Asian markets were buoyed on Monday as a report showed manufacturing output in China on the rise, while Asian governments agreed to create a $120 billion foreign currency reserve fund. The notice would allow The New York Times Co., which owns the Massachusetts newspaper, to close it in 60 days, the Globe reported. The Times Co
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Boston Globe owner threatens to shut newspaper down
The Boston Globe management warned the newspaper’s four unions Sunday that failure to reach a financial concession would force the company to file a notice to shut down, the Guild said in a statement. The notice would allow The New York Times Co., which owns the Massachusetts newspaper, to close it in 60 days, the Globe reported. The Times Co
Dad of U.S. hunger striker in Iran questioned
The father of a U.S. journalist jailed for espionage in Iran said he was summoned to court Wednesday and questioned about his daughter’s hunger strike. Reza Saberi said the court asked him questions about a hunger strike that his daughter, Roxana Saberi, started after being sentenced last week to eight years in prison
Jailed U.S. journalist on hunger strike, father says
A U.S. journalist jailed in Iran for espionage is on a hunger strike, and plans to keep it up until she is freed, her father told CNN on Saturday. Roxana Saberi, 31, was sentenced last week to eight years in prison after a one-day trial that was closed to the public
The Soloist: Elegy for Cello and Newspaper
Director Joe Wright’s The Soloist is a deeply empathetic exploration of mental illness and a winning showcase for the talents of its two stars, Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx.
State Department weighs in on Iran spy trial
The State Department voiced concern Thursday about the secret trial in Iran of an American journalist on espionage charges, calling it "baseless" and saying her release could aid U.S.-Iranian relations. Acting department spokesman Robert Wood confirmed Iranian reports that Roxana Saberi went on trial in Iran earlier this week on charges of spying. According to the reports, Iranian authorities said she has confessed
U.S. journalist detained in Iran to seek bail
A trial date has not been set for an American journalist facing espionage charges in Iran, and her lawyer will argue Saturday that she be released on bail until the case goes to trial. Roxana Saberi was charged with spying, with Iranian authorities saying she has confessed to doing so
Iran charges U.S. journalist with spying
Iranian authorities have charged detained American journalist Roxana Saberi with espionage, Iran’s Press TV reported. Iran’s deputy prosecutor for security issues, Hassan Haddad, said Saberi had confessed to having engaged in espionage activities.
Father: Lawyer meets with U.S. journalist detained in Iran
An American journalist detained in Iran has received a visit from an attorney, her father said on Monday. “We’re relieved” at news of the attorney’s visit to Roxana Saberi, said her father, Reza Saberi, from his Fargo, North Dakota, home.
New York Post drops gossip columnist Liz Smith
Which gossip writer has been let go from a New York tabloid? Legendary gossip columnist Liz Smith has been given her walking papers by the New York Post, Smith and the paper confirmed. While no reason was given, New York Post Editor Col Allan said in a statement Tuesday, “The Post is grateful to have been able to publish Liz Smith’s legendary column for so many years