died Friday, May 24, 2013. He was 81. (AP Photo/The Washington Post) WASHINGTON TIMES OUT; NEW YORK TIMES OUT;THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER AND USA TODAY OUT; MAGS OUT; NO ...

  • IPL 6 MS Dhoni skips pre-final press conference coach Fleming says players distressed

    Chennai Super Kings skipper MS Dhoni decided to skip the pre-match press conference ahead of Sunday's Indian Premier League 2013 final versus Mumbai Indians. Dhoni was expected to address the media on Saturday but chose to give it a miss. ...

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