brief-Malaysia's Axiata reports Q1 net profit of $180.51 mln
22 May 2012, 12:03 am
KUALA LUMPUR, May 22 (Reuters) - Malaysian mobile phoneoperator Axiata Group Bhd said in a filing to thelocal stock exchange on Tuesday: *Q1 ended March 31 net profit rose 3.1 percent to 565.63million ...

In brief: Teenager dies in swimming pool
22 May 2012, 12:00 am
A 16-year-old boy died in an apparent drowning accident Sunday at an apartment complex swimming pool near Sharpe and Cherokee, according to Memphis police and fire officials.

New Hampshire News In brief
21 May 2012, 11:49 pm
brief news items from around the Granite State.

Obama has brief encounter with Pakistan's president at NATO summit
21 May 2012, 4:21 pm
CHICAGO (Reuters) - President Barack Obama spoke briefly with President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan on Monday in what may be a sign of easing tensions in the troubled relations between their two countries. But the leaders did not hold an individual meeting during the NATO summit in Chicago as there was still no deal under which Pakistan would reopen its supply routes for NATO soldiers in ...

TECHNOLOGY brief: “Excitement” Hits Office Depot Shelves with New Toshiba Tablet
21 May 2012, 8:00 am
Smart, speedy and durable, the Toshiba Excite 10 is built to do more than the average tablet. Enhance your tablet experience by syncing and sharing between your favorite devices, w

Thursday's Sports in brief
21 May 2012, 5:28 am
I'll Have Another did just that, winning another Triple Crown race with even more flash and dash than he did in the Kentucky Derby.

Diversity in brief - May 21 Edition
21 May 2012, 4:05 am
Hunt for ineligible voters in Florida disproportionately targets Hispanics; Pope supports bishops' push for immigration reform and more.

Sports in brief: Sharapova captures rainy Italian Open
21 May 2012, 2:22 am
Maria Sharapova successfully defended her Italian Open title Sunday, beating Li Na 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5) in a wild match in Rome, where play was twice interrupted by rain and the red clay turned to mud.

PLAYBILL brief ENCOUNTER With Joshua Henry, the "Good-Natured" Jake of Porgy and Bess
20 May 2012, 11:16 pm
Porgy and Bess never had the subtitle or, Clara and Jake, but Nikki Renée Daniels and Joshua Henry make such a strong impression in the new Broadway "revisal" of the George Gershwin classic that half of the heartbreak in the show belongs to them.

Attorney General Coakley files Supreme Court brief supporting federal health law
18 May 2012, 12:47 am
Attorney General Martha Coakley filed a brief with the US Supreme Court today arguing that the state’s experience since passage of the 2006 health law validates the federal law. The court is scheduled to hear oral arguments starting March 26 in a case challenging the constitutionality of the federal law’s requirement that most Americans buy health insurance. “Massachusetts is uniquely situated ...