Media ponder 'energy chess game'
Turkish writers are pleased about the Nabucco gas pipeline deal, which was signed by Turkey, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania on Monday.
Azerbaijan-Gazprom agreement puts Nabucco in jeopardy
Russian gas company Gazprom signed a deal with State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) in Baku last week in connection with the first phase of the Shah Deniz gas field to transfer 500 million cubic meters of gas to Europe under the auspices of Gazprom. Seen as a potential supplier for the Nabucco gas pipeline, Baku's step raised some questions regarding Nabucco's gas supply problem.
Turkmens, Azerbaijan hold talks on Caspian Sea boosting European gas pipeline prospects
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) - Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan have begun talks to agree on a border in the energy-rich Caspian Sea, the Turkmen foreign ministry said Thursday, a move that boosts prospects for a Western-backed pipeline project to pump gas to Europe .
Medvedev Casts Doubt on Nabucco as Merkel Defends Gas Pipeline
If he kept himself from howling with laughter he was doing good.
Nabucco project to meet all Georgia's gas needs - minister
I'm not sure whether to laugh or cry here.
US sailors train Georgians in show of support
Enjoy Summer: Obama Brings Peace to Georgia
I think I'll go with 'cry.'
UN quits rebel Georgian region as mission ends
Georgian Opposition Leader Alasania Forms New Party
Georgia: US Vice President Biden to Visit Tbilisi in Late July
Definitely 'cry.'
EU 'Troika' Begins Tour Of South Caucasus
The Russian Military Concentration in the Caucasus
Isolation pushing Abkhazia into Russia’s arms
Russian, Armenian, Azerbaijani presidents to meet in Moscow on July 18
Azerbaijani Guards Kill One During Russian Border Shoot-Out
Azerbaijani border guards are searching for a group of people who opened fire on a border post when they illegally crossed the border from Russia, the Azerbaijani State Border Service has said.
Russian bikers ’invade’ Crimea - with Putin’s blessing
Russia: Human Rights Leader Slain
A recognized Chechen human rights activist was found dead this afternoon hours after witnesses said she was abducted from her home. The body of Natalya Estemirova, a 50-year-old single mother, was discovered this afternoon in the woods of neighboring republic Ingushetia, shot twice in the head, the Ingush Interior Ministry confirmed Tuesday. This morning, four men confronted her as she left her home in the Chechen capital Grozny, forced her into a car and drove away, according to work colleagues who spoke to witnesses.
Russian leader condemns killing
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev expresses "outrage" at the murder of human rights activist Natalia Estemirova.
Activist blames Putin, Chechen leader for slaying
Russia, Disgraced Over Assassinations
Yes, I'm sure Vlad is staring at the floor and scuffing his boots in humiliation.
Germany, Russia talks: gas, economy to dominate
Russia Needs Deeper Reforms, OECD Urges
Russia's largest market closed amid race tensions
Russia - Missile Malfunctions Again
Whoopsie!
EU Readies For Repeat Of Russia-Ukraine Gas Crisis
Da, silly euros.
Biden to reassure allies in Ukraine, Georgia
Well, I know I feel reassured.
Israel's Peres to visit Russia in mid-August
Bears repeating.
Russia's Mideast envoy visits Lebanon
Putin’s Plan for All-Volunteer Military Not Working Out, Officials Say
Unfortunately, I suspect it will work well enough for his purposes.
Saturday, July 18, 2009
The Zimbabwe-ification of South Africa?
The dilapidated state of infrastructure and widespread poverty are the results of the destruction of property rights and the rule of law by the government of Zimbabwe. Yet South Africa's new Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development, Gugile Nkwinti, clearly has not been to Zimbabwe in recent years. Speaking in parliament late last month, he announced that the ANC government would scrap its current "willing buyer willing seller" land redistribution policy, which allows the government to acquire land only at a market price and only with the consent of the land owner, and replace it with "less costly, alternative methods of land acquisition." The new policy will almost certainly include some form of land expropriation that could spell disaster for the South African economy.
Congo cops 'attack' three journos at demo
Police in the Republic of Congo have allegedly attacked two journalists for France 24 public television and a BBC colleague during a post-electoral demonstration.
Nigerian amnesty could affect 10,000 militants
DRC-UGANDA: LRA torture of civilians continues
Ethiopian minister refuses to return home from US
Sudan oil district smoulders ahead of court ruling
22 Somalis accused of piracy in Yemen trials
Somali pirates release German ship
Somali pirates released a German cargo ship Saturday that they have held since May, the German Foreign Ministry said.
Sharia trial for Somalia hostages
Two French security advisers kidnapped in Somalia will be tried under Sharia law, an official of the Islamic al-Shabab militia says.
Uh-oh.
Thousands of quarry workers clash with Egypt police
Yemen ban leads to 293,000 seized weapons
In Yemen, journalist sentenced to 14 months in jail
Iraq city hit by suicide bombing
A suicide bomb attack in the western Iraqi city of Ramadi kills at least six people and injures 17 others, local police say.
US military in Iraq says 3 soldiers killed
Two children killed in Iraq bombing
Two children of a senior Iraqi police officer were killed on Friday by a bomb planted in their family's garage in a town near Fallujah, west of Baghdad, a police officer told AFP.
Lebanon army covering for Hezbollah, Israel claims
Russia's Mideast envoy visits Lebanon
Jerusalem police, Orthodox Jews clash again
Israel demands tougher UN action against Hezbollah arms
Rocket lands in southern Israel
J'lem Riots Continue, 10 Injured, Electric Repairs Cancelled
Clinton urges Arabs to make gestures now toward Israel
She didn't say they had to be 'nice' gestures...
Israel may admit 3,000 Ethiopia migrants if Jews
Extra police in Jerusalem after clashes
Ultra-orthodox Jews visit Hamas
Israel's Peres to visit Russia in mid-August
Turkey, Syria reach gas deal
Turkey warns on EU call for Palestinian state deadline
Turkey readies for drastic smoking ban
Abbas arrives in Turkey for talks about Mideast peace efforts
EU wants Turkey, Libya to help fight illegal immigration
Soner Cagaptay on Turkey's EU Accession
Oy.
Car explodes in front of Albanian parliament
Experts: Cyberstrikes originated from Britain, not North Korea
A wave of cyber attacks that crippled thousands of computers in the United States and South Korea could have originated from inside Britain, experts have warned.
Hoo-boy. Not good.
Accounting chamber fears hyperinflation in Ukraine
The dilapidated state of infrastructure and widespread poverty are the results of the destruction of property rights and the rule of law by the government of Zimbabwe. Yet South Africa's new Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development, Gugile Nkwinti, clearly has not been to Zimbabwe in recent years. Speaking in parliament late last month, he announced that the ANC government would scrap its current "willing buyer willing seller" land redistribution policy, which allows the government to acquire land only at a market price and only with the consent of the land owner, and replace it with "less costly, alternative methods of land acquisition." The new policy will almost certainly include some form of land expropriation that could spell disaster for the South African economy.
Congo cops 'attack' three journos at demo
Police in the Republic of Congo have allegedly attacked two journalists for France 24 public television and a BBC colleague during a post-electoral demonstration.
Nigerian amnesty could affect 10,000 militants
DRC-UGANDA: LRA torture of civilians continues
Ethiopian minister refuses to return home from US
Sudan oil district smoulders ahead of court ruling
22 Somalis accused of piracy in Yemen trials
Somali pirates release German ship
Somali pirates released a German cargo ship Saturday that they have held since May, the German Foreign Ministry said.
Sharia trial for Somalia hostages
Two French security advisers kidnapped in Somalia will be tried under Sharia law, an official of the Islamic al-Shabab militia says.
Uh-oh.
Thousands of quarry workers clash with Egypt police
Yemen ban leads to 293,000 seized weapons
In Yemen, journalist sentenced to 14 months in jail
Iraq city hit by suicide bombing
A suicide bomb attack in the western Iraqi city of Ramadi kills at least six people and injures 17 others, local police say.
US military in Iraq says 3 soldiers killed
Two children killed in Iraq bombing
Two children of a senior Iraqi police officer were killed on Friday by a bomb planted in their family's garage in a town near Fallujah, west of Baghdad, a police officer told AFP.
Lebanon army covering for Hezbollah, Israel claims
Russia's Mideast envoy visits Lebanon
Jerusalem police, Orthodox Jews clash again
Israel demands tougher UN action against Hezbollah arms
Rocket lands in southern Israel
J'lem Riots Continue, 10 Injured, Electric Repairs Cancelled
Clinton urges Arabs to make gestures now toward Israel
She didn't say they had to be 'nice' gestures...
Israel may admit 3,000 Ethiopia migrants if Jews
Extra police in Jerusalem after clashes
Ultra-orthodox Jews visit Hamas
Israel's Peres to visit Russia in mid-August
Turkey, Syria reach gas deal
Turkey warns on EU call for Palestinian state deadline
Turkey readies for drastic smoking ban
Abbas arrives in Turkey for talks about Mideast peace efforts
EU wants Turkey, Libya to help fight illegal immigration
Soner Cagaptay on Turkey's EU Accession
Oy.
Car explodes in front of Albanian parliament
Experts: Cyberstrikes originated from Britain, not North Korea
A wave of cyber attacks that crippled thousands of computers in the United States and South Korea could have originated from inside Britain, experts have warned.
Hoo-boy. Not good.
Accounting chamber fears hyperinflation in Ukraine
Shake rattle and roll!
Thursday July 16
Magnitude 4.6 - OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z.
Magnitude 5.0 - GANSU, CHINA
Magnitude 5.2 - PRIMOR'YE, RUSSIA
Magnitude 4.7 - OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z.
Magnitude 5.4 - TAIWAN REGION
Magnitude 5.3 - CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
Magnitude 4.8 - CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
Magnitude 5.8 - VANUATU
Vanuatu: Quake hits island
Magnitude 5.2 - TAIWAN REGION
Earthquake hits seas off Taiwan
Geologists hunt out quake's handiwork -NZ
Southland's big one - expect more quakes - NZ
Quake makes no waves in Hawaii
NZ - Over 200 damage claims lodged over earthquake
Magnitude 6.0 - OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z.
Magnitude 6 Quake Hits Off New Zealand’s South Island, USGS Says
Magnitude 5.0 - OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z.
