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Black Forest fire can't stand in the way of firefighter's Father's Day
Despite his soot-covered clothes and face, Chris Butterfield's wife, Julie, wearing a light pink summer dress, hugged her husband tightly at a road blockade outside the Black Forest fire.
denverpost.com (2 days ago)
Iran elections: there's room for surprise, but the system will win out | Michael Axworthy
As Iranians vote on Friday they are faced with a choice of six potential presidents, two having dropped out of the running in the final few days. One of these was the last overtly reformist candidate, Mohammad Reza Aref, who withdrew in favour of a moderate, Hassan Rouhani. But the election campaign has not caught...
guardian.co.uk (5 days ago)
Bus packed with 50 children used as blockade in Appleby police chase
A bus packed with 50 schoolchildren has been used as a barricade in a car chase during the Appleby Horse Fair.
telegraph.co.uk (6 days ago)
Bus packed with 50 children used as blockade in police chase
A bus packed with 50 schoolchildren has been used as a barricade in a car chase during the Appleby Horse Fair.
telegraph.co.uk (6 days ago)
Boot up: Pirate Bay proxies blocked, Google Glass teardown, iOS 7 and more
A burst of 8 links for you to chew over, as picked by the Technology teamSeveral UK Internet providers have quietly added a list of new sites to their secretive anti-piracy blocklists. Following in the footsteps of Sky, the first ISP to initiate a proxy blockade, Virgin, BT and several other providers now restrict...
guardian.co.uk (6 days ago)
Militants call off road blockade in Manipur
Kuki militants, who were to begin an indefinite road blockade between Imphal and Ukhrul district headquarters, have called off the stir following an appeal from different social organisations.
indiatimes.com (7 days ago)
They don't need no badges: Tourists bypass Grand Canyon blockade
By Tim Gaynor PHOENIX (Reuters) - Tourist cars and buses resumed their bumpy run to a Grand Canyon tourist attraction run Tuesday, bypassing a roadblock set up last week by a dude rancher in a bitter access dispute. The Hualapai tribe, which operates the canyon Skywalk viewing platform, built the bypass on federal...
yahoo.com (8 days ago)
They don't need no badges: Tourists bypass Grand Canyon blockade
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Tourist cars and buses resumed their bumpy run to a Grand Canyon tourist attraction run Tuesday, bypassing a roadblock set up last week by a dude rancher in a bitter access dispute.
reuters.com (8 days ago)
Taxi drivers blockade Melbourne Airport over fare allocations
Taxi drivers are blockading the feeder rank at Melbourne Airport preventing cabs from picking up passengers.
abc.net.au (9 days ago)
Puzzle Pirates blockade schedule for the weekend of June 8-9
This weekend's blockade schedule suggests a great amount of scuttling happened on the Meridian Ocean. "But what has the deliberate sinking of one's own ship to do with blockades?" you might ask. Well, within...
examiner.com (11 days ago)
Thousands protest lack of Bosnia law on ID numbers
SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina - Nearly 3,000 people formed a chain around Bosnia's Parliament on Thursday, trapping hundreds of politicians and civil service workers inside in a demonstration of anger over what protesters say is a government paralyzed by ethnic bickering. What started as a small demonstration the day...
bostonherald.com (13 days ago)
Thousands protest lack of Bosnia law on ID numbers
Nearly 3,000 people formed a chain around Bosnia's Parliament on Thursday, trapping hundreds of politicians and civil service workers inside in a demonstration of anger over what protesters say is a government paralyzed by ethnic bickering. What started as a small demonstration the day before has grown into a...
foxnews.com (13 days ago)
Thousands protest new Bosnian law on ID numbers
Nearly 3,000 people have formed a chain around Bosnia's parliament on Thursday, saying they won't let politicians go home until they start doing their jobs instead of keeping the country paralyzed with ethnic bickering. What started as a small protest over a new law on personal identification numbers the day before...
foxnews.com (13 days ago)
The man who invented public relations
Two years ago, I wrote a blogpost asking if anyone could help Richard Evans with his biography of Sir Basil Clarke, a journalist credited with being the father of public relations. I am now delighted to report that Richard's book, From the frontline: the extraordinary life of Sir Basil Clarke, is being published...
