Tag: CBC
Venezuela’s growing middle-class revolt – CBC.ca
CBC.caOn Monday, Venezuelans woke up to find barricades of pipes, trash and branches burning in the streets. Improvised roadblocks, cutting off neighbourhoods from each other and from the central core … Read More
Myanmar orders Doctors Without Borders to cease operations – Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles TimesDoctors Without Borders has been ordered to cease activities in Myanmar, leaving tens of thousands of patients without medical care, the Nobel Prize-winning aid group said Friday. Doctors … Read More
Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Under House Arrest – Wall Street Journal
Wall Street JournalMOSCOW—A Moscow court has put Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny under house arrest, forbidding him from using the Internet or communicating with anyone outside his family. The house … Read More
Real routs Schalke 6-1; Chelsea ties Galatasaray – Washington Post
Washington PostGELSENKIRCHEN, Germany — With an overwhelming offensive display, Real Madrid became the first road team to score six goals in a knockout-stage game of the Champions League and put … Read More
Philip Seymour Hoffman prize springs from libel settlement – CBC.ca
CBC.caA close friend of Philip Seymour Hoffman is establishing a new theatre prize in memory of the late actor, funded by a legal settlement with The National Enquirer. David Katz … Read More
Venezuela: Are cracks starting to show in Maduro’s backing? (+video) – Christian Science Monitor
Christian Science MonitorA daily roundup of terrorism and security issues. Skip to next paragraph. Whitney Eulich. Latin America Editor. Whitney Eulich is the Monitor’s Latin America editor, overseeing regional coverage … Read More
3 Ways Social Media Is Driving A Business Revolution – Forbes
ForbesIt’s hard to imagine a life before social media, even though sites like Facebook and Twitter have been around for less than a decade. As businesses look back over that … Read More
Ukraine parliament pushes back deadline to form new government – Fox News
Fox NewsUkraine’s interim leaders pushed back their self-imposed deadline to form a unity government Tuesday, while the whereabouts of the country’s fugitive president, Viktor Yanukovych, remained unknown. Members of the … Read More
How Mexico’s police caught ‘El Chapo’ – Christian Science Monitor
Christian Science MonitorDubbed the most powerful drug trafficker in the world and eluding arrest for more than a decade, police finally got the man known as ‘El Chapo’ over the … Read More
3 dead in weekend attacks on Thailand protests – USA TODAY
USA TODAYBANGKOK (AP) — An apparent grenade explosion at an anti-government protest site in Thailand’s capital killed two people on Sunday, a day after an attack at a similar demonstration … Read More
Ukraine Presidency: Deal Ending Crisis to Be Inked – TIME
TIME(KIEV, Ukraine) — Ukrainian president’s office says a deal intended to end violent battles between police and protesters is to be signed later Friday, but European mediators involved in talks … Read More
Pussy Riot band members released after being detained in Sochi – USA TODAY
USA TODAYSOCHI — Two members of the punk band Pussy Riot have been released by police after they were questioned about a theft. Nadezha Tolokonnikova and Maria Alyokhina walked out … Read More
Jimmy Fallon powers ‘Tonight Show’ debut with stars like Tina Fey, U2 – Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles TimesNEW YORK — Heeeere’s Jimmy! Jimmy Fallon made his debut Monday as the new host of “The Tonight Show” in an inaugural broadcast that was heavy on star … Read More
JK Rowling to publish second novel as Robert Galbraith – The Guardian
The GuardianRowling news … A second novel is due under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith. Photograph: Carlo Allegri/Reuters. The new novel from JK Rowling, written under her pseudonym Robert Galbraith, will … Read More
Nigeria’s Boko Haram ‘in village massacre’ – BBC News
BBC NewsThe gunmen reportedly rounded up a group of men in Izge village and shot them, before going door-to-door and killing anyone they found. Officials said they suspected the Boko … Read More
Egypt tourist bus blast kills three – BBC News
BBC NewsAn explosion on a tourist bus has killed at least three people in the Sinai peninsula, Egyptian police say. The bus blew up after it entered Egypt from Israel. … Read More