Magnitude 5.9 - MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
Magnitude 5.2 - TONGA
Philippines Volcano Threatens to Erupt
***
Friday July 17
Magnitude 4.9 - BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
Magnitude 5.2 - TONGA
Magnitude 5.0 - OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z.
Magnitude 5.3 - MOLUCCA SEA
Magnitude 3.0 - NEW MEXICO
Minor Earthquake Shakes NM, Spring Overflows
Magnitude 5.1 - KEPULAUAN SANGIHE, INDONESIA
Magnitude 4.6 - COLOMBIA-ECUADOR BORDER REGION
Magnitude 4.6 - HIMACHAL PRADESH, INDIA
Moderate earthquake hits northern Indian state
Magnitude 4.5 - OFFSHORE GUERRERO, MEXICO
Magnitude 4.7 - EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA
Magnitude 4.5 - GUERRERO, MEXICO
Magnitude 2.2 - OKLAHOMA
Earthquake Confirmed Near Purcell, Lexington OK
Magnitude 4.6 - KYUSHU, JAPAN
Magnitude 4.1 - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
Magnitude 2.4 - ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY REG., QUEBEC, CANADA
***
Saturday July 18
Magnitude 2.6 - TENNESSEE
Magnitude 4.8 - OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z.
Magnitude 4.8 - NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
Magnitude 5.1 - OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z.
Magnitude 4.9 - CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
Magnitude 5.2 - IRAQ
Just south of Mosul. Nuttin' on it yet.
Magnitude 4.6 - OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z.
Magnitude 5.0 - GANSU, CHINA
Magnitude 5.2 - PRIMOR'YE, RUSSIA
Magnitude 4.7 - OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z.
Magnitude 5.4 - TAIWAN REGION
Magnitude 5.3 - CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
Magnitude 4.8 - CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
Magnitude 5.8 - VANUATU
Vanuatu: Quake hits island
Magnitude 5.2 - TAIWAN REGION
Earthquake hits seas off Taiwan
Geologists hunt out quake's handiwork -NZ
Southland's big one - expect more quakes - NZ
Quake makes no waves in Hawaii
NZ - Over 200 damage claims lodged over earthquake
Magnitude 6.0 - OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z.
Magnitude 6 Quake Hits Off New Zealand’s South Island, USGS Says
Magnitude 5.0 - OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z.
Magnitude 5.9 - MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
Magnitude 5.2 - TONGA
Philippines Volcano Threatens to Erupt
***
Friday July 17
Magnitude 4.9 - BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
Magnitude 5.2 - TONGA
Magnitude 5.0 - OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z.
Magnitude 5.3 - MOLUCCA SEA
Magnitude 3.0 - NEW MEXICO
Minor Earthquake Shakes NM, Spring Overflows
Magnitude 5.1 - KEPULAUAN SANGIHE, INDONESIA
Magnitude 4.6 - COLOMBIA-ECUADOR BORDER REGION
Magnitude 4.6 - HIMACHAL PRADESH, INDIA
Moderate earthquake hits northern Indian state
Magnitude 4.5 - OFFSHORE GUERRERO, MEXICO
Magnitude 4.7 - EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA
Magnitude 4.5 - GUERRERO, MEXICO
Magnitude 2.2 - OKLAHOMA
Earthquake Confirmed Near Purcell, Lexington OK
Magnitude 4.6 - KYUSHU, JAPAN
Magnitude 4.1 - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REGION
Magnitude 2.4 - ST. LAWRENCE VALLEY REG., QUEBEC, CANADA
***
Saturday July 18
Magnitude 2.6 - TENNESSEE
Magnitude 4.8 - OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z.
Magnitude 4.8 - NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
Magnitude 5.1 - OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z.
Magnitude 4.9 - CENTRAL MID-ATLANTIC RIDGE
Magnitude 5.2 - IRAQ
Just south of Mosul. Nuttin' on it yet.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Magnitude 7.6 - OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z.
7.8 quake strikes off NZ; small tsunami generated
New Zealand Escapes Damage After Magnitude 7.8-Quake
Southland hit by repeated earthquakes
Southland earthquake caught on film
Magnitude 5.8 - OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z.
Magnitude 5.0 - OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z.
Magnitude 5.2 - OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z.
Magnitude 5.3 - OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z.
Magnitude 5.1 - SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
Magnitude 5.3 - OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z.
Magnitude 5.4 - OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z.
***
Magnitude 5.4 - NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Magnitude 5.3 - TARAPACA, CHILE
Magnitude 6.1 - NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Magnitude 6.1 quake hits off Papua New Ginea
Magnitude 1.8 - ALABAMA
Small earthquake in northwest Alabama
Magnitude 1.5 - SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI
Magnitude 4.9 - MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
Satellites can spot tsunamis, US study finds
7.8 quake strikes off NZ; small tsunami generated
New Zealand Escapes Damage After Magnitude 7.8-Quake
Southland hit by repeated earthquakes
Southland earthquake caught on film
Magnitude 5.8 - OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z.
Magnitude 5.0 - OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z.
Magnitude 5.2 - OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z.
Magnitude 5.3 - OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z.
Magnitude 5.1 - SOUTH ISLAND OF NEW ZEALAND
Magnitude 5.3 - OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z.
Magnitude 5.4 - OFF WEST COAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND, N.Z.
***
Magnitude 5.4 - NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Magnitude 5.3 - TARAPACA, CHILE
Magnitude 6.1 - NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Magnitude 6.1 quake hits off Papua New Ginea
Magnitude 1.8 - ALABAMA
Small earthquake in northwest Alabama
Magnitude 1.5 - SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI
Magnitude 4.9 - MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES
Satellites can spot tsunamis, US study finds
Iran's hand in Latin America not as US feared
Don't count on that.
Iranian-American arrested in Iran
Iranian-Americans rally in front of White House
Rights group concerned about fate of Iran missing
Me too.
Troops willing to die to stop Iran unrest, general says
A top Iranian general said government troops are "ready to sacrifice our lives" rather than back down in the face of protests over June's disputed presidential election.
Iran, Turkmenistan reach gas deal
Turkmenistan agreed to construct a new pipeline to the Iranian border as part of an effort to boost gas supplies to the Islamic republic, officials say.
***
Reclusive Turkmenistan cracks open the door
TURKMENBASHI, Turkmenistan - Four white-marble hotels opened here in June on a spit of sand by a landlocked sea-the beginnings of what is billed as Central Asia's answer to Las Vegas, an opulent $5 billion oasis of seaside villas, casinos, an artificial island and a ski center.
The resort-to-be stands out in this arid country the size of California, where camels clop down dirt roads and bedraggled Soviet-era apartment blocks doze in the blistering desert heat. Yet Turkmenistan also sits atop the world's fifth-largest reserves of natural gas, and is rapidly emerging as a key player in global energy markets.
Turkmenistan: Berdymukhamedov Makes New Energy Personnel Shuffle
***
Tajikistan arrests ex-minister after shootout: ministry
DUSHANBE - Police in the Central Asian state of Tajikistan on Saturday arrested an ex-minister in connection with an attack on a checkpoint near the Afghan border, an interior ministry spokesman said.
Afghanistan legalizes rape, starvation of women
This week, Afghan President Hamid Karzai signed legislation which among other things, allows Afghan men to starve their wives if they refuse to have sex with them.
Helicopter crash kills seven in Afghanistan
***
Tribal police killed in Pakistan
At least three local tribal policemen die after militants in north-west Pakistan attacked a security checkpoint, officials say.
US House approves $1.5 billion assistance for Pakistan
Private armies on frontline of Pakistan war
Pakistan's displaced begin return
Pakistan hands over fresh dossier on Mumbai attacks
***
Indian PM to visit Egypt, France next week
India looks forward to building defense, nuclear partnership with France
India : Huge government spending plan sends jitters down the line
Maoists kill 30 policemen in eastern India: police
***
The Kyrgyz Challenge
The Obama administration should put principles first in Kyrgyzstan.
Hee! “Those are my principles. If you don't like them I have others.”
Kyrgyz reporter dies after alleged police beating
***
Kazakhstan starts construction of railway to Persian Gulf
Uzbekistan Warns Over Russian Base Plan
I'm sure Vlad is shaking in his boots.
***
Central Asian Uighurs fear crackdown could spread
China warns lawyers off riot cases
Muslim reaction to China unrest mostly muted
China's Urumqi tense after police shooting
China's Bribery Accusation Pins Rio Tinto Case to Price Talks
A Rio Tinto executive detained in China was publicly accused of bribing steelmakers to obtain state secrets during negotiations over the price of iron ore.
Australia presses China on detained Rio exec
Australia's trade minister pressed China on Saturday for more details about the detention of a Rio Tinto executive, but said he did not expect the case to affect bilateral trade ties.
Translation: These execs are sacrificed on the altar of trade. China will get the price it wants.
China’s one-child policy causing working-age population to shrink
You kill your kids, you pay for it. Simple.
China stops shock therapy for Internet addicts
Chinese envoy to hold talks with SKorean officials
S. Korea analyzes computers used in cyberattacks
***
Clinton Seeks ‘Amnesty’ for 2 Held by North Korea
North Korea leader Kim has pancreatic cancer: report
Global Currency: Sub For Dollar Or A Crazy Idea?
World money reserves are mostly in U.S. dollars, therefore some point out the need for a currency which would stabilise global finances.
Don’t Waste a Global Economic Crisis
Gah.
The world's 'G' order - G5, G8, G14, G20- ET Cetera
Don't count on that.
Iranian-American arrested in Iran
Iranian-Americans rally in front of White House
Rights group concerned about fate of Iran missing
Me too.
Troops willing to die to stop Iran unrest, general says
A top Iranian general said government troops are "ready to sacrifice our lives" rather than back down in the face of protests over June's disputed presidential election.
Iran, Turkmenistan reach gas deal
Turkmenistan agreed to construct a new pipeline to the Iranian border as part of an effort to boost gas supplies to the Islamic republic, officials say.
***
Reclusive Turkmenistan cracks open the door
TURKMENBASHI, Turkmenistan - Four white-marble hotels opened here in June on a spit of sand by a landlocked sea-the beginnings of what is billed as Central Asia's answer to Las Vegas, an opulent $5 billion oasis of seaside villas, casinos, an artificial island and a ski center.
