World Briefing: Turkey: Chinese Workers Abducted
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on August 26th, 2014 11:08 pm by HL
World Briefing: Turkey: Chinese Workers Abducted
Kurdish separatists kidnapped three Chinese engineers in an area near a power plant in Turkey’s southeast, a regional government official said Tuesday.
W.H.O. Moves Team in Sierra Leone After a Medical Worker Contracts Ebola
A day after announcing a reinvigorated commitment in the country, the World Health Organization said it had removed its Ebola response team after an epidemiologist came down with the virus.
Mayor Klaus Wowereit of Berlin Says He Will Step Down
Mayor Wowereit, who once described Germany’s capital city as “poor but sexy,” said Tuesday that he would leave the post in December after more than 13 years in the job.
Santander Journal: A Banker’s Bold Vision Inspires an Arts Center, and Neighbors’ Doubts
The Centro Botín, designed by Renzo Piano, is rising in the northern city of Santander, along with complaints that public space is being exploited.