The Guardian – China has intensified online censorship by closing 16 websites, taking the toughest steps yet against major microblogs and detaining six people for...
Archive for March, 2012
3 Winners, Over 100 Million Mega Millions Losers
By World On The Run
Associated Press – The Mega Millions winners — at least three of them — stayed out of sight. The losers, who could number 100 million,...
Anonymous Unmasked: The Collective’s Disruptive Influence
By World on the Run
Montreal Gazette – The elusive “hacktivist” collective, identified only by its logo of a headless man in a suit or its Guy Fawkes masks, has...
Rome Pushes Costumed Gladiators Away From Colosseum
By World on the Run
Los Angeles Times – Every day on WorldNow, we choose a striking photo from around the world. Today we picked this image of a costumed...
Bombs in Southern Thailand Kill 11
By World On The Run
AP – Suspected Muslim insurgents staged the most deadly attack in years in Thailand’s restive south, killing 11 people and wounding 110 with car bombs...
Gingrich Says Romney Indeed The Front-Runner, ‘Probably’ Will Get Enough Delegates
By World On The Run
Fox News – With his campaign seemingly running on empty, GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich acknowledged Friday that rival Mitt Romney is clearly in the lead and likely will...
Rebel Assault On Strategic Mali Garrison Town Of Gao
By World On The Run
BBC – Tuareg rebels in Mali have attacked the strategic northern garrison town of Gao with heavy weapons, hours after another town, Kidal, fell to...
Spring Storm Sweeps Eastern Newfoundland
By World On The Run
CBC News – March is going out like a lion, with a winter storm warning in effect for the Avalon and Bonavista Peninsulas. About 10...
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Names Presidency Candidate
By World On The Run
BBC News – The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt has nominated its deputy chairman, Khairat al-Shatir, as its candidate for the presidential elections in May. The...
Syria Scorns Annan’s Peace Plan
By World On The Run
CBC News – Syria has rejected international envoy Kofi Annan’s call for the regime to be the first to halt violence just days after the...
Patrick Chan Takes Gold At Figure Skating World Championships
By World on the Run
CBC News – Patrick Chan capped an unbeaten season by successfully defending his world figure skating championship Saturday in Nice with a solid free skate. “It...
Windsor Immigration Lawyer Charged With Coaching Refugees To Make Fake Claims
By World on the Run
National Post – The RCMP has charged a Windsor immigration lawyer and her assistant for allegedly counseling individuals to make refugee claims based on fake...
Victim Of Horrific Rape Oksana Makar Dies In Ukraine
By World on the Run
Fox News – An 18-year-old Ukranian woman died Thursday, two weeks after her grisly rape set off protests across the country against corruption and favoritism...
Trayvon’s Killing Echoes An Uglier Time In America
By World on the Run
The Globe and Mail – With its quaint cobblestone streets and painstaking efforts to preserve the remnants of its 19th-century start, this central Florida city...
Lawyer Says U.S. Blocks Investigation Of Afghan Massacre
By World On The Run
Reuters – The lawyer defending the U.S. soldier accused of murdering 17 Afghan civilians claims U.S. authorities are blocking his ability to investigate the incident....
How The ‘Duchess Of Cambridge Effect’ Is Helping British Fashion In US
By World On The Run
Outside LK Bennett’s brand-new Manhattan flagship store, four American women peer through the glass to look at the dress on display. It is above the...
3 Winners, Over 100 Million Mega Millions Losers
By World On The Run
Associated Press – The Mega Millions winners — at least three of them — stayed out of sight. The losers, who could number 100 million,...
Anonymous Unmasked: The Collective’s Disruptive Influence
By World on the Run
Montreal Gazette – The elusive “hacktivist” collective, identified only by its logo of a headless man in a suit or its Guy Fawkes masks, has...
Rome Pushes Costumed Gladiators Away From Colosseum
By World on the Run
Los Angeles Times – Every day on WorldNow, we choose a striking photo from around the world. Today we picked this image of a costumed...
Bombs in Southern Thailand Kill 11
By World On The Run
AP – Suspected Muslim insurgents staged the most deadly attack in years in Thailand’s restive south, killing 11 people and wounding 110 with car bombs...
Gingrich Says Romney Indeed The Front-Runner, ‘Probably’ Will Get Enough Delegates
By World On The Run
Fox News – With his campaign seemingly running on empty, GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich acknowledged Friday that rival Mitt Romney is clearly in the lead and likely will...
Rebel Assault On Strategic Mali Garrison Town Of Gao
By World On The Run
BBC – Tuareg rebels in Mali have attacked the strategic northern garrison town of Gao with heavy weapons, hours after another town, Kidal, fell to...
Spring Storm Sweeps Eastern Newfoundland
By World On The Run
CBC News – March is going out like a lion, with a winter storm warning in effect for the Avalon and Bonavista Peninsulas. About 10...
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Names Presidency Candidate
By World On The Run
BBC News – The Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt has nominated its deputy chairman, Khairat al-Shatir, as its candidate for the presidential elections in May. The...
Syria Scorns Annan’s Peace Plan
By World On The Run
CBC News – Syria has rejected international envoy Kofi Annan’s call for the regime to be the first to halt violence just days after the...
Patrick Chan Takes Gold At Figure Skating World Championships
By World on the Run
CBC News – Patrick Chan capped an unbeaten season by successfully defending his world figure skating championship Saturday in Nice with a solid free skate. “It...
Windsor Immigration Lawyer Charged With Coaching Refugees To Make Fake Claims
By World on the Run
National Post – The RCMP has charged a Windsor immigration lawyer and her assistant for allegedly counseling individuals to make refugee claims based on fake...
Victim Of Horrific Rape Oksana Makar Dies In Ukraine
By World on the Run
Fox News – An 18-year-old Ukranian woman died Thursday, two weeks after her grisly rape set off protests across the country against corruption and favoritism...
Trayvon’s Killing Echoes An Uglier Time In America
By World on the Run
The Globe and Mail – With its quaint cobblestone streets and painstaking efforts to preserve the remnants of its 19th-century start, this central Florida city...
Lawyer Says U.S. Blocks Investigation Of Afghan Massacre
By World On The Run
Reuters – The lawyer defending the U.S. soldier accused of murdering 17 Afghan civilians claims U.S. authorities are blocking his ability to investigate the incident....
How The ‘Duchess Of Cambridge Effect’ Is Helping British Fashion In US
By World On The Run
Outside LK Bennett’s brand-new Manhattan flagship store, four American women peer through the glass to look at the dress on display. It is above the...