The resort-to-be stands out in this arid country the size of California, where camels clop down dirt roads and bedraggled Soviet-era apartment blocks doze in the blistering desert heat. Yet Turkmenistan also sits atop the world's fifth-largest reserves of natural gas, and is rapidly emerging as a key player in global energy markets.
Turkmenistan: Berdymukhamedov Makes New Energy Personnel Shuffle
***
Tajikistan arrests ex-minister after shootout: ministry
DUSHANBE - Police in the Central Asian state of Tajikistan on Saturday arrested an ex-minister in connection with an attack on a checkpoint near the Afghan border, an interior ministry spokesman said.
Afghanistan legalizes rape, starvation of women
This week, Afghan President Hamid Karzai signed legislation which among other things, allows Afghan men to starve their wives if they refuse to have sex with them.
Helicopter crash kills seven in Afghanistan
***
Tribal police killed in Pakistan
At least three local tribal policemen die after militants in north-west Pakistan attacked a security checkpoint, officials say.
US House approves $1.5 billion assistance for Pakistan
Private armies on frontline of Pakistan war
Pakistan's displaced begin return
Pakistan hands over fresh dossier on Mumbai attacks
***
Indian PM to visit Egypt, France next week
India looks forward to building defense, nuclear partnership with France
India : Huge government spending plan sends jitters down the line
Maoists kill 30 policemen in eastern India: police
***
The Kyrgyz Challenge
The Obama administration should put principles first in Kyrgyzstan.
Hee! “Those are my principles. If you don't like them I have others.”
Kyrgyz reporter dies after alleged police beating
***
Kazakhstan starts construction of railway to Persian Gulf
Uzbekistan Warns Over Russian Base Plan
I'm sure Vlad is shaking in his boots.
***
Central Asian Uighurs fear crackdown could spread
China warns lawyers off riot cases
Muslim reaction to China unrest mostly muted
China's Urumqi tense after police shooting
China's Bribery Accusation Pins Rio Tinto Case to Price Talks
A Rio Tinto executive detained in China was publicly accused of bribing steelmakers to obtain state secrets during negotiations over the price of iron ore.
Australia presses China on detained Rio exec
Australia's trade minister pressed China on Saturday for more details about the detention of a Rio Tinto executive, but said he did not expect the case to affect bilateral trade ties.
Translation: These execs are sacrificed on the altar of trade. China will get the price it wants.
China’s one-child policy causing working-age population to shrink
You kill your kids, you pay for it. Simple.
China stops shock therapy for Internet addicts
Chinese envoy to hold talks with SKorean officials
S. Korea analyzes computers used in cyberattacks
***
Clinton Seeks ‘Amnesty’ for 2 Held by North Korea
North Korea leader Kim has pancreatic cancer: report
Global Currency: Sub For Dollar Or A Crazy Idea?
World money reserves are mostly in U.S. dollars, therefore some point out the need for a currency which would stabilise global finances.
Don’t Waste a Global Economic Crisis
Gah.
The world's 'G' order - G5, G8, G14, G20- ET Cetera
Bulgaria, Greece agree to link pipelines for delivery of Caspian gas
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) - Bulgaria and Greece agreed on the construction of a pipeline that will allow Bulgaria to import natural gas from the Caspian Sea region, energy officials said Tuesday.
Spain hunts for gold treasure in sea
The Inca and Aztec loot is believed to be in heavily laden vessels which hit the bottom of the sea in bad weather as they returned to Cadiz from South America
Yarrr! Thar be an opportunity for more pirates!
Speaking of pirates...
Somali pirates hijack Indian cargo ship with 15 aboard
Somali pirates seize Indian ship, attack tanker
Somali pirates have captured a dhow with an Indian crew of 11 and used it to launch a failed attack on a super-tanker in the Gulf of Aden, a Kenya-based watchdog said Monday.
Siemens, Munich Re Start Developing Sahara Project
Siemens AG, Munich Re, and 10 more companies agreed to draw up blueprints for a project to harness power from the Sahara Desert sun to bring extra electricity to European homes.
Sudan criticizes Obama for calling Darfur genocide
Nigerian rebels say attack Chevron oil pipeline
Nigerian rebels say they attacked oil tanker dock
Israeli woman held hostage in Nigeria for a week
Nigerian rebels declare 60-day ceasefire
Unblocking Panama canal's bottleneck
Mexico gunmen attack police bases
Gunmen have launched a string of attacks on federal police bases in Mexico, killing five people.
At least six cities were hit - all in the western Michoacan state, a stronghold of Mexico's drug cartels.
Three police officers and two soldiers are reported to have been killed when the attackers, armed with grenades and assault rifles, opened fire.
In one incident, in the state capital Morelia, 40 gunmen arrived in a convoy of vehicles to carry out the raid
At least 12 bodies found along remote Mexican highway
Twelve to 15 bodies showing signs of torture were found on the side of a remote highway in the Mexican state of Michoacan, the state attorney general's office told CNN en Español.
Brazil's New King of Food
Born of a merger, Brasil Foods will be an international powerhouse -- and a way to play the country's consumer economy.
Zelaya Calls for Uprising in Honduras
Respect my authoritayyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) - Bulgaria and Greece agreed on the construction of a pipeline that will allow Bulgaria to import natural gas from the Caspian Sea region, energy officials said Tuesday.
Spain hunts for gold treasure in sea
The Inca and Aztec loot is believed to be in heavily laden vessels which hit the bottom of the sea in bad weather as they returned to Cadiz from South America
Yarrr! Thar be an opportunity for more pirates!
Speaking of pirates...
Somali pirates hijack Indian cargo ship with 15 aboard
Somali pirates seize Indian ship, attack tanker
Somali pirates have captured a dhow with an Indian crew of 11 and used it to launch a failed attack on a super-tanker in the Gulf of Aden, a Kenya-based watchdog said Monday.
Siemens, Munich Re Start Developing Sahara Project
Siemens AG, Munich Re, and 10 more companies agreed to draw up blueprints for a project to harness power from the Sahara Desert sun to bring extra electricity to European homes.
Sudan criticizes Obama for calling Darfur genocide
Nigerian rebels say attack Chevron oil pipeline
Nigerian rebels say they attacked oil tanker dock
Israeli woman held hostage in Nigeria for a week
Nigerian rebels declare 60-day ceasefire
Unblocking Panama canal's bottleneck
Mexico gunmen attack police bases
Gunmen have launched a string of attacks on federal police bases in Mexico, killing five people.
At least six cities were hit - all in the western Michoacan state, a stronghold of Mexico's drug cartels.
Three police officers and two soldiers are reported to have been killed when the attackers, armed with grenades and assault rifles, opened fire.
In one incident, in the state capital Morelia, 40 gunmen arrived in a convoy of vehicles to carry out the raid
At least 12 bodies found along remote Mexican highway
Twelve to 15 bodies showing signs of torture were found on the side of a remote highway in the Mexican state of Michoacan, the state attorney general's office told CNN en Español.
Brazil's New King of Food
Born of a merger, Brasil Foods will be an international powerhouse -- and a way to play the country's consumer economy.
Zelaya Calls for Uprising in Honduras
Respect my authoritayyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Turkey doesn't rule out Iran, Russia in Nabucco
"We should not be surprised if we see Russia as a supplier one day," Yildiz said. "We can also easily see Iran in this project as a supplier in the future."
Russia free to supply gas to Nabucco-U.S. envoy
ANKARA, July 12 (Reuters) - Russia is free to supply gas to the Nabucco pipeline and countries participating in the project must accept it as a partner, the United States special energy envoy said on Sunday.
Richard Morningstar reiterated Washington's opposition to the possible use of Iranian gas in the Nabucco pipeline, after Turkey said Iranian gas could be used in the project.
BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!! I think I understand now how it got signed. ROTFL!!!
Turkmenistan plans to join Nabucco project
Nabucco Gas Pipeline Forges Ahead Without Contracts
A Mideast Pipe Dream
Not anymore! hahahahaha!
Ukraine welcomes Nabucco launch, ready to join - envoy
Russia shrugs off Europe gas pipeline deal
Vlad wasn't the least bit worries about it before. And now that we got his back, well... hahahaha!
***
Russia Threatens to Revoke ArcelorMittal Licenses
MOSCOW -- Russian regional authorities are threatening to revoke licenses for two of ArcelorMittal's coal mines in Siberia without compensation because they are concerned the world's largest steelmaker may close them down, leaving thousands unemployed.
Russia renews European missile threat
Hope! Change!
Gazprom counting on systemic solution to gas problem
Gazprom: Russia's ministry of ambition
Undeterred by the global slowdown, Russia's state-run energy leviathan Gazprom has pushed ahead with an expansion masterplan of huge ambition that has raised questions over its true motives.
Gazprom chief executive Alexei Miller has warned Europe - keen to break Russia's stronghold on gas supplies - against turning the issue of energy diversification into a "fetish."
But analysts say it is the Russian gas giant's own actions that are now bordering on the abnormal, with deals often being motivated by factors like politics or pride rather than economic sense.
"Gazprom has acquired the function of the foreign energy relations ministry," said Mikhail Korchemkin, director of the East European Gas Analysis think tank.
"Like the ministry, it's being driven by factors other than profit."
'Bout time the rest of the world picked up on this.
Russia's 19th-Century Policies Lead to 21st-Century Energy Cooperation
Well, obviously the Washington post is still having trouble dealing with it...
Ukraine says Russia refusing to talk Kerch Strait delimitation
Russia has no plans to abandon naval base in Ukraine
Russia tests another missile
5 militants, 3 police killed in Russia's Caucasus
Russia warns Georgia over any move on Ossetia
NOVOROSSIISK, Russia (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday he hoped Georgia had learned its lesson and would not make any more attempts to retake its rebel provinces South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
Georgia: Medvedev Arrives in South Ossetia, Promises Help against Tbilisi
***
Azerbaijan oil company: Two missing after Caspian chopper crash
Hmmm...