Ralph Waite dies: Friends, co-stars react to death of ‘Waltons’ actor – Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles TimesRalph Waite, best known for starring in the CBS series “The Waltons” from 1972 to 1981, died Thursday at his home in Palm Desert, Calif., at the age … Read More
200000 told to evacuate as Indonesia’s Mount Kelud erupts – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.ukA volcano erupted on the heavily populated Indonesian island of Java, sending a huge plume of ash and sand 10 miles into the air and forcing the evacuation of more … Read More
Yemen prison bombing, gun assault kills 11 in Sanaa – CBC.ca
CBC.caEleven people were killed when attackers mounted a bomb, grenade and gun assault on the main prison in Yemen’s capital on Thursday to try to free inmates, security sources and … Read More
Syria conflict: Homs aid convoy comes under fire – BBC News
BBC NewsAn aid convoy bringing supplies into the besieged district of the central Syrian city of Homs has come under fire, leaving at least one person hurt. Renewed fighting in … Read More
Thai Elections Fail to Resolve Political Stalemate – Wall Street Journal
Wall Street JournalThai Prime Minister and Pheu Thai Party leader Yingluck Shinawatra poses before casting her ballot in the general election at a polling station in Bangkok on Sunday. Associated … Read More
Mayor says no gay residents in Sochi – ESPN
ESPNESPN The Magazine’s Brett Forrest discusses the reaction in Russia to President Barack Obama sending openly gay athletes such as Billie Jean King to represent the United States in Sochi. … Read More
Mike Tolbert conversion seals Team Rice’s Pro Bowl win – USA TODAY
USA TODAYHONOLULU (AP) — Dallas running back DeMarco Murray caught a 20-yard pass for a touchdown and Carolina running back Mike Tolbert plunged into the end zone for a 2-point … Read More
Foxworth: Players concerned about injuring teammates in Pro Bowl – USA TODAY
USA TODAYDomonique Foxworth isn’t in Honolulu, but he’s monitoring Pro Bowl festivities closely from home, hoping the all-star game he played a large role in saving gets the jolt of … Read More
Women and children ‘to be given passage’ from Homs in first Syria deal – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.ukSyrian negotiators have reached their first deal in peace talks in Geneva, an agreement to allow women and children to escape the siege of rebel-held districts of the city of … Read More
Protesters Block Early Voting in Thai Capital – New York Times
New York TimesAn antigovernment protester waved a flag in front of the locked gates of a polling station after it was forced to close. Damir Sagolj/Reuters. BANGKOK — Hundreds of … Read More
Ducks beat LA Kings 3-0 on Dodger Stadium ice – ESPN
ESPNLOS ANGELES — Corey Perry and Matt Beleskey scored first-period goals, and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-0 at Dodger Stadium on Saturday night in the NHL’s … Read More
Dodgers’ Stadium Series tweet unwittingly offends hockey fans – CBSSports.com
CBSSports.comIt probably sounded like a good idea at the time. That is probably the kind of language every social medial manager will utter at some point in their careers and … Read More
Ducks, Kings thrilled to play at Dodger Stadium – CBC.ca
CBC.caTeemu Selanne skated off the ice and walked to the visitors’ dugout at Dodger Stadium, rubbing the eye black on his cheekbones in disbelief beneath the Southern California sky. ”If … Read More
Syrian foes set agenda at Geneva talks – CBC.ca
CBC.caSyria’s civil war foes held their first meeting in the same room in the presence of international mediator Lakhdar Brahimi on Saturday after a day’s delay and fierce recriminations. The … Read More
Grammys ready to award year’s best music – CBC.ca
CBC.caThe Grammy Awards, dubbed “music’s biggest night” by organizers, are set for a massive celebration of the past year’s best in North American music on Sunday. Heading into the 56th … Read More
Kiev Truce Falls Apart, And Unrest Resurges – New York Times
New York TimesOrthodox priests pray as they stand between protesters and the police in Kiev early Friday. Sergei Grits/Associated Press. KIEV, Ukraine — With President Viktor F. Yanukovych and antigovernment … Read More
Philadelphia abuzz over possible 2015 visit by Pope Francis – Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles TimesThough the Vatican hasn’t made an official announcement, news that Pope Francis may visit Philadelphia in 2015 has generated buzz among the Catholic community and city residents. Vatican … Read More