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A Chilean court said U.S. military intelligence services played a key role that led to the 1973 killings of two Americans in Chile in a case that inspired the Oscar-winning film "Missing."
A court ruling released late Monday said former U.S. Navy Capt. Ray E. Davis gave information to Chilean officials about journalist Charles Horman and student Frank Teruggi that led to their arrest and execution just days after the 1973 coup that brought Gen. Augusto Pinochet to power.
"The military intelligence services of the United States had a fundamental role in the creation of the murders of the two American citizens in 1973, providing Chilean military officers with the information that led to their deaths," the ruling by Judge Jorge Zepeda said.
Chile court: US had role in 'Missing' killings
Israel launches airstrikes on Gaza, forces kill teen in West Bank
Israeli aircraft bombed dozens of sites in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian teenager during an arrest raid in the occupied West Bank, and violent settler attacks against Palestinians were reported overnight.
The violence came after Israel found the bodies of three Israeli teenagers in the West Bank after they went missing on June 12. Israel has blamed Hamas for the teens’ abduction near a Jewish settlement, though it has not provided evidence to support that allegation.
Israel's Kidnapped Boys Reportedly Found Dead
Israeli forces have identified the bodies of the three missing Israeli teens, ABC News and other international outlets are reporting.
The teens, who went missing in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on June 12, have been the subject of a massive search in recent weeks. Israeli forces have arrested hundreds of Palestinians in the course of the search.
According to ABC, the teens were found dead in the vicinity of Hebron, a large West Bank city.
N. Korea preparing to indict two Americans
North Korea said Monday it is preparing to indict two American detainees for carrying out what it says were hostile acts against the country.
"Their hostile acts were confirmed by evidence and their own testimonies," Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency said in a short report, referring to Jeffrey Fowle and Matthew Miller who are being held by the isolated country. It gave no details on when they would face court. Miller is also referred to as Matthew Miller Todd.
KCNA said North Korea is making preparations to bring them before a court.
Gay pride parades take off around world on anniversary of Stonewall riots
Gay Pride parades are set to step off around the world, in cities large and small.
In the US, celebrations are planned Sunday from coast to coast: in New York, Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco, as well as many smaller cities. Festivals were held Saturday in France, Spain, Mexico and Peru.
New York marchers will commemorate the 45th anniversary of the Stonewall Inn riots, which are credited with launching the modern gay rights movement in 1969. San Francisco's event is in its 44th year.
Israel tightens grip on East Jerusalem with $90 million plan
The Israeli today approved a $ 90 million dollar socio-economic development plan for annexed east Jerusalem which focuses on increased security and police presence in the area, the municipality said.
"One of the main goals of the plan that was approved is to bring about a significant decline in violence by means of integrated activity to reduce gaps in infrastructure, employment, education and social welfare and by boosting enforcement and personal security," said a statement from city hall.
The legacy children of the Honduran coup supported by the US
Prior to its 2009 coup d’état, five years ago on June 28, Honduras rarely made headlines in the U.S. Since the ouster of President Manuel Zelaya, however, the Central American nation has received a lot of bad press. It is in the spotlight again for the recent surge of unaccompanied Honduran minors crossing U.S. borders.
Of the 47,000 children apprehended by U.S. Border Patrol since October, 28 percent, or more than 13,000, came from Honduras. This is a whopping 1,272 percent increase over the number apprehended on the border in 2009.
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