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...Rosarno riots illustrate, the immigrants are far from accepted by most Italians. Shootings like the ones that sparked the unrest are not uncommon. "We used to learn how to use our guns down there by shooting at dogs," says Saviano, who was brought up in the Naples area. "Now the 14-year-olds shoot at immigrants. It can look like kids fooling around, but it's not; it's target practice." The town's African population responded by burning cars and smashing shop windows, prompting retaliatory attacks by white residents. It was the fourth outbreak of violence in the region...
...meantime, the U.S. has been pounding it with missiles. A pair of missiles hit a house in the Mishta area of South Waziristan on Friday, the 10th such attack in roughly two weeks in Pakistan's tribal belt bordering Afghanistan. Two intelligence officials told The Associated Press that the two people killed were suspected militants. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they did not have the authority to make such disclosures to the press...
...more Boston-area resources, refer to The Boston Globe's Worldly Boston blog...
...mobile application also includes push notifications, which pings tips to users about locations in their immediate area, and a friend finder, which includes logs of the user’s friends that have checked into a certain location in the past three hours...
Many of these groups are based in the Boston area, but they are also part of larger charitable networks. If you're not back on campus yet, check to see if they have a branch near...