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VANDALIA — Aptalis Pharmatech is in a hiring mode, and within a month, should know exactly how many employees it will be adding to its local plant. The company recently had its Ohio Tax Credit Authority Job Creation Tax Credit increased from 35 percent for seven years to 45 percent for 10 years. The company website lists 25 jobs for the 110,000-square-foot Vandalia warehouse and plant on Center Drive, seven of them full-time, the rest temporary. However, the tax credit...

The number of mobile devices is projected to surpass the world’s population in the next five years, and many wireless carriers are cashing in on the skyrocketing demand for mobile data. Verizon Wireless and AT&T;, the nation’s top two wireless carriers, have phased out their unlimited data plans in favor of new shared-data plans that charge for a monthly data allotment that can be used by up to 10 devices. “Unlimited data plans are not a sustainable business model for the future,” said Laura Merritt, a Verizon Wireless spokeswoman. With the new shared-data plans, customers don’t have to purchase a separate data allowance for every device they want to connect....

Police in the southern French city of Marseilles are investigating the 20th murder there in...

CAIRO — Libyan authorities announced late Saturday that any armed groups not authorized by the state would be disbanded, and the Libyan military took control of militia bases in Benghazi that had been abandoned during clashes between paramilitary groups and protesters demanding the dissolution of the groups. The plan to rein in the militias was announced by National Assembly President Mohamed Magariaf, who toured the city after protesters stormed the militias' headquarters late Friday night, furious over the previous week's killing of U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans when a group of heavily armed men attacked the U.S. Consulate. At least 14 people were...

The request was an unusual one, and President Obama himself made the confidential phone call to Jalal Talabani, the Iraqi president. Related U.S. Senator Warns Iraq Over Flights Into Syria (September 20, 2012) Obama Nominates Envoy to Iraq (September 11, 2012) Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. Twitter List: Reporters and Editors Enlarge This Image Doug Mills/The New York Times President Obama with Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki in 2011. Marshaling his best skills at persuasion, Mr. Obama asked Mr. Talabani, a consummate political survivor, to give up his post. It was Nov. 4, 2010, and the plan was for Ayad Allawi to take Mr....

The Be-Free Centre plans to hold a series of workshops for young children to enhance their relations with others. The centre, which is dedicated to promote the rights of children and protect them from all types of maltreatments and abuse, will organise these workshops for free under the basic theme of “I and the other�. The centre targets preschool children in the age group of 5 to 6 years and primary students from first to third grades. The first workshop...

MONACO: As the world's biggest yacht, codenamed Project Azzam, nears completion under a veil of secrecy in Germany, the trend for ever larger floating palaces was on full display at the Monaco Yacht Show this week. Considered the most prestigious event of its kind in the world, this year's show, which wrapped up on Saturday, included a record six megayachts, notching up an average length of 80.11 metres (263 feet). These giants of the seas are around twice the size of the average superyacht, already around 45 metres in length....

Beijing: A top Chinese security official has made a surprise visit to Afghanistan, the first leader from the country to do so in nearly half a century. Zhou Yongkang, a member of the Standing Committee of the nine member Political Bureau of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, arrived at Kabul on Saturday. In Kabul,...

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Mogadishu: Unidentified gunmen have shot dead a member of the new Somali Parliament, Xinhua reported on Sunday. According to the state radio, Mustaf Haji...

Egypt’s president on Saturday stressed the need for his country to have a bigger role in international affairs, using his first local television interview to urge the Syrian government to end the carnage coursing through Cairo’s onetime ally. “The Syrian regime needs to understand that the continuation of bloodshed goes against all laws, desires, history and humanity,” Mohamed Morsy said in the hour-long interview, broadcast on state TV. The one-on-one interview addressed a range of issues facing the new president, who...

TOM HAYS Associated Press= NEW YORK (AP) — A man mauled by a 400-pound tiger at the Bronx Zoo has been charged with criminal trespass. Police said Saturday that authorities delivered a desk appearance ticket to David Villalobos in the hospital where he's recuperating. New York Police Department spokesman Paul Browne says the 25-year-old told investigators he deliberately leaped into a zoo exhibit because he wanted to "be one with the tiger." Villalobos remained hospitalized in stable condition Saturday with bites and punctures and a broken arm and a leg caused by the jump Friday from an elevated train that circles the exhibit. Browne says that when a police officer asked Villalobos why he...

SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - A Florida-based Mormon blogger has said he is facing discipline and possible excommunication by church officials over posts they perceive to be anti-Mormon. David Twede's posts offer his account of the history of the church's political involvement, criticism of fellow Mormon and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, and the author's take on Mormon beliefs about the nature of God and temple ceremonies. Elections Mitt Romney...

Campaigns push for cash MILWAUKEE -- President Barack Obama worked Saturday to squash Republican hopes for a resurgence of support in pivotal Wisconsin, pushing back against his GOP rival's arguments against an overly intrusive government. Mitt Romney countered with his own pitch to middle-class voters, saying that the president had fostered a culture of "government dependency" that hinders upward mobility. With just six weekends left before Election Day, both men were devoting considerable time to raising...

