India guides Maldives shift

In 2010, Nasheed was forced to go back on his plans to allow more of his country's islands to be taken over by multinational companies to run resorts. Eventually, New Delhi helped his government with aid to tide over a looming fiscal crisis.

Can Verizon and Redbox bring down Netflix?

Telecommunications giant Verizon has announced it is teaming up with Coinstar’s Redbox DVD kiosk service to launch a new Internet-based streaming video service in the second half of the year. The move highlights the increasing importance of streaming video operations in the mainstream media marketplace, and at first glance a team-up between Verizon and Redbox would seem to have a lot going for ...

Emily Nussbaum: Children’s TV enjoys a renaissance.

When children’s television comes up in conversation, everyone knows the drill. Begin with the sinister idiom “screen time.” To show you’re no prig, make a warm remark about “Sesame Street.” Name your favorite Muppet. (I suggest Beaker or the Swedish chef.) Then . . . (Subscription required.)

'Please, sir, we want some more': 200 years on, appetite for Dickens still strong

LONDON - He wrote about life in the modern city, with its lawyers and criminals, bankers and urchins, dreamers and clerks. He created characters still known to millions — Ebenezer Scrooge and Tiny Tim, Pip and Miss Havisham, Fagin and Oliver Twist. And it made him a star, mobbed by fans on both sides of the Atlantic.

Britain marks Charles Dickens' 200th birthday

He wrote about life in the modern city, with its lawyers and criminals, bankers and urchins, dreamers and clerks. He created characters still known to millions — Ebeneezer Scrooge and Tiny Tim, Pip and Miss Havisham, Fagin and Oliver Twist. And it made him a star, mobbed by fans on both sides of the Atlantic.

Queen’s Diamond Jubilee poised to outdo Royal Wedding’s pomp

As her 60th year on the throne begins, the 85-year-old monarch has planned extravagant festivities that mix ancient pageantry with modern media