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World Digest: Feb. 25, 2014 World Digest: Feb. 26, 2014
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NIGERIA
Militants set fire to dormitory, kill 58
Islamist militants set fire to a locked dormitory at a school in northern Nigeria, then shot and slit the throats of students who tried to escape through windows during a pre-dawn attack Tuesday. At least 58 students were killed.Islamist militants set fire to a locked dormitory at a school in northern Nigeria, then shot and slit the throats of students who tried to escape through windows during a pre-dawn attack Tuesday. At least 58 students were killed.
They “slaughtered them like sheep” with machetes, and gunned down those who ran, said one teacher, Adamu Garba.They “slaughtered them like sheep” with machetes, and gunned down those who ran, said one teacher, Adamu Garba.
The insurgents went to the female dormitories and told the young women to go home, get married and abandon the Western education they said is anathema to Islam, said a spokesman for the governor of northeastern Yobe state. All of the dead were teenage boys or young men.The insurgents went to the female dormitories and told the young women to go home, get married and abandon the Western education they said is anathema to Islam, said a spokesman for the governor of northeastern Yobe state. All of the dead were teenage boys or young men.
— Associated Press— Associated Press
MEXICO
Drug lord to be tried in home country
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán must stand trial on drug-trafficking charges and remain for the immediate future in Mexico, where authorities say there is no chance of his escaping his cell in the nation’s highest-security prison.A federal judge ruled Tuesday that drug kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán must stand trial on drug-trafficking charges and remain for the immediate future in Mexico, where authorities say there is no chance of his escaping his cell in the nation’s highest-security prison.
It is at least the second case launched against Guzmán in Mexico since he was captured Saturday in the Pacific coast city of Mazatlan after 13 years on the run. He has been charged in at least seven U.S. jurisdictions with crimes allegedly committed during his reign as fugitive head of the Sinaloa cartel, a multibillion-dollar ring that dominated drug trafficking in much of Mexico and stretched into dozens of other countries. It is at least the second case launched against Guzmán in Mexico since he was captured Saturday in the Pacific coast city of Mazatlan after 13 years on the run. He has been charged in at least seven U.S. jurisdictions with crimes allegedly committed during his reign as fugitive head of the Sinaloa cartel, a multibillion-dollar ring that dominated drug trafficking in much of Mexico and stretched into dozens of other countries.
Top Mexican officials have made clear they want Guzmán to face all local charges, and interrogation by Mexican investigators looking to dismantle his cartel, before they consider extraditing him to the United States.Top Mexican officials have made clear they want Guzmán to face all local charges, and interrogation by Mexican investigators looking to dismantle his cartel, before they consider extraditing him to the United States.
— Associated Press— Associated Press
EGYPT
New prime minister has Mubarak ties
Egypt has appointed a man with close ties to longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak to become its new prime minister.Egypt has appointed a man with close ties to longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak to become its new prime minister.
On Tuesday, the country’s interim president, appointed after the military ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi last summer, named Housing Minister Ibrahim Mahlab to head a new cabinet.On Tuesday, the country’s interim president, appointed after the military ousted Islamist President Mohamed Morsi last summer, named Housing Minister Ibrahim Mahlab to head a new cabinet.
Egypt’s previous caretaker government, which came to power after the July coup, resigned Monday without giving a reason after presiding over one of the most turbulent periods in recent Egyptian history.Egypt’s previous caretaker government, which came to power after the July coup, resigned Monday without giving a reason after presiding over one of the most turbulent periods in recent Egyptian history.
As housing minister, Mahlab is likely to have worked closely with Egypt’s military, which controls most of the land in Egypt. As a member of Mubarak’s former ruling party, Mahlab also headed the Egyptian construction giant Arab Contractors.As housing minister, Mahlab is likely to have worked closely with Egypt’s military, which controls most of the land in Egypt. As a member of Mubarak’s former ruling party, Mahlab also headed the Egyptian construction giant Arab Contractors.
— Abigail Hauslohner— Abigail Hauslohner
Russian opposition’s Navalny gets week in jail: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was jailed for a week by a Moscow court Tuesday for resisting arrest at a protest over the convictions of activists for attacking police at a 2012 rally against President Vladimir Putin. Moving swiftly to curb the protest, Russian riot police detained hundreds of Kremlin opponents Monday for rallying against what they called a “show trial” intended to discredit the opposition. The punishment handed to Navalny and others at the protest sends a signal that the Kremlin will not tolerate unsanctioned protests.Russian opposition’s Navalny gets week in jail: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was jailed for a week by a Moscow court Tuesday for resisting arrest at a protest over the convictions of activists for attacking police at a 2012 rally against President Vladimir Putin. Moving swiftly to curb the protest, Russian riot police detained hundreds of Kremlin opponents Monday for rallying against what they called a “show trial” intended to discredit the opposition. The punishment handed to Navalny and others at the protest sends a signal that the Kremlin will not tolerate unsanctioned protests.
Israeli police enter Jerusalem holy site: Israeli police stormed a sensitive Jerusalem holy site Tuesday to disperse a violent protest there, hours before the Israeli parliament debated a nationalist lawmaker’s motion to extend control over it. Police said about 20 masked Palestinian youths hurled stones and firecrackers at troops from atop the Temple Mount. Police then entered the compound and arrested three people. Two police officers were lightly wounded. The site, known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary, is ground zero in the territorial and religious conflict between Israel and its Arab neighbors. Jews typically pray below at the Western Wall, but tensions have grown lately with more Jews arriving to pray at the Temple Mount as well.Israeli police enter Jerusalem holy site: Israeli police stormed a sensitive Jerusalem holy site Tuesday to disperse a violent protest there, hours before the Israeli parliament debated a nationalist lawmaker’s motion to extend control over it. Police said about 20 masked Palestinian youths hurled stones and firecrackers at troops from atop the Temple Mount. Police then entered the compound and arrested three people. Two police officers were lightly wounded. The site, known to Muslims as the Noble Sanctuary, is ground zero in the territorial and religious conflict between Israel and its Arab neighbors. Jews typically pray below at the Western Wall, but tensions have grown lately with more Jews arriving to pray at the Temple Mount as well.
Two Russian men wed in Argen­tina: Two gay Russian men married Tuesday in Argentina and said they would seek asylum from the violence they fear back home in Sochi, joining a growing number of gays seeking marriage and refuge abroad. Alexander Eremeev and Dmitry Zaytsev were wed before a judge at a civil registry in Buenos Aires, where they were helped by rights activists who want Argentina to become a refuge for Russians and others who fear persecution because of their sexual orientation.Two Russian men wed in Argen­tina: Two gay Russian men married Tuesday in Argentina and said they would seek asylum from the violence they fear back home in Sochi, joining a growing number of gays seeking marriage and refuge abroad. Alexander Eremeev and Dmitry Zaytsev were wed before a judge at a civil registry in Buenos Aires, where they were helped by rights activists who want Argentina to become a refuge for Russians and others who fear persecution because of their sexual orientation.
— From news services— From news services