Moscow, September 22: Hundreds of people took to the streets of Moscow to protest against the rising cost of utilities. Demonstrators, most of them supporters of the Communist Party and activists of leftist groups, Saturday demanded that charges for water, heat and electricity be frozen. The utility charges have been increasing steadily...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) — A former Guatemalan commander accused of taking part in a massacre has been returned to the United States to face charges he lied to gain American citizenship, officials said Saturday. The commander, Jorge Sosa, 54, has not been charged in connection with the December 1982 massacre in Dos Erres, Guatemala. Instead, he was charged with making false statements to cover up his past. A version of this article appeared in print on September 23, 2012, on page A23 of the New York edition with the headline: Ex-Guatemalan Soldier Charged With Lying. Get Free E-mail Alerts on These Topics Lying Sosa, Jorge Guatemala Advertise on NYTimes.com Prada bares her soul Also in...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Louisiana Tech turned six Illinois turnovers and a 284-yard, four-touchdown night from quarterback Colby Cameron into a 52-24 road upset of Illinois Saturday. Cameron's favorite target was Quinton Patton who caught six balls for 164 yards and two touchdowns for the Bulldogs. Illinois (2-2) turned the ball over three times in the first quarter and the Bulldogs (3-0) cashed in for an early 21-7 lead. Cameron and Patton connected on a pair of early third-quarter touchdowns that put the Bulldogs up for good, 35-17. After missing the past two games with a sprained ankle, Illinois quarterback Nathan Scheelhaase was ineffective and left the game in the first quarter....

Zeenews Bureau Benghazi: The Libyan authorities have decided to dissolve all militias and armed groups that did not come under state authority, reports claimed on Sunday. The announcement was made a day after Benghazi residents rebelled against the militias in violence that killed at least 11 people and wounded...

The request was an unusual one, and President Obama himself made the confidential phone call to Jalal Talabani, the Iraqi president. Related U.S. Senator Warns Iraq Over Flights Into Syria (September 20, 2012) Obama Nominates Envoy to Iraq (September 11, 2012) Connect With Us on Twitter Follow @nytimesworld for international breaking news and headlines. Twitter List: Reporters and Editors Enlarge This Image Doug Mills/The New York Times President Obama with Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki in 2011. Marshaling his best skills at persuasion, Mr. Obama asked Mr. Talabani, a consummate political survivor, to give up his post. It was Nov. 4, 2010, and the plan was for Ayad Allawi to take Mr....

RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR Associated Press= WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 6 million Americans — significantly more than first estimated— will face a tax penalty under President Barack Obama's health overhaul for not getting insurance, congressional analysts said Wednesday. Most would be in the middle class. The new estimate amounts to an inconvenient fact for the administration, a reminder of what critics see as broken promises. The numbers from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office are 50 percent higher than a previous projection by the same office in 2010, shortly after the law passed. The earlier estimate found 4 million people would be affected in 2016, when the penalty is fully in...

Police in the southern French city of Marseilles are investigating the 20th murder there in...

Twelve fighters were killed in northern Yemen on Saturday in ongoing clashes between Shiite tribesmen allied with the country's former leader and ultraconservative Sunnis, security officials said, as the new president grapples with challenges to his authority. Tensions have long existed between Salafi Islamists, who are Sunni Muslims, and former Hawthi rebels, who are Shiite Muslims. Nearly 200 people died in fighting late last year between the two sides in northern Saada province. The latest...

MOSCOW, September 23 (RIA Novosti) - Shortly after military police and protesters routed militias from the Libyan city of Benghazi, a powerful militia in the...

CAIRO — Libyan authorities announced late Saturday that any armed groups not authorized by the state would be disbanded, and the Libyan military took control of militia bases in Benghazi that had been abandoned during clashes between paramilitary groups and protesters demanding the dissolution of the groups. The plan to rein in the militias was announced by National Assembly President Mohamed Magariaf, who toured the city after protesters stormed the militias' headquarters late Friday night, furious over the previous week's killing of U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans when a group of heavily armed men attacked the U.S. Consulate. At least 14 people were...

CARACAS: Thousands of supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez took to the streets Saturday to push for his re-election, putting the march's focus on his signature social programs. The socialist and leftist firebrand is seeking a third six-year term, and polls place him ahead...

WASHINGTON -- Health care, telecommunications and defense industry workers are fueling President Barack Obama's re-election campaign, even as Wall Street walks away from his candidacy. Those industries were with Mr. Obama in 2008 after helping to bankroll President George W. Bush's re-election campaign in 2004, according to the Center for Responsive Politics, a Washington-based research group that tracks campaign donations. "It's a sign that incumbents really attract a lot of money," said Bill Allison, editorial director of the Sunlight Foundation, a Washington-based watchdog group that tracks money in politics. "Obama's in the White House right now. The way you try to...

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Email Print Order Reprint Share This Text tool name tool goes here By Robert Pear - New York Times By Robert Pear New York Times WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama’s administration wants consumers to report medical mistakes and unsafe practices by doctors, hospitals, pharmacists and others who provide treatment. Hospitals say they are receptive to the idea, despite concerns about malpractice liability and possible financial penalties for poor performance. In a flier drafted for the project, the government asks: “Have you recently experienced a medical mistake? Do you have concerns about the safety of your health care?” And it urges patients to contact a new “consumer reporting...

HIGHMORE, S.D. Bruce Roseland runs cattle here in the heart of the South Dakota grasslands, in the same place where his great-grandfather ranched more than a hundred years ago. But today, when he looks out his kitchen window, the prairie that once reached from horizon to horizon is gone. Instead, he sees neat rows of corn marching up to the edge of the blue sky, growing where not too long ago it never grew at all. "Did we ask the Indians' permission to come out here and destroy their way of life?" said Roseland, who will be the last of the men in his family with the gnarled hands of a rancher. "Well, that's what's happening to us. Except it's technology." The...

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