June wrap up part 1

The thing I always wonder about when doing these posts is... how to organize. So yeah, it often seems kinda random. But I try.

Worldwide

World leaders could face prosecution for ‘state aggression’

Critics slam new climate change proposal in Bonn

G20 to Talk About Averting Armageddon - Again



Russia

Russia moving quickly to fill power vacuum left by U.S.

Ukraine's leader defends closer ties with Russia

Russia Seeks Tighter Ties With Germany

Merkel, Medvedev say they want new EU-Russia Security Committee

Police prevent terrorist attack in south Russia

Russian PM: gas pipeline unlikely to go to Israel

The re-branding of Vladimir Putin

Ukraine Invites Russia to Black Sea Shelf
"Invites." Now that Ukraine has a pro-Putin prez.

Ukraine - Yulia Tymoshenko: all branches of power are now controlled by the presidential administration
A strong pro-Putin prez.

Russia, Turkey ink nuclear deal
Uh-oh.

Russia 'suspends' oil pipeline because of delays from Bulgaria
Bulgaria to scrap oil pipeline with Russia, Greece

Putin Backs a Major Thaw in Russian Foreign Policy



Europe

Man sets himself on fire in Greek bank

Greece to Sell Assets to Help Pay Down Deficit
Wanna buy an island?

Hungary Warns of Greek-Style Crisis
Talk of Hungary default wildly exaggerated
Hrm...

Euro zone faces 'zero' growth: Roubini

Greece to probe 'rumours'
Good luck with that.

80 percent of Greeks fear social unrest

Bulgaria prioritizes Nabucco over South Stream gas pipeline



UK

Cumbria shootings: Alan Johnson calls for review of gun laws
A quiet man’s massacre: how taxi driver turned into random killer

'Follow the Islamic way to save the world,' Charles urges environmentalists
Lotta rumors that he's a revert. This only adds to them.



Pacific

New Zealand bans Kosher slaughter



Asia--East

North Korea Helping Myanmar's Secret Nuclear Program
US concerned over Myanmar's military ties with North Korea

US and China can't calm South China Sea

S.Korea to ship aid to North despite tensions

S.Korean government website hit by cyber attacks
It's the Norks' way of saying thanks.

North Korea Apologizes to China Over Border Deaths, Xinhua Says - BusinessWeek

Greece is tapping China's deep pockets to help rebuild its economy




Asia--Central

Nabucco spurs Caspian projects

Eyewitness: Kyrgyzstan clashes
Southern Kyrgyzstan erupts in ethnic riots

New natural gas deposit discovered in Uzbekistan

Kyrgyzstan riots led to ethnic cleansing; government blames Bakiyev

Kyrgyz threat to close down crucial US base

Kazakhstan 'moving to reinstate Soviet Union' with customs union with Russia
Yeppers.



Asia--South

U.S. Identifies Vast Mineral Riches in Afghanistan
Uh-oh. Game-changer, there.

Afghanistan to complete first railway by end of year
Apparently just in time, hmm?

Colorado Man's Mission to Kill Bin Laden Is 'Last Hurrah'
You know what? Good on him!

Pakistan's spy agency is said to collaborate with the Taliban
Well, duh.



Iran, Iraq

Film about Iranian protest victim Neda Agha-Soltan beats regime's censors

Iran using Dubai to smuggle nuclear components

Iran state shipping company beating sanctions by deception
Nooooooo! Surely you jest!

China reaps benefits of Iraq war with oil deals

Iran to start building new nuclear site by March

A resilient Iran shields itself from pressure by building alliances

Iran Reported to Shut Factory Making ‘Neda’ Figurines
It also states that the factory’s 40 female employees were discovered working without the head coverings and loose-fitting clothes required by Iranian law, and that they were mixing freely with male staff members.

The day I fled Iran in terror and left my family behind – a journalist's story

China, Russia seek new Iran nuclear talks

AP Exclusive: Iranian says he was kidnapped

Iranian ayatollah wants new UN

The myth of Iran's Twitter revolution
Truth, or revisionism? Dunno.



Turkey, Caucasia

Pope: No Religious Motive in Bishop’s Death
Sorry, folks. This pope is an idiot at best.

Russia builds listening post sparking fears of Georgia strike

Turkey Seeks Strong Regional Pressure On Israel

Turkey Goes From Pliable Ally to Thorn for U.S.

Victor Davis Hanson: U.S. must be ready asTurkey shifts away from secularism

Gul likens Israel to al-Qaeda

Lion's Den: Islamist Turkey overreaches

5,500-year-old leather loafer, missing left mate

Russia, Turkey ink nuclear deal



Israel

'Activists threw stun grenades'
"Peace" flotilla?

'Rachel Corrie' boarded, no one hurt.

Why has Israel disarmed itself in the battle for world opinion?

