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New York Times blocked in China over Wen Jiabao wealth story BBC News The New York Times says access to its website is being blocked inside China after it published an investigation into wealth accumulated by relatives of Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao In its report, the paper said Mr Wen's family members "have controlled ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

New York Parents Rattled by Fatal Stabbing of Two Siblings New York Times It is often the sweetest time of day for harried parents. That magical moment when children retreat from the unpredictable, aggressive city to wash off the dirt of the day and settle into their soothing evening routine of bath time and bedtime stories. See all stories on this topic »

New Zealand to resettle Afghan interpreters BBC News New Zealand says it has offered to resettle 23 Afghan interpreters and their families who fear being targeted by the Taliban after troops leave. Most of New Zealand's troops are based in central Bamiyan province and are due to withdraw in 2013. Bamiyan ... See all stories on this topic » BBC News

Calculators banned in new tests for trainee teachers Telegraph.co.uk For the first time, all new teachers will be expected to pass tests equivalent to a B grade GCSE – rather than the current level of a C or D – to qualify for training places. Under new plans, calculators will be banned from numeracy tests and a renewed ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

EYE-YI! Watch out, New York! Hurricane Sandy expected to deal a blow to metro ... New York Daily News With Hurricane Sandy moving north, Cuomo said Thursday that a conference expected to draw 1,000 emergency rescue workers from around the state on Monday would be put on hold if the storm continues its course toward New York. "We won't go forward .. See all stories on this topic » New York Daily News

Apple's New Ultra-Slim iMac Lacks Optical Disk Drive, Features Hybrid Storage. X-bit Labs Apple this week revealed a redesigned iMac line of all-in-one (AIO) personal computers that come in ultra-thin design, pack new display, new processors, new graphics adapters and new hybrid storage, but lacks integrated optical disk drive. "With a ... See all stories on this topic » X-bit Labs

New York Times proprietor clears Mark Thompson over Jimmy Savile scandal The Guardian The proprietor of the New York Times has reassured staff unsettled by the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal that Mark Thompson, the former BBC director general and incoming chief executive, "possesses high ethical standards and is the ideal person to lead ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

New York Times blocked in China over Wen Jiabao wealth revelations The Guardian Chinese authorities have blocked the Chinese website of the New York Times and most access to the main website after it revealed that the extended family of premier Wen Jiabao has controlled assets worth at least $2.7bn (£1.67bn). Several of Wen's ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian

New Zealand Offers Relief to Indonesia Jakarta Globe New Zealand is using its aid program to provide technical assistance that will support Indonesia in being better prepared for future natural disasters, the southern nation's civil defense minister says. Chris Tremain told the Jakarta Globe on Monday ... See all stories on this topic »

Would you pass the new trainee teacher test? Telegraph.co.uk Under plans announced today, trainee teachers will be forced to sit tough new literacy and numeracy exams before being allowed to enter the classroom amid concerns over standards in the three-Rs. But how tough are the new tests really going to be? See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

New York State Court Rules Lap Dancing Is Taxable Tax-news.com The State of New York's highest court, the Court of Appeal, has decided, but only by a 4-3 majority, that the admission charges and private lap dance performance fees that Nite Moves, a strip club in Albany, collects from its patrons are not exempt ... See all stories on this topic »

No deal: Hope for full NHL season lost as deadline for new labor agreement ... Greenfield Daily Reporter National Hockey League Commissioner Gary Bettman speaks during a press conference, Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012 in New York, announcing that the Islanders hockey club will move from Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y., and play at ... See all stories on this topic »

New trail undercrossing links Tri-Valley cities for cyclists, walkers San Jose Mercury News The new trail segment gives those on foot or bike a continuous paved path between the two cities. The new link connects on the north side to the Iron Horse Trail leading to Martinez, and on the south side to the Centennial Trail leading to central .. See all stories on this topic »

2013 World Cup: Can England match Australia & New Zealand? BBC Sport This year, the Kangaroos have beaten New Zealand twice in one-off tests in April (20-12) and October (18-10) and have strengthened their already formidable squad with New Zealand-born front-rower James Tamou, who scored a try and was named his ... See all stories on this topic » BBC Sport

New Zealand Shows Its Own Jade in China Wall Street Journal (blog) The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa is sending an exhibition of its indigenous strain of jade to China, where it expects a flurry of interest among museumgoers who haven't seen how other cultures work with the precious stone. Museum of New ... See all stories on this topic » Wall Street Journal (blog)

Greens decry new Reserve Bank governor's approach Radio New Zealand The Green Party has decried a speech by the new Reserve Bank governor for failing to reflect what it calls the new economic reality. In his first speech since becoming governor, Graeme Wheeler said intervening in the currency markets or printing new ... See all stories on this topic »

New Lithium Si-Graphene Battery Material Opens Doors Nanowerk LLC (Nanowerk News) California Lithium Battery, a finalist in DOE's 2012 Start Up America's Next Top Energy Innovator challenge, has announced the record-setting performance of its new "GEN3" silicon graphene composite anode material for lithium-ion ... See all stories on this topic »

New York Times Profit Sinks 85% Wall Street Journal By KEACH HAGEY · New York Times Co. reported an 85% drop in net earnings for the third quarter on continued declines in advertising as the publisher said it stood by its choice of former BBC Director General Mark Thompson as its next CEO. See all stories on this topic »

New study dismisses benefits of organic food AMERICAblog (blog) A strange new study is showing a striking similarity to the recent Stanford study, that revealed no benefits for eating organic. While the term "organic" has been weakened by corporate interests in the US, there is no doubt in my mind that there are ... See all stories on this topic »

New York Mom Finds 2 Kids Stabbed Dead in Bathtub, Nanny With Apparently ... ABC News A mother returning to her luxury New York apartment with her 3-year-old found her other two children stabbed to death in a bathtub and the kids' nanny lying unconscious nearby with apparently self-inflicted stab wounds to her neck, New York Police ... See all stories on this topic »

New column: Exploring the world's connections with Seattle The Seattle Times Journalist Sarah Stuteville, co-founder of the SeattleGlobalist.com blog, begins a new weekly column exploring the region's international connections. Friday night at The Comet Tavern on Capitol Hill: the music pounds, the bathrooms stink and Russian ... See all stories on this topic »

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