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Africans in Israel join forces
Category: International Written by Associated Press
by Diaa Hadid
DIMONA, Israel (AP)—For years, Israel’s array of African communities had little interaction, divided by religious, linguistic and cultural differences. That is changing.
They are facing a common situation in Israel—relegated to bottom rungs, partly because of discrimination over their skin color. That has brought some members of a wide range of communities together, including Jewish Ethiopians, nomadic Muslim Arabs and migrants from Eritrea and Sudan.
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| COMING TOGETHER—In this photo taken March 6, from right to left, Sheik Ayed al-Abed, Mohammed al-Masri and Khazrail Ben-Yehuda talk in a meeting room in the southern Israeli city of Dimona. (AP Photo/Diaa Hadid)
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“What is said against me is said against my brother,” said Sheik Ayed al-Abed, referring to the derogatory names that he and other members of a newly formed advocacy group have been called.
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J.Lo adds star power to Rio Carnival parade
Category: International Written by Associated Press
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP)—As millions watched the sequin-clad samba dancers at Rio de Janeiro’s iconic Carnival parade Feb. 19, at least a few eyes turned toward the stars, or at least toward the VIP boxes hosting celebrities such as Jennifer Lopez and Fergie.
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| COLORFUL DANCERS—A dancer of Porto da Pedra samba school parades during carnival celebrations at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Feb. 20. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)
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2 UK White men sentenced for killing Black teen
Category: International Written by Associated Press
by Meera Selva
LONDON (AP)—A young Black man lay dying in a south London bus stop. His friend called frantically for help while a gang of White teenagers who had stabbed him ran off. Two members of that gang were sentenced Jan. 4 for the 1993 murder of Stephen Lawrence, but three more remain at large.
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| 18-YEAR-OLD MURDER VICTIM—Undated family handout photo of murdered teenager Stephen Lawrence. (AP Photo/Family Handout/PA )
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Judge Colman Treacy sentenced Gary Dobson to at least 15 years and 2 months in jail, and David Norris to at least 14 years and 3 months for the murder of the teenager, and urged police to continue looking for new leads in the case.
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Fear in Somali journalist community after killing
Category: International Written by Associated Press
by Abdi Guled
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP)—Journalist Mohamed Bashir Hashi’s voice broke with emotion as he read a death threat sent to his mobile phone: “If God wills it, you will be the next apostate to be killed.”
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| LIVING IN FEAR—Anchors at the Shabelle radio station broadcast a news bulletin in Mogadishu, Somalia Jan. 30. (AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)
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After gunmen killed Somali journalist Hassan Osman Abdi on Saturday, colleagues and friends said they were too scared to attend his funeral that day, since militants in Somalia have targeted such gatherings in the past. Abdi, a 29-year-old director of a radio station, was a father of three.
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Killing of bin Laden voted top news story of 2011
Category: International Written by Associated Press
by David Crary
AP National Writer
AP National Writer
NEW YORK (AP)—The killing of Osama bin Laden during a raid by Navy SEALs on his hideout in Pakistan was the top news story of 2011, followed by Japan’s earthquake/tsunami/meltdown disaster, according to The Associated Press’ annual poll of U.S. editors and news directors.
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SEPT. 11 MASTERMIND—This April 1998 file photo shows exiled Saudi dissident Osama bin Laden is seen in Afghanistan. Bin Laden's died May 2, during a raid by U.S. Navy SEALs in Pakistan. (AP Photo/File) |
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