Sunday, April 14, 2013

[World] Wave of suicide attacks leaves 29 dead in Mogadishu

Wave of suicide attacks leaves 29 dead in Mogadishu
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/somalia/9993307/Wave-of-suicide-attacks-leaves-29-dead-in-Mogadishu.html
As many as 29 victims were reported to have been killed in the blasts, which were blamed on al-Qaeda's army in Somalia. "Al-Shabaab suicide bombers have attacked the court and regional headquarters area," said Abdirahman Mohamed, an intelligence ...

Israel allows journalists to visit West Bank prison after deaths in custody
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/israel-allows-journalists-to-visit-west-bank-jail-following-palestinian-criticism/2013/04/14/b766b2e6-a52d-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html
OFER PRISON, West Bank - Put on the defensive by the recent deaths of two Palestinian prisoners in custody, Israeli authorities opened the gates of a West Bank prison on Sunday to foreign reporters, providing a rare, though controlled, look at conditions ...

Global Insight: Syria's jihadis deal blow to rebel cause
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2013/Apr-15/213722-key-groups-among-syrias-islamist-rebels.ashx
In the universe of jihadis, Syria's Jabhat al-Nusra stands out as a rare success, with a string of advances against forces of the Bashar al-Assad regime that put it at the forefront of the battle for Syria's future.

Brotherhood members face torture charge in Egypt
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10877594
CAIRO (AP) - Two Muslim Brotherhood officials have been sent to trial on charges of kidnapping and torturing three men during protests in November following Islamist President Mohammed Morsi's decrees, since rescinded, that granted him near absolute ...

Officials cite prison overcrowding in French gangster's escape
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/french-gangster-blows-up-five-prison-doors-and-escapes-in-spectacular-jailbreak-353836
(CNN) -- The brazen escape of a notorious gangster in France may be due partly to a problem plaguing the prison that couldn't hold him: overcrowding.

The shifting expression of Israel's grief, from national to personal
http://www.haaretz.com/news/remembrance-and-independence-2013/the-shifting-expression-of-israel-s-grief-from-national-to-personal.premium-1.515387
Israeli society has changed over the years, and so too has the wording of letters sent to the bereaved families of Israel's fallen soldiers.

Merkel's Rivals Struggle to Find a Foothold
http://www.google.com/hostednews/getty/article/ALeqM5iB4OwgGCILe0Qz1DBiJSsP-kTaqA?docId=166586095
Angela Merkel's opponents have been trying for months to find a formula to knock the popular German chancellor from power in September's election.

Turkish prime minister to visit Gaza in May - Fremont Tribune
http://arabnews.com/news/448119
Turkey's prime minister says he plans to visit the Gaza Strip in May after a trip to Washington. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has long expressed his wish to visit Gaza, said Saturday the visit will likely take place "toward the end of May" after a planned meeting ...

Spiegel Bemoaning 'Germanophobia'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/9993390/1000-Germans-abandon-Angela-Merkel-for-Eurosceptic-party.html
A protester in front of the Greek parliament holds up a poster depicting German Chancellor Angela Merkel as a Nazi. Photo Credit: Spiegel.

GCC alert over radiation fears
http://arabnews.com/news/448204
An Iranian man walks past the ruins of a destroyed house in the town of Shonbeh, southeast of Bushehr. (AFP). GCC-Iran.jpg; Snapshot_686.

Iraq election candidates killed before local vote
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2013/Apr-14/213660-14th-iraqi-provincial-polls-candidate-killed.ashx
BAGHDAD: Two Iraqi Sunni Muslim candidates were killed less than a week before local elections that will be a test of the country's political stability after U.S.

Educational exchange: A pillar of US-Saudi cooperation
http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.con&contentid=20130415161399
This week, 83 top US universities will be in Riyadh for the International Exhibition and Conference on Higher Education (IECHE). IECHE is the premier educational exhibition in Saudi Arabia; universities from around the world come to recruit students while ...



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