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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 20, 2014
Page
12
A former student called in bomb threats to Quinnipiac University's commencement in Hamden, Connecticut. Police say she confessed. the threats delayed the ceremony an hour and a half and moved it to a second location. She was arraigned in Meriden Superior Court with a $10,000 bond.
In Tripoli a rebel general Khalifa Hifter declares war on Islamists, rallying militias across Libya. His push toward seizing power follows the 2011 Gaddafi era chaos, with parliament stormed and authorities weak as factions jockey for influence amid regional and tribal ties.
Moscow reports President Putin ordered Defense Minister Shoigu to pull back forces deployed near Ukraine in Rostov Belgorod and Bryansk to their home bases. The Kremlin described the move as part of a broader push to ease tensions with the West while continuing talks and Kyiv fighting persists ahead of the presidential election.
Iraq's Nour al Maliki appears favored to win a third term as his Shiite bloc leads the first parliamentary polls since the US withdrawal. Rival Shiite and Sunni blocs follow, signaling a sectarianly polarized field and a potentially narrower Shiite government base. In Seoul, President Park Geun hye pledges to disband the coast guard after criticism over ferry disaster response, arguing the nonmilitary agency failed to save hundreds of passengers, while noting coast guard duties differ from North Korea patrols.
Nearly 60 nations urged the United Nations Security Council to refer the Syria war to the International Criminal Court or to back a probe for crimes against humanity and war crimes. France drafted the resolution and called for a Thursday vote while Russia opposes the measure, signaling a likely veto.
United States pledges near 300 million in assistance to address urgent humanitarian needs in South Sudan. Some funds will come from the Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund to support the United Nations and other refugee organizations.
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