Richard Parker

'Life of Pi' earns Ang Lee second directing Oscar

Taiwanese-born Ang Lee was the first Asian ever to win an Oscar for directing, in 2006 for gay cowboy movie "Brokeback Mountain." Seven years later he has done it again with 3D fantasy "Life of Pi."
 

Ang Lee breaks every rule in new 'Life of Pi' film

Director Ang Lee says he broke every rule in "Life of Pi," which premiered Friday, bringing the best-selling novel into stunning 3D life with a production featuring an unknown Indian actor, four tigers and the world's biggest wave machine.
 

Ang Lee breaks rules in new film 'Life of Pi'

Director Ang Lee says he broke every rule in "Life of Pi," which premiered Friday, bringing the best-selling novel into stunning 3D life with a production featuring an unknown lead actor, four tigers, and the world's biggest wave machine.
 

Greece and the bridge of fools

(Reuters) - The isosceles theorem put forward by the Greek mathematician Euclid became a test in medieval times of one's ability to master more difficult matters. Greece this week faces such a test.
 

Washington veteran tops list for U.S. antitrust post

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - William Baer, a widely respected antitrust veteran, is the White House's top choice to head the Justice Department's antitrust division, legal sources said.
 

Washington veteran tops list for antitrust post

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - William Baer, a widely respected antitrust veteran, is the White House's top choice to head the Justice Department's antitrust division, two sources close to the process said this week.
 

Insight: Papandreou, the rise and fall of a Greek prince

ATHENS (Reuters) - As EU and IMF inspectors held talks in February on Greece's failure to meet targets on reforms, Prime Minister George Papandreou summoned his cabinet to an urgent meeting.
 

AT&T, T-Mobile hire legal all-stars to save deal

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - AT&T Inc <T.N>, Deutsche Telekom AG <DTEGn.DE> and T-Mobile USA have amassed an army of former senior government antitrust officials to try to save their $39 billion deal to combine wireless businesses.
 

Analysis: Time running out for a Reagan-style recovery

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has scant time left to build the muscular economic recovery that won Ronald Reagan his re-election in 1984 after he seemed similarly at risk of being a one-term president at the half way point in his administration.
 

Cavaliers G Mo Williams hurts groin during workout

Cavaliers guard Mo Williams hurts groin during workout, will be limited as training camp opens. Mo Williams' rough offseason got rougher.
 

Raptors lose game to Cavs, Bosh to injury

Raptors star Chris Bosh sustains facial injury, Toronto loses 113-101 to Cavaliers. Flattened by an inadvertent elbow, Toronto All-Star forward Chris Bosh broke a bone in his face Tuesday night as the Raptors' playoff hopes took a blow with a 113-101 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, who have won 11 straight at home.
 

Focus on Ind. Gov. Daniels sparks White House talk

Republican Mitch Daniels has repeatedly insisted that his 2008 run for a second term as Indiana's governor was his last election and that he's not interested in the "savagery" of a national campaign.
 

Focus on Ind. Gov. Daniels sparks White House talk

Ind. Gov. Daniels denies White House interest despite growing GOP buzz about his 2012 plans. Republican Mitch Daniels has repeatedly insisted that his 2008 run for a second term as Indiana's governor was his last election and that he's not interested in the "savagery" of a national campaign.
 

Remains of last 2 Australian MIAs found in Vietnam

Australia finds last 2 servicemen missing in action in Vietnam. Remains of the last two Australians listed as missing in action in the Vietnam War have been found in the wreckage of a bomber that crashed in a jungle 39 years ago, the government said Thursday.