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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 of certain cities, appeared simultaneously in eight states of …Venezuela Protests Continue, National Guardsman KilledVoice of AmericaLittle carnival celebration as tension escalates in VenezuelaeuronewsForeigners detained […]
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 Without Borders did not give a reason for the move. But local news …Myanmar suspends aid agency Medecins Sans FrontieresBBC NewsMyanmar expels Doctors Without Borders; […]
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 arrest is for two months but can be extended. Mr. Navalny …Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny put under house arrest for 2 monthsWashington PostRussia opposition […]
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 itself in position for its fourth straight trip to the quarterfinals.Merciless Real hit another six to humiliate SchalkeChicago TribuneReal Madrid shreds SchalkeFox NewsReal Madrid thrashes […]
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 has set up the American Playwriting Foundation using money from an undisclosed …Philip Seymour Hoffman libel suit settledMiamiHerald.com‘National Enquirer’ pays for false Hoffman storyMarshfield News-HeraldPhilip […]
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 for CSMonitor.com and the weekly magazine. She also curates …Venezuelan protesters engineer improvised barricadesCNN InternationalVenezuelan president calls for peace amid possible coupXinhuaVenezuela: Local protests with […]
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 decade, they can easily see how these sites are changing the way they do everything.What Men Share on Social Media But Not With YouTIME (blog)Sochi […]
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 Ukrainian parliament had set a Tuesday …Ukraine Targets New Government by ThursdayWall Street JournalInfighting Hurts Ukraine Efforts to Form a New GovernmentNew York TimesUkraine crisis: […]
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 weekend. Take a look at how US and Mexican authorities found Joaquin Guzman. About video ads.Ruthless Mexican Drug Trafficker Was A Robin Hood In Home […]
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 in an eastern province killed a child. The attacks were the latest in a spate …Thailand crisis: Deadly attacks on opposition ralliesBBC NewsFour Killed in […]
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 wouldn’t confirm it. Yanukovych’s office says that the government …Confusion over possible deal to end Ukraine violenceCBS NewsUkraine crisis: Presidency says deal reached to end […]
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 of the police station singing and wearing ski masks. The two were quickly …2 Members of Protest Band Detained in SochiNew York TimesTwo members of […]
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 power and sought to capitalize on the franchise’s new digs in New York City after 42 years on the …Fallon takes reins of ‘The Tonight […]
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 feature a novelist who is brutally murdered after writing …Ready for more Rowling? Robert Galbraith returnsUSA TODAYJK Rowling to Publish Another Book Under Pen NameTIMEJK […]
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 Haram group was behind the attack. Boko Haram, which claims to be fighting to …Suspected Islamist Militants Kill Dozens in Northeastern NigeriaVoice of AmericaSuspected Islamists […]
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. South Korean tourists were said to be among the dead. Israeli police said they heard an explosion from …Blast hits tourist bus on Egypt side […]
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 of 85. The actor played John Walton Sr., the kind-hearted patriarch of a large, poor family living in rural …‘Waltons’ patriarch Ralph Waite dies at […]
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 than 100,000 people and closure of five airports. Indonesia’s national disaster agency …Volcanic ash blankets towns and villages in JavaBBC NewsIndonesia volcano eruption kills twoThe […]
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 witnesses said. Explosions and gunfire could be heard several kilometres …Gunmen launch deadly attack on Yemeni prisonBBC NewsYemen: 7 killed in attack on prison, 29 […]
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 the city had already slowed bids to bring in relief supplies. The Syrian Red Crescent said its …Fighting Delays Resumption of Aid to Syria’s HomsVoice […]
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 Press. BANGKOK—Thailand’s election Sunday was a fraught affair featuring …Thai elections peaceful, but crisis far from overMiamiHerald.comThailand votes peacefully amid opposition boycottHindustan TimesThailand election disrupted […]
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. Tags: Winter Olympics, Russia, Sochi, President Barack Obama, …Winter Olympics 2014: Should Americans go to Sochi?CBS NewsIOC president confident in security plan for SochiUSA TODAYOlympic […]
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 conversion with less than 1 minute to give Jerry Rice a win over Deion Sanders …NFL Pro BowlKansas City StarRivera, Tolbert lead Team Rice to […]
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 life it needs. Foxworth, the NFL Players Association’s outgoing president, first pitched …Roger Goodell was ‘serious’ about canceling Pro Bowl, Domonique Foxworth saysSB NationBadgers At […]
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 Homs. A relief corridor will be opened up as early as Monday, Lakhdar Brahimi, the UN …Syria talks bring offer of exit from siege of […]
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 thousands of Thais were blocked from voting on Sunday as antigovernment demonstrators …Thai Protester Killed as Election Commission Seeks to Delay VoteBusinessweekAnti-government protester leader shot […]
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 first warm-weather outdoor game. Jonas Hiller made 36 saves in his 20th …Dodgers’ Stadium Series tweet unwittingly offends hockey fansCBSSports.comVeterans enjoy family skate time for […]
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 may be uttered in a certain California-based baseball team’s office today. The Los Angeles …Kings’ Mitchell feels luckyNHL.comThree things to watch for in Stadium Series […]
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 somebody would tell me 10 years ago that we were going to do this, I would …Three things to watch for in Stadium Series matchupFOXSports.comCollins: […]
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 talks in Geneva aimed to launch political negotiations on ending Syria’s …Syria foes briefly meet in same room at Geneva II talksBBC NewsSyria’s warring sides […]
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 annual celebration, rap heavyweight Jay-Z leads the field of contenders …‘Exposure could be the award at Grammys’The NationTaylor Swift’s Grammys Performance: 8 Songs We Need […]
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 demonstrators at an impasse here, a cease-fire disintegrated …Ukraine crisis: Yanukovych ‘concessions’ fail to end unrestBBC NewsUkrainian protesters prepare for showdown with policeThe Globe and […]
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 officials told the National Catholic Reporter on Friday that Pope …Obama and Pope Francis likely to touch on poverty, abortion and Middle East …Washington PostPope: […]