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...plan is then undone by Scarpia’s treachery: what Scarpia had assured her would be a mock execution proves to be all too real, resulting in Cavaradossi’s death by firing squad. Officers (in this production, blackshirts) come to arrest Tosca, but she kills herself before she can be taken—dragging the Fascist banner down with...
Authorities in Dubai issued international arrest warrants for 11 suspects alleged to be behind the Jan. 20 murder of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, a top official in the Palestinian militant group Hamas. The suspects, believed to be members of a hit squad, entered the emirate using fake European passports and were captured in surveillance footage following al-Mabhouh to his hotel room disguised in wigs and tennis clothing. Hamas has accused the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad of orchestrating the assassination. Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman refused to directly comment on the matter, explaining that when it comes to security issues, "Israel...
Most important, Baradar's arrest marks a turning point in the fraught cooperation between Washington and Islamabad on counterterrorism. Until now, Pakistan was reluctant to help the U.S. hunt down the Taliban's leadership, with whom it had close ties before 9/11. But the Taliban's militancy has spawned terrorism inside Pakistan, and the country's military and political leaders may have finally realized that they cannot get rid of homegrown terrorists without cracking down on the jihadis' Afghan brethren...
...rift, which threatens multi-billion-dollar investments in Libya, began when Swiss police arrested Gaddafi's youngest son Hannibal and his wife in July 2008, for allegedly assaulting two of their servants in a Geneva hotel. The couple denied the charges, which were quickly dropped, but the row continued. Offended by Swiss newspaper portrayals of his son, Gaddafi withdrew billions in Libyan funds from Swiss banks in July of last year, prompting the Swiss president to fly to Tripoli to apologize for the arrest. (See pictures of the rise of Gaddafi...
These claims and counterclaims remain a dividing point between the countries. And to be sure, accused killers on both sides of the conflict remain free despite international warrants for their arrest. So while Sarkozy's humble mission to Rwanda is being seen as a good start toward reconciliation, it remains to be seen whether the trip will bear any real fruit - and if it will lead to France finally burying Françafrique and forging a new relationship with Africa...