Asia
Thousands of Indian citizens in New Delhi, India raided a jail and dragged out an accused rape suspect. Police tried to save the suspect using tear gas and bamboo poles on the crowd, but were unable to rescue the man before he was beaten to death.
New York Post
Africa
Nigeria’s biggest outlaw Abubakar Shekau announced on Saturday his allegiance with ISIS. Shekau is the leader of renowned African extremist group Boko Haram. The announcement came from Shekau, speaking in an Arabic audio message with English subtitles. The Nigerian group, following their Islamic State “brothers” began publishing videos of beheadings, the most recent on Mar. 2.
New York Post
Europe
Austrian painter Gustav Klimt’s most celebrated work of art, “The Beethoven Frieze,” has been denied from its original heirs. Painted directly on a wall of Vienna’s Art Nouveau Secession gallery in 1902, it’s a treasured part of the exhibit. After being taken by the Nazis during WWII, the painting was supposed to be returned to its original Jewish owners. However, after being moved around for years, an Austrian panel finally voted against giving it back to its original owners. The president of the Secession Museum, Herwig Kempinger said, “leaving the Frieze in its current place maintains the art-historical connection between building and work.”
BBC News
North America
Thousands of Americans this week, including the first family, gathered in Selma, Ala. to honor the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday and participate in the commemoration of the fight 50 years ago between peaceful protesters and the Alabama police force.
Channel 7 Miami News
Middle East
Mohammed Emwazi, better known as Jihadi John, apologized to his family this week. Emwazi relayed the message to London Media through a third party. The apology is for the “problems and trouble the revelation of his identity has caused” to his kin. However, he never expressed any remorse for his killings.
The New York Post
The Islamic State (IS) is struggling to get itself together as a state with an increasing amount of problems. Insiders from the IS reported that water in some cities is undrinkable. The states services are collapsing, and medicines are scarce across the “caliphate” infected parts of Iraq and Syria. Much of the assistance being provided comes from western agencies that secretly continue to help areas of in the Islamic State, like Syria.
The Washington Post
Washington
Hillary Clinton is under fire as it was revealed that during her time in the office of Secretary of State, Clinton, as instructed by her superiors, used a personal email instead of a government issued one. The only word from Clinton came from her Twitter account, saying that she wants the public to see these emails.
New York Times
Pittsburgh
With the warmer weather right around the corner, the famous Pittsburgh potholes are sure to make their yearly appearance. This week, starting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, the city is planning an around the clock patching blitz. Planned to end Friday at 6 p.m., Mayor Bill Peduto stresses citizens to report pothole fix requests to the city’s 311 hotline.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
This Friday the 13th is Pittsburgh’s Popular Food Culture Tour, a day to tour what Bon Appetit magazine called “The Next Big Food City.” Guests of the tour will be able to try food that has been featured on “Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives” and “Man V. Food” starting at 10 a.m. at 2 PPG Place’s Crazy Mocha and lasting until 1p.m.. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank.
DowntownPittsburgh.com
