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...number of refugees is expected to rise as the political tumult continues in Kenya. Nairobi's slum Mathare could have passed for a war zone on Thursday. Ambulances roared through trash-littered streets, as hundreds of protestors faced off with police. Between makeshift roadblocks, residents dodged flying stones, tear gas and live bullets. "We are after peace, but only peace with solidarity!" shouted a young man armed with a machete. Behind him, the streets teemed with crowds of people and abandoned bullet-scarred shacks. But voicing the opinion of many violence-weary Kenyans, Pamela Atieno complained of the riots...
...Jubori, a parliamentarian and Accordance Front spokesman, said the issue of tens of thousands of Sunni prisoners held without trial remains a major division. "Unfortunately, we are not seeing any kind of flexibility from the government," he said. And right on cue, shortly after Rice left the Green Zone, a volley of mortars went flying in. No one was sure who fired them...
...months ago when I walked down the narrow alleyways of Mombasa, I never would have imagined that this sleepy city could turn into the war-zone that it is today. But, since the rigged December 27th presidential elections, violence has swept over Kenya from the port city of Mombasa to the slums of Nairobi. By comparison to some of its East African neighbors, Kenya has been an example of peaceful democracy. Nevertheless, Kenya’s current unrest is the legacy of its failure to address historical injustices and is a sad reminder of the virulent resentments that longstanding inequalities...
...Harvard’s two event sweeps of the afternoon. Freshmen Katy Hinkle and Ali Slack and sophomore Vanda Gyuris took 1-2-3 in the 100-yard freestyle as well.All four of the Crimson’s divers, including freshman Marissa Ash, qualified for the NCAA Zone Diving Meet with their performances.Harvard won the 200-yard medley relay, the first event of the day, and never looked back. Hinkle, co-captain Jackie Pangilinan, freshman Katherine Pickard, and Slack won the race in 1:47.80. The Crimson’s team of sophomore Natalia Festa, senior Meaghan Colling, freshman Laura...
...left and fired a wrist shot into the left corner. Though Donato pulled Richter with less than two minutes remaining, the extra attacker only gave Zalewski the chance complete his hat trick with an empty-net goal after he managed to clear the puck from Clarkson’s zone. Though disappointed at the ending, Harvard’s offense gave the Golden Knights defense a challenge by rushing the net in transition, finding teammates in the slot, and screening Clarkson goaltender David Leggio on blue-line shots. Leggio withstood 31 shots for the win.“I think...