CBC News – With 2012 being a leap year, it is a good time to remind ourselves why it is that we add an extra...
Archive for February, 2012
Conservative Leaders Demand Apology From Huffington Over Anti-Catholic Column
By World On The Run
Fox News – A group of socially conservative leaders is demanding Huffington Post publisher Arianna Huffington apologize for allowing a column to be published on her website...
Why Republicans Are Fighting to Repeal Obama’s Medicare Cost-Cutting Board
By World On The Run
TPM – House Republicans are poised to advance legislation this week to repeal President Obama’s Medicare cost-cutting board, a provision enacted in the health care...
A.I.G. Earnings an Illusion of a Bend in U.S. Tax Laws
By World On The Run
NYTimes – Last week, the American International Group reported a whopping $19.8 billion profit for its fourth quarter. It was a quite a feat for a...
Once Film-Focused, Netflix Transitions to TV Shows
By World On The Run
The New York Times – Belying the “flix” in its name, Netflix is now primarily an Internet streaming service for television shows, not feature films....
Denmark Piracy Raid off Somalia Leaves Two Dead
By World On The Run
BBC News – The Danish Navy has said two hostages have been killed as a Danish warship confronted a pirate vessel off the coast of...
How Our Mobiles Became Frankenstein’s Monster
By World On The Run
CNN News – As always, Mobile World Congress, the world’s largest mobile telephone extravaganza, is being held in Barcelona this year. But it really should be...
Third Student Dies in Ohio School Shooting
By World On The Run
The Wall Street Journal – Another student died Tuesday following a shooting at a suburban-Cleveland high school a day earlier, bringing the toll to three...
Falklands Anniversary: Argentina Plan To Ban British Goods
By World on the Run
The Telegraph – Argentina’s industry minister has called for all British imports to be banned as tensions escalate between the two countries ahead of the...
Al-Qaeda Commander Saif Al-Adel ‘Held At Cairo Airport’
By World On The Run
BBC News – Senior al-Qaeda leader, Saif al-Adel, has been arrested at Cairo airport, Egyptian security officials say. He had arrived in the Egyptian capital...
Victories Give Romney Pre-Super Tuesday Momentum
By World On The Run
AP – Mitt Romney is trying to capitalize on twin victories in Arizona and Michigan as the GOP nomination race expands to the 10 states...
Public Knowledge Pushes for Copyright Reform
By World On The Run
ITworld – Digital rights group Public Knowledge has launched a campaign to reform U.S. copyright laws and make them more friendly to the Internet, in the...
Ocean Trench: Take a Dive 11,000m Down
By World On The Run
BBC – Icy cold, pitch black and with crushing pressures – the deepest part of the ocean is one of the most hostile places on...
Each Flick of a Digit Is a Job for All 5
By World On The Run
The New York Times – You may think you’re pretty familiar with your hands. You may think you know them like the back of your...
Central America Drug Gang Violence at ‘Alarming Levels’
By World On The Run
BBC News – Drug-related violence is at “alarming” levels in Central America and poses a threat to the region’s security, the UN drugs watchdog says....
U.S. Slams Syria Over U.N. Rights Meeting Walkout
By World On The Run
USA Today – The United States criticized Syria’s envoy for storming out of an emergency U.N. meeting about the crisis in his country Tuesday, saying...
Conservative Leaders Demand Apology From Huffington Over Anti-Catholic Column
By World On The Run
Fox News – A group of socially conservative leaders is demanding Huffington Post publisher Arianna Huffington apologize for allowing a column to be published on her website...
Why Republicans Are Fighting to Repeal Obama’s Medicare Cost-Cutting Board
By World On The Run
TPM – House Republicans are poised to advance legislation this week to repeal President Obama’s Medicare cost-cutting board, a provision enacted in the health care...
A.I.G. Earnings an Illusion of a Bend in U.S. Tax Laws
By World On The Run
NYTimes – Last week, the American International Group reported a whopping $19.8 billion profit for its fourth quarter. It was a quite a feat for a...
Once Film-Focused, Netflix Transitions to TV Shows
By World On The Run
The New York Times – Belying the “flix” in its name, Netflix is now primarily an Internet streaming service for television shows, not feature films....
Denmark Piracy Raid off Somalia Leaves Two Dead
By World On The Run
BBC News – The Danish Navy has said two hostages have been killed as a Danish warship confronted a pirate vessel off the coast of...
How Our Mobiles Became Frankenstein’s Monster
By World On The Run
CNN News – As always, Mobile World Congress, the world’s largest mobile telephone extravaganza, is being held in Barcelona this year. But it really should be...
Third Student Dies in Ohio School Shooting
By World On The Run
The Wall Street Journal – Another student died Tuesday following a shooting at a suburban-Cleveland high school a day earlier, bringing the toll to three...
Falklands Anniversary: Argentina Plan To Ban British Goods
By World on the Run
The Telegraph – Argentina’s industry minister has called for all British imports to be banned as tensions escalate between the two countries ahead of the...
Al-Qaeda Commander Saif Al-Adel ‘Held At Cairo Airport’
By World On The Run
BBC News – Senior al-Qaeda leader, Saif al-Adel, has been arrested at Cairo airport, Egyptian security officials say. He had arrived in the Egyptian capital...
Victories Give Romney Pre-Super Tuesday Momentum
By World On The Run
AP – Mitt Romney is trying to capitalize on twin victories in Arizona and Michigan as the GOP nomination race expands to the 10 states...
Public Knowledge Pushes for Copyright Reform
By World On The Run
ITworld – Digital rights group Public Knowledge has launched a campaign to reform U.S. copyright laws and make them more friendly to the Internet, in the...
Ocean Trench: Take a Dive 11,000m Down
By World On The Run
BBC – Icy cold, pitch black and with crushing pressures – the deepest part of the ocean is one of the most hostile places on...
Each Flick of a Digit Is a Job for All 5
By World On The Run
The New York Times – You may think you’re pretty familiar with your hands. You may think you know them like the back of your...
Central America Drug Gang Violence at ‘Alarming Levels’
By World On The Run
BBC News – Drug-related violence is at “alarming” levels in Central America and poses a threat to the region’s security, the UN drugs watchdog says....
U.S. Slams Syria Over U.N. Rights Meeting Walkout
By World On The Run
USA Today – The United States criticized Syria’s envoy for storming out of an emergency U.N. meeting about the crisis in his country Tuesday, saying...