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Newcastle to discuss Shearer future

The managing director of Newcastle United, Derek Llambias, has told the club’s Web site he will be in talks with manager Alan Shearer this week to see whether the former England striker will continue in the role despite the team being relegated from the English Premier League on Sunday. Llambias said: “Being relegated from the Premier League is a huge disappointment for everyone involved with Newcastle United, but (club owner) Mike Ashley and I will sit down with Alan this week to discuss how to move forward again.” “We are all hurting and I feel desperately sorry for everyone associated with Newcastle United; we hope to be able to say more to our supporters later this week.” Shearer, 38, agreed to takeover temporary control at Newcastle in April for the remaining eight games of the season with the hope that he could turnaround a side struggling with relegation form

Timeline: N. Korea nuclear dispute

Below is a chronology of the development of North Korea’s nuclear weapons program. Five nations — the United States, South Korea, Russia, China and Japan — are applying pressure on Pyongyang to get the secretive nation to give up its nuclear weapons ambitions

North Korea confirms nuclear test

North Korea has conducted its second nuclear test, the country’s state news agency announced Monday. The confirmation came little more than an hour after the U.S

Earthquake shakes North Korea

A 4.7-magnitude earthquake hit northern North Korea on Monday, the U.S.

Pakistan military confronts Taliban in key Swat city

Security forces in Pakistan have started the "most important phase" of their push against the Taliban — clearing militants from the largest city in the troubled Swat Valley region.

Former S. Korean President Roh commits suicide

Former South Korean President Roh Moo-Hyun committed suicide Saturday by leaping to his death from a hill behind his house, the South Korean government announced. He was 62. Roh, who was president from 2003 to 2008, had gone hiking near his home with an aide around 6:30 a.m.

Mergers fail more often than marriages

Every time you look around, seems like companies are trying to hook up. The proposed marriage of AirFrance-KLM and Delta Air Lines is the latest to make the rounds. But the suitors must first gain the approval of regulators, who are sure to supervise the courtship with care because of the size of the dowry: North Atlantic air traffic, which the airlines plan to operate as one carrier.

The Republicans Weigh in with a Health-Care Plan

The last time this country undertook a serious debate over health-care reform, back when Hillary Clinton put together her proposal in 1993, the Republican strategy could have been summed up in three words: Just say no. This time around, however, the clamor for fundamental change of a system that covers too few and costs too much has grown to the point where the minority party knows that simple obstructionism is a dangerous route to take

Scientists piece together human ancestry

Scientists hailed Tuesday a 47-million-year-old fossil of an ancient "small cat"-sized primate as a possible common ancestor of monkeys, primates and humans. Scientists say the fossil, dubbed “Ida,” is a transitional species, living around the time the primate lineage split into two groups: A line that would eventually produce humans, primates and monkeys, and another that would give rise to lemurs and other primates. The fossil was formally named Darwinius masillae, in honor of the anniversary of Charles Darwin’s 200th birthday

Viewpoint: Why Foreigners Can Make Things Worse for Burma

There’s something about Burma. Zimbabwe, Laos, North Korea, Sudan, Uzbekistan — all these countries are plagued by repressive rulers. But none of these places grips the popular imagination like this isolated nation in the heartland of Asia.