Assad Refuses to Leave Syria
By Marcos Gonzalez Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has vowed, in a recent interview, to ‘live and die’ in Syria. He refuses to flee his country despite the bloody, 19-month-old uprising against him. The broadcast comes two days after British Prime Minister David Cameron mentioned that a safe exit and foreign exile for the London-educated Assad [...]
Israel Admits to Murder
By Marcos Gonzalez More than 24 years after Palestinian military leader Khalil Ibrahim Wazir was assassinated in Tunisia, Israel admits to being behind the attack that was carried out by their spy organization also known as Massad. Khalil Wazir was shot dead in the early hours of April 16, 1988 in a raid on the [...]
Afghanistan Suicide Bombing Kills 25
By Caitlin O’Beirne A suicide bomber outside an Afghanistan mosque on Friday morning killed 45 people and wounded 60. The explosion occurred in front of the Eid Gah mosque in Maymana, the capital of the Faryab Province. Top officials were inside the mosque to participate in prayers for the Eid al-Adha Muslim holiday. The New [...]
Syrian Cease-fire Fails to Bring Peace
By Caitlin O’Beirne A car bomb exploded near a playground in Damascus on Friday, interrupting the Syrian four-day cease-fire put in place in honor of the most important Muslim holiday. The blast killed five and injured more than 30, says the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which tracks Syria from abroad. The cease-fire was arranged [...]
Benghazi Consulate Attack Suspect Killed
By Marcos Gonzalez It has been reported from Cairo that a Libyan by the name of Karim Ahmed Essam el-Azizi, suspected by Egypt of having been involved in the September 11 attack on the US Consulate in Benghazi, has been killed during a raid by Egyptian security forces in Cairo. Police told local media they [...]
Myanmar Sectarian Clashes
By Marcos Gonzalez At least 56 people have been killed and nearly 2,000 homes have been set on fire and destroyed in the latest outbreak of violence in western Myanmar. Buddhist and Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar have been in a constant ethnic clash. This is the latest conflict since June when 90 lives were taken. [...]
Beruit Bombing Kills Security Official
By Caitlin O’Beirne A top security official and seven others were killed by the worst car bombing in Beruit in four years. The security official Brig. Gen. Wissam al-Hassan was targeted in the blast which occurred around 3 p.m. Lebanese television announced his death a couple hours after the attack. Al-Hassan recently led an investigation [...]
Clinton Takes Responsibility for Libyan Attacks
By Ashlyn Lillibridge Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday night she takes sole responsibility for the security in the Sept. 11 attack on the United States diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya last month. ‘‘I take responsibility,’’ Clinton said in a written statement. ‘‘I’m in charge of the State Department’s 60,000-plus people all over [...]
Turkey Grounds Civilian Airplane
By Marcos Gonzalez Syria lashed out at the Turkish government after a civilian airplane on it way to Syria was grounded in Turkey. The plane that was grounded by Turkish authorities contained munitions, in violation of civil aviation rules, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said. “They are equipment and munitions sent for the Syrian Defense [...]
Taliban Vow to Kill Teen Blogger
By Marcos Gonzalez The family of the teen who survived a Taliban assassination attempt asks for prayers to help her recover. Malala Yousufzai, 14, is still in critical condition and has been airlifted to Rawalpindi, the top military medical facility in Pakistan. Taliban enforcers entered Malala’s school bus and shot her and two other girls [...]
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Serenata de Amor Brings Cape Verde to Emerson
Serenata de Amor, a musical theater project spearheaded by visual media arts associate professor Claire Andrade-Watkins, was brought to Emerson this past year. The project is a tribute to the morna of Cape Verde and Brava set in the 1940s. Andrade-Watkins worked with a team of faculty and staff members from Emerson to bring Serenata [...]
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