Posts Tagged ‘World’
by State Library of New South Wales collection It is too early to make a final judgement on what is currently known as the ‘News of the World Phone Hacking Scandal’, where journalists pursuing stories appear to have systematically hacked into mobile phones, stolen personal information and allegedly made payments to corrupt police officers. [...]
by Brooklyn Museum Unbelievable – as Lord Sugar declares on The Apprentice when the candidates run into trouble again on their latest task. Just when journalists seem to have most bases covered in the ever bubbling phone-hacking scandal, bang – the focus jumps from the abhorrent to the completely unexpected. The decision to close [...]
by Smithsonian Institution The News of the World, or at least what remains of it, now stands in the dock. And rightly so. Yet should it have taken this long, or such an egregiously criminal act to call it into question? As we hear the stories of what went on in Wapping we must [...]
by Brooklyn Museum This Sunday’s edition of the News Of The World is to be the last, James Murdoch announced today. The News International chairman made the decision following a string of allegations that its journalists hacked the phones of crime victims and celebrities. One of the most serious allegations implicates the NOTW in [...]
by Brooklyn Museum The Council for World Mission has announced plans to relocate its secretariat to Singapore. Until now, the leadership of CWM has been based in London. The historic decision was taken by CWM trustees meeting this week in Durban, South Africa. It followed a lengthy and emotional debate that resulted in the [...]
by Bergen Public Library Millions of people around the world are alive today because someone, somewhere donated their blood. Today these countless unknowns and the lives they have changed are being celebrated the world over as part of World Blood Donor Day today. Among the world’s blood donors are volunteer crew members onboard Mercy [...]
by The Library of Congress Oasis founder Steve Chalke is on his way to smashing the world record for fundraising. Chalke expects to break the current record of £1,742,388 when he runs in the London Marathon on Sunday. More than that, the charity pioneer is confident of passing the £1.85 million and even has [...]
by Bergen Public Library The quake in the Fukushima Prefecture is the largest to strike Japan in 140 years and was powerful enough to shake buildings in Tokyo some 250 miles away. At least 19 people have been killed but the death toll is expected to rise. The number of injured remains unclear. According [...]
by The U.S. National Archives Just a few weeks after President Hosni Mubarak was ousted from power in Egypt, believers in the country are hoping for a new era of freedom not only in their own country, but right across the Arab world. The revolution has been difficult, admits Abdul Al-Latif, a Christian, in [...]
by The Library of Congress The ecumenical commitment to justice and peace will inform much of the World Council of Churches’ deliberations at its next General Assembly after the theme was confirmed today. The theme of “God of life, lead us to justice and peace” was agreed by members of the WCC Central Committee [...]
