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No Fairy Tale for a Commoner

John Burnham Schwartz’s new novel imagines the lives of Japanese royals.
01/23/2008 12:00 am
World

01/22/2008 12:00 am
A legless artist documents the world in 32,000 stares

Tired of gawkers, Kevin Connolly traveled by skateboard, capturing their sheer human curiosity.
01/22/2008 12:00 am
No fairy tale for a mere commoner

John Burnham Schwartz's new novel imagines the lives of Japanese royals
01/22/2008 12:00 am
Terrorism & Security Gordon Brown calls for greater voice for India in international organizations

The British prime minister wants India to join the Financial Action Task Force, which targets terrorist financing. He also backed a permanent seat on an expanded UN Security Council.
01/21/2008 12:00 am
Japanese youth help compatriots embrace diversity

In a country that has long prided itself on homogeneity, it's becoming cool for youth to embrace the growing number of foreigners in their midst.
01/18/2008 12:00 am
Tuna's spawning grounds under threat

Critics say fish farms are depleting stocks by caging tuna for fattening before they've had a chance to spawn.
01/16/2008 12:00 am
Opinion Don't pave Cambodia's flawed path to justice

The tribunal to try ex-Khmer Rouge leaders needs reform, then funds.
01/15/2008 12:00 am
World

01/14/2008 12:00 am
A 124-mile view of Mercury's mysteries

Monday's flyby, the first visit in 33 years, is expected to render new images and data that can shed light on the origins of the solar system.
01/14/2008 12:00 am
In India, the world's cheapest car debuts to fanfare, criticism

Manufacturers take note of the $2,500 vehicle’s massive market, as environmentalists fear the effects of an automobile influx.
01/10/2008 12:00 am
Abroad, fresh image of U.S.

Many see Obama, Clinton successes as fitting the ideals of US democracy and diversity.
01/10/2008 12:00 am
World

01/08/2008 12:00 am
World

01/02/2008 12:00 am
When a pound of cure is too much

Another phase of the US healthcare crisis: patients who are overtreated
01/02/2008 12:00 am
When a pound of cure is too much

Another phase of the US healthcare crisis: patients who are overtreated.
01/02/2008 12:00 am
America: Step up on climate change

Global warming is the nuclear issue of our age.
12/31/2007 12:00 am
Ikebana with a samurai swagger

10/03/2007 01:00 am
For online users, a looming shortage of IP addresses

The numerical sequences, which allow machines to communicate with one another, could run out in the next few years.
08/03/2007 01:00 am
Robots advance, consumers stall

More robots are in the marketplace but a 'Frankenstein complex' prevents their wide acceptance, among other things.
05/31/2007 01:00 am
How do you make electronics easier to recycle?

A UN-led group is grappling with the growing crisis of high-tech trash.
03/08/2007 12:00 am