Clashes erupt between Palestinian protesters and Israeli soldiers in the city centre of Jenin | AP News

Clashes erupt between Palestinian protesters and Israeli soldiers in the city centre of Jenin | AP News

Clashes erupted on Tuesday night between Palestinian protesters and Israeli soldiers in the city center of Jenin. AP reporters saw bulldozers tearing up roads. (AP video shot by Imad Isseid) Clashes erupted on Tuesday night between Palestinian protesters and Israeli soldiers in the city center of Jenin. AP reporters saw bulldozers tearing up roads. (AP

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Rights group alleges Lebanon and Cyprus violated refugees’ human rights and EU funds paid for it

Rights group alleges Lebanon and Cyprus violated refugees’ human rights and EU funds paid for it

BEIRUT (AP) — European aid sent to Lebanon in an attempt to regulate migration by sea is funding practices that violate human rights, according to a global watchdog report published Wednesday. As part of a policy to contain migration, authorities in Cyprus have physically pushed Syrian refugees back to Lebanon, and Lebanese security agencies have

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Lightning damages Rome’s ancient Constantine Arch during a violent thunderstorm

Lightning damages Rome’s ancient Constantine Arch during a violent thunderstorm

ROME (AP) — Lightning struck Rome’s Constantine Arch near the Colosseum during a violent thunderstorm, loosening fragments from the ancient structure. The fragments from Tuesday’s lightning strike were immediately gathered and secured by workers at the Colosseum Archeological Park, officials said. The extent of the damage was being evaluated. “The recovery work by technicians was

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