Saturday, May 01, 2010

Recapping April

Been quite a month. Earthquakes, volcanoes, locusts, suspicious plane crash, uprisings, and more!

Palestinian PM sees statehood by August 2011

US allows Iran its nuclear vision

Communications Corruption at the White House

Grasshopper invasion: just what Western states don't want
Grasshopper outlook strikes fear on Western range

Dozens killed in anti-government uprising in Kyrgyzstan

6 dead in violence between police and wildcat miners in Peru

Up to 200 buried, feared dead in new Rio mudslide

Kyrgyzstan president goes into hiding

Netanyahu cancels trip to DC Nuclear Security Summit

Shin Bet: Leak poses "direct threat"


The Associated Press: Analysis: Katyn claims another Polish generation
Polish president killed in plane crash: the conspiracy theorists will go crazy – Telegraph Blogs
Ya think?
Kaczynski has lunch with Obama
Polish President Lech Kaczynski Reacts to U.S. Missile Defense Reversal
President Kaczynski vows support for Tbilisi
Kubilius and Kaczynski: Russia"s actions are unacceptable
Putin heads crash investigation

Kyrgyzstan’s New Leaders Edge Closer to Russia

Prominent Russian Judge Shot Dead

Russia is said to have fueled unrest in Kyrgyzstan


Fifteen die as Thai troops try to clear protest camps

Spain: An earthquake strikes Granada and Malaga

Petraeus’s Israel Problem

Struggling to survive Mongolia's freezing winter

India 'not planning' to deploy army after Maoist attack

Obama's disregard for media reaches new heights at nuclear summit

China earthquake kills hundreds in Qinghai
In Qinghai Province in China, earthquake kills hundreds and levels buildings
China earthquake toll rises to 1,144

Massive fireball reported across Midwestern sky

Iceland volcano erupts for second time in a month forcing new evacuation of tourists
Ash Plume across the North Atlantic
From Iceland's depths, an ancient peril erupts into the midst of a modern crisis
Scientists warn of more eruptions

Australia faces huge locust plague
Locusts ravage NSW, cross Victorian border
Locust plague continues to threatens Australian crops

Western Nebraska could see lots of grasshoppers

Moscow plans posters honoring Stalin
While our troops march through Red Square. Lovely.

Tomb protest turns deadly in Indonesia's capital

Iran holds nuclear summit of its own in response to US

Treasury to End Paper Checks

Nigeria police step up patrols after pastor's murder

PHOTOS: Dried-up Aral Sea Aftermath

Eyjafjallajökull and the Biggest Volcanic Eruptions

Delightful New Russian Missiles Can Be Hidden in Shipping Containers

Russia considers new powers for KGB successor

Doctors sterilise Uzbek women by stealth

Mouse plague threatens SA crops - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Because apparently the locusts were not enough.

Fairfield County closes health department to treat for fleas | The Columbus Dispatch
Physician, heal thyself!

Egypt Convicts Head of Hizbullah Terror Cell, Plus 25 Others

Wildfire danger reaches 'extreme' level in northern Minnesota

Oil May Be Leaking at Rate of 25,000 Barrels a Day in Gulf




Analysis: Israel fears US wants to impose peace
With good reason:


Israeli officials: Obama to call world summit if Mideast peace talks fail
U.S. President Barack Obama has told several European leaders that if Israeli-Palestinian talks remain stalemated into September or October, he will convene an international summit on achieving Mideast peace, senior Israeli officials told Haaretz on Thursday.

The officials said the conference would be run by the Quartet of Middle East peacemakers - the United States, European Union, United Nations and Russia - in a bid to forge a united global front for creating a Palestinian state. The summit, they said, would address such core issues as borders, security arrangements, Palestinian refugees and the status of Jerusalem.


Barack Obama threatens to impose peace plan on Middle East
The move would fulfil one of Israel's deepest fears by effectively stripping the Jewish state of its power to dictate the course of talks.

The conference would attempt to end decades of Israeli-Palestinian conflict by pressing both sides to accept difficult compromises on issues ranging from the future of millions of Palestinian refugees to the status of Jerusalem.

Mr Obama is also eager to gain international recognition for the creation of a Palestinian state.



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