International News January 19-25

Send to KindleTweet New Heathrow Runway Approved By British Government The British’s government new decision is to approve the building of a new runway for Heathrow airport, The Gulfnews.com reports. On Thursday, a governmental official said the building of the third runway was a recommendation by Britain’s transportation secretary. The official announcement will be made [...]

International Headlines October 14

Send to KindleTweet Power Sharing Talks In Zimbabwe Falter Zimbabwe’s opposition party, Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) and its leader Morgan Tsvangirai, walked out of power-sharing talks on Wednesday, Business Day reports. The country’s ruling PF party headed by Robert Mugabe and the opposition MDC party had signed an agreement last month that allotted certain [...]

International News April 21

Send to KindleTweet Former Roman Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo, 56, has been elected the next president of the South American nation of Paraguay, the Los Angeles Times reports. Once Lugo’s win is certified, he will start his five-year term as president on Aug. 15. His win marks the end of many years of control by [...]

International News Week of April 7

Send to KindleTweet The Brazilian government has earmarked $360 million to aid thousands of residents in the north fleeing the state of Paraiba, where the River Paraiba overflowed and cracked the walls of dam, killing 15 and displacing thousands, BBC reports. Authorities in the Southeast Asian nation of Burma have ordered an activist to life [...]