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Jan 5th 2013, 08:59

Tweet 0 Email Report Photo 1 of 6 President Barack Obama greets supporters at a campaign rally at Ohio State University on May 5, 2012 in Columbus, Ohio. Credit: Photos by Scott Olson/Getty Images President Barack Obama greets supporters at a campaign rally at Ohio State University on May 5, 2012 in Columbus, Ohio. President Barack Obama speaks to supporters at a campaign rally at Ohio State University on May 5, 2012 in Columbus, Ohio. Michelle Obama speaks at a campaign rally at Ohio State University on May 5, 2012 in Columbus, Ohio. President Barack Obama speaks to supporters at a campaign rally at Ohio State University on May 5, 2012 in Columbus, Ohio. President Barack Obama speaks to...

Jan 5th 2013, 09:30

(Source: Presidency of the Islamic Republic of Iran) In a telephone conversation with Venezuelan Vice-President Nicolas Maduro: Dr.Ahmadinejad wishes health for Chavez President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in a telephone conversation with...

Jan 5th 2013, 09:10

Laws limiting the amount of sugar, salt and fat in food should be considered, a leading Labour politician has urged. Andy Burnham, the shadow health secretary, has begun a consultation on how to tackle obesity. Labour says voluntary agreements within the food industry are not working,...

Jan 5th 2013, 09:17

To the Editor: I am making my resolutions public, in order that I might better keep them. I hereby resolve that in 2013 I shall commit myself to the following: 1) To stop recycling. I worked a few years in the garbage industry, and let me assure you, it all ends ups in the same place. Do you really think there is some ''special'' place where all your recyclables are quietly buried in...

Jan 5th 2013, 09:34

Google chief Eric Schmidt's plan to visit North Korea has put the Obama administration in the awkward position of opposing a champion of Internet freedom engaging with one of the most intensely censored countries. But the Obama administration is wary for a reason: It fears Schmidt's trip could give a boost to North Korea's young leader, Kim Jong Un, just when Washington is trying to pressure him. North Korea in December launched a long-range rocket in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions, and the U.S. and its allies are seeking tighter sanctions. That's proving difficult because of resistance from permanent council member China, which likely fears its troublesome ally could respond...

Jan 5th 2013, 09:35

To the Editor: Several years ago, the New York Times published an article I wrote on the electoral college system. My thoughts about it then are still relevant - maybe more so following the 2012 elections, in which a small number of so-called ''battleground states'' took on a crucial importance that makes a glaring mockery of the spirit of democracy and the sacredness of our legal principle of one person, one vote. It's suggested at least every four years that we abandon the electoral college system and replace it with the direct, popular election...

Jan 5th 2013, 09:37

On the night of January 3, the five major candidates competing to become the next mayor of Los Angeles engaged in sharp accusations and rhetorical dodges at Civic Care's L.A. Mayoral Jewish Community Debate at the Beth Jacob Congregation in Beverly Hills. The event was moderated by Jewish Journal President David Suissa and streamed live on the CivicCare.org website. The debate was the first of 2013 and also featured Emanuel Pleitez, a former L.A. deputy mayor and Goldman Sachs executive, who was not invited to the previous candidate forums due to lack of qualifications for matching funds. Pleitez was joined by fellow mayoral candidates: L.A. city controller Wendy Greuel, councilmember Jan...

Jan 5th 2013, 04:54

Paper Edition | Page: 6 Dubbed one of the world's top-two mega centers of biodiversity alongside Brazil, Indonesia is also a country of enormous cultural diversity. Among its 259.94 million inhabitants today, there are more than 500 ethnic groups speaking over 1,000 languages and dialects. Anthropological studies indicate that hot spots of high biodiversity are associated with regions where traditional societies are frequently found. In this circumstance, indigenous groups offer alternative knowledge and perspectives based on their own locally developed practices of resource use (Berkes et al, 2000) or known as the indigenous knowledge — practice belief complex. Indigenous knowledge and...

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