Boston Magazine Features Shoes and Stories from Marathon
In a tribute to the tragic bombing victims at the Boston marathon April 15, Boston Magazine’s May issue features a cover photo of running shoes worn during the marathon arranged in the shape of a heart.
According to the magazine, the original [...]
US Congress Acts to End Air Traffic Delays
The U.S. Congress has completed action to curb the layoffs of air traffic controllers, which have resulted in thousands of delayed flights in the last few days.
The House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly Friday for legislation that would [...]
Immigration Shapes US Parties as Much as Demographics
WASHINGTON — The debate in Congress over immigration reform has as much to do with the fate of America’s two main political parties as it does with the demographics of the United States.
Both the Democratic and Republican parties are pushing [...]
Diplomatic, Military Rebalance to Asia No Threat to China
STATE DEPARTMENT — U.S. officials say shifting more diplomatic, commercial, and military assets to the Asia-Pacific region is not a threat to China. Stepped-up Chinese naval exercises are partly a response to the Obama administration’s [...]
Hong Kong Tops Best Street Food Cities List
LONDON — Quick, cheap and chock full of flavor, street food gives hungry passersby a lot to love in locales around the world. Trying the local open-air fare is also a key ingredient to sampling any city’s culture.
That’s why online [...]
Health Services for Syrian Refugees Overstretched
GENEVA — A new report by the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) says health services for hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees are increasingly overstretched. The UNHCR says limited funds are limiting the health care refugees are receiving.
The [...]
Spain Says Its Economy Is Worsening
Spain says its economy is worsening and that it will take two years longer than first thought to meet Europe’s deficit target.
Madrid said Friday it expects its economy will shrink 1.3 percent this year, instead of the one-half of one [...]
More Than 300 Killed in Bangladesh Building Collapse
Protesting garment workers took the streets of Dhaka Friday, to demonstrate against the country’s poor industrial safety standards, as the death toll from the collapse of a Bangladesh garment factory building climbed above 300.
Officials [...]
Iraqi Forces Retake Control of Sunni Town
Iraqi security forces have retaken control of a Sunni town north of Baghdad after gunmen who seized it withdrew without a fight, as the death toll from four days of violence in the country reached 150.
Officials say the Sunni militants pulled [...]
Musharraf to Remain Under House Arrest Until April 30
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has placed former president Pervez Musharraf under house arrest until April 30 in the Benazir Bhutto murder case.
The court in Rawalpindi ordered the former military ruler’s arrest Friday. Musharraf appeared [...]