Bourke Convicted of Bribery in Azerbaijan Oil Deal
Bloggers held on hooliganism charges in Azerbaijan: rights group
BP reveals Azerbaijan deal to explore Caspian Sea
Armenian, Azerbaijani leaders bid to settle conflict
***
Construction of tunnel to bring water to European side completed - Turkey
Women take lead in building mosque in Turkey
***
Obama for closer 'engagement' with Syria
Syria renaissance excludes human rights
Syria will not 'meddle' in Lebanon: French FM
If by 'not meddle' you mean 'meddle.'
Syrian FM demands Israel withdraw from Golan for peace
Moallem says Damascus won't restart talks unless Israel shows willingness to discuss full withdrawal.
***
Saudis to pay $3.5 billion for security fence
The Saudis are allowed a fence, but not Israel. Got it.
Saudi 'genie' sued for harassment
Shouldn't've rubbed the lamp! LOL!
Yemen forces disperse rally over suspended paper
***
Iraq curfew in some Christian areas after church bombs
Iraqi Christians need better protection, UN envoy says after deadly bombings
Before polls, Iraq Kurds fret about graft not land
***
Israel accuses Lebanon of violating UNSC resolution
Israel accused Lebanon of violating United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 on Tuesday after a Hizbullah arms cache hidden inside a southern Lebanese town accidentally exploded.
The blast occurred inside the village of Hirbet Selm, some 20 kilometers north of the Israeli-Lebanese border, south of the Litani River and within the area which falls under the mandate of the UNIFIL multi-national force.
According to Israeli defense officials, the cache was hidden in a storehouse inside the village and contained dozens of 122-millimeter Katyusha rockets as well as high-powered machine guns. Some of the rockets reportedly flew into the sky.
Israel must stay 'deep in Golan'
An aide to Israel's PM says the country must retain a large part of the Golan Heights, rejecting Syria's major peace demand.
EU's Solana advocates unilateral recognition of Palestine
The European Union's top diplomat has called for the United Nations Security Council to push forward and recognize a Palestinian state even without a final-status agreement between Israel and the Palestinians.
The Dayton force dilemma
We, the US, are training PA "security" forces in opposition to Israel. And have been for years. We are screwed.
Appeals court tosses Jerusalem passport case
We also refuse to accept "Jerusalem, Israel" as a place of birth on passports.
Israeli warships cross Suez Canal again
Senior KKK member arrested in TA apartment
Uh-oh. That can't be good.
"We should not be surprised if we see Russia as a supplier one day," Yildiz said. "We can also easily see Iran in this project as a supplier in the future."
Russia free to supply gas to Nabucco-U.S. envoy
ANKARA, July 12 (Reuters) - Russia is free to supply gas to the Nabucco pipeline and countries participating in the project must accept it as a partner, the United States special energy envoy said on Sunday.
Richard Morningstar reiterated Washington's opposition to the possible use of Iranian gas in the Nabucco pipeline, after Turkey said Iranian gas could be used in the project.
BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!! I think I understand now how it got signed. ROTFL!!!
Turkmenistan plans to join Nabucco project
Nabucco Gas Pipeline Forges Ahead Without Contracts
A Mideast Pipe Dream
Not anymore! hahahahaha!
Ukraine welcomes Nabucco launch, ready to join - envoy
Russia shrugs off Europe gas pipeline deal
Vlad wasn't the least bit worries about it before. And now that we got his back, well... hahahaha!
***
Russia Threatens to Revoke ArcelorMittal Licenses
MOSCOW -- Russian regional authorities are threatening to revoke licenses for two of ArcelorMittal's coal mines in Siberia without compensation because they are concerned the world's largest steelmaker may close them down, leaving thousands unemployed.
Russia renews European missile threat
Hope! Change!
Gazprom counting on systemic solution to gas problem
Gazprom: Russia's ministry of ambition
Undeterred by the global slowdown, Russia's state-run energy leviathan Gazprom has pushed ahead with an expansion masterplan of huge ambition that has raised questions over its true motives.
Gazprom chief executive Alexei Miller has warned Europe - keen to break Russia's stronghold on gas supplies - against turning the issue of energy diversification into a "fetish."
But analysts say it is the Russian gas giant's own actions that are now bordering on the abnormal, with deals often being motivated by factors like politics or pride rather than economic sense.
"Gazprom has acquired the function of the foreign energy relations ministry," said Mikhail Korchemkin, director of the East European Gas Analysis think tank.
"Like the ministry, it's being driven by factors other than profit."
'Bout time the rest of the world picked up on this.
Russia's 19th-Century Policies Lead to 21st-Century Energy Cooperation
Well, obviously the Washington post is still having trouble dealing with it...
Ukraine says Russia refusing to talk Kerch Strait delimitation
Russia has no plans to abandon naval base in Ukraine
Russia tests another missile
5 militants, 3 police killed in Russia's Caucasus
Russia warns Georgia over any move on Ossetia
NOVOROSSIISK, Russia (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Tuesday he hoped Georgia had learned its lesson and would not make any more attempts to retake its rebel provinces South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
Georgia: Medvedev Arrives in South Ossetia, Promises Help against Tbilisi
***
Azerbaijan oil company: Two missing after Caspian chopper crash
Hmmm...
Bourke Convicted of Bribery in Azerbaijan Oil Deal
Bloggers held on hooliganism charges in Azerbaijan: rights group
BP reveals Azerbaijan deal to explore Caspian Sea
Armenian, Azerbaijani leaders bid to settle conflict
***
Construction of tunnel to bring water to European side completed - Turkey
Women take lead in building mosque in Turkey
***
Obama for closer 'engagement' with Syria
Syria renaissance excludes human rights
Syria will not 'meddle' in Lebanon: French FM
If by 'not meddle' you mean 'meddle.'
Syrian FM demands Israel withdraw from Golan for peace
Moallem says Damascus won't restart talks unless Israel shows willingness to discuss full withdrawal.
***
Saudis to pay $3.5 billion for security fence
The Saudis are allowed a fence, but not Israel. Got it.
Saudi 'genie' sued for harassment
Shouldn't've rubbed the lamp! LOL!
Yemen forces disperse rally over suspended paper
***
Iraq curfew in some Christian areas after church bombs
Iraqi Christians need better protection, UN envoy says after deadly bombings
Before polls, Iraq Kurds fret about graft not land
***
Israel accuses Lebanon of violating UNSC resolution
Israel accused Lebanon of violating United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701 on Tuesday after a Hizbullah arms cache hidden inside a southern Lebanese town accidentally exploded.
The blast occurred inside the village of Hirbet Selm, some 20 kilometers north of the Israeli-Lebanese border, south of the Litani River and within the area which falls under the mandate of the UNIFIL multi-national force.
According to Israeli defense officials, the cache was hidden in a storehouse inside the village and contained dozens of 122-millimeter Katyusha rockets as well as high-powered machine guns. Some of the rockets reportedly flew into the sky.
Israel must stay 'deep in Golan'
An aide to Israel's PM says the country must retain a large part of the Golan Heights, rejecting Syria's major peace demand.
EU's Solana advocates unilateral recognition of Palestine
The European Union's top diplomat has called for the United Nations Security Council to push forward and recognize a Palestinian state even without a final-status agreement between Israel and the Palestinians.
The Dayton force dilemma
We, the US, are training PA "security" forces in opposition to Israel. And have been for years. We are screwed.
Appeals court tosses Jerusalem passport case
We also refuse to accept "Jerusalem, Israel" as a place of birth on passports.
Israeli warships cross Suez Canal again
Senior KKK member arrested in TA apartment
Uh-oh. That can't be good.
Photographer captures moment a bubble bursts
Whooooaaaaa.....
Chips in official IDs raise privacy fears
Climbing into his Volvo, outfitted with a Matrics antenna and a Motorola reader he'd bought on eBay for $190, Chris Paget cruised the streets of San Francisco with this objective: To read the identity cards of strangers, wirelessly, without ever leaving his car.
What recourse for a nation under cyberattack?
Almost none. No international framework exists to identify or sanction an attacking country.
Boeing's Two Flying Lasers Face Different Futures
Powerful Ideas: Military Develops 'Cybug' Spies
Miniature robots could be good spies, but researchers now are experimenting with insect cyborgs or "cybugs" that could work even better.
What could go wrong?
FEMA Needs Permanent Housing Plan for Catastrophe Victims, Reports Watchdog
Yeah, nothing could go wrong here...
What's Going on With the Dollar?
Unity in diversity!
The Obama administration would endanger privacy with NSA cyber security plan
Privacy? If you're not doing anything wrong, you don't need any privacy! Now shut up and take your biochip.
Text of Obama's news conference on Friday
Obama in Africa: Can US rival China's new clout?
We don't want to. Africa will be left to China, Russia, and Middle East to carve up and use up.
Text of Obama's speech in Ghana
Is Obama More Catholic Than the Pope?
Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!!!
Obama Responds to Growing Criticism of Recovery Act
President Obama, still traveling abroad, responded to increasing criticism that the Economic Recovery Act that he pushed through Congress is not working to prevent job losses in a still-struggling economy.
Putin Got Blunt With Obama
Barry never heard any racism from Jeremiah Wright. He hears nothing he doesn't want to.
CIA chief meets Philippine president
Obama to meet Jewish leaders amid Israel criticism
If a Teleprompter Falls in the White House Does It Make a Sound?
Oh, noes!!11! Don't worry though, TOTUS is okay.
Obama Is Overwhelming the System
DING DING DING!
Rattner leaving auto task force
He needs to "spend more time with his family". Mmmhmm.
Obama Paints a New Vision for Nation's Urban Policy
Gateway Pundit: OBAMA BOOED IN ST. LOUIS!... And Throws a Sissy Pitch (Video)
HAAAAAAA-HAAAAAAAAAA!
Okay, it's minor stuff, but I have to laugh where I can these days. In the dirt!
Whooooaaaaa.....
Chips in official IDs raise privacy fears
Climbing into his Volvo, outfitted with a Matrics antenna and a Motorola reader he'd bought on eBay for $190, Chris Paget cruised the streets of San Francisco with this objective: To read the identity cards of strangers, wirelessly, without ever leaving his car.
What recourse for a nation under cyberattack?
Almost none. No international framework exists to identify or sanction an attacking country.
Boeing's Two Flying Lasers Face Different Futures
Powerful Ideas: Military Develops 'Cybug' Spies
Miniature robots could be good spies, but researchers now are experimenting with insect cyborgs or "cybugs" that could work even better.
