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Jewish victim’s parents suing over Sandy Hook massacre
The family of a Jewish boy killed in the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre is one of two families suing Newtown, Conn., and its school board for alleged lax security. The parents of Noah Pozner, as well as those of Jesse Lewis, filed the lawsuit last month, the Hartford Courant reported Monday. It reportedly is seeking more than $15,000 in damages, as is standard.
Ankara mayor: Mossad behind Paris terror attacks
The longtime mayor of Ankara accused Israel’s Mossad of masterminding last week’s terror attacks in France. Melih Gokcek said Israeli intelligence planned the attacks in retaliation for France recently expressing support for Palestinian statehood, according to Today’s Zaman, an English-language Turkish publication, citing the Andalou news agency. At a political event Sunday, Gokcek said it “is certain that Mossad is behind these kinds of incidents.
Top Muslim body warns new Muhammad cartoons will 'stir hatred'
CAIRO — Al-Azhar, Sunni Islam’s most prestigious center of learning, on Tuesday warned that new cartoons published by French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo will only serve to “stir up hatred.” The drawings “do not serve the peaceful coexistence between peoples and hinders the integration of Muslims into European and Western societies,” the Cairo-based body’s Islamic research center added in a statement.
Kerry in Geneva for fresh nuke talks with Iran
GENEVA — US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Geneva Tuesday for talks with his Iranian counterpart on how to speed up nuclear negotiations as a March target date approaches to conclude a deal. Kerry arrived in Geneva late in the day and is to meet Wednesday with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif. A new round of nuclear negotiations between Iran, the five permanent members of the UN Security Council and Germany, the so called P5+1, is to begin in Geneva on Thursday.
Gaza deadliest place for UN civilian staff in 2014
At least 61 people working for the United Nations were killed in 2014 — up from 58 in 2013 and 37 in 2012 — the UN Staff Union said Tuesday, fingering Gaza as the deadliest locale for civilian workers. The Staff Union said Tuesday that last year’s victims included 33 peacekeepers, 16 civilians, nine contractors and three consultants. Mali was the deadliest place for UN personnel, with 28 peacekeepers killed in the volatile north between June and October, it said.
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