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Libya asks for the world’s help in fight against “terrorism”
TRIPOLI - Libya called on the United Nations and international community to help fight what it called a war on terrorism. The government, which is struggling to stop the country from sliding into widening chaos and instability, asked for the world's help on Wednesday, March 19.The appeal came after a wave of bombings and assassinations...California man arrested near U.S.-Canada border on terrorism charge
SEATTLE — A California man who prosecutors say was on his way to Syria to join an al Qaeda splinter group was arrested on Monday near the U.S.-Canada border in Washington state on a terrorism charge, federal officials said.The U.S. Department of Justice said in a statement that 20-year-old Nicholas Teausant, an American-born convert...Clashes kill 10 across Egypt
CAIRO - Ten people were killed in violence across Egypt on Wednesday, March 19, months ahead of a presidential vote after last July's army takeover.In Qalubiya province, north of Cairo, two soldiers were killed in a shootout with Islamist militants, the Interior Ministry said, adding that six militants were killed and eight arrested in a...UN questions U.S. on it’s widespread practice of imprisoning children with adults
GENEVA – Last week, the UN Human Rights Committee concluded review and questioning of the U.S. Government on its human rights record in Geneva. During the two day review, the Committee repeatedly expressed concern over the US’ practice of imprisoning children in adult correctional facilities and asked what measures would be...NSA records all calls in targeted foreign nation
WASHINGTON — The U.S. National Security Agency has created a surveillance system that is recording all the phone calls in an undisclosed foreign country, allowing it to play back any conversation up to 30 days later, the Washington Post reported on Tuesday.The newspaper cited unnamed sources with direct knowledge of the system as well...Syrian army retakes Crusader castle from rebels
DAMASCUS - Syrian soldiers have raised the national flag on the battlements of a 900-year-old Crusader castle after a three-month siege that ended on Thursday, March 20, after rebel fighters fled.The recapture of Crac des Chevaliers, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is a real and symbolic victory over divided rebel factions.The army has...UWindsor students put controversial Israel boycott on the back burner
The University of Windsor Student’s Association has delayed the ratification of a controversial Israel boycott, a move some say is capitulating to the administration.Earlier this month, the student body voted in favor of a proposal to join the growing Boycott, Divestment and Sanction movement. The referendum — which calls on the...
Spray painted rock overshadows SJP’s apartheid week
March 21st, 20140 DEARBORN — The Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at the University of Michigan-Dearborn (UM-D) held an Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) last Monday.The week included various events in which a rock was spray-painted on campus in honor of IAW. One side of the rock exhibited a Palestinian flag and the other side read “Free...Reid: CIA appears to have been snooping on Senate investigation
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., has asked the sergeant at arms to determine if the CIA snooped on an Intelligence Committee investigation.Reid requested that Terrance W. Gainer, the chief of law enforcement for the Senate, review the computers used by committee staffers reviewing CIA interrogations, the...llinois Supreme Court overturns state’s eavesdropping law
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - Illinois' eavesdropping law is too broad, barring the recording of conversations that could not be considered private, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.The law, the strictest in the United States, requires anyone who is recorded to have given consent. The court said people could be prosecuted for recording fans...
Dearborn Police Chief Ron Haddad: Larceny is a problem in Dearborn
March 21st, 20140 Dearborn Police Chief Ron Haddad.DEARBORN —Police Chief Ron Haddad distributed a letter last week describing current crime trends in Dearborn among minors and young adults in hopes of reaching out to local parents and legal guardians to educate them on possible consequences.In the letter, Chief Haddad noted that overall crime rates in...Multiple home invasion suspect arrested
DEARBORN — On Mar. 8, 21-year-old Detroit resident Rashaad Taylor was arrested and charged with Home Invasion 1st degree, two counts of Home Invasion 2nd degree, Felony Larceny of a Firearm, and Felony Firearm. Taylor is being linked to multiple home invasion crimes that date back to Mar. 3. At approximately 8:45 a.m. that day,...Russia stands strong against U.S. sanctions; places entry ban on American lawmakers and officals
MOSCOW- As the West imposes what have been called the most comprehensive sanctions on Russia since the end of the Cold War, many ordinary Russians say they have no fear of any economic measures the United States or the European Union may take against their country.Since the Russian invasion of the Crimean peninsula at the end of last...Twenty-four year old Dearborn resident, Shaker Hassoon charged with multiple crimes
Hassoon.DEARBORN — On Monday, March 10, 2014 at approximately 9:35 a.m., the Dearborn Police Department responded to the 600 block of S. Brady on a report of a stabbing and carjacking. On scene, officers spoke with a 19-year-old Detroit man who stated that he and the suspect agreed to meet to conduct a narcotics transaction....Schuette announces felony charges against Dearborn residents in illegal sports betting ring
DEARBORN — Attorney General Bill Schuette on Tuesday announced the filing of charges by his criminal division against three Southeast Michigan individuals for their alleged role in an extensive sports betting ring. Schuette charged Ray Arfan, 42, of Dearborn, Michigan, for allegedly orchestrating the sports betting operation.......
