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A man was filmed happily eating a shish kebab in front of animal rights activists as they protested outside several New York City stores. The man, who has not yet been identified, was filmed eating his shish kebab in front of the Nike store in New York City on Saturday, where animal rights groups were protesting the company's use of animal products. He came off the street and started eating his meal in front of the activists, according to @ViralNewsNYC, at which point a woman confronts him and tells him: 'You're disgusting. Who do you think you are?

SNIPPET: "Hussein “Sam” Nazzal, 59, was sentenced to 33 months by U.S. District Judge Marianne Battani on Friday. Nazzal formerly owned Shish Village restaurant and G&S Development, a real estate company, both of which were in Dearborn. He pleaded guilty in July to conspiracy to defraud the United States. Federal officials also got two criminal convictions of those involved in the fraud, and two others have been deported from the United States to Lebanon."

SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghan government forces killed 16 Taliban insurgents after surrounding them in mountains near the border with Pakistan, an Afghan army officer said on Wednesday. Afghanistan has seen a surge in bomb and other attacks by Taliban insurgents and their militant allies in recent months. The Taliban have vowed to launch a spring offensive against foreign forces and the country's Western-backed government. Afghan forces attacked the Taliban near the southern border town of Spin Boldak late on Tuesday after getting intelligence reports the insurgents were preparing attacks, said an army commander, General Abdul Raziq. "We started...

London, Apr. 21 – At least 62 people have been killed and over 1,000 arrested in the week-long clashes between people and security forces in Iran’s southern Khuzestan province, according to the main Iranian opposition group, the People’s Mojahedin Organisation of Iran. Fierce fighting has brought the province to a complete stand-still since Friday, when State Security Forces (SSF) opened fire on a 3,000-strong anti-government demonstration in the city of Ahwaz. The residents who were mainly ethnic Arabs were complaining of government plans to redefine the ethnic make-up of the province. Ahwaz was placed under a de facto martial law...

From the International Desk Published 8/7/2002 7:15 PM WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (UPI) -- Insider noted from United Press International for Aug. 7 -0- The CIA is going to miss Fatos Klosi, the head of Albania's intelligence service, or SHISH. Klosi was fired Wednesday by President Alfred Moisiu on the recommendation of Socialist Prime Minister Fatos Nano, who had appointed him in the first place. Tirana insiders say that in the five years since he became head of SHISH Klosi had worked closely with Langley, particularly in the war on terrorism. At the CIA's request Klosi arrested Maksim Ciceku, an Albanian...