* U.S.: Rest in peace Dorothy Height; the civil rights pioneer whose world spanned about seven decades died Tuesday at the age 98.
* Spain: Ex-International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch is in a Barcelona hospital and in “very serious” condition.
* Iran: A Pentagon report claimed that Iranian officials sold weapons to Hezbollah and views the rebels as “an essential partner for advancing its regional policy objectives''.
* World: The havoc wrecked on European travel by the erupting Eyjafjallajokull volcano has had effects around the world including tourism in South Asia.
Image – Washington Post
Online Sources- NPR, NBC Sports, The Age, BBC News
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
World Watch: Eyes on the prize
Labels:
Asia,
civil rights,
Dorothy Height,
Hezbollah,
Iceland,
Iran,
Juan Antonio Samaranch,
military,
obituary,
Olympics,
tourism,
volcano,
World Watch
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment