الثلاثاء، 17 مايو 2011

Afternoon Update: Pakistan and NATO Trade Fire Near Afghan Border

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Pakistan and NATO Trade Fire Near Afghan Border

By SALMAN MASOOD

A clash between Pakistani ground troops and NATO helicopters added another irritant to the already sour relationship between the United States and Pakistan.

Libyan City Buries Its Attackers Respectfully

By C. J. CHIVERS

Misurata's residents have insisted that the remains of the Qaddafi troops be treated with dignity.

Schwarzenegger Fathered Child With Employee

By ADAM NAGOURNEY

A revelation about the former governor of California reportedly prompted his wife, Maria Shriver, to leave.

BP Deal With Russian Oil Giant Collapses

By JULIA WERDIGIER and ANDREW E. KRAMER

A deal to explore the Arctic with Rosneft was intended to help BP turn the page after the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

In Book, Sugar Ray Leonard Says Coach Sexually Abused Him

By HARVEY ARATON

In his forthcoming autobiography, Sugar Ray Leonard says he was sexually abused by "a prominent Olympic boxing coach" as a young boxer.

Movies

Video: Critics' Picks: 'Umbrellas of Cherbourg'

A.O. Scott looks back at Jacques Demy's 1964 musical with Catherine Deneuve.

Opinion

Opinionator | Fixes

A Book in Every Home, and Then Some

A program that helps get books into the homes of low-income families can boost literacy, and help publishers, too.

BUSINESS

Battered Dollar's Decline May Be Starting to Reverse

By LANDON THOMAS Jr.

For the better part of the past decade, and particularly in the past few months, the dollar has been the weakling of the foreign exchange world. That may be starting to change.

At I.M.F., Maneuvering to Replace Jailed Chief

By LIZ ALDERMAN

Dominique Strauss-Kahn has not left the International Monetary Fund, but jockeying has begun to replace him.

H.P. Profit Up 5%, but PC Sales Are Declining

By VERNE G. KOPYTOFF

The company revised its forecast for the current quarter, indicating worries about the impact of the Japan earthquake, softness in sales of PCs and lower operating profits in its services unit.

DealBook

LinkedIn Rockets to $4 Billion Valuation

By EVELYN M. RUSLI

LinkedIn is poised to make its closely watched stock market debut on Thursday. Who's next among the social media darlings?

Profit Rises at Wal-Mart, but U.S. Sales Languish

By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD

An increase in grocery sales failed to revive merchandise sales, and same-store sales in the United States fell for an eighth straight quarter.

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