Joseph “Big Joey” Massino, the only mafia boss ever to become a government informant, is set to testify in the murder and racketeering trial of Vincent “Vinny Gorgeous” Basciano.
Palash Ghosh
Apr 12, 2011
In another concession to unprecedented waves of protest, Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad has ordered a decree to grant Syrian nationality to thousands of Kurds whose citizenship has been revoked in the early 1960s in a census.
Palash Ghosh
Apr 07, 2011
In a joint statement, the Fox network and Glenn Beck’s production company, Mercury Radio Arts, said they will work together to “develop and produce a variety of television projects for air on the FOX News Channel (FNC) as well as content for other platforms.”
Palash Ghosh
Apr 06, 2011
A former U.S. politician plans to meet with Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi in Tripoli in order to propose a peace plan, according to CNN.
Palash Ghosh
Apr 06, 2011
Charlie Sheen did not have a warm welcome when he kicked off his one-man-show tour in Detroit. The former Two and a Half Men star was met with boos during his performance Saturday night.
IBT Staff Reporter
Apr 04, 2011
After weeks on unyielding unrest in Yemen, one of the most powerful allies of that country’s president, the United States, is now engineering a policy shift in which is not seeks to remove the Yemeni leader from power.
Palash Ghosh
Apr 04, 2011
At least two of Moammar Gaddafi’s sons are backing a plan to remove their father from power and enable a transition into a constitutional democracy in Libya under the stewardship of his son Seif al-Islam el-Qaddafi, according to a report in the New York Times.
Palash Ghosh
Apr 04, 2011
Facebook has taken down a page created by Palestinian supporters which called for a new ‘intifada’ (uprising) against Israel, after Israel officials and U.S. Jewish groups complained.
Palash Ghosh
Mar 30, 2011
Reactions to President Barack Obama's speech on Monday varied broadly, from supporters calling it ambitious to concern that it was too vague, not clearly outlining when U.S. military force would be used in the future.
IBT Staff Reporter
Mar 28, 2011
Kindle owners who subscribe to The New York Times via the e-reader will get free access to the newspaper's website, Amazon said
IBT Staff Reporter
Mar 28, 2011
A number of loopholes and hacks have appeared in response to The Times' setting up a paywall.
IBT Staff Reporter
Mar 28, 2011
International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Yukiya Amano said Saturday that Japan was ''still far from the end of the accident'' that hit a nuclear plant in Fukushima Prefecture, according to a report by the New York Times.
IBT Staff Reporter
Mar 28, 2011
There are several differences between the facility at Indian Point and the Fukushima reactor, and those differences show that while Indian Point, like other nuclear power plants, has risks, they are different risks than those at Fukushima.
IBT Staff Reporter
Mar 25, 2011
The Japanese government is urging residents who live between 20 and 30 kilometers from crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to voluntarily evacuate the region, citing the difficulties of daily life there and the possibility of more radiation leaks.
Palash Ghosh
Mar 25, 2011
Amazon has launched its Android Appstore with curatorial element to take on the Android Market but in the process was sued by Apple for trademark violation.
IBT Staff Reporter
Mar 22, 2011
A second statement from the company suggest that future 3DS shipments may be affected by the situation in Japan.
IBT Staff Reporter
Mar 18, 2011
Libya said it will free four employees from the New York Times who had been captured by soldiers allied with Moammar Gaddafi.
Palash Ghosh
Mar 18, 2011
New York Times announces a paywall for its digital content.
IBT Staff Reporter
Mar 17, 2011
The nuclear crisis in earthquake-ravaged Japan has hit a new peak of worry – engineers are concerned that two more reactors at the Fukushima Dai-ichi complex may have become unstable.
Palash Ghosh
Mar 15, 2011
The death toll from Japan’s devastating earthquake could rise to more than 1,300, as the country continues to dig out survivors trapped beneath rubble and concrete
Palash Ghosh
Mar 12, 2011
Guantánamo Bay is a bay located in Guantánamo Province at the southeastern end of Cuba. It is the largest harbor on the south side of the island and is surrounded by steep hills creating an enclave cut off from its immediate hinterland.
IBT Staff Reporter
Mar 11, 2011
The beleaguered president of Yemen Ali Abdullah Saleh proposed plans to change the constitution and to move the ruling government into more of a parliamentary system.
Palash Ghosh
Mar 10, 2011