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In Syria, Abduction Took Place, Arms Bans Discussed By Others. In Central America, Millions of Dollars in Changing Hands.

Posted by HCN on Friday, May 17, 2013
UN: 3 peacekeepers abducted between Israel-Syria
Posted Thursday, May 16, 2013, a few minutes after 7pm E.S.T., here: http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/05/16/4863800/un-3-peacekeepers-abducted-between.html
From the webpage: "The Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. peacekeeping chief says armed men broke into a U.N. outpost in a buffer zone separating Israel and Syria early Wednesday and abducted three U.N military observers.

Herve Ladsous told a group of reporters Thursday that the unarmed observers were held for about five hours and released unharmed."
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Another story at the Telegraph, URL is http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/10062060/EU-to-block-arming-of-Syrian-rebels.html
"EU to block arming of Syrian rebels
British attempts to lift the European Union ban on arming Syrian rebels are expected to fail as member states prepare to extend the embargo to give a US-Russian peace initiative time to work."

Central America

'They have returned $ 50 million to former clients of the Territorial
Thursday May 16, 2013 | 15:21
Title and except from story translated into English, from El Diario on May 16, 2013, see rolling stories on right column of page, 15:21.
"Carlos Espinoza, liquidator Territorial Bank, reported that, to date, have returned a total of $ 50'176 .628, depositors of the defunct institution bancaroa. This value corresponds to 92% of the total for refunds to former customers.
Espinoza explained that the process of returning to depositors, with values ​​less than $ 31,000 for the deposit insurance will continue until May 31 this year."



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