What could go wrong?
FEMA Needs Permanent Housing Plan for Catastrophe Victims, Reports Watchdog
Yeah, nothing could go wrong here...
What's Going on With the Dollar?
Unity in diversity!
The Obama administration would endanger privacy with NSA cyber security plan
Privacy? If you're not doing anything wrong, you don't need any privacy! Now shut up and take your biochip.
Text of Obama's news conference on Friday
Obama in Africa: Can US rival China's new clout?
We don't want to. Africa will be left to China, Russia, and Middle East to carve up and use up.
Text of Obama's speech in Ghana
Is Obama More Catholic Than the Pope?
Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!!!
Obama Responds to Growing Criticism of Recovery Act
President Obama, still traveling abroad, responded to increasing criticism that the Economic Recovery Act that he pushed through Congress is not working to prevent job losses in a still-struggling economy.
Putin Got Blunt With Obama
Barry never heard any racism from Jeremiah Wright. He hears nothing he doesn't want to.
CIA chief meets Philippine president
Obama to meet Jewish leaders amid Israel criticism
If a Teleprompter Falls in the White House Does It Make a Sound?
Oh, noes!!11! Don't worry though, TOTUS is okay.
Obama Is Overwhelming the System
DING DING DING!
Rattner leaving auto task force
He needs to "spend more time with his family". Mmmhmm.
Obama Paints a New Vision for Nation's Urban Policy
Gateway Pundit: OBAMA BOOED IN ST. LOUIS!... And Throws a Sissy Pitch (Video)
HAAAAAAA-HAAAAAAAAAA!
Okay, it's minor stuff, but I have to laugh where I can these days. In the dirt!
Saturday July 11:
Magnitude 5.2 - TONGA
Magnitude 4.9 - OFF THE COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR
Magnitude 3.4 - BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Magnitude 4.0 - CHANNEL ISLANDS REGION, CALIFORNIA
4.0 earthquake hits off coast of San Diego
North Maluku jolted by 5.3 earthquake
China earthquake worse than feared
Thousands camp in tents after 6.0 quake in China
Quake jolts parts of Caraga - Philippines
Govt readying schools as Mayon evacuation centers
Magnitude 5.4 - KEPULAUAN ARU REGION, INDONESIA
Magnitude 4.7 - DURANGO, MEXICO
Magnitude 6.0 - SOUTHERN PERU
***
Sunday July 12
Magnitude 4.9 - COQUIMBO, CHILE
Magnitude 4.9 - YUNNAN, CHINA
Magnitude 4.9 - OFF EAST COAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND, N.Z.
5.1 magnitude earthquake hits New Zealand's North Island
***
Monday July 13
Magnitude 4.7 - REYKJANES RIDGE
Magnitude 5.9 - SUMBA REGION, INDONESIA
Quake rumbles in Indonesia
Magnitude 4.5 - OFF THE COAST OF JALISCO, MEXICO
Magnitude 4.7 - SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN
Magnitude 6.3 - TAIWAN REGION
Earthquakes shake Taiwan, no immediate damage
Magnitude 3.3 - UTAH
Magnitude 1.9 - SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI
Magnitude 1.7 - SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI
Earthquake Washes Up Giant Squid On Cali Shore
Emerging Energy News: Small town fears quakes from geothermal energy project
Earthquake hits western Turkey
Two more moderate quakes occur at The Geysers
Possible evacuation of Mayon Volcano vicinity
Magma activity in Mayon volcano continues
Magnitude 5.1 - TAIWAN REGION
Magnitude 5.3 - SOUTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISE
Magnitude 3.8 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Magnitude 3.2 - GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA
Small earthquake rattles LA airport
Volcano-halted Alaska oil production to resume
***
Tuesday July 14
Magnitude 5.1 - VOLCANO ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
Magnitude 5.7 - POTOSI, BOLIVIA
Earthquake shakes south boliviano
Magnitude 2.1 - NORTH CAROLINA
Magnitude 1.7 - NORTH CAROLINA
Magnitude 1.9 - NORTH CAROLINA
Magnitude 1.5 - NORTH CAROLINA
Earthquake near Winthrop weighs in at magnitude 2.4 - Seattle
New Zealand - Small quake raises Mt Ruapehu's crater lake
24 miners killed in Myanmar by landslide
Shrinking Sea: Scientific American Gallery (better pictures)
Declining Aral Sea: Satellite Images Highlight Dramatic Retreat (better story)
Uzbekistan: Southern Aral Sea on Pace to Dry Up in About a Decade
Kenya: Crisis looms as water sources dry up
Conflicts are rife in Northern Kenya and no less than 12 people have died as communities clash for watering rights in the vast arid region in the past one month. Some communities have moved further north to Ethiopia in search of water and NGO’s in the area have raised the red flag anticipating deadly clashes not uncommon there.
Nearly 4,000 cattle die in heat wave - Nebraska
OMAHA, Neb. (AP)--The number of Nebraska cattle that died in last month's heat wave has grown to 3,800. The Farm Service Agency's Tim Reimer said July 6 that he'd received reports of significant cattle deaths from 23 counties in the eastern third of the state. The numbers are up from the roughly 2,100 deaths reported in eight counties in late June and early July.
Heat wave blisters Oklahoma, sending temperatures to near-record levels
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A heat wave is blistering Oklahoma , sending temperatures soaring to near-record levels for a second day in some parts of the state.
South Texas drought nears record levels
A drought in southern Texas is going beyond bad and is reaching historic -- and costly -- proportions, agricultural officials say.
More than half of the state in drought conditions - Wisconsin
Iraq lashed by sandstorms and battling drought
Iraq Suffers as the Euphrates River Dwindles
A Message About Babylon - Jeremiah 50
The Seven Bowls of God's Wrath - Revelation 16
***
7 tourists dead, 12 missing in SW China floods
Weather downs power lines, trees, causes flooding - New Zealand
Dispatchers Release 911 Calls from Hail Storm - Kansas
Storms bring hail, damaging winds to area - South Dakota
Canadian tornado kills 2 US men
Tornado terrifies footy players and fans - Adelaide, Australia
Fast-moving monsoon storm blows through Tucson
Windstorm destroys 30 houses in Kano - Nigeria
Heavy Rains Drench Parts Of Central Fla.
Softball Sized Hail Falls Near Saint Francis - South Dakota
***
Python Found at Lebanon County (PA) Laundromat
Rabid skunks plague county - wichita falls
Jellyfish 'typhoon' bearing down on Japan
One of the biggest varieties of jellyfish in the world, Nomura's jellyfish -- also known as Echizen jellyfish -- weigh as much as 440 pounds and have heads reaching up to about two meters in diameter. Japan's Fisheries Agency warned fishermen across the country about the arrival of the jellyfish after it received several reports of sightings in the sea around Japan this month.
Huge jellyfish swarms around Scotland
Stinging Statistic: Jellyfish Injuries Spike at Delaware Beaches
***
Egypt reacts to Libyan plague outbreak
Plague found in two Palomar squirrels - San Diego
Fungus That Caused Ireland's Potato Famine Now Affecting Gardens In New England
Canada in battle against deadly wheat fungus
***
El Niño is back, bringing droughts, floods, crop failures and social unrest
'Once in a blue moon' pretty frequent these days
Meteor's fall triggers cosmic treasure hunt - Baltimore
Strange lights 'probably meteor' - Queensland, Australia
Magnitude 5.2 - TONGA
Magnitude 4.9 - OFF THE COAST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA SUR
Magnitude 3.4 - BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Magnitude 4.0 - CHANNEL ISLANDS REGION, CALIFORNIA
4.0 earthquake hits off coast of San Diego
North Maluku jolted by 5.3 earthquake
China earthquake worse than feared
Thousands camp in tents after 6.0 quake in China
Quake jolts parts of Caraga - Philippines
Govt readying schools as Mayon evacuation centers
Magnitude 5.4 - KEPULAUAN ARU REGION, INDONESIA
Magnitude 4.7 - DURANGO, MEXICO
Magnitude 6.0 - SOUTHERN PERU
***
Sunday July 12
Magnitude 4.9 - COQUIMBO, CHILE
Magnitude 4.9 - YUNNAN, CHINA
Magnitude 4.9 - OFF EAST COAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND, N.Z.
5.1 magnitude earthquake hits New Zealand's North Island
***
Monday July 13
Magnitude 4.7 - REYKJANES RIDGE
Magnitude 5.9 - SUMBA REGION, INDONESIA
Quake rumbles in Indonesia
Magnitude 4.5 - OFF THE COAST OF JALISCO, MEXICO
Magnitude 4.7 - SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN
Magnitude 6.3 - TAIWAN REGION
Earthquakes shake Taiwan, no immediate damage
Magnitude 3.3 - UTAH
Magnitude 1.9 - SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI
Magnitude 1.7 - SOUTHEASTERN MISSOURI
Earthquake Washes Up Giant Squid On Cali Shore
Emerging Energy News: Small town fears quakes from geothermal energy project
Earthquake hits western Turkey
Two more moderate quakes occur at The Geysers
Possible evacuation of Mayon Volcano vicinity
Magma activity in Mayon volcano continues
Magnitude 5.1 - TAIWAN REGION
Magnitude 5.3 - SOUTHERN EAST PACIFIC RISE
Magnitude 3.8 - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Magnitude 3.2 - GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA, CALIFORNIA
Small earthquake rattles LA airport
Volcano-halted Alaska oil production to resume
***
Tuesday July 14
Magnitude 5.1 - VOLCANO ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
Magnitude 5.7 - POTOSI, BOLIVIA
Earthquake shakes south boliviano
Magnitude 2.1 - NORTH CAROLINA
Magnitude 1.7 - NORTH CAROLINA
Magnitude 1.9 - NORTH CAROLINA
Magnitude 1.5 - NORTH CAROLINA
Earthquake near Winthrop weighs in at magnitude 2.4 - Seattle
New Zealand - Small quake raises Mt Ruapehu's crater lake
24 miners killed in Myanmar by landslide
Shrinking Sea: Scientific American Gallery (better pictures)
Declining Aral Sea: Satellite Images Highlight Dramatic Retreat (better story)
Uzbekistan: Southern Aral Sea on Pace to Dry Up in About a Decade
Kenya: Crisis looms as water sources dry up
Conflicts are rife in Northern Kenya and no less than 12 people have died as communities clash for watering rights in the vast arid region in the past one month. Some communities have moved further north to Ethiopia in search of water and NGO’s in the area have raised the red flag anticipating deadly clashes not uncommon there.