Ground Zero imam tied to anti-Israel Gaza blockade runners

Israeli Ambassador: Israel Will Do 'Whatever It Takes' to Defend Itself

Beinisch: Israel Needs a Constitution
I never realized they don't actually have one.

Iran ready to escort Gaza ships

Leviathan gas find spurts optimism
Natural Gas Bonanza for Israel, Possible Oil Field as Well
Israel set to become gas exporter
Dude. DUDE! Israel is set to become a gas exporter. Consider all the scenarios this could lead to.

Erdogan, Putin: Israel won’t get our gas
Mm-hmm. But you want Israel's, don't you?

Washington Asks What to Do About Israel
How dare those Jews exist!

Israel unearths 3,500-year-old religious artifacts

Abbas: Two state solution eroding--PA president quoted as saying Israel must show "intention for peace."
Aarrgh!

Saudi Arabia gives Israel clear skies to attack Iranian nuclear sites
Rumor has it they did a few years ago, too.

Galloway announces convoy to ‘end the siege’

Mahmoud Abbas twists the truth, as the Washington press corps idly looks on
In other news, water is wet and fire is hot.

No agreement without a Palestinian capital in Jerusalem: Mahmoud Abbas

Spain seeks EU backing on plan to lift Israeli blockade of Gaza

Caja Madrid, Bancaja Start Moves to Form Top Spain Savings Bank

'No sign of war with Hizbullah soon'--UN
Oh, well, that's reassuring.
Is a Third Lebanon War Imminent?

'Turks planning flotilla court case'

Israel, Poland mum on ‘Mossad arrest'

Turkey, Israel and the moment of truth

Second 'freedom flotilla' planned for next month

Ministers Decide to 'Liberalize' Blockade of Gaza
So the terrorists have won.

Israel fears Lebanese ‘fast’ flotilla



Arabian Peninsula

Australian woman accused of al-Qaida link held in Yemen

Twelve Americans Detained in Yemen

U.A.E. Central Bank to Offer First Islamic Deposits

A Single Gulf Shariah Council Not ‘Far Fetched Reality’

Oil pipeline blown up in eastern Yemen: tribal sources



Africa

Deadly fighting erupts in Sudan's Darfur: rebels

France closes Senegal military bases

10 mln fear worst as Sahel faces new food crisis

Somali pirates free UK-flagged ship Asian Glory

Kenya blood-drinking serial killer reveals body locations
Charming fellow.

Somali pirates attack Yemeni tanker, wounding soldier

EGYPT: Alleged police beating death sparks nationwide fury



Latin America

Venezuela government takes over Bolivar archive

Venezuela issues warrant for independent TV president



Mexico and the border

AP Impact: US-Mexico border isn't so dangerous
Why, it's no worse than Chicago!

Mexico: 6 bodies in cave, 3 with hearts cut out
How very ...Aztec.

After Teen's Death, Is an Intifadeh Coming to the U.S.-Mexican Border?
Sí, señor.

Shooting of Mexican boy by U.S. border agent ratchets up tensions
Mexico, U.S. argue over jurisdiction in teen's fatal shooting

Armed men take control of natural gas well in Mexico


Media ignore Iranian caught smuggling arsenal of sniper rifles across border
Hey, the Canadian border is fun, too!



U.S., International

Obama Suspends Move To Shift U.S. Embassy To Jerusalem
Same as Bush, and Clinton

The UN and Obama Versus Gun Owners

Pentagon Searches for Wikileaks Founder Julian Assange

State Department assessing damage from cables leak

Sources: Obama Administration to Support Anti-Israel Resolution at UN Next Week

"I am a Muslim," Obama Tells Egyptian Foreign Minister Gheit Islamic Coup on the White House - Atlas Shrugs
Barry worships himself, but the Muslim indoctrination is there, make no mistake.

Alert Issued for 17 Afghan Military Members AWOL From U.S. Air Force Base



U.S., Internal

Supreme Court eases Miranda enforcement

Prosecutor to appeal firing --Florida
How dare you speak an opposing political belief on your own time!

Ground Zero imam tied to anti-Israel Gaza blockade runners

Helen Thomas: Jews, go back to Poland
More Thomas fallout
"Thank you for the Hezbollah view."

Terrorism Suspects From N.J. Arrested at JFK Airport
N.J. suspect charged in terror case told neighbors he'd be away on trip for six months

Document says number of attempted attacks on U.S. is at all-time high
Gee, I can't imagine why.

Obama's National Security Strategy
Has something to do with capitulating and apologizing.

Why is Obama still pushing health-care reform?
Cause it distracts from all the other disasters in this country and abroad, and it's the onlything he really knows how to do.

