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.htmlFrom 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 rebelsBritish
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."
Posted by HCN.