Thursday, June 29, 2017

Qatar says preparing response to Gulf demands, calls them unrealistic

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Qatar says preparing response to Gulf demands, calls them unrealistic

Qatar says preparing response to Gulf demands, calls them unrealisticDOHA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Qatar said on Thursday it was working with the United States and Kuwait to respond to a list of demands presented by Arab states who have accused Doha of supporting terrorism, igniting a regional crisis between the U.S. allies. The feud erupted this month when Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt severed diplomatic and travel links with Qatar, accusing it also of courting regional foe Iran.


Through darkness to light: Photographs along the Underground Railroad

Through darkness to light: Photographs along the Underground RailroadThrough Darkness to Light: Photographs Along the Underground Railroad,” a traveling exhibition by photographer Jeanine Michna-Bales presents a remarkable series of images taken in the dead of night that reveal historical sites, cities and places that freedom-seekers passed through, including homes of abolitionists who offered them sanctuary.


U.S.-backed SDF sees big risk of clash with Turkey in northwest Syria

U.S.-backed SDF sees big risk of clash with Turkey in northwest SyriaBy Tom Perry BEIRUT (Reuters) - The U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces warned on Thursday of the prospect of fierce confrontation with the Turkish army in northwestern Syria if it attacks SDF areas, and said this would undermine the assault on Islamic State at Raqqa. Naser Haj Mansour, a senior SDF official, told Reuters the SDF had taken a decision to confront Turkish forces "if they try to go beyond the known lines" in the areas near Aleppo where the sides exchanged fire on Wednesday. "Certainly there is a big possibility of open and fierce confrontations in this area, particularly given that the SDF is equipped and prepared," he said.


Home Invader Crawls Into Woman's Bed to Ask If He Can Stay the Night: Cops

Home Invader Crawls Into Woman's Bed to Ask If He Can Stay the Night: CopsA woman in New Jersey may have been visited by a serial stalker, cops say.


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