CHAUTAUQUA, NY (AP) — Salman Rushdie, whose 1980s novel “The Satanic Verses” received death threats from Iran’s leader, was stabbed in the neck and abdomen on Friday by a man who stormed onto the stage as the author appeared. the point was a lecture in western New York. A bloodied Rushdie, 75, was flown to … Read more
CHAUTAUQUA, NY (AP) — Salman Rushdie, whose 1980s novel “The Satanic Verses” received death threats from Iran’s leader, was stabbed in the neck and abdomen on Friday by a man who stormed onto the stage as the author appeared. the point was a lecture in western New York. A bloodied Rushdie, 75, was flown to … Read more
CHAUTAUQUA, NY (AP) — Salman Rushdie, the author whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was attacked Friday and apparently stabbed in the neck by a man who stormed onto the stage as he was about to give a lecture in western New York. An Associated Press reporter witnessed a man … Read more
BEIRUT (AP) – A gunman demanded that a bank in Beirut let him withdraw his held savings to pay his father’s medical bills. money. Bassam al-Sheikh Hussein, a 42-year-old food delivery driver, was promptly arrested and taken away by police as he walked out of the bank. No one was injured. Hussein’s wife Mariam Chehadi, … Read more
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Banks in Lebanon have introduced informal capital controls during the ongoing economic crisis, effectively freezing savings. A man armed with a shotgun is holding staff hostage at a bank in the crisis-stricken Lebanese capital Beirut, threatening to set himself on fire unless he gets his locked-up savings, a security official said. The … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Powerful explosions shook a Russian air base in Crimea, sending towering clouds of smoke across the landscape on Tuesday in what could spell an escalation of the war in Ukraine. At least one person was killed and several others injured, authorities said. The Russian Defense Ministry denied that the Saki base … Read more
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — With a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants After holding out for nearly three days of violence, Gaza’s sole power plant resumed operations on Monday and Israel began reopening border crossings into the area. Israel also lifted security restrictions on southern Israeli communities after the Egypt-brokered ceasefire came into … Read more
Announcing the ceasefire, a brief statement from Israeli Prime Minister’s office thanked Egypt for its mediation efforts, but warned if it was violated: “The State of Israel reserves the right to respond forcefully.” The announcement, which followed shortly after an Islamic Jihad attack, came about 50 hours after the escalation began, when Israel had launched … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Four more ships with agricultural cargo held up by the war in Ukraine was given permission to leave the Black Sea coast on Sunday as analysts warned that Russia was moving troops and equipment toward southern ports to avert a Ukrainian counter-offensive. Ukraine and Russia also accused each other of shelling … Read more
A senior commander of a Palestinian armed group and several children have been killed in the Gaza Strip as Israeli fighter jets bombed the besieged enclave for a second day. In a statement on Sunday, Islamic Jihad confirmed that Khaled Mansour, the commander in the southern Gaza Strip, had been killed in an Israeli attack … Read more