Nearly 4,000 cattle die in heat wave - Nebraska
OMAHA, Neb. (AP)--The number of Nebraska cattle that died in last month's heat wave has grown to 3,800. The Farm Service Agency's Tim Reimer said July 6 that he'd received reports of significant cattle deaths from 23 counties in the eastern third of the state. The numbers are up from the roughly 2,100 deaths reported in eight counties in late June and early July.
Heat wave blisters Oklahoma, sending temperatures to near-record levels
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A heat wave is blistering Oklahoma , sending temperatures soaring to near-record levels for a second day in some parts of the state.
South Texas drought nears record levels
A drought in southern Texas is going beyond bad and is reaching historic -- and costly -- proportions, agricultural officials say.
More than half of the state in drought conditions - Wisconsin
Iraq lashed by sandstorms and battling drought
Iraq Suffers as the Euphrates River Dwindles
A Message About Babylon - Jeremiah 50
The Seven Bowls of God's Wrath - Revelation 16
***
7 tourists dead, 12 missing in SW China floods
Weather downs power lines, trees, causes flooding - New Zealand
Dispatchers Release 911 Calls from Hail Storm - Kansas
Storms bring hail, damaging winds to area - South Dakota
Canadian tornado kills 2 US men
Tornado terrifies footy players and fans - Adelaide, Australia
Fast-moving monsoon storm blows through Tucson
Windstorm destroys 30 houses in Kano - Nigeria
Heavy Rains Drench Parts Of Central Fla.
Softball Sized Hail Falls Near Saint Francis - South Dakota
***
Python Found at Lebanon County (PA) Laundromat
Rabid skunks plague county - wichita falls
Jellyfish 'typhoon' bearing down on Japan
One of the biggest varieties of jellyfish in the world, Nomura's jellyfish -- also known as Echizen jellyfish -- weigh as much as 440 pounds and have heads reaching up to about two meters in diameter. Japan's Fisheries Agency warned fishermen across the country about the arrival of the jellyfish after it received several reports of sightings in the sea around Japan this month.
Huge jellyfish swarms around Scotland
Stinging Statistic: Jellyfish Injuries Spike at Delaware Beaches
***
Egypt reacts to Libyan plague outbreak
Plague found in two Palomar squirrels - San Diego
Fungus That Caused Ireland's Potato Famine Now Affecting Gardens In New England
Canada in battle against deadly wheat fungus
***
El Niño is back, bringing droughts, floods, crop failures and social unrest
'Once in a blue moon' pretty frequent these days
Meteor's fall triggers cosmic treasure hunt - Baltimore
Strange lights 'probably meteor' - Queensland, Australia
Saturday, July 11, 2009
China takes control of news agenda after Uighurs riot in Urumqi
China president skips G-8 after Uighur unrest
UN chief: Use extreme care handling China protests
I'm sure they will.
Witnesses says China protest spreads to 2nd city
In Latest Upheaval, China Applies New Strategies to Control Flow of Information
In the wake of deadly riots, China is deploying new methods not just to suppress bad news at the source, but to spin whatever unflattering tidbits escape its control.
Uighurs stage protests in Turkey, Norway
Woman's lone protest calms tempers as Uighurs confront Chinese police
Death toll from China's ethnic riots hits 184
China plans massive change in Uyghur cultural capital
***
China Detains Rio Tinto Executive
An executive with Rio Tinto, one of the world’s biggest mining companies, could be charged with espionage, an Australian official and Chinese news reports indicated.
They were in a price dispute. This is huge, imo.
China extends hand to foreign media, but tightens grip elsewhere
China Bill Sales Signal Policy Tweak, Goldman Says
***
South Korea Investigating Source of Web Site Attacks
Look north and east.
Security Council slams NKorean missile launches
North Korea Cuts Off More U.N. Relief as Nation Starves
Brazil's Vale backs Indonesia copper/gold project
Bill banning forced identity-chip implants clears House
Yeah, but I'll bet there's wiggle room.
Meet Condi: Rice finds namesake in Lebanon snake
Snakes and the number 13 are not usually considered good luck charms, but Condi and her 12 serpent siblings have brought happiness to a couple in Lebanon.
Lebanese Pierre Rizk and his Sri Lankan wife Sapna have no children but are living happily with their 13 snakes in a two-room apartment east of Beirut.
UN says financial crisis boosts organized crime
Giant Iraq Dust Storm Seen From Space
A giant dust storm that has raged through Iraq and other Middle East countries for more than a week has been imaged by satellite.
Many Iraqis considered the storm to be the worst in living memory, according to news reports. Hundreds of people reported to the hospital for respiratory distress, and the blowing dust interfered with travel by air and on land.
The long, long dry: less drink, more drugs
Drought is bad for Aussie farmers' mental health. Go figure.
'Once-in-a-century' drought sending campers indoors and stunting crops-Texas
Drought dire in parts of Texas
Uganda: Bukwo Drought-Stricken Farmers Had Taken Bank Loans
U.N. moves to help thousands displaced by Benin floods
China president skips G-8 after Uighur unrest
UN chief: Use extreme care handling China protests
I'm sure they will.
Witnesses says China protest spreads to 2nd city
In Latest Upheaval, China Applies New Strategies to Control Flow of Information
In the wake of deadly riots, China is deploying new methods not just to suppress bad news at the source, but to spin whatever unflattering tidbits escape its control.
Uighurs stage protests in Turkey, Norway
Woman's lone protest calms tempers as Uighurs confront Chinese police
Death toll from China's ethnic riots hits 184
China plans massive change in Uyghur cultural capital
***
China Detains Rio Tinto Executive
An executive with Rio Tinto, one of the world’s biggest mining companies, could be charged with espionage, an Australian official and Chinese news reports indicated.
They were in a price dispute. This is huge, imo.
China extends hand to foreign media, but tightens grip elsewhere
China Bill Sales Signal Policy Tweak, Goldman Says
***
South Korea Investigating Source of Web Site Attacks
Look north and east.
Security Council slams NKorean missile launches
North Korea Cuts Off More U.N. Relief as Nation Starves
Brazil's Vale backs Indonesia copper/gold project
Bill banning forced identity-chip implants clears House
Yeah, but I'll bet there's wiggle room.
Meet Condi: Rice finds namesake in Lebanon snake
Snakes and the number 13 are not usually considered good luck charms, but Condi and her 12 serpent siblings have brought happiness to a couple in Lebanon.
Lebanese Pierre Rizk and his Sri Lankan wife Sapna have no children but are living happily with their 13 snakes in a two-room apartment east of Beirut.
UN says financial crisis boosts organized crime
Giant Iraq Dust Storm Seen From Space
A giant dust storm that has raged through Iraq and other Middle East countries for more than a week has been imaged by satellite.
Many Iraqis considered the storm to be the worst in living memory, according to news reports. Hundreds of people reported to the hospital for respiratory distress, and the blowing dust interfered with travel by air and on land.
The long, long dry: less drink, more drugs
Drought is bad for Aussie farmers' mental health. Go figure.
'Once-in-a-century' drought sending campers indoors and stunting crops-Texas
Drought dire in parts of Texas
Uganda: Bukwo Drought-Stricken Farmers Had Taken Bank Loans
U.N. moves to help thousands displaced by Benin floods
Shelling from Pakistan creates panic
Three rockets fired from the Pakistani side exploded in the Indian territory causing panic in the border areas of Amristar in Punjab.
Government to Restructure Air India
Coming soon to a government near you!
India’s Doubling of Gold Import Tax to Spur Smuggling
India to Expedite Posco’s Iron Ore Mining License
Death toll in India's toxic brew tragedy hits 107
Moonshine ain't always all it's cracked up to be.
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Clear evidence Pakistan planned, launched 26/11: India
Indian, Pakistani PMs to meet in Egypt: officials
Pakistan considers anti-Taliban militias
As the Taliban insurgency in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province creeps southwards, police consider arming local defence forces, writes the BBC's Jill McGivering.
What could possibly go wrong?
Pakistani women face wave of burn attacks
More than 220 women mutilated, 40 of them died following attacks between April, June '09
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Taliban confirms capture of 'drunk' US soldier: SITE
UN: Rape, sexual violence growing in Afghanistan
Blast Kills at Least Two Dozen People in Afghanistan
KABUL, July 9 -- An explosion from a bomb hidden in a truck loaded with firewood killed at least two dozen people early Thursday, including 12 schoolchildren, in a village south of the Afghan capital, local and federal officials said.
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Metinvest-Ukraine delivered rails to Kazakhstan for railways repairs
4 billion KZT to be allocated for creation in Kazakhstan of laboratory network
UZBEKISTAN: Banned from meeting fellow-believers
Turkmenistan lauds Caspian reserves
Caspian gas producers affirm supplies for Nabucco
Turkmenistan: Ministry of Defense Buys Russian Tanks
Kyrgyzstan weighs opium as industry
As an election nears, a presidential candidate promotes the idea that the opium trade could bring cash to the impoverished Central Asian republic.
Russia seeks new military base in Kyrgyzstan: Source
Tajikistan: Medvedev to Visit in August
Large Armed Group Attacks Tajik Police Post
Three rockets fired from the Pakistani side exploded in the Indian territory causing panic in the border areas of Amristar in Punjab.
Government to Restructure Air India
Coming soon to a government near you!
India’s Doubling of Gold Import Tax to Spur Smuggling
India to Expedite Posco’s Iron Ore Mining License
Death toll in India's toxic brew tragedy hits 107
Moonshine ain't always all it's cracked up to be.
***
Clear evidence Pakistan planned, launched 26/11: India
Indian, Pakistani PMs to meet in Egypt: officials
Pakistan considers anti-Taliban militias
As the Taliban insurgency in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province creeps southwards, police consider arming local defence forces, writes the BBC's Jill McGivering.
What could possibly go wrong?
