Every Wednesday, the Sifter posts top-line summaries to current events around the globe. All news articles are from Reuters and BBC News. Moscow mourns victims of Domodedovo airport blast [BBC News] – Moscow is holding a day of mourning for the victims of an apparent suicide bombing at Domodedovo airport. TV channels and radio stations [...]
Jan 19, 2011
Current Events Around the Globe – Jan. 19, 2011
Every Wednesday, the Sifter posts top-line summaries to current events around the globe. All news articles are from Reuters and BBC News. Australia floods: Victoria town residents told to flee [BBC News] – People in the south-eastern Australian town of Kerang have been told to leave their homes, as rising river levels threatened another community [...]
Jan 12, 2011
Picture of the Day: Haiti – Hope & Despair, 1 Year Later
HAITI – HOPE & DESPAIR, 1 YEAR LATER DESPAIR Photograph by THONY BELIZAIRE/AFP/Getty Images An aerial view of a tent city in a Port-au-Prince is seen on January 10, 2011, one year after the quake of January 12, 2010. HOPE Photograph by REUTERS/Kena Betancur Soccer players from Haiti’s Zaryen team (in blue) and the national [...]
Jan 12, 2011
Current Events Around the Globe – Jan. 12, 2011
Every Wednesday, the Sifter posts top-line summaries to current events around the globe. All news articles are from Reuters and BBC News. Australia floods: Fears worsen for Brisbane [BBC News] – Up to 20,000 homes are now at risk in Brisbane, the Queensland state premier has said, as deadly floodwater surge towards Australia’s third-largest city. [...]
Jan 5, 2011
Current Events Around the Globe – Jan. 5, 2011
Every Wednesday, the Sifter posts top-line summaries to current events around the globe. All news articles are from Reuters and BBC News. Salman Taseer funeral: Pakistan security tight [BBC News] – Pakistan is on high alert as the funeral of assassinated Punjab governor Salman Taseer takes place in Lahore. Mr Taseer was shot dead by [...]
Dec 29, 2010
Current Events Around the Globe – Dec. 29, 2010
Every Wednesday, the Sifter posts top-line summaries to current events around the globe. All news articles are from Reuters and BBC News. Floods force mass evacuations in Queensland, Australia [BBC News] – North-eastern Australia’s worst flooding in decades is continuing to cause chaos across the region. About 1,000 people in Queensland have been evacuated, including [...]
