Thousands of refugees flood Tel Aviv square in mass protest
Amid calls for nationwide strike of migrant workers, thousands of asylum seekers gather in Tel Aviv, urging Israeli government to review asylum requests. Meanwhile, hundreds protest in Eilat Meir Ohayon Thousands of asylum seekers from Eritra and Sudan were marching in Tel Aviv in protest of the Israeli government’s neglect to review asylum requests, and […]
Read More →Portugal football legend Eusebio dies By Marie-Louise Gumuchian and Isa Soares,
(CNN)Â — Portugal football legend Eusebio, who was top scorer at the 1966 World Cup, died at the age of 71, his former club Benfica said Sunday. He died from a heart attack, the Lisbon side said on its website. The striker, affectionately known as the “Black Panther,” was idolized throughout the Portuguese-speaking world and considered […]
Read More →Rival South Sudan Factions Agree to Direct Cease-Fire Talks
By William Davison, Jan 5, 2014 South Sudanese government officials and representatives of rebel groups agreed to face-to-face talks on a monitored cease-fire and the detention of leading politicians arrested after an alleged coup attempt, Ethiopian envoy Seyoum Mesfin said. The warring parties assured mediators that they’ll strive to reach a political solution to the […]
Read More →South Sudan’s Warring Factions Start Direct Peace Talks
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Two warring factions from South Sudan held direct peace talks on Sunday for the first time since conflict began roiling the country last month, sending hundreds of thousands of people fleeing for safety. The direct talks, focused on a cease-fire and the release of political prisoners, put representatives of President Salva Kiir and former Vice President Riek Machar together in Ethiopia. South Sudan has experienced three…
Read More →Bombings kill 20 in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad
BAGHDAD (AP) — A new wave of bombings hit Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, killing at least 20 people Sunday, officials said, the latest assault by militants who have been fighting Iraqi security forces and allied tribes in country’s west. The deadliest attack took place in Baghdad’s Shiite northern Shaab neighborhood, when two parked car bombs exploded simultaneously near a restaurant and a tea house. Officials say those blasts killed 10 people and wounded 26. Authorities said that a parked car bomb ripped through in capital’s Shiite eastern district of Sadr City, killing five and wounding 10. Another bombing killed three civilians and wounded six in a commercial area in the central Bab…
Read More →At least 13 killed in Bangladesh election violence
Uneven contest: a soldier keeps watch on polling day in Dhaka. Photo: Reuters Thousands of protesters firebombed polling stations and stole ballot papers as deadly violence flared across Bangladesh Sunday during an election boycotted by the opposition. Police said at least 13 people had been killed and more than 200 polling stations were set on fire or trashed by mobs in a bid by the opposition to wreck the one-sided contest. Two of those killed were beaten to death while guarding polling stations in northern districts which bore the brunt of the violence. “We’ve seen thousands of protesters attack polling booths and our personnel at a number of locations with Molotov cocktails and…
Read More →African states pull citizens out of CAR
African countries have started repatriating their citizens from the Central African Republic in recent days, where continuing violence has led to deteriorating humanitarian conditions. Mali’s government chartered two flights to evacuate around 500…
Read More →Iraqi police: Fallujah fully in hands of al-Qaeda group
Mourners carry the coffin of a man killed when clashes erupted between al-Qaida gunmen and Iraqi army soldiers on Friday, his family said, during his funeral in Fallujah, 40 miles (65 kilometers) west of Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2014. Prov…
Read More →Jada Pinkett Smith talks love, loss and celebrating in Dubai on Facebook; Tyrese posts fun pics on Instagram by Ann Marie McQueen
Actors Will Smith and his wife Jada Pinkett Smith. Reuters Jada Pinkett Smith may have had some crazy fun celebrating the New Year in Dubai with her husband Will Smith and their famous friends, but as she wrote on her Facebook page early today, 2013 was not an easy year. Tyrese and the rest of his Fast&Furious cast […]
Read More →Will Smith, Tyrese and Maxwell celebrate in Dubai
 The American singer Tyrese posted on Instagram images from his birthday celebration in Dubai over the weekend, including snapshots with Maxwell and Will Smith. The three were photographed dressed in kanduras. Smith and his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, were in Dubai over the weekend to celebrate their 16th wedding anniversary. Smith also reunited on stage […]
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