Headstones are pockmarked, their inscriptions faded. Stone slabs that have covered tombs for centuries are crumbling. White marble has turned grey, likely from the acrid smoke that spews from a nearby oil refinery. Israel successfully tests missile defense system
Israel says its new mid-range missile defense system has successfully passed a test.
President Morsi stands firm despite Egypt protests
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi attempted to calm a furor raised by his decree expanding his powers as clashes between police and a small group of protesters continued in Cairo today.
Catalonia to test Spanish unity with separatist vote
BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) – Spain’s Catalonia region, fed up with the tax demands of cash-strapped Madrid, was expected to elect on Sunday a separatist government that will try to hold a referendum on independence. Pro-independence flags, a star against red and yellow stripes, hung on balconies in Catalonia’s capital, Barcelona, as people cast ballots in a vote that could plunge Spain into a constitutional crisis even as it struggles to avoid an international bailout. …
Eight policemen wounded in Russian prison protest
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Eight Russian policemen were injured trying to disperse a crowd outside a prison where 250 inmates staged a roof-top protest demanding the release of a group of fellow prisoners from a punishment cell, authorities said on Sunday. Russian state television showed pictures of a group of inmates standing on the roof of the prison holding white banners reading “people, help” in the town of Kopeysk near the industrial city of Chelyabinsk in the Urals mountains. …
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