May 3, 2011
WATCHING HISTORY UNFOLD Photograph by Pete Souza for The White House President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, along with members of the national security team, receive an update on the mission against Osama bin Laden in the Situation Room of the White House, May 1, 2011. Seated, from left, are: [...]
Apr 14, 2011
A MOMENT OF SILENCE Photograph by Koichi Nakamura,Yomiuri Shimbun/Associated Press Buddhist monks, Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, firefighters, and other relief workers observed a moment of silence on “Hiyori Yama,” or Weather Hill, in Natori, Miyagi prefecture, on April 11, 2011, exactly one month after the devastating earthquake and tsunami hit northeastern Japan. Local [...]
Apr 13, 2011
Every Wednesday, the Sifter posts top-line summaries to current events around the globe. All news articles are from Reuters and BBC News. Egypt: Mubarak and sons detained amid corruption probe [BBC News] – Egypt’s prosecutor general has ordered the detention of former President Hosni Mubarak, ahead of an investigation into corruption and abuse allegations. [...]
Apr 6, 2011
Every Wednesday, the Sifter posts top-line summaries to current events around the globe. All news articles are from Reuters and BBC News. Ivory Coast: Ouattara forces ‘storm Gbagbo residence’ [BBC News] – Forces opposed to Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo have launched a final assault on the presidential residence where he is holed up. [...]
Mar 30, 2011
LIGHTS OUT SYDNEY! Photograph by REUTERS / TIM WIMBORNE Last Saturday, March 26, people and businesses around the world participated in Earth Hour 2011, turning off their lights at 8:30 p.m. local time. Earth Hour was organized by the World Wildlife Fund in 2007, as a way to bring attention to energy-consumption, sustainability, [...]
Mar 30, 2011
Every Wednesday, the Sifter posts top-line summaries to current events around the globe. All news articles are from Reuters and BBC News. Japan to scrap stricken nuclear reactors [BBC News] – Japan is to decommission four stricken reactors at the quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant, the operator says. Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) made the announcement [...]
