Mes: agosto 2019

(AP) BEIRUT – A Syrian military helicopter clipped the tail of a Syrian passenger jet with 200 people aboard in mid-air Thursday, but the larger aircraft landed safely and no one aboard was hurt, Syria’s state TV said. The helicopter crashed near the capital of Damascus, though it was not clear if there were any casualties in that crash or what had led the two aircraft to touch in mid-air. More in After the Arab Spring The close call came at a time when Syria is embroiled in a civil war between the supporters of President Bashar Assad and those trying to topple him. The 18-month rebellion has claimed the lives of more than 23,000 people, according to activists, and Syria has descended into chaos. Syrian rebels seize control of a border crossingVideo: Safety, yet little hope for Syrian refugeesU.N.: Foreigners making Syrian rebels radical

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More than dozen killed in Pakistan protests over anti-Islam video But as tragic as it was in Benghazi, and today in Pakistan, where more than a dozen Pakistanis were killed and over 200 injured, the number of demonstrators has been small — except in Beirut and Khartoum, where there were about 10,000 each. As an old South Asia hands told me in Pakistan and India years ago: “You don’t have a demonstration until you have at least 100,000, or a million people, in the streets.” The demonstrations should be taken in perspective. When former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto returned to Karachi on Oct. 19, 2007, there were, according to the BBC, over 200,000 people surrounding her caravan. On Sept. 16, “hundreds” of young men, according to Pakistani officials, attacked the U.S. Consulate in Karachi. They were led, according to reports, by Jamaat Islami (The Islamic Party). The attacks in Islamabad were led, according to reports, by Jamiat Ulema-a-Islam (Party of Islamic clerics), both prominent fundamentalist political religious parties tied to the Taliban in Afghanistan. While most Muslim around the world are surely hurt by the trailer, very few are so angry at the U.S. that they are demonstrating and killing fellow Muslims. In Pakistan, demonstrators attacked a Pakistani Press Club in Wari, a small city near the Afghan border, injuring Pakistani journalists. Demonstrators killed a Pakistani journalist in Peshawar. On Sept. 20, in Mogadishu, Somalia, according to National Union of Somali Journalists, two suicide bombers killed three Somali journalists and wounded four others. There have been very few demonstrations in India, the second largest Muslim nation in the world. Why? India is a democracy where people can vent their frustrations at the ballot box. Islam means submission to God. Democracy means rules of man. Al Qaeda and the Taliban, and other fundamentalist organizations, call democracy a western religion. The Islamists demonstrating are angry not just at America, but at modernity, at the secular world, and at democracy. They are few in number. Jere Van Dyk, CBS terrorism consultant, is the author of “Captive, My Time as a Prisoner of the Taliban,” Times Books, 2010.

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As of early September, it was believed that at least 80,000 Syrians had fled the war in their country and become refugees in the sprawling camps in Turkey

(CBS/AP) AKCAKALE, Turkey — Syrian rebels have seized control of a border crossing on the frontier with Turkey and pulled down the Syrian flag. An Associated Press reporter at the scene Wednesday says Syrians on the Turkish side of the border are celebrating and yelling, “I am a free Syrian!” People are moving freely across the border, crawling under barbed wire. There were fierce clashes Tuesday as rebels and regime forces fought for control of the Tal Abyad crossing. Syria’s rebels control several other border crossings into Turkey but it is believed to be the first time they have tried to take the border area in the northern province of Raqqa. More in After the Arab Spring Video: Safety, yet little hope for Syrian refugeesReports: Syrian missiles hit LebanonU.N.:Foreigners making Syrian rebels radical Taking control of border crossings helps the opposition ferry supplies into Syria and carve out an area of control. As of early September, it was believed that at least 80,000 Syrians had fled the war in their country and become refugees in the sprawling camps in Turkey. U.N.:Record 100K fled Syria in August CBS News correspondent Holly Williams reports that the Turkish government is having to build new camps and move refugees into them before they are even completed due to the huge influx of Syrians. Williams reports that of the roughly 8,000 Syrians living in...

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Blythe Danner’s new reality: osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a disease that, over time, weakens the bones, making them more likely to break. Actress Blythe Danner — Gwyneth Paltrow’s mother — was recently diagnosed with postmenopausal osteoporosis. CBS News Medical Correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton sat down with the Hollywood veteran to talk about the diagnosis and how it has changed her life. For the actress, activist, mother, and grandmother, slowing down is not an option. A bone fracture can be a life changing event, as Danner learned. More on Blythe’s osteoporosis awareness campaign “When I heard the statistics that one-in-two women over the age of 50 will have a fracture related to osteoporosis, I really sat up and said, ‘This is horrific. This is more than nine million women,”‘ Danner said. Ashton said, “OK, so go back to 2009 when you broke your foot. When someone is as active and busy as you are, working woman, grandmother, and all of a sudden, you have an injury. What was that like for you?” “Terrifying,” Danner said. “I’ve been really proud of my independence.” Nearly 10 years ago, Danner’s husband of 33 years, director Bruce Paltrow lost his battle with oral cancer. Danner said, “My husband was really the heart and strength of my family, he was extraordinary,and I really had to learn how to do it all on my own. But I thought, ‘How am I going...

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No North Korean navy ships were involved in the incident along a tense western sea boundary that the North has long refused to recognize, an official with South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, speaking anonymously because of office policy

(AP) SEOUL, South Korea – South Korea’s navy fired warning shots Friday toward North Korean fishing boats that crossed a disputed maritime boundary, but the shots didn’t hit the fishing boats, which retreated, a South Korean official said. No North Korean navy ships were involved in the incident along a tense western sea boundary that the North has long refused to recognize, an official with South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said, speaking anonymously because of office policy. Violence often erupts in the seafood rich Yellow Sea waters claimed by both countries. Boats routinely jostle for position during crab-catching season, and three deadly naval clashes since 1999 have taken a few dozen lives. The disputed sea boundary is not clearly marked, and incursions by North Korean military and fishing boats are not unusual. Russia writes off most North Korean debtNew U.S. missile defense site slated for JapanHints of reform in North Korea Just last week North Korean fishing boats crossed the boundary but retreated soon after being warned by the South. Seoul says North Korean fishing boats also crossed the boundary in April. The Korean War ended nearly 60 years ago with a truce, not with a peace treaty, so the U.S.-led U.N. Command divided the Yellow Sea without Pyongyang’s consent. The boundary favored South Korea, 카지노 앵벌이의 하루 cutting North Korea off from rich fishing waters and boxing...

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