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First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 1 reports

Ex-Guatemala President Extradited to U.S.

(GUATEMALA CITY) — Ex-Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo was extradited on Friday to the United States to face charges of laundering $70 million in Guatemalan funds through U.S. bank accounts. The former president was taken from a military hospital ... [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - 15 hours ago]

Entities: Alfonso Portillo, Extradition, Guatemala

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated 8 hours ago - 2 reports

No Guarantee of Peace, North Korean Envoy Warns China

(BEIJING) — China’s state media says an envoy from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has warned there is no guarantee of peace on the Korean Peninsula, but also stressed that his country is willing to hold talks with all sides to find a solution. The Xinhua ... [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - May 24 2013]

Entities: North Korea, China, Beijing, Fan Changlong, Choe Ryong Hae

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 10 hours ago - 1 reports

International Monetary Fund

IMF Chief Named Key Witness in French Payoff Case

(PARIS) — IMF chief Christine Lagarde says a Paris court has named her as a key witness in an investigation into a controversial payoff to an outspoken businessman arranged while she was France’s finance minister. The status of “assisting witness” means ... [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - 14 hours ago]

Entities: International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, Paris, Witness

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 13 hours ago - 1 reports

Toronto Mayor Says He Doesn’t Smoke Crack Cocaine

(TORONTO) — Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denied Friday that he smokes crack cocaine and said he is not an addict after a video purported to show him using the drug. Ford did not say whether he has ever used crack. Ford did not take questions from reporters ... [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - 14 hours ago]

Entities: Crack Cocaine, Toronto, Smoking, Glenn De Baeremaeker

First reported 20 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 1 reports

Czech Police Say US Suspect in 4 Murders Arrested

(PRAGUE) — An American man accused of killing a family of four in the Czech Republic has been arrested in the United States, police said Friday. Leos Trzil, regional police chief in Brno, said Kevin Dahlgren was arrested after the Czechs issued an international ... [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Brno, Police, Homicide, Arrests

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 14 hours ago - 1 reports

Terror in London Sparks Tensions, Upsurge in Islamophobic Attacks

Violence and fear travel swiftly, and faster still in the era of tweets and status updates and 24-hour rolling news. Just after 2 pm on May 22, police answered a call to an incident in Woolwich, southeast London. A 25-year-old soldier, Drummer Lee Rigby, ... [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Islamophobia, London, Woolwich (United Kingdom), English Defence League

First reported 18 hours ago - Updated 18 hours ago - 1 reports

Fatah Party

Influential Palestinians Say It’s Time for a One-State Solution

It will be 20 years ago this September that Israeli and Palestinian leaders reached a historic Declaration of Principles, the forerunner to the Oslo Accords, which were intended to lead to a permanent peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians. The ... [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - 18 hours ago]

Entities: Fatah Party, Mahmoud Abbas, Israel

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated 18 hours ago - 1 reports

Russia: Syrian Regime May Take Part in Peace Talks

(BEIRUT) — The Syrian government has agreed “in principle” to attend a conference proposed by Russia and the United States on ending the Arab country’s conflict, Russia’s foreign ministry said Friday. It was the first confirmation that President Bashar ... [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - May 24 2013]

Entities: Russia, Peace Talks, Government of Syria

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 21 hours ago - 1 reports

UK Military Jet Launched to Probe Civilian Plane

(LONDON) — Britain’s Ministry of Defense says a Typhoon jet has been launched to investigate an incident involving a civilian aircraft. The defense ministry said the Typhoon launched Friday from RAF Coningsby in Lincolnshire, eastern England. It declined ... [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - 21 hours ago]

Entities: United Kingdom, Military/Armed Forces, RAF Coningsby, Pakistan International Airlines, England

First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 22 hours ago - 1 reports

Kerry’s Focus on Peace Talks, not Settlements

(TEL AVIV, Israel) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Israel’s government should prevent further settlement construction, where possible, to help revitalize Middle East peace hopes. However, he isn’t calling for a complete settlement freeze in ... [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - 23 hours ago]

Entities: John Kerry, Peace Talks, Israel, Tel Aviv

First reported 23 hours ago - Updated 23 hours ago - 1 reports

Must-Reads from Around the World

Abe’s Burma Visit – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Burma on Friday, becoming the first Japanese leader to do so in 36 years, reports Bloomberg. Masaki Takahara, executive managing director of the Japan External Trade Organization’s Rangoon office told ... [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Displacement, Mozambique, Shinzo Abe

First reported May 23 2013 - Updated May 24 2013 - 2 reports

Extremists Claim Responsibility for Niger Attacks

(NIAMEY, Niger) — Suicide bombers in Niger detonated two car bombs simultaneously, one inside a military camp in the city of Agadez and another in the remote town of Arlit at a French-operated uranium mine, killing 26 people and injuring 30, according ... [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - May 24 2013]

Entities: Niger, Agadez (Niger), Suicide Bomb, Abdou Labo

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Toronto Mayor Says He Doesn’t Smoke Crack Cocaine [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - 14 hours ago]
IMF Chief Named Key Witness in French Payoff Case [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - 14 hours ago]
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Kerry’s Focus on Peace Talks, not Settlements [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - 23 hours ago]
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Syria Government to Take Part in Peace Conference [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - May 24 2013]
Earthquake Hits Russia’s Far East [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - May 24 2013]
5 Climbers Feared Dead on World’s 3rd Highest Peak [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - May 24 2013]
Clashes in Lebanon Feed Fear of Syria Spillover [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - May 24 2013]
Extremists Claim Responsibility for Niger Attacks [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - May 24 2013]
Chinese Media: North Korea Envoy Offers Talks [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - May 24 2013]
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2 More Arrests in London Attack Investigation [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - May 23 2013]
26 Killed in 2 Simultaneous Car Bombs in Niger [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - May 23 2013]
Britain: Soldier Slaying Suspects Had Been Probed [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - May 23 2013]
UN: 22 Deaths Worldwide From Coronavirus [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - May 23 2013]
Pakistan Arrested American Who Was Killed by Drone [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - May 23 2013]
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Toronto Mayor Says He Doesn’t Smoke Crack Cocaine [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - 14 hours ago] (TORONTO) — Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denied Friday that he smokes crack cocaine and said he is not an addict after a video purported to show him using the drug. Ford did not say whether he has ever used crack. Ford did not take questions from reporters ...
IMF Chief Named Key Witness in French Payoff Case [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - 14 hours ago] (PARIS) — IMF chief Christine Lagarde says a Paris court has named her as a key witness in an investigation into a controversial payoff to an outspoken businessman arranged while she was France’s finance minister. The status of “assisting witness” means ...
Ex-Guatemala President Extradited to U.S. [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - 15 hours ago] (GUATEMALA CITY) — Ex-Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo was extradited on Friday to the United States to face charges of laundering $70 million in Guatemalan funds through U.S. bank accounts. The former president was taken from a military hospital ...
Influential Palestinians Say It’s Time for a On... [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - 18 hours ago] It will be 20 years ago this September that Israeli and Palestinian leaders reached a historic Declaration of Principles, the forerunner to the Oslo Accords, which were intended to lead to a permanent peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians. The ...
Terror in London Sparks Tensions, Upsurge in Is... [Published The Middle East Blog - TIME.com - 18 hours ago] Violence and fear travel swiftly, and faster still in the era of tweets and status updates and 24-hour rolling news. Just after 2 pm on May 22, police answered a call to an incident in Woolwich, southeast London. A 25-year-old soldier, Drummer Lee Rigby, ...