Associated Press – Criminal investigators from France will exhume Yasser Arafat’s remains next month to try to find out how the Palestinian leader died, a...
Archive for October, 2012
Florida Seniors Split on Medicare Debate
By World On The Run
Voice of America – In the southern U.S. state of Florida, senior citizens who make up 25 percent of the electorate are… More at Voice...
UBS Cuts 10,000 Jobs as It Slims Down Investment Bank Arm
By World On The Run
BBC News – Swiss bank UBS has announced it is cutting 10,000 jobs worldwide as it tries to cut costs and… More at BBC News
Christmas On The River Rhine Aboard Viking River Cruises’ Viking Helvetia
By Lois M Gordon
Location: Silicon Valley – California
The Viking Helvetia trip through parts of Germany begins and ends in beautiful Cologne, where the best of guided tours sweeps you...
Greece Agrees Deal With Creditors on Austerity Plan
By World On The Run
BBC News – Greece has reached agreement with its international creditors on new austerity measures necessary to… More at BBC News
Disney to Acquire ‘Star Wars’ Franchise
By World On The Run
Voice of America – Media and entertainment giant Walt Disney has announced a nearly $4 billion deal to acquire George Lucas’s renowned film… More at...
Behind the Inscrutable Mien, Clues to Merkel’s Methods
By World On The Run
The New York Times – On a blazing afternoon, as the euro crisis was surging back from summer vacation, Chancellor Angela Merkelof Germany descended on this impoverished sliver...
At Least 40 Dead, Millions Without Power In Sandy’s Aftermath
By World On The Run
Fox News – Millions of people from Maine to the Carolinas waited wearily for the power to come back on Tuesday, and New Yorkers found themselves...
France Makes Billion Euro Tax Claim Against Google: Report
By World on the Run
AFP – French tax authorities have made a billion-euro ($1.3 billion) claim against Google to pressure it in a dispute over compensation to media websites,...
Plastic Could Fuel US Move Away from Foreign Oil
By World On The Run
Voice of America – The next big thing in fuel could come from repurposed plastic. However, only seven percent of plastic waste in… More at...
Ford Profits Flat After Losses in Europe
By World On The Run
BBC News – Carmaker Ford has reported a slight dip in profits for the third quarter after losses in Europe offset record… More at BBC...
It Was 1987
By Ray Scotty Morris
Location: San Francisco – California
Photos by Ray Scotty Morris Long ago, back in the celebratory days of Christmas in 1987, Jo Lee would call, “Scotty, Scotty! We’re having another Christmas...
Sandy Death Toll Hits 48, Millions Without Power in U.S.
By World On The Run
CBC News – The misery of superstorm Sandy’s devastation grew Tuesday as millions along the U.S. East Coast faced life without power or… More at...
Storm Sandy: Transport Chaos as Floods Recede
By World On The Run
BBC News – Meteorologist Paul Heppner explains why Sandy has been so destructive – aerial footage shows scene on… More at BBC News
Two NATO Soldiers Shot Dead By Man Wearing Afghan Police Uniform
By World On The Run
The Guardian – A man wearing an Afghan police uniform has killed two Nato service members in southern Afghanistan, according to the international military coalition. The attack on...
Dalai Lama Teaches Bankers About Ethics
By World On The Run
The Daily Beast – “I am a Buddhist-Marxist,” says the Dalai Lama, and all the bankers in the room inhale sharply. “When I was young, I...
Florida Seniors Split on Medicare Debate
By World On The Run
Voice of America – In the southern U.S. state of Florida, senior citizens who make up 25 percent of the electorate are… More at Voice...
UBS Cuts 10,000 Jobs as It Slims Down Investment Bank Arm
By World On The Run
BBC News – Swiss bank UBS has announced it is cutting 10,000 jobs worldwide as it tries to cut costs and… More at BBC News
Christmas On The River Rhine Aboard Viking River Cruises’ Viking Helvetia
By Lois M Gordon
Location: Silicon Valley – California
The Viking Helvetia trip through parts of Germany begins and ends in beautiful Cologne, where the best of guided tours sweeps you...
Greece Agrees Deal With Creditors on Austerity Plan
By World On The Run
BBC News – Greece has reached agreement with its international creditors on new austerity measures necessary to… More at BBC News
Disney to Acquire ‘Star Wars’ Franchise
By World On The Run
Voice of America – Media and entertainment giant Walt Disney has announced a nearly $4 billion deal to acquire George Lucas’s renowned film… More at...
Behind the Inscrutable Mien, Clues to Merkel’s Methods
By World On The Run
The New York Times – On a blazing afternoon, as the euro crisis was surging back from summer vacation, Chancellor Angela Merkelof Germany descended on this impoverished sliver...
At Least 40 Dead, Millions Without Power In Sandy’s Aftermath
By World On The Run
Fox News – Millions of people from Maine to the Carolinas waited wearily for the power to come back on Tuesday, and New Yorkers found themselves...
France Makes Billion Euro Tax Claim Against Google: Report
By World on the Run
AFP – French tax authorities have made a billion-euro ($1.3 billion) claim against Google to pressure it in a dispute over compensation to media websites,...
Plastic Could Fuel US Move Away from Foreign Oil
By World On The Run
Voice of America – The next big thing in fuel could come from repurposed plastic. However, only seven percent of plastic waste in… More at...
Ford Profits Flat After Losses in Europe
By World On The Run
BBC News – Carmaker Ford has reported a slight dip in profits for the third quarter after losses in Europe offset record… More at BBC...
It Was 1987
By Ray Scotty Morris
Location: San Francisco – California
Photos by Ray Scotty Morris Long ago, back in the celebratory days of Christmas in 1987, Jo Lee would call, “Scotty, Scotty! We’re having another Christmas...
Sandy Death Toll Hits 48, Millions Without Power in U.S.
By World On The Run
CBC News – The misery of superstorm Sandy’s devastation grew Tuesday as millions along the U.S. East Coast faced life without power or… More at...
Storm Sandy: Transport Chaos as Floods Recede
By World On The Run
BBC News – Meteorologist Paul Heppner explains why Sandy has been so destructive – aerial footage shows scene on… More at BBC News
Two NATO Soldiers Shot Dead By Man Wearing Afghan Police Uniform
By World On The Run
The Guardian – A man wearing an Afghan police uniform has killed two Nato service members in southern Afghanistan, according to the international military coalition. The attack on...
Dalai Lama Teaches Bankers About Ethics
By World On The Run
The Daily Beast – “I am a Buddhist-Marxist,” says the Dalai Lama, and all the bankers in the room inhale sharply. “When I was young, I...