• The Tories who argued for no press law of any sort now appear to have conceded the need for a legal clause designed to give parliament the assurance that the new press regulator cannot be amended by a minister under pressure from the press without the agreement of MPs.

    BBC: How the leaders reached Leveson deal

  • With federal buildings destroyed by the Jan. 12 quake, the Haitian Cabinet has relocated to the airport, where it holds press conferences under a mango tree.

    FORBES: Ink-Stained Exodus

  • Joe Lockhart, Facebook's former vice president of global communications and a former press secretary under president Bill Clinton's administration, and Jon Lerner, a Republican strategist are also involved, another person familiar with the matter said.

    WSJ: Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg Starting Political Group

  • Gordon Gee also took shots at schools in the Southeastern Conference and the University of Louisville, according to the recording of the December meeting of the school's Athletic Council that The Associated Press obtained under a public records request.

    NPR: APNewsBreak: OSU Head Jabs Notre Dame, Catholics

  • Just look, if Jay Carney, his press secretary, who's under fire from his former colleagues in the press now, and I've known Jay a very long time, he's a good guy, but he's not a very artful press secretary these days.

    NPR: With White House Bogged Down By Scandal, GOP Looks For Boost

  • Under the proposals, news websites published by both newspapers and other companies would fall under the remit of the press regulator for the first time.

    BBC: Parties say Tory post-Leveson plan 'basis for talks'

  • "Without press credentials and under the name of being a reporter, she was carrying out espionage activities, " Hassan Haddad, a deputy public prosecutor, recently told the Iranian Student's News Agency.

    CNN: Journalist's release prompts praise from Washington

  • But under current circumstances, to press ahead without the explicit backing of the Commons - or a full debate at the very least - could serve to turn normally supportive MPs into opponents.

    BBC: Analysis

  • The Zimbabwe government focused on me and they thought that by throwing me in jail, by putting me on trial under their new anti-press law that they could frighten me into leaving the country.

    NPR: 'Where We Have Hope': A Journalist on Zimbabwe

  • Finally, spare a thought for those doctors who are responsible for the care of celebrities in the media spotlight, and who may come under intense pressure from the press or others to disclose confidential information.

    BBC: When do you break a patient's confidence?

  • Although Tunisia under Mr Ben Ali introduced some press freedoms and freed a number of political prisoners, the authorities tolerated no dissent.

    BBC: Tunisia profile

  • Christopher Clarke, the commission's deputy chairman, reckons that under separate owners each airport would press hard to get planning permission to build new runways and terminals.

    ECONOMIST: Breaking up BAA: A new departure for London’s airports | The

  • That has to be their goal and it represents a fair amount of pressure for Tony and his squad under the scrutiny of their own press and fans.

    BBC: Closing the gap?

  • The FDA has been under fire in Congress and the press for the past three years over its handling of Vioxx, the Merck drug yanked from the market that became synonymous with unsafe medicines.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • The FDA has been under fire in Congress and the press for the past three years over its handling of Vioxx, the Merck (nyse: MRK - news - people ) drug yanked from the market that became synonymous with unsafe medicines.

    FORBES: Unsafe At The FDA

  • Press reports suggest that, under General Cerqueira, killings of civilians by the police have risen from three a month to more than 20.

    ECONOMIST: Brazil

  • Talks between Greece and its private creditors were still under way when The Economist went to press, but the risks of a disorderly default are mounting.

    ECONOMIST: Greece��s debt-holders

  • If the talks fail or Mr Maude refuses to agree to them, the union says it will ballot its members, with a recommendation to reject the deal, and press ahead with a challenge under the Human Rights Act to the government's attempts to cut redundancy pay.

    BBC: Civil servants' redundancy offer revised

  • The editorial line of Globovision is expected to change under new management, employees told The Associated Press.

    NPR: Last Anti-Chavez TV Station To Be Sold

  • The Maryland initiative's largest base of support came among voters under the age of 29, the Associated Press reported.

    WSJ: Gay Marriage Makes Gains in States

  • Faihan made the comments on the sidelines of a press conference it held in Baghdad under heavy guard by camouflage-clad militia members.

    NPR: Evening Bomb Blasts Kill 30 In Baghdad

  • "When Shearer arrived at the source of the fire, he found a pile of debris burning under an oak tree, " a News Press article said.

    NPR: Wildfire Ravages Los Angeles Park

  • With just six years of Tumblr's existence under his belt, Karp told The Associated Press that he still considers himself to be a green executive.

    WSJ: Tumblr CEO's mom gushes over billion-dollar baby

  • The risk for politicians is the newspapers' plan could see the press regulating itself once more, under a rulebook it designed - and this is unlikely to appease the public or victims, he said.

    BBC: Leveson report: Newspapers reject press regulation plans

  • But when the Italian leader was questioned about his chairmanship at a press conference, he grew hot under the collar, pointing out that he would hardly have become a billionaire unless he were fully capable of chairing a meeting.

    ECONOMIST: Decoding a Euro-diplomat takes more than a dictionary

  • The Conference was held under the theme, "Freedom of the press and human development in the Caribbean".

    UNESCO: Education

  • Prosecutor Carina Coetzee said the four minors were placed under house arrest, according to the South African Press Association.

    CNN: SHARE THIS

  • "Everyone jumped under the table, " he told the Associated Press news agency.

    BBC: Eyewitness: Seattle earthquake

  • He then lied about their relationship, publicly, privately, formally, informally, to the press, to the country, and under oath, for a period of about a year.

    CNN: Sen. Gorton's closed-door impeachment statement

  • Just a day later, at a series of press conferences in the parliament building, under mosaics of doves and rainbows, the momentum was once again restored.

    ECONOMIST: But a painful labour is still ahead

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