Where’s the MSM When You Really Need Them? - Big Journalism - NC Tea Party member punched

Chaos, Anarchy To Reign If Gov. David Paterson Shuts Down New York

via Ace: Judiciary Committee Votes to Promote Judge Who Made Excuses for Roadside Strangler, Claiming His “Sexual Sadism” Was a “Mitigating Factor”

With Revolutionaries 'Looking On,' Teachers Take Kids on a Protest Trip to Arizona

Obama Orders Dance Classes, Movie Nights, and Bingo for Illegal Detainees

Armed pair held at Central Command base

Port Chester Tries Complex Ballot
By complex, they mean they intend to get the racial quotas they desire, and screw fair voting.

More details on arrested Fort Gordon suspect

Soldier Who Tried to Enter MacDill Base Wanted to Impress Girlfriend, Dad Says

Oklahoma to Pass Laws Prohibiting Islamic Sharia Laws to Apply
Smart move, OK. Seriously.



Oilpocalypse:

BP puts containment dome on gushing geyser; some oil successfully funneled to ship

BP chief Tony Hayward sold shares weeks before oil spill

AP journalist dives into Gulf, can only see oil
Crappy headline, pretty good story.

Steffy: U.S. and BP slow to accept Dutch expertise

Huge plume of oil 9 miles south of Pensacola Pass

Why Is the Gulf Oil Slick Red?
Like blood.

Obama: Gulf spill 'echoes 9/11'
I bet you wish it did, you sick, demented bastard.

US turned down Britain’s offer to help clean up BP oil rig spill


BP Oil Spill: Gov. Bobby Jindal Orders National Guard to Build Barrier Wall Off Louisiana Shore

Okaloosa defies Unified Command over East Pass plans
*happy dance*

Florida’s Okaloosa county goes rogue on oil spill as Jindal orders National Guard to build protections off Louisiana

Obama's speech: There's a pipe spewing a gazillion gobs of oil into the gulf, so let's build more windmills
And then tilt at them.

Santa Rosa's not 'sitting and waiting'



Geological activity

Pacific submarine volcano issues 'big burp'

A Vanuatu volcano erupts, ash cloud threatens Pacific flights
Ash from Vanuatu volcano threatens health, water

Alaska volcano shows signs of unrest

Iceland's volcano still rumbling - June 2

Is the Yellowstone Super Volcano About to Erupt...
Because the US doesn't have enough troubles right now?

Crews probe Guatemala sinkhole as neighbors flee
Guatemala sinkhole - slideshow

Russian Volcano could bring ash to the U.S. pending the right weather conditions

Small ash emission from Mt. Cleveland, AK volcano

Ecuador volcano lights the sky

Don't get too close! Nosy residents watch spectacular volcano eruption in Guatemala

Turkmenistan's Flaming Sinkhole To Hell

Eurasia highest volcano erupts in Russia's Far East

Alert level 2 raised at Taal volcano

Kamchatka volcano waking up: Voice of Russia

Big Lake Formed in Volcanic Crater in Iceland

Are there any reasonable explanations for spectacular sinkholes in China?
Falling water levels, same as elsewhere.

Strong earthquake hits near India's Nicobar Islands

Philippines warns tourists away from volcano island

Southern California earthquakes deemed April aftershocks

Us west coast at risk of “mega quake”

PNG's Mt Ulawun Volcano awareness urged

Major eruption of Mt. Baekdu ‘possible’



Weather run amok!

At Least 5 Killed as Tornadoes, Thunderstorms Sweep Across Midwest

Guatemalan Government Assesses Storm Damage, Death Toll Rises to 172

Police say 12 confirmed dead in Arkansas floods

Flash Floods Strand Drivers in Oklahoma City
Torrential rains flood some areas of Oklahoma City

'Touchdown Jesus' statue at Solid Rock Church on I-75 destroyed by lightning, fire

3rd tornado death confirmed in Minnesota



Insects on the loose!

Firefighters battle thousands of bees released in highway crash

‘Oh My God, That’s 30,000 Bees’

It's a bee market as insects swarm Wall Street

Killer bees swarm and kill 3 dogs in Arizona - one dog is clinging to life


Azerbaijan - Locusts plague frontline villages

Worst Locust Plague in Two Decades Threatens Australian Harvest
Taxpayers join farm fight against locusts
Australian farmers brace for worst locust plague in 40 years
Worse than previously thought.
Locusts darkening sky over Qld town
Locust plague swamps Qld's Barcaldine region
Locusts boom after drought-breaking rains



Et cetera!

Malaria epidemic hits southern Venezuela

The moment Jupiter is hit by mysterious new object AGAIN as Nasa reveals planet's 'bruise' was caused by rogue asteroid

Astronomers Identify the Mystery Meteor That Inspired Walt Whitman | Discoblog | Discover Magazine

10 mln fear worst as Sahel faces new food crisis



A Primer on Situational Awareness | STRATFOR
Great, useful article. I printed out a copy to study.