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Page 12 The Skanner January 20, 2016 News PHOTO CREDIT COL. MARY PROPHIT/U.S. ARMY VIA AP World Briefs In this Aug. 19, 2009, photo provided by U.S. Army reserve Col. Mary Prophit, a soldier walks inside St. Elijah’s Monastery in Mosul, Iraq. Satellite photos obtained by The Associated Press confi rm what church leaders and Middle East preservationists had feared: St. Elijah’s, a 1,400-year-old monastery in Iraq, has been reduced to a fi eld of rubble, yet another victim of the Islamic State’s relentless destruction. Oldest Christian Monastery in Iraq is Razed IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — The oldest Chris- tian monastery in Iraq has been re- duced to a fi eld of rubble, yet another victim of the Islamic State group’s re- lentless destruction of ancient cultural sites. For 1,400 years the compound sur- vived assaults by nature and man, standing as a place of worship recent- ly for U.S. troops. In earlier centuries, generations of monks tucked candles in the niches and prayed in the cool chap- el. The Greek letters chi and rho, repre- senting the fi rst two letters of Christ’s name, were carved near the entrance. Now satellite photos obtained exclu- sively by The Associated Press confi rm the worst fears of church authorities and preservationists — St. Elijah’s Mon- astery of Mosul has been completely wiped out. “I can’t describe my sadness,” he said in Arabic. “Our Christian history in Mosul is being barbarically leveled. We see it as an attempt to expel us from Iraq, eliminating and fi nishing our ex- istence in this land.” Pakistani Army Ends Deadly University Attack CHARSADDA, Pakistan — A Paki- stani offi cial says the army and police have fi nished their operation to clear Taliban gunmen following an attack on a university campus in the country’s northwest. Twenty people have died in the as- sault. Provincial governor Sardar Mehtab Abbasi says Wednesday’s attack is now over and that the troops have cleared the campus. Four attackers have been killed. Deputy Commissioner Tahir Zafar says the attack began shortly aft er the Bacha Khan University opened for classes in the town of Charsadda, some 35 kilometers (21 miles) outside Pesha- war. Palin: Trump ‘Would Let Our Warriors do Their Job’ AMES, Iowa (AP) — Donald Trump is brandishing the endorsement of con- servative Republican fi rebrand Sarah Palin in the increasingly intense 2016 GOP presidential sweepstakes, giving the billionaire businessman a boost against Texas Sen. Ted Cruz less than two weeks before Iowa’s kick-off cau- cuses. Media heads are spinning,” the for- mer vice presidential candidate said aft er taking the stage at a Trump rally Tuesday at Iowa State University. “This is going to be so much fun.” Palin, the former governor of Alaska and 2008 GOP vice presidential nomi- nee, said that with Trump as president, America would no longer apologize. “No more pussy-footing around,” Pal- in said. The endorsement comes as Trump is locked in a dead heat with Cruz in Iowa. Iran’s big market tempts European fi rms despite hazards FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — With many barriers to dealing with Iran suddenly lift ed as part of a deal to curb its nuclear activities, some European companies are ready to seize business opportunities in a tempting market of 78.5 million people. At fi rst glance, the allure is obvious — the second-largest economy in the Mid- dle East-North Africa region aft er Sau- di Arabia; the second most populous country aft er Egypt; and with lots of in- frastructure and vehicles way overdue for an upgrade aft er years of sanctions. Once inspectors confi rmed that Iran was taking steps to curb its nuclear program, the United States and Europe- an Union on Saturday dropped many of the economic sanctions that have been keeping foreign companies from doing business there. Court Could Give Obama Chance on Immigration WASHINGTON (AP) — Aft er seven years, 2 million-plus deportations, two executive actions and 720,000 “Dreamers,” the bottom line on Presi- dent Barack Obama’s immigration re- cord still remains an open question for many immigrants and their advocates. In the end, the Supreme Court may fi ll in the blank. By agreeing to hear a challenge to Obama’s immigration plan, the court on Tuesday raised hopes that Obama may have one last chance to make good on an unfulfi lled promise to millions of immigrants, many of whom feel aban- doned by his administration’s recent deportation raids. If the court rules against Obama, he could spend his last months in offi ce deporting people, rather than shield- ing them from deportation, as he’d planned. Placing an Ad in The Skanner is as easy as Challenging People to Shape a Better Future Now HOME NEWS COMMUNITY OPINION ENTERTAINMENT ADS SOCIAL MEDIA FOUNDATION E-PRINT WEB SPECIALS CONTACT MEDIA KIT 1 Go to www.TheSkanner.com 2 Select “Place Classified Ads and Announcements” JOBS BIDS REAL ESTATE AUTOS FOR SALE PLACE CLASSIFIED ADS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Job, Bid, Legal Notice, and Sub Bid Obituary Real Estate Wedding Announcement 3 Click on the category of your choice for our quick and easy online form Auto Ad