Pakistani women face wave of burn attacks
More than 220 women mutilated, 40 of them died following attacks between April, June '09
***
Taliban confirms capture of 'drunk' US soldier: SITE
UN: Rape, sexual violence growing in Afghanistan
Blast Kills at Least Two Dozen People in Afghanistan
KABUL, July 9 -- An explosion from a bomb hidden in a truck loaded with firewood killed at least two dozen people early Thursday, including 12 schoolchildren, in a village south of the Afghan capital, local and federal officials said.
***
Metinvest-Ukraine delivered rails to Kazakhstan for railways repairs
4 billion KZT to be allocated for creation in Kazakhstan of laboratory network
UZBEKISTAN: Banned from meeting fellow-believers
Turkmenistan lauds Caspian reserves
Caspian gas producers affirm supplies for Nabucco
Turkmenistan: Ministry of Defense Buys Russian Tanks
Kyrgyzstan weighs opium as industry
As an election nears, a presidential candidate promotes the idea that the opium trade could bring cash to the impoverished Central Asian republic.
Russia seeks new military base in Kyrgyzstan: Source
Tajikistan: Medvedev to Visit in August
Large Armed Group Attacks Tajik Police Post
Israel Authorizes More Weapons for PA Forces
In recent weeks, Israel has dismantled the large majority of checkpoints throughout Judea and Samaria, in an attempt to allow Palestinian Authority Arabs free movement between PA cities, as demanded by the United States. And in yet another "gesture" on the eve of what could be a critical meeting between Defense Minister Ehud Barak and U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell Monday, Barak has authorized the transfer of 1,000 Kalashnikov rifles to forces controlled by PA chief Mahmoud Abbas.
...
Dayton: PA Troops a Winning Team
PA troops will also be able to use the Kalashnikovs and armored vehicles more effectively than they might have been able to in the past, thanks to the high-level troop training program directed by U.S. General Keith Dayton. Dayton, whose official title is U.S. Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian Authority, has already trained over 2,000 PA soldiers in advanced combat tactics, and he plans on training an additional 2,000.
Speaking at a Washington think-tank last month, Dayton was quoted as saying that his work has created a "new man" among PA residents. "For the first time, I think it's fair to say that the Palestinian security forces feel they are on a winning team," he said.
US armtwists Israeli firm on IAF deal: Report - India
Israeli newspaper Jerusalem Post reported that US has pressurised Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to back out of partnership with Swedish aerospace company Saab, which is fielding its Gripen fighter for the MMRCA contract.
The Israeli defence ministry ordered IAI to pull out of the deal with Saab after Pentagon expressed concern that US technology would be integrated into the Gripen offered to India. "The stated concern was that western technology in Israeli hands would make its way to the Indians," an Israeli official told the newspaper.
But what was found "strange" with the US request was that American aviation majors Boeing and Lockheed Martin are themselves in the fray for the lucrative MMRCA deal.
Israeli officials said US had probably intervened because if IAI competed for the deal with Saab, it would force Boeing and Lockheed Martin to lower their prices.
Saudi denies would let Israeli jets pass for Iran attack
Riyadh rejects media reports it has agreed to allow IAF aircraft to use kingdom's airspace en route to attack on Iran's nuclear facilities
Israel calls for peace talks with Syria
Syria's President Bashar Assad won't receive the Golan Heights on a silver platter if he continues ties with Iran and Hezbollah, Israel's President warned.
Assad: 'There's no real Israeli partner for peace'
Also Tuesday, a day after President Shimon Peres said Syria could not expect to receive the Golan Heights from Israel on a silver platter, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem said the country actually wanted the territory back on a "gold platter."
Emerging settlement deal will let both US, Israel claim victory
Uzi Arad: US must honor past understandings on West Bank construction; State Department denies reports on 2,500 housing units.
Livni: Netanyahu doesn't really believe in two-state solution
Mount of Olives to get Video Surveillance
UN: Israel must tear down West Bank fence
Unwalled villages?
Palestinians say Israel grab threatens seas project
Better to die of thirst than let teh ev0l Jooooos have their land, I guess.
Ancient Jerusalem Quarry Used to Build Second Temple Uncovered
A 2,000-year-old stone quarry, likely used by Herod the Great to build the Second Temple, was
uncovered in a Jerusalem neighborhood outside the walled Old City, the Israel Antiquities Authority said today.
In recent weeks, Israel has dismantled the large majority of checkpoints throughout Judea and Samaria, in an attempt to allow Palestinian Authority Arabs free movement between PA cities, as demanded by the United States. And in yet another "gesture" on the eve of what could be a critical meeting between Defense Minister Ehud Barak and U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell Monday, Barak has authorized the transfer of 1,000 Kalashnikov rifles to forces controlled by PA chief Mahmoud Abbas.
...
Dayton: PA Troops a Winning Team
PA troops will also be able to use the Kalashnikovs and armored vehicles more effectively than they might have been able to in the past, thanks to the high-level troop training program directed by U.S. General Keith Dayton. Dayton, whose official title is U.S. Security Coordinator for Israel and the Palestinian Authority, has already trained over 2,000 PA soldiers in advanced combat tactics, and he plans on training an additional 2,000.
Speaking at a Washington think-tank last month, Dayton was quoted as saying that his work has created a "new man" among PA residents. "For the first time, I think it's fair to say that the Palestinian security forces feel they are on a winning team," he said.
US armtwists Israeli firm on IAF deal: Report - India
Israeli newspaper Jerusalem Post reported that US has pressurised Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to back out of partnership with Swedish aerospace company Saab, which is fielding its Gripen fighter for the MMRCA contract.
The Israeli defence ministry ordered IAI to pull out of the deal with Saab after Pentagon expressed concern that US technology would be integrated into the Gripen offered to India. "The stated concern was that western technology in Israeli hands would make its way to the Indians," an Israeli official told the newspaper.
But what was found "strange" with the US request was that American aviation majors Boeing and Lockheed Martin are themselves in the fray for the lucrative MMRCA deal.
Israeli officials said US had probably intervened because if IAI competed for the deal with Saab, it would force Boeing and Lockheed Martin to lower their prices.
Saudi denies would let Israeli jets pass for Iran attack
Riyadh rejects media reports it has agreed to allow IAF aircraft to use kingdom's airspace en route to attack on Iran's nuclear facilities
Israel calls for peace talks with Syria
Syria's President Bashar Assad won't receive the Golan Heights on a silver platter if he continues ties with Iran and Hezbollah, Israel's President warned.
Assad: 'There's no real Israeli partner for peace'
Also Tuesday, a day after President Shimon Peres said Syria could not expect to receive the Golan Heights from Israel on a silver platter, Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem said the country actually wanted the territory back on a "gold platter."
Emerging settlement deal will let both US, Israel claim victory
Uzi Arad: US must honor past understandings on West Bank construction; State Department denies reports on 2,500 housing units.
Livni: Netanyahu doesn't really believe in two-state solution
Mount of Olives to get Video Surveillance
UN: Israel must tear down West Bank fence
Unwalled villages?
Palestinians say Israel grab threatens seas project
Better to die of thirst than let teh ev0l Jooooos have their land, I guess.
Ancient Jerusalem Quarry Used to Build Second Temple Uncovered
A 2,000-year-old stone quarry, likely used by Herod the Great to build the Second Temple, was
uncovered in a Jerusalem neighborhood outside the walled Old City, the Israel Antiquities Authority said today.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Georgia: Tbilisi Uneasily Watches Obama-Medvedev Summit
Saakashvili: There Will Be No War Any More
haha! Wrongo, man.
Georgia Denies Abkhaz Claims on Drone Flights
Armenia and Hungary intend to speed up trade and economic agreements’ conclusion
Armenia, Brazil interested in deepening cooperation
Caspian gas producers affirm supplies for Nabucco
hahahahaha!
Russian Orthodox leader visits Turkey
Turkey Loses $630 Million Dam Financing on Flood Plan
Iran's Revolutionary Guard acknowledges taking a bigger role in nation's security
Reporting from Beirut -- The top leaders of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard publicly acknowledged they had taken over the nation's security during the post-election unrest and warned late Sunday, in a threat against a reformist wave led by Mir-Hossein Mousavi, that there was no middle ground in the ongoing dispute over the reelection of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Maj. Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari, commander of the elite military branch, said the guard's takeover of the nation's security had led to "a revival of the revolution."
Saudi denies would let Israeli jets pass for Iran attack
Iran releases Greek reporter
Iranian authorities released a Greek reporter detained after the post-election riots, reports a journalist organization. Iason Athanasiadis, 30, had been arrested two weeks ago at Teheran airport before boarding a plane, and was released Sunday, says Reporters Without Borders.
Iran stocks up on censorship tools
Hundreds protest in Iran, defying crackdown vow
Thousands of protesters streamed down avenues of the capital Thursday, chanting "death to the dictator" and defying security forces who fired tear gas and charged with batons, witnesses said.
G8 sets Iran deadline for nuclear talks
Security Forces Crack Down on Defiant Protesters in Iran
TEHRAN, July 9 -- Thousands of anti-government demonstrators were attacked with batons and tear gas by security forces Thursday as they tried to gather around Tehran University for the first protests in about two weeks, defying warnings from the authorities that they would crush any demonstrations.
The protests were called to commemorate an attack on students at the university in 1999. The demonstrators are using such anniversaries and special occasions to rally people in public. Demonstrators and Web sites said the next possible date is the second-term inauguration of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, which is expected next month. Several national and religious celebrations also are coming up in the months ahead.
'Iran could, but probably won't build a bomb within a year'
Iranians Arrest Rights Lawyers, Pro-Reform Journalist
Iran Protesters Take to Streets Despite Threats
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Car bomb in Iraq wounds 10, policeman shot
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - A car bomb wounded 10 people in Mosul Monday, and gunmen shot and wounded a traffic policeman in further violence in the northern Iraqi city after U.S. troops withdrew from urban centers.
Mosul = Nineveh.
Iraq group calls for further attacks on U.S. troops
Iranian-Kurd refugees moved to Iraq-Syria border
Iraq: Double suicide bombings kill 34 in Iraq
In the deadliest day of violence since the withdrawal of most U.S. troops from Iraq's cities last week, at least 54 people were killed in bombings Thursday in Baghdad and other locations.