Calley signs supplemental budget to fix roads, support mental health services, fund other programs
LANSING — Lt. Gov. Brian Calley recently signed a mid-fiscal year 2014 budget supplemental, dedicating nearly $330 million to help fix winter road damage, fund vital mental health services, and to support the Office for New Americans, among other programs.“While Michigan is still in need of a comprehensive road funding and...Traffic lanes affected by construction on Schaefer from Ford Road to Warren Avenue
DEARBORN — Schaefer Road in Dearborn will be under construction between Ford Road and Warren Avenue from now until the end of September, and traffic lanes will be affected.As of March 17, traffic has been shifted to the east half of Schaefer Road and is limited to one lane in each direction. No left turns are allowed from Schaefer. The......
FBI arrests local man for alleged Hizbullah ties, family speaks out
March 21st, 20140 Mohammad Hassan Hamdan, minutes before getting detained. DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The community was startled this week after news broke that the U.S. government had detained a local Dearborn Heights man who allegedly planned to fly to Lebanon to join the militant group Hizbullah. 22-year-old Mohammad Hassan Hamdan was arrested on...
U.S. to close Syrian consulate offices in Troy and Texas, operations at embassy in Washington also suspended
March 21st, 20140 A local rally in 2011 supporting Assad’s regime.TROY — The United States on Tuesday suspended operations of the Syrian Embassy in Washington and its consulates. It also told diplomats and staff who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents to leave the country. Texas and Michigan are the only two states in the country that have...
Community mourns death of prominent religious leader, human rights advocate
March 21st, 20140 Saliba, a Lebanese American, led the Archdiocese of All North America for nearly 50 years.MICHIGAN — The Arab American community is mourning the death of prominent religious leader Philip Saliba, the Archbishop of New York and Metropolitan of All North America for the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese. He died Mar. 19 at...
South End residents frustrated over proposed changes to Severstal factory
March 21st, 20140 Over 250 frustrated Dearborn residents attend a public hearing on Wednesday. DEARBORN — More than 250 people attended a public hearing Wednesday, Mar. 19 at Henry Ford Community College’s Michigan Technical Education Center regarding proposed changes to Severstal’s factory in Dearborn. The steel company’s facility is......
Regularly sleeping too long may indicate a health problem
We get it: Sleep is good for us. The National Sleep Foundation regularly campaigns “to celebrate the health benefits of sleep,” and experts have been boosting sleep’s values as no less important than proper diet and exercise.Insufficient sleep has been linked to stroke, obesity and heart disease. But sleeping too much may also be...Dearborn Police warn residents about IRS scam
DEARBORN — During the current tax season, the Dearborn Police Department has seen a drastic increase in fraudulent IRS-related incidents and would like to caution residents who may be purchasing a Green Dot or other prepaid debit card under threat of prosecution for tax issues.Multiple incidents have been reported in which victims......
Legal corner: Changes are coming to overtime pay rules
Last week, President Barack Obama signed a presidential memorandum telling the Department of Labor to develop new overtime rules that would make more workers eligible for time-and-a-half overtime pay. The proposed rules would broaden the categories of workers who are eligible for overtime compensation. They would also...
Protests launched against U of M student government for postponing divestment resolution indefinitely
March 20th, 20140 ANN ARBOR- About 80 University of Michigan students on Wednesday, March 19, staged a sit-in at the Chambers Room, where the University's Central Student Government (CSG) meets. The sit-in followed a spontaneous protest on Tuesday, after CSG voted to indefinitely postpone a resolution to form a committee to investigate the human rights......
