Teachers strike edges toward end in Chicago district
In Chicago and Washington reports converge on talks resuming in the nation s third largest district. About 25 000 teachers have walked the picket line since Monday as negotiations focus on student test scores in teacher evaluations and job security. A deadline looms for a possible return to class by Monday or Friday pending a delegates meeting. In Benghazi and beyond officials opened a criminal probe into the deaths of the U S ambassador and others with Nakoula Basseley Nakoula named as the film maker linked to the flare up of protests.
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Protesters Storm U S Embassy in Yemen in Newest Attack
In Sanaa hundreds chant death to America and death to Israel as demonstrators storm the U S Embassy compound burning the flag. The protest follows a wave of attacks on Western missions across the region linked to an anti Islamist film and rising Islamist influence. Yemen's President Hadi apologized and vowed to pursue culprits while Egypt's President Morsi condemned the attacks and pledged to protect diplomatic missions.
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Libya attacks seen as two part militant assault on Benghazi
In Benghazi militant attackers killed four Americans including the US ambassador in a two part operation. A senior Libyan security official said the raid targeted a supposed secret safe house as Libyan and US forces arrived to rescue staff. Officials suggest timing points to a planned terror act rather than a spontaneous mob attack.
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Brahimi Says Syria Crisis Worsens Ahead of Talks
Lakhdar Brahimi, the U N and Arab League envoy, arrived in Damascus saying the crisis in Syria is worsening. He planned meetings with President Bashar al Assad and opposition figures after replacing Kofi Annan, with activists tallying about 23,000 deaths since 2011.
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Israel presses U S on Iran despite tensions
In Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu signals he will keep publicly urging the United States to take tougher action on Iran. His rhetoric has strained ties with the Obama administration and drew rebukes from a leading U S senator. Netanyahu warns Iran is nearing a nuclear threshold and calls for clear red lines before any action.
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