Posted By: Times Editors
Posted On: 10:10 p.m. | May 14, 2011
Times South Asia bureau chief Mark Magnier and photojournalist Daniel Berehulak report on the mining situation in the Jaintia hills, located in India's far northeast state of Meghalaya. Thousands of underage workers as young as 8, lured by the wages, leave school to work in coal mines under perilous conditions. The country officially upholds mining safety standards and forbids child labor, but... View Post»
Posted By: Jerome Adamstein
Posted On: 9:00 p.m. | May 14, 2011
They aren’t just clowning around when they say this group offers family entertainment.
Katya Quiroga, a 7th-generation circus performer, and husband Nelson Quiroga, a 5th-generation Big Topper, own Circus Vargas, which has set up through Monday at a Hollywood athletic field where Sunset Boulevard crosses the Hollywood Freeway.
The Quirogas’ three daughters — Graciella, 3, Daniella,... View Post»
Posted By: Jerome Adamstein
Posted On: 6:19 p.m. | May 13, 2011
Young leopard cubs peer inquisitively from their cage at Bangkok International Airport after Thai police thwarted a high-profile attempt to smuggle rare and exotic animals to Dubai; in Kolkata, India, Trinamool Congress party supporters celebrate after early election results gave party leader Mamata Banerjee an overwhelming lead; and on the outskirts of Moscow, the next crew headed to the... View Post»
Posted By: Marc Martin
Posted On: 3:35 p.m. | May 13, 2011
USC President C. L. Max Nikias presided over his first graduation and officially congratulated the newly minted class of 12,513 during USC's 128th commencement ceremony, which featured keynote speaker Steven A. Ballmer, chief executive of Microsoft Corp. View Post»
Posted By: Albert Lee
Posted On: 2:12 p.m. | May 13, 2011
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Posted By: Jerome Adamstein
Posted On: 9:28 a.m. | May 13, 2011
Young leopard cubs peer inquisitively from their cage at Bangkok International Airport after Thai police thwarted a high-profile attempt to smuggle rare and exotic animals to Dubai; in Kolkata, India, Trinamool Congress party supporters celebrate after early election results gave party leader Mamata Banerjee an overwhelming lead; and on the outskirts of Moscow, the next crew headed to the... View Post»
Posted By: Scott Harrison
Posted On: 12:16 a.m. | May 13, 2011
JFK takes a swim at Santa Monica Beach and LA Times photographer Bill Beebe gets the image. View Post»
Posted By: Marc Martin
Posted On: 10:55 a.m. | May 12, 2011
We're off and running in the Netherlands to begin Thursday's Pictures in the News with the Suit-and-High-Heels in Amsterdam's business district. Just down the road in Rotterdam, participants have their eyes on the prize during the singles match at the World Table Tennis Championships.
In China, urban art is on display at a residential and commercial complex in Beijing. China's economic... View Post»
