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The pre-dawn firebombing Friday, which killed Ali Saad Dawabsha and critically injured his parents and four-year-old brother, has intensified the concerns of residents who say they have long lived in fear of attack. The graffiti was indicative of so-called “price tag” violence — a euphemism for nationalist-motivated hate crimes by Jewish extremists. “Two years ago, they burnt some cars here in the village,” said 33-year-old resident Mohammed Dawabsha.
The pre-dawn firebombing Friday, which killed Ali Saad Dawabsha and critically injured his parents and four-year-old brother, has intensified the concerns of residents who say they have long lived in fear of attack. The graffiti was indicative of so-called “price tag” violence — a euphemism for nationalist-motivated hate crimes by Jewish extremists. “Two years ago, they burnt some cars here in the village,” said 33-year-old resident Mohammed Dawabsha.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Exiled from the coastal state where he felt threatened for his work, photojournalist Ruben Espinosa still was on edge in Mexico City.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Exiled from the coastal state where he felt threatened for his work, photojournalist Ruben Espinosa still was on edge in Mexico City.
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Sporting Lisbon says its efforts to sign midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng have ended after the two sides failed to reach agreement on the player’s image rights.
At least seven people were killed and about 20 others were kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram militants in an overnight raid on a village near Cameroon’s northern border, a senior military officer said on Tuesday. Tchakarmari, the village targeted early on Tuesday, lies north of Maroua, where dozens of people were killed in a series of suicide bombings by the Nigerian Islamist group last month. The officer, deployed as part
Greece expects to conclude a multi-billion-euro deal with international lenders within two weeks, with the drafting of an accord set to start on Wednesday. A bailout worth up to 86 billion euros ($94.5 billion), needs to be settled by Aug. 20 if Greece is to pay off debt of 3.5 billion euros to the European Central Bank that matures on that day. “The first phase of negotiations ends today and
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has decided to allow airstrikes to defend Syrian rebels trained by the U.S. military from any attackers, even if the enemies hail from forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, U.S. officials said on Sunday. The decision by President Barack Obama, which could deepen the U.S. role in Syria’s conflict, aims to shield a still-fledging group of Syrian fighters armed and
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has decided to allow airstrikes to defend Syrian rebels trained by the U.S. military from any attackers, even if the enemies hail from forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, U.S. officials said on Sunday. The decision by President Barack Obama, which could deepen the U.S. role in Syria’s conflict, aims to shield a still-fledging group of Syrian fighters armed and
Fighters loyal to Yemen’s deposed president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, backed by Saudi-led air strikes, battled Houthi forces inside the country’s largest military base on Monday, pro-Hadi commanders said. It would also mark another significant gain for the Hadi loyalists after they drove the Houthis from the southern port of Aden in July following months on the defensive. Hadi remains in Saudi Arabia, to where he fled in March as the
