Latin Makes an Appearance on Finnish Radio. News at VI.
Date: 08 April 2013
By John Tagliabue
John Tagliabue
A weekly summary of world events and news broadcast by Finnish state radio in classical Latin has helped bring together fans of the ancient tongue.
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2 Networks Hint at Leaving the Airwaves
Date: 08 April 2013
By Brian Stelter
Brian Stelter
Aereo, a streaming TV service, was cleared last week by a federal appeals court to stream programming it gets free from broadcasters. Fox and other broadcasters are pondering their next move.
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Journalist in Russia, Badly Beaten in 2008, Dies
Date: 08 April 2013
By Ellen Barry
Ellen Barry
Mikhail Beketov, who was left with disabilities after a brutal beating in 2008, died of heart failure on Monday, his lawyer announced.
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Britons Reflect on Divided Views of Thatcher Legacy
Date: 09 April 2013
By Alan Cowell
Alan Cowell
Some newspapers’ remembrances of Margaret Thatcher depicted her as an economic savior, while others called her policies ruinous for the poor.
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Hollande Finds His Gift Camel Was Consumed
Date: 09 April 2013
By Steven Erlanger
Steven Erlanger
A young camel presented to President François Hollande in thanks for France’s intervention in Mali fell victim to a misunderstanding, and then the butcher’s knife.
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Gunman Kills 13 People in Serbian Village
Date: 09 April 2013
By Dan Bilefsky
Dan Bilefsky
A 60-year-old man went from house to house in his village near Belgrade, killing several of his neighbors and relatives before attempting suicide.
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A Very Busy Man Behind the Syrian Civil War’s Casualty Count
Date: 09 April 2013
By Neil MacFarquhar
Neil MacFarquhar
The grandly named Syrian Observatory for Human Rights is virtually a one-man band, run by Rami Abdul Rahman from a drab city in Britain.
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News Quiz | April 9, 2013
Date: 09 April 2013
By Anastasia Economides
Anastasia Economides
See what you know about the news of the day.
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Climate Campaigners Try Flooding the (Comment) Zone
Date: 08 April 2013
By Andrew C. Revkin
Andrew Revkin
In a new tactic, climate campaigners aim to flood the comment zone when global warming is news.
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News Quiz | April 8, 2013
Date: 08 April 2013
By Taylor Adams
Taylor Adams
See what you know about the news of the day.
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