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| World Digest: April 28, 2014 | World Digest: April 28, 2014 |
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| AFGHANISTAN | AFGHANISTAN |
| 2 NATO troops killed in attack in east | 2 NATO troops killed in attack in east |
| The international military coalition in Afghanistan says two of its service members died Monday in an attack in the east. | The international military coalition in Afghanistan says two of its service members died Monday in an attack in the east. |
| NATO gave no other details. The deaths, which occurred two days after five British service members died in a helicopter crash in the southern province of Kandahar, bring to nine the number of international troops killed in Afghanistan this month and 25 this year. | NATO gave no other details. The deaths, which occurred two days after five British service members died in a helicopter crash in the southern province of Kandahar, bring to nine the number of international troops killed in Afghanistan this month and 25 this year. |
| Casualties in the U.S.-led military coalition have been falling as its forces pull back to allow the Afghan army and police to fight the Taliban insurgency. All NATO combat troops are scheduled to be withdrawn by the end of the year. | Casualties in the U.S.-led military coalition have been falling as its forces pull back to allow the Afghan army and police to fight the Taliban insurgency. All NATO combat troops are scheduled to be withdrawn by the end of the year. |
| — Associated Press | — Associated Press |
| CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC |
| Attacks on hospital, convoy kill at least 18 | Attacks on hospital, convoy kill at least 18 |
| Dozens of heavily armed Muslim rebels opened fire in a hospital in the Central African Republic, killing at least 16 people, including three local health workers for Doctors Without Borders, officials said Monday. | Dozens of heavily armed Muslim rebels opened fire in a hospital in the Central African Republic, killing at least 16 people, including three local health workers for Doctors Without Borders, officials said Monday. |
| In other violence, a convoy transporting more than 1,300 Muslims — frequent targets of Christian militias — to the far north came under attack, leaving at least two dead, according to a spokesman with the African peacekeeping mission in the country. | In other violence, a convoy transporting more than 1,300 Muslims — frequent targets of Christian militias — to the far north came under attack, leaving at least two dead, according to a spokesman with the African peacekeeping mission in the country. |
| The weekend attack on the hospital in Boguila, in the northwest near the border with Chad, was the first time the international aid group has lost staff members in the Central African Republic since sectarian violence began in December. The rebels assaulted the compound as health workers met with community leaders. | The weekend attack on the hospital in Boguila, in the northwest near the border with Chad, was the first time the international aid group has lost staff members in the Central African Republic since sectarian violence began in December. The rebels assaulted the compound as health workers met with community leaders. |
| — Associated Press | — Associated Press |
| SYRIA | SYRIA |
| Officials, rebels reach deal on electricity | Officials, rebels reach deal on electricity |
| The Syrian government and rebels struck a rare agreement Monday to restore electricity in Aleppo province, cut off by the opposition for more than a week, in exchange for a cessation of airstrikes by the military. | The Syrian government and rebels struck a rare agreement Monday to restore electricity in Aleppo province, cut off by the opposition for more than a week, in exchange for a cessation of airstrikes by the military. |
| Rebel groups severed the power supply after months of bombardment left some parts of Aleppo almost entirely deserted. They also had threatened that if the government did not relent on the airstrikes, the outages would be extended to Damascus and the coastal province of Latakia, a stronghold of President Bashar al-Assad. | Rebel groups severed the power supply after months of bombardment left some parts of Aleppo almost entirely deserted. They also had threatened that if the government did not relent on the airstrikes, the outages would be extended to Damascus and the coastal province of Latakia, a stronghold of President Bashar al-Assad. |
| The deal is set to go into effect Tuesday. | The deal is set to go into effect Tuesday. |
| State media reported the restoration of power but quoted authorities as saying that power lines damaged by terrorist groups had been repaired. The government routinely refers to opposition forces as terrorists. | State media reported the restoration of power but quoted authorities as saying that power lines damaged by terrorist groups had been repaired. The government routinely refers to opposition forces as terrorists. |
| — Los Angeles Times | — Los Angeles Times |
| ISRAEL | ISRAEL |
| Kerry: ‘Apartheid’ was the wrong word | Kerry: ‘Apartheid’ was the wrong word |
| Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday he had chosen the wrong word in describing Israel’s potential future after coming under withering criticism for saying the Jewish state could become an “apartheid state” if it doesn’t reach a peace deal with the Palestinians. | Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday he had chosen the wrong word in describing Israel’s potential future after coming under withering criticism for saying the Jewish state could become an “apartheid state” if it doesn’t reach a peace deal with the Palestinians. |
| In a statement released by the State Department, Kerry lashed out against “partisan political” attacks against him but acknowledged that his comments Friday to a closed-door meeting of the Trilateral Commission in Washington could have been misinterpreted. While he pointedly did not apologize for the remarks, he stressed that he was, and is, a strong supporter of Israel, which he called a “vibrant democracy.” He said his remarks were only an expression of his firm belief that a two-state resolution is the only viable way to end the long-running conflict. And, he stressed, he does not believe Israel is, or is definitely on track to become, an “apartheid state.” | In a statement released by the State Department, Kerry lashed out against “partisan political” attacks against him but acknowledged that his comments Friday to a closed-door meeting of the Trilateral Commission in Washington could have been misinterpreted. While he pointedly did not apologize for the remarks, he stressed that he was, and is, a strong supporter of Israel, which he called a “vibrant democracy.” He said his remarks were only an expression of his firm belief that a two-state resolution is the only viable way to end the long-running conflict. And, he stressed, he does not believe Israel is, or is definitely on track to become, an “apartheid state.” |
| Several U.S. lawmakers and pro-Israel groups criticized Kerry, with some demanding his resignation or at least an apology. | Several U.S. lawmakers and pro-Israel groups criticized Kerry, with some demanding his resignation or at least an apology. |
| — Associated Press | — Associated Press |
| Putin critic Navalny wins judicial reprieve: A Moscow court returned a theft case against opposition leader Alexei Navalny to prosecutors, Russian news agencies reported, handing a reprieve to one of President Vladimir Putin’s biggest critics. The ruling means that the second trial of Navalny, already serving a five-year suspended sentence, will be put off at least until prosecutors address flaws in their case. | Putin critic Navalny wins judicial reprieve: A Moscow court returned a theft case against opposition leader Alexei Navalny to prosecutors, Russian news agencies reported, handing a reprieve to one of President Vladimir Putin’s biggest critics. The ruling means that the second trial of Navalny, already serving a five-year suspended sentence, will be put off at least until prosecutors address flaws in their case. |
| Woman’s death stokes tensions in Rio slum: Tensions are on the rise in a Rio de Janeiro slum after the death of a woman hit by a stray bullet during a gun battle between police and alleged gang members. Three cars were burned in the Alemao complex of slums near a police outpost. It is the latest unrest in Rio’s slums just weeks before Brazil hosts the soccer World Cup. | Woman’s death stokes tensions in Rio slum: Tensions are on the rise in a Rio de Janeiro slum after the death of a woman hit by a stray bullet during a gun battle between police and alleged gang members. Three cars were burned in the Alemao complex of slums near a police outpost. It is the latest unrest in Rio’s slums just weeks before Brazil hosts the soccer World Cup. |
| — From news services |