guardian.co.uk (13 days ago)
June 5, 1863: Blockade Raised
“Blockade Raised. Through the energy of blockade running Steamers, I have been enabled to lay in, in spite of our enemy’s efforts to the contrary, a large and well selected stock of Dry Goods and Fanc
newsadvance.com (14 days ago)
Kyrgyzstan protesters unblock Canadian gold mine
Protesters have lifted their blockade of a Canadian gold mine in eastern Kyrgyzstan, but their supporters in the south are continuing their siege of a local governor's headquarters, officials said Saturday.
cbc.ca (18 days ago)
Kyrgyz protesters unblock Canadian gold mine
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan - Protesters have lifted their blockade of a Canadian gold mine in eastern Kyrgyzstan, but their supporters in the south are continuing their siege of a local governor's headquarters, officials said Saturday. Hundreds of stone-throwing protesters besieged the Kumtor gold mine, operated by...
bostonherald.com (18 days ago)
Kyrgyz protesters unblock Canadian gold mine
Protesters have lifted their blockade of a Canadian gold mine in Kyrgyzstan's east, but their supporters in the south are continuing their siege of a local governor's headquarters.
azstarnet.com (18 days ago)
Kyrgyz protesters unblock Canadian gold mine
Protesters have lifted their blockade of a Canadian gold mine in Kyrgyzstan's east, but their supporters in the south are continuing their siege of a local governor's headquarters. Hundreds of stone-throwing protesters besieged the Kumtor gold mine, operated by Toronto-based Centerra Gold, for several days,...
foxnews.com (18 days ago)
Kyrgyz protesters unblock Canadian gold mine
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) -- Protesters have lifted their blockade of a Canadian gold mine in Kyrgyzstan's east, but their supporters in the south are continuing their siege of a local governor's headquarters....
ap.org (18 days ago)
Kyrgyz protesters unblock Canadian gold mine
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) - Protesters have lifted their blockade of a Canadian gold mine in Kyrgyzstan's east, but their supporters in the south are continuing their siege of a local governor's headquarters.
boston.com (18 days ago)
Kyrgyz protesters unblock Canadian gold mine
Protesters have lifted their blockade of a Canadian gold mine in Kyrgyzstan's east, but their supporters in the south are continuing their siege of a local governor's headquarters.
miamiherald.com (18 days ago)
Kyrgyz protesters unblock Canadian gold mine
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (AP) - Protesters have lifted their blockade of a Canadian gold mine in Kyrgyzstan's east, but their supporters in the south are continuing their siege of a local governor's headquarters.
yahoo.com (18 days ago)
Puzzle Pirates blockade schedule for the weekend of May 25-26
After a couple of Saturdays away (read: lazing), your Puzzle Pirates Examiner has got a weekend blockade schedule for you. It's got event blockades of both the sinking and non-sinking variety, Brigand King attacks large and small...
examiner.com (25 days ago)
Gaza exports have plummeted under Israeli blockade
After a wave of international flotillas laden with humanitarian supplies for Gaza were headed off by Israeli forces, with one standoff resulting in nine deaths, Mahfouz Kabariti had a new idea: a reverse flotilla that would carry symbolic Gazan exports like embroidery, carpets, and dates to foreign customers.
yahoo.com (25 days ago)
CFMEU in contempt over Vic blockade
THE CFMEU has been found in contempt of court over its blockade of a Melbourne building site last year.
news.com.au (27 days ago)
CFMEU found guilty over Emporium blockade
Supreme Court finds union was in contempt of court in 5 of 30 instances.
businessspectator.com.au (27 days ago)
CFMEU found guilty of contempt of court over Grocon blockade at Melbourne Emporium site
The Supreme Court of Victoria has found Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) in contempt of court for its blockade of a Grocon building site in Melbourne's CBD.
abc.net.au (27 days ago)
CFMEU found guilty over Emporium blockade: report
Supreme Court finds union was in contempt of court in 5 of 30 instances.
businessspectator.com.au (27 days ago)
Moore Residents Search For Lost Pets
MOORE, Okla. -- Judy Peterson has big plans for restoring her home, which was damaged in the brutal tornado that devastated this community on Monday. A man at her church has volunteered to remove the pear tree that fell on her driveway and her son-in-law, a contractor, has promised to help repair her roof and...
huffingtonpost.com (27 days ago)
