Washington Times – Actress and comedian Joan Rivers is on life support after she went into cardiac and respiratory arrest on Thursday during throat surgery....
Archive for August, 2014
Joan Rivers On Life Support As Family Nears Tough Decision
By World on The Run
China Rules Out Open Elections In Hong Kong
By World On The Run
The Guardian — China’s legislature has ruled against allowing open nominations in elections for Hong Kong’s leader, a decision that promises to ignite political tensions in...
ISIS And Other Mid-East Terror Groups Will Soon Attack Europe And The States, Saudi King Says
By World On The Run
National Post — The king of Saudi Arabia has warned that extremists could attack Europe and the U.S. if there is not a strong international...
Putin ‘Urges Talks On Statehood For East Ukraine’
By World On The Run
BBC — President Putin has called for talks to discuss “statehood” for eastern Ukraine, Russian media report. He said the issue needed to be discussed...
CTV News – A “small but notable number” of Canadians have travelled abroad to participate in terrorism-related activities, including to Syria, Somalia and Afghanistan, according...
In 2018, World’s Biggest Rocket To Be Tested By NASA
By World on The Run
Fox News – NASA is moving ahead with plans to build a massive rocket designed to explore deep space and culminate in human trips to...
Rare Blue Lobster Trapped By Maine Father-Daughter Team
By World on The Run
Reuters – A Maine teenager and her father have landed a one-in-two-million catch – a blue lobster. Meghan LaPlante, 14, said she and her father...
Update: Turks & Caicos Islands Government Continues Flood Recovery Effort
By World on The Run
The Bahamas Weekly – The Turks and Caicos Islands’ Acting Governor and Premier received the latest update about the nation’s recovery from Tropical Storm Cristobal...
CRFM To Give Oral Arguments To Law Of The Sea Tribunal
By World on The Run
The Bahamas Weekly – The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) will on September 5, 2014 give oral arguments to the International Tribunal for the Law...
Pakistani Protests Turn Deadly As Prime Minister Refuses To Resign
By World On The Run
CNN — Pakistani protesters flooded the streets for another day Sunday demanding a solution to a political crisis wracking the country. At least two people died overnight,...
Iran Says Possible Response To New U.S. Sanctions Could Not Be ‘Pleasant’
By World On The Run
Reuters — Iran’s possible response to new U.S. sanctions could “not be pleasant”, its foreign minister said on Sunday, raising the prospect of tit-for-tat retribution...
Iraqi Forces Break Militant Siege Of Shiite Town
By World On The Run
AP — Iraqi security forces and Shiite militiamen on Sunday broke a six-week siege imposed by the Islamic State extremist group on the northern Shiite...
Gaza’s Shattered Airport, Once A Symbol Of Sovereignty
By World On The Run
NPR – It’s hard to imagine a more compelling monument to the rise and fall of the Palestinian dream of statehood than the bombed-out ruins...
Rogers: Obama’s Inertia On Syria-Islamic State Part Of Foreign Policy Plan Empowering Rivals
By World On The Run
Fox – Rep. Mike Rogers, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, said Sunday that President Obama’s inertia on whether to launch airstrikes...
Fear For Europe’s Jews
By World on The Run
Jerusalem Post – It is now almost three years since I moved with my family to the United States. Life for a Jew in the...
Welcome To The Real Lego Land: Rebuilding The Brand Brick By Brick
By World on The Run
The Guardian – It’s not the sort of place you would imagine one of the world’s biggest companies might be based. There are no glass...
Joan Rivers On Life Support As Family Nears Tough Decision
By World on The Run
China Rules Out Open Elections In Hong Kong
By World On The Run
The Guardian — China’s legislature has ruled against allowing open nominations in elections for Hong Kong’s leader, a decision that promises to ignite political tensions in...
ISIS And Other Mid-East Terror Groups Will Soon Attack Europe And The States, Saudi King Says
By World On The Run
National Post — The king of Saudi Arabia has warned that extremists could attack Europe and the U.S. if there is not a strong international...
Putin ‘Urges Talks On Statehood For East Ukraine’
By World On The Run
BBC — President Putin has called for talks to discuss “statehood” for eastern Ukraine, Russian media report. He said the issue needed to be discussed...
CTV News – A “small but notable number” of Canadians have travelled abroad to participate in terrorism-related activities, including to Syria, Somalia and Afghanistan, according...
In 2018, World’s Biggest Rocket To Be Tested By NASA
By World on The Run
Fox News – NASA is moving ahead with plans to build a massive rocket designed to explore deep space and culminate in human trips to...
Rare Blue Lobster Trapped By Maine Father-Daughter Team
By World on The Run
Reuters – A Maine teenager and her father have landed a one-in-two-million catch – a blue lobster. Meghan LaPlante, 14, said she and her father...
Update: Turks & Caicos Islands Government Continues Flood Recovery Effort
By World on The Run
The Bahamas Weekly – The Turks and Caicos Islands’ Acting Governor and Premier received the latest update about the nation’s recovery from Tropical Storm Cristobal...
CRFM To Give Oral Arguments To Law Of The Sea Tribunal
By World on The Run
The Bahamas Weekly – The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) will on September 5, 2014 give oral arguments to the International Tribunal for the Law...
Pakistani Protests Turn Deadly As Prime Minister Refuses To Resign
By World On The Run
CNN — Pakistani protesters flooded the streets for another day Sunday demanding a solution to a political crisis wracking the country. At least two people died overnight,...
Iran Says Possible Response To New U.S. Sanctions Could Not Be ‘Pleasant’
By World On The Run
Reuters — Iran’s possible response to new U.S. sanctions could “not be pleasant”, its foreign minister said on Sunday, raising the prospect of tit-for-tat retribution...
Iraqi Forces Break Militant Siege Of Shiite Town
By World On The Run
AP — Iraqi security forces and Shiite militiamen on Sunday broke a six-week siege imposed by the Islamic State extremist group on the northern Shiite...
Gaza’s Shattered Airport, Once A Symbol Of Sovereignty
By World On The Run
NPR – It’s hard to imagine a more compelling monument to the rise and fall of the Palestinian dream of statehood than the bombed-out ruins...
Rogers: Obama’s Inertia On Syria-Islamic State Part Of Foreign Policy Plan Empowering Rivals
By World On The Run
Fox – Rep. Mike Rogers, chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, said Sunday that President Obama’s inertia on whether to launch airstrikes...
Fear For Europe’s Jews
By World on The Run
Jerusalem Post – It is now almost three years since I moved with my family to the United States. Life for a Jew in the...
Welcome To The Real Lego Land: Rebuilding The Brand Brick By Brick
By World on The Run
The Guardian – It’s not the sort of place you would imagine one of the world’s biggest companies might be based. There are no glass...