Voice of America – Boeing Co. said it was confident that a piece of aircraft, found wedged between two buildings in lower Manhattan recently, came...
Archive for April, 2013
BlackBerry Shares Rise as CEO Heins Sees Q10 Sales in ‘Tens of Millions’
By World On The Run
Financial Post – BlackBerry, the Canadian smartphone maker, climbed to its highest level in more than a month after Chief Executive Officer Thorsten Heins said...
Olaf Leak: No Clear Evidence Against Dalli
By World On The Run
EUobserver – BRUSSELS – EU anti-fraud office Olaf had no hard evidence that former health commissioner John Dalli tried to solicit a bribe from a tobacco...
Afghan President Hamid Karzai Confirms Secret US Cash ‘Help’
By World On The Run
BBC – The Afghan president has admitted his office received secret payments from the US, but says the amounts were small and used legitimately. Hamid Karzai...
Italy Progress Lifts Wall Street, S&P Near Record
By World On The Run
Reuters – Stocks rose on Monday, extending a recent rally as Italy formed a government and relieved a two-month-long overhang of geopolitical uncertainty from the market. In addition,...
Botswana’s President Injured In Cheetah ‘Attack’
By World on the Run
Telegraph – The incident occurred at a Botswana Defence Force barracks last week government spokesman Jeff Ramsay said… More at Telegraph
Lawyers Public Chant “Hang Him” As Bangladesh Building Owner Led To Court
By World on the Run
Reuters – Bangladeshi lawyers and protesters chanted “hang him, hang him” on Monday as the owner of a factory building that collapsed last week killing...
Report: U.S. Citizen Faces Trial In North Korea
By World on the Run
CNN – North Korea plans to begin a trial against a U.S. citizen detained there last year, state media said Saturday, complicating tense relations between...
Chat App Messaging Overtakes SMS Texts, Informa Says
By World On The Run
BBC News – Instant messaging on chat apps, such as WhatsApp, has overtaken the traditional SMS text message for the first time, according to research...
Google’s Predictive Search Comes to iPhone, iPad
By World On The Run
CNN – Consider for a moment how much Google knows about you. Depending on what services you use, it might have a record of every...
Wael Al-Halqi, Syrian Prime Minister, Reportedly Escapes Assassination Attempt In Damascus
By World On The Run
Huff Post – Syria’s prime minister escaped an assassination attempt Monday when a bomb exploded near his convoy in Damascus, state media reported, in the latest...
Insiders Say Canada ‘Scammed’ By Foreign Worker Industry
By World On The Run
CBC News – Several information technology industry insiders have come forward to expose some of the inner workings of multinational outsourcing companies from India, which...
Economic Gains May Not Help Democrats Much In 2014
By World On The Run
AP – Presidents like to take credit for economic recoveries, just as President Barack Obama is angling to do now. He and his allies in Congress...
300 B.C. Mexican Temple Hints At Human Sacrifice
By World on the Run
MSNBC – A newly discovered temple complex in the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico, reveals hints of a specialized hierarchy of priests — who may have...
Climbers And Guides Fight On Everest
By World on the Run
BBC – Police in Nepal investigate an alleged fight between two famous European climbers and their Nepalese mountain guides on Mount Everest… More at BBC...
Police say man stabs 4 people at Catholic church in Albuquerque
By World on the Run
Foxnews – Just as the St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church choir began its final hymn, a man vaulted over pews and lashed out at the...
BlackBerry Shares Rise as CEO Heins Sees Q10 Sales in ‘Tens of Millions’
By World On The Run
Financial Post – BlackBerry, the Canadian smartphone maker, climbed to its highest level in more than a month after Chief Executive Officer Thorsten Heins said...
Olaf Leak: No Clear Evidence Against Dalli
By World On The Run
EUobserver – BRUSSELS – EU anti-fraud office Olaf had no hard evidence that former health commissioner John Dalli tried to solicit a bribe from a tobacco...
Afghan President Hamid Karzai Confirms Secret US Cash ‘Help’
By World On The Run
BBC – The Afghan president has admitted his office received secret payments from the US, but says the amounts were small and used legitimately. Hamid Karzai...
Italy Progress Lifts Wall Street, S&P Near Record
By World On The Run
Reuters – Stocks rose on Monday, extending a recent rally as Italy formed a government and relieved a two-month-long overhang of geopolitical uncertainty from the market. In addition,...
Botswana’s President Injured In Cheetah ‘Attack’
By World on the Run
Telegraph – The incident occurred at a Botswana Defence Force barracks last week government spokesman Jeff Ramsay said… More at Telegraph
Lawyers Public Chant “Hang Him” As Bangladesh Building Owner Led To Court
By World on the Run
Reuters – Bangladeshi lawyers and protesters chanted “hang him, hang him” on Monday as the owner of a factory building that collapsed last week killing...
Report: U.S. Citizen Faces Trial In North Korea
By World on the Run
CNN – North Korea plans to begin a trial against a U.S. citizen detained there last year, state media said Saturday, complicating tense relations between...
Chat App Messaging Overtakes SMS Texts, Informa Says
By World On The Run
BBC News – Instant messaging on chat apps, such as WhatsApp, has overtaken the traditional SMS text message for the first time, according to research...
Google’s Predictive Search Comes to iPhone, iPad
By World On The Run
CNN – Consider for a moment how much Google knows about you. Depending on what services you use, it might have a record of every...
Wael Al-Halqi, Syrian Prime Minister, Reportedly Escapes Assassination Attempt In Damascus
By World On The Run
Huff Post – Syria’s prime minister escaped an assassination attempt Monday when a bomb exploded near his convoy in Damascus, state media reported, in the latest...
Insiders Say Canada ‘Scammed’ By Foreign Worker Industry
By World On The Run
CBC News – Several information technology industry insiders have come forward to expose some of the inner workings of multinational outsourcing companies from India, which...
Economic Gains May Not Help Democrats Much In 2014
By World On The Run
AP – Presidents like to take credit for economic recoveries, just as President Barack Obama is angling to do now. He and his allies in Congress...
300 B.C. Mexican Temple Hints At Human Sacrifice
By World on the Run
MSNBC – A newly discovered temple complex in the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico, reveals hints of a specialized hierarchy of priests — who may have...
Climbers And Guides Fight On Everest
By World on the Run
BBC – Police in Nepal investigate an alleged fight between two famous European climbers and their Nepalese mountain guides on Mount Everest… More at BBC...
Police say man stabs 4 people at Catholic church in Albuquerque
By World on the Run
Foxnews – Just as the St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church choir began its final hymn, a man vaulted over pews and lashed out at the...