North Korea assets eyed as ship seizure test case
An Israel based civil rights group seeks to seize the Mu Du Bong cargo ship held in a Mexican port to satisfy a 330 million judgment over a South Korean pastor's abduction. Courts have previously blocked such moves, and collecting Pyongyang funds remains unlikely amid sanctions and formal hurdles.
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Algerian power struggle sparks fears of renewed bloodshed
In Algiers a political crisis grows as three top generals are fired amid rumors of coups and a weak president. With oil prices down and extremists nearby, elites clash while the regime tightens control around President Bouteflika and his circle, raising worries of renewed civil conflict.
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Israel arrests extremist leader in wake of deadly arson attack
Meir Ettinger, grandson of US-born rabbi Meir Kahane, is held on suspicion of heading an extremist Jewish movement and involvement in the attack that killed an 18 month old and wounded a family. Shin Bet says he led violence aimed at Christian sites and Palestinian homes. Netanyahu vows zero tolerance for Jewish terrorism and a broader crackdown on settler youths in the West Bank.
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Iraq digitizes Baghdad library to preserve history against IS threat
In Baghdad a major digitization project preserves centuries of Iraqi chronicles as Islamic State militants threaten Mosul's treasures. Librarians photograph Ottoman era documents and Interior Ministry papers from Faisal II's era to create a digital archive, not yet public, to safeguard the homeland's cultural memory.
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