BBC News – The US and Germany have called on Russia not to supply Syria’s military with an advanced missile system they say could prolong...
Archive for May, 2013
Eurozone Unemployment Reaches New Record High In April
By World On The Run
BBC News – Unemployment in the eurozone has reached another record high, according to official figures. The seasonally-adjusted rate for April was 12.2%, up from 12.1%...
Exclusive: How Cops Saved Boy From Underground Bunker
By World On The Run
ABC News – It was a seemingly hopeless situation: A 5-year-old boy named Ethan had been snatched off a school bus and was being held...
Cyber Threats Pose ‘Stealthy, Insidious’ Danger: Defense Chief
By World On The Run
Reuters – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Friday that cyber threats posed a “quiet, stealthy, insidious” danger to the United States and other nations,...
Boston Marathon Bombings Suspect Now Walking, Claims Innocence
By World on the Run
CBS News – The remaining suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings has recovered enough to walk and assured his parents in a phone conversation that...
United Church Israel Boycott
By World on the Run
The Huffington Post – Canada’s largest Protestant church has identified three Israeli companies it may target for a boycott over the firms’ operations in Jewish...
US State Department Probes Report Of Michigan Woman Killed In Syria
By World on the Run
ABC News – The State Department is investigating reports that a U.S. citizen has been killed in Syria, the department told ABC News today. Syrian...
Probe Into AECL Contracts Hushed Up
By World On The Run
CBC News – Former employees at Atomic Energy of Canada Limited say they witnessed potential wrongdoing in procurement practices at the federal Crown corporation, with...
Tim Duncan beast on court, if not in press
By World On The Run
CNN – OK, readers, let’s have a debate, one of sports talk’s favorites. Who is the best player in the NBA? Is it Kevin Durant,...
Large Asteroid Zipping Past Earth, Dragging Its Own Moon Along
By World On The Run
CNN - An asteroid is whizzing past Earth on Friday — and it’s traveling with its own moon in tow. 1998 QE2, as it is called,...
B.C. Rejects Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline Proposal
By World On The Run
CBC News – The B.C. government has rejected a proposal for the Northern Gateway pipeline project, saying it fails to address the province’s environmental concerns....
Trustees: Medicare Trust Fund Exhausted In 2026
By World On The Run
AP – The government said Friday that Medicare’s giant hospital trust fund will be exhausted in 2026, two years later than projected last year, while...
Russians Find Mammoth Carcass With Liquid Blood
By World on the Run
TPM – A perfectly preserved woolly mammoth carcass with liquid blood has been found on a remote Arctic island, fueling hopes of cloning the Ice...
Syria’s Assad ‘Confident In Victory’ In Civil War
By World on the Run
AP – Syrian President Bashar Assad said in an interview broadcast Thursday that he is “confident in victory” in his country’s civil war, and he...
More Heavy Storms On Tap For The Midwest; 1 Dead
By World on the Run
ABC News – Authorities say a driver died when strong winds knocked a tree onto his car in rural Arkansas as thunder storms and several...
Walking The Path Of A Tornado
By World On The Run
CNN – Before I decided to walk the 17-mile path of last week’s tornado in Oklahoma, I wanted to check out its origins. Would I...
Eurozone Unemployment Reaches New Record High In April
By World On The Run
BBC News – Unemployment in the eurozone has reached another record high, according to official figures. The seasonally-adjusted rate for April was 12.2%, up from 12.1%...
Exclusive: How Cops Saved Boy From Underground Bunker
By World On The Run
ABC News – It was a seemingly hopeless situation: A 5-year-old boy named Ethan had been snatched off a school bus and was being held...
Cyber Threats Pose ‘Stealthy, Insidious’ Danger: Defense Chief
By World On The Run
Reuters – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Friday that cyber threats posed a “quiet, stealthy, insidious” danger to the United States and other nations,...
Boston Marathon Bombings Suspect Now Walking, Claims Innocence
By World on the Run
CBS News – The remaining suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings has recovered enough to walk and assured his parents in a phone conversation that...
United Church Israel Boycott
By World on the Run
The Huffington Post – Canada’s largest Protestant church has identified three Israeli companies it may target for a boycott over the firms’ operations in Jewish...
US State Department Probes Report Of Michigan Woman Killed In Syria
By World on the Run
ABC News – The State Department is investigating reports that a U.S. citizen has been killed in Syria, the department told ABC News today. Syrian...
Probe Into AECL Contracts Hushed Up
By World On The Run
CBC News – Former employees at Atomic Energy of Canada Limited say they witnessed potential wrongdoing in procurement practices at the federal Crown corporation, with...
Tim Duncan beast on court, if not in press
By World On The Run
CNN – OK, readers, let’s have a debate, one of sports talk’s favorites. Who is the best player in the NBA? Is it Kevin Durant,...
Large Asteroid Zipping Past Earth, Dragging Its Own Moon Along
By World On The Run
CNN - An asteroid is whizzing past Earth on Friday — and it’s traveling with its own moon in tow. 1998 QE2, as it is called,...
B.C. Rejects Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline Proposal
By World On The Run
CBC News – The B.C. government has rejected a proposal for the Northern Gateway pipeline project, saying it fails to address the province’s environmental concerns....
Trustees: Medicare Trust Fund Exhausted In 2026
By World On The Run
AP – The government said Friday that Medicare’s giant hospital trust fund will be exhausted in 2026, two years later than projected last year, while...
Russians Find Mammoth Carcass With Liquid Blood
By World on the Run
TPM – A perfectly preserved woolly mammoth carcass with liquid blood has been found on a remote Arctic island, fueling hopes of cloning the Ice...
Syria’s Assad ‘Confident In Victory’ In Civil War
By World on the Run
AP – Syrian President Bashar Assad said in an interview broadcast Thursday that he is “confident in victory” in his country’s civil war, and he...
More Heavy Storms On Tap For The Midwest; 1 Dead
By World on the Run
ABC News – Authorities say a driver died when strong winds knocked a tree onto his car in rural Arkansas as thunder storms and several...
Walking The Path Of A Tornado
By World On The Run
CNN – Before I decided to walk the 17-mile path of last week’s tornado in Oklahoma, I wanted to check out its origins. Would I...