Friday, 25 July 2014

WORLD NEWS

MIDDLE EAST                              (THANKS FOR NEW YORK TIMES)
Thousands of Palestinians protested against Israel's military offensive in Gaza by marching at the Israeli Qalandiya checkpoint between Jerusalem and Ramallah on Friday.

Huge Protests in West Bank Over Israeli Offensive in Gaza

The Palestinians were killed on a “day of rage” over the war in Gaza, where more than 800 people are dead. Israel reportedly asked for changes to Secretary of State John Kerry’s truce plan.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Wednesday.

Kerry Proposes Weeklong Halt to Fighting in Gaza Strip

Under the plan, Palestinian and Israeli officials would cease fighting on Sunday and begin negotiations on the principal economic, political and security concerns about Gaza.

Official Vents Outrage at Shelling of U.N. Schools in Gaza

The United Nations had given the Israeli military precise GPS locations of all 83 schools that were being used as shelters for 141,000 people who had fled their homes.
EUROPE
A chunk of fuselage from the downed Malaysia Airlines plane remained in a field in eastern Ukraine on Thursday. 

As Ukraine Forces Make Headway, Russia Is Said to Step Up Role

Russia has unleashed artillery attacks on Ukrainian positions and amassed heavy weapons at the border, Ukrainian and American officials say.
Local residents looked at plane parts that remained scattered around the area.

Ukraine Disaster in Search of an Investigation

For all of the diplomatic frenzy that has followed the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, there is no sign of an investigation at the crash site.
AFRICA
Relatives of people killed in the Air Algérie plane that crashed in Mali mourned in south Lebanon on Friday.

French Soldiers Reach Air Algérie Crash Site

French officials ruled out a ground strike, a black box was found at the scene of the crash and the French president confirmed there were no survivors.

Weather Suspected in Air Algérie Plane Wreck; 116 Are Feared Dead

Officials said the jet, which took off from Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, went down during a storm in a semidesert area.
AMERICAS
Sisters and a friend from Honduras, ages 13, 14 and 16, along Mexico’s southern border this month, en route to the United States.

U.S. Considering Refugee Status for Hondurans

The plan aims to stem the surge at the border, allowing hundreds of minors and young adults to enter the United States without making a dangerous trek through Mexico.

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