by William George | May 5, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads IS Says It Was Behind US Prophet Cartoon Attack BBC Islamic State (IS) has said that it was behind the attack on a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in the US state of Texas. It said that “two soldiers of the caliphate” carried out the attack at...
by William George | May 1, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads Nepal Quake: 1,000 EU Citizens Still Unaccounted for, Says Envoy BBC Officials are struggling to find 1,000 EU citizens who are unaccounted for in Nepal, six days after an earthquake that killed more than 6,000 people. An EU official said most are thought to...
by William George | Apr 30, 2015 | Monitor
Key Reads Teenager Rescued Five Days After Nepal Quake Adnan Abidi, Sunil Kataria / Reuters A 15-year-old boy was pulled out alive from the collapsed ruins of Kathmandu’s Hilton Hotel on Thursday and is recovering in hospital, five days after a huge earthquake...
by William George | Apr 27, 2015 | Monitor
ASP’s Senior Fellow for Energy & Climate Andrew Holland was featured in an article on Mashable discussing the United States’ role in the Arctic. Holland argues that the US has not been placing enough emphasis on the Arctic when compared to countries...
by William George | Apr 23, 2015 | Monitor
Congress passed a bill on Tuesday requiring the General Services Administration and the Department of Energy to “create a voluntary energy efficiency standard for commercial buildings.” The bill is part of a broader measure co-authored by Senators Rob Portman (R-OH)...