U.S. releases five Iranians in Iraq
The U.S. military Thursday freed five Iranians who had been held since 2007 on suspicion of aiding Shiite Muslim militants, handing them over to the Iraqi government before their planned departure for Iran.
US criticised over Babylon damage
UNESCO: US damaged historic Iraqi site of Babylon
The U.N. cultural body is leading efforts to reinforce the Hague rules "so that what happened to Babylon can't ever happen again," Riviere said.
UNESCO could coordinate funds and reconstruction efforts, Riviere said, hoping to improve Babylon's protection by making it a World Heritage site "possibly within two years."
Hey, dumbass! It's gonna be totally destroyed one day. You can't stop it.
***
Oil pipeline exploded in Shabwa, foiled in Khawlan - Yemen
Syrian kills self during questioning in Lebanon
Lebanese security and judicial officials say that a Syrian detainee committed suicide by jumping out a window while being interrogated on suspicion of fraud.
US, UAE nuclear deal would end if terms violated
Yeah, I'm sure.
Saudi Arabia Issues First Verdicts on Al-Qaeda Trials
A Saudi Arabian court issued verdicts against 330 members of al-Qaeda in the kingdom’s first known terrorism trials, state-owned Saudi television reported, citing a spokesman for the Ministry of Justice.
Egypt arrests 25 in 'Suez plot'
Egypt arrests 25 suspected militants with al-Qaeda links on suspicion of plotting attacks on ships in the Suez Canal, officials said.
Is Lebanon Entering A New Era Or A Waiting Period?
Son of U.N. official kidnapped in Lebanon
French FM to meet Hezbollah officials in Lebanon
Saakashvili: There Will Be No War Any More
haha! Wrongo, man.
Georgia Denies Abkhaz Claims on Drone Flights
Armenia and Hungary intend to speed up trade and economic agreements’ conclusion
Armenia, Brazil interested in deepening cooperation
Caspian gas producers affirm supplies for Nabucco
hahahahaha!
Russian Orthodox leader visits Turkey
Turkey Loses $630 Million Dam Financing on Flood Plan
Iran's Revolutionary Guard acknowledges taking a bigger role in nation's security
Reporting from Beirut -- The top leaders of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard publicly acknowledged they had taken over the nation's security during the post-election unrest and warned late Sunday, in a threat against a reformist wave led by Mir-Hossein Mousavi, that there was no middle ground in the ongoing dispute over the reelection of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Maj. Gen. Mohammad Ali Jafari, commander of the elite military branch, said the guard's takeover of the nation's security had led to "a revival of the revolution."
Saudi denies would let Israeli jets pass for Iran attack
Iran releases Greek reporter
Iranian authorities released a Greek reporter detained after the post-election riots, reports a journalist organization. Iason Athanasiadis, 30, had been arrested two weeks ago at Teheran airport before boarding a plane, and was released Sunday, says Reporters Without Borders.
Iran stocks up on censorship tools
Hundreds protest in Iran, defying crackdown vow
Thousands of protesters streamed down avenues of the capital Thursday, chanting "death to the dictator" and defying security forces who fired tear gas and charged with batons, witnesses said.
G8 sets Iran deadline for nuclear talks
Security Forces Crack Down on Defiant Protesters in Iran
TEHRAN, July 9 -- Thousands of anti-government demonstrators were attacked with batons and tear gas by security forces Thursday as they tried to gather around Tehran University for the first protests in about two weeks, defying warnings from the authorities that they would crush any demonstrations.
The protests were called to commemorate an attack on students at the university in 1999. The demonstrators are using such anniversaries and special occasions to rally people in public. Demonstrators and Web sites said the next possible date is the second-term inauguration of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, which is expected next month. Several national and religious celebrations also are coming up in the months ahead.
'Iran could, but probably won't build a bomb within a year'
Iranians Arrest Rights Lawyers, Pro-Reform Journalist
Iran Protesters Take to Streets Despite Threats
***
Car bomb in Iraq wounds 10, policeman shot
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) - A car bomb wounded 10 people in Mosul Monday, and gunmen shot and wounded a traffic policeman in further violence in the northern Iraqi city after U.S. troops withdrew from urban centers.
Mosul = Nineveh.
Iraq group calls for further attacks on U.S. troops
Iranian-Kurd refugees moved to Iraq-Syria border
Iraq: Double suicide bombings kill 34 in Iraq
In the deadliest day of violence since the withdrawal of most U.S. troops from Iraq's cities last week, at least 54 people were killed in bombings Thursday in Baghdad and other locations.
U.S. releases five Iranians in Iraq
The U.S. military Thursday freed five Iranians who had been held since 2007 on suspicion of aiding Shiite Muslim militants, handing them over to the Iraqi government before their planned departure for Iran.
US criticised over Babylon damage
UNESCO: US damaged historic Iraqi site of Babylon
The U.N. cultural body is leading efforts to reinforce the Hague rules "so that what happened to Babylon can't ever happen again," Riviere said.
UNESCO could coordinate funds and reconstruction efforts, Riviere said, hoping to improve Babylon's protection by making it a World Heritage site "possibly within two years."
Hey, dumbass! It's gonna be totally destroyed one day. You can't stop it.
***
Oil pipeline exploded in Shabwa, foiled in Khawlan - Yemen
Syrian kills self during questioning in Lebanon
Lebanese security and judicial officials say that a Syrian detainee committed suicide by jumping out a window while being interrogated on suspicion of fraud.
US, UAE nuclear deal would end if terms violated
Yeah, I'm sure.
Saudi Arabia Issues First Verdicts on Al-Qaeda Trials
A Saudi Arabian court issued verdicts against 330 members of al-Qaeda in the kingdom’s first known terrorism trials, state-owned Saudi television reported, citing a spokesman for the Ministry of Justice.
Egypt arrests 25 in 'Suez plot'
Egypt arrests 25 suspected militants with al-Qaeda links on suspicion of plotting attacks on ships in the Suez Canal, officials said.
Is Lebanon Entering A New Era Or A Waiting Period?
Son of U.N. official kidnapped in Lebanon
French FM to meet Hezbollah officials in Lebanon
Nigerian militants claim pipeline blast, tanker crew's seizure
Nigerian militants threaten proposed Trans-Sahara gas line
Re-branding in Nigeria
Nigeria: I Am Hungry, Please Re-Brand Me
Nigeria's Delta Coastal Road Seen Costing $6.4 Bln - Minister
Nigeria: 18 Cops Feared Dead in Ogun Auto Crash
Both front tires blew out at once?
Nigerian Rebel Leader Okah ‘Welcomes’ Amnesty Offer
***
Mugabe calls US envoy 'an idiot'
He's prolly right. LOL.
Team Monitoring Diamond Trade Rebukes Zimbabwe
Rapes, robberies and attacks rife as Zimbabwe enters a violent new era
I'll say:
Zimbabwe farmers leader murdered in axe attack
***
Somali civilians killed by shells
Somali Islamist Group Gives Government Five Days to Surrender
Fresh attack on Yemeni tanker foiled
Beware state failure in Somalia, Yemen, and Tajikistan
WAAAAY too late on Somalia, man.
Global piracy: the hidden side
'Turkish ship falls into pirate hands' off Somalia
UN: Over 200,000 Somalis flee fighting since May
***
US warns Ethiopia on Somali role
A senior US diplomat urges Ethiopia not to send its troops back into Somalia to tackle Islamist hardliners.
Head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Dessie arrested
Ethiopia, Kenya Get $326.5 Million for Road Project
***
Sudan rebels 'use Chad's camps'
Sudan's truckers undaunted by bandits
Kidnappers in Sudan seek ransom for 2 aid workers
Amid Arms Race, U.S. Trains Up South Sudan Army
***
Siemens backs €400bn plan to harvest energy from Africa's deserts
Global electrical engineering group Siemens had thrown its weight behind an ambitious project to harvest solar and wind energy from the deserts of North Africa to supply the growing electricity needs of both the region and Europe, managing board member Dr Siegfried Russwurm confirmed on Thursday.
The project, dubbed 'Desertec', could emerge as the biggest development project in Africa's history and involve a total investment of €400-billion. Its proponents believe it could supply 15% to 20% of Europe's electricity requirements by 2050.
Nigerian militants threaten proposed Trans-Sahara gas line
Re-branding in Nigeria
Nigeria: I Am Hungry, Please Re-Brand Me
Nigeria's Delta Coastal Road Seen Costing $6.4 Bln - Minister
Nigeria: 18 Cops Feared Dead in Ogun Auto Crash
Both front tires blew out at once?
Nigerian Rebel Leader Okah ‘Welcomes’ Amnesty Offer
***
Mugabe calls US envoy 'an idiot'
He's prolly right. LOL.
Team Monitoring Diamond Trade Rebukes Zimbabwe
Rapes, robberies and attacks rife as Zimbabwe enters a violent new era
I'll say:
Zimbabwe farmers leader murdered in axe attack
***
Somali civilians killed by shells
Somali Islamist Group Gives Government Five Days to Surrender
Fresh attack on Yemeni tanker foiled
Beware state failure in Somalia, Yemen, and Tajikistan
WAAAAY too late on Somalia, man.
Global piracy: the hidden side
'Turkish ship falls into pirate hands' off Somalia
UN: Over 200,000 Somalis flee fighting since May
***
US warns Ethiopia on Somali role
A senior US diplomat urges Ethiopia not to send its troops back into Somalia to tackle Islamist hardliners.
Head of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Dessie arrested
Ethiopia, Kenya Get $326.5 Million for Road Project
***
Sudan rebels 'use Chad's camps'
Sudan's truckers undaunted by bandits
Kidnappers in Sudan seek ransom for 2 aid workers
Amid Arms Race, U.S. Trains Up South Sudan Army
***
Siemens backs €400bn plan to harvest energy from Africa's deserts
Global electrical engineering group Siemens had thrown its weight behind an ambitious project to harvest solar and wind energy from the deserts of North Africa to supply the growing electricity needs of both the region and Europe, managing board member Dr Siegfried Russwurm confirmed on Thursday.
The project, dubbed 'Desertec', could emerge as the biggest development project in Africa's history and involve a total investment of €400-billion. Its proponents believe it could supply 15% to 20% of Europe's electricity requirements by 2050.
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