North Korea tests nuclear weapon 'as powerful as Hiroshima bomb'

N.Korea test slightly bigger than in 2006

Magnitude 4.7 - NORTH KOREA

U.S., U.N. condemn North Korea nuclear test
The United States and allied powers threatened Monday to impose new penalties on North Korea after the defiant regime announced its second nuclear bomb test, but their leverage in derailing the weapons program appeared limited.
Ya think?


North Korea to fire more missiles as UN Security Council condemns nuclear bomb

North Korea Launches More Missiles Following Nuclear Test, Lashes Out at U.S.

Report: North Korea Apparently Restarts Nuclear Plant

N. Korea Warns of Strike Against S. Korea, U.S.


We is in deep, deep, deep dark days of woe, people.


Thousands mourn former SKorea leader
I'm starting to wonder if he knew what was coming.

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China tea farmers attack police station
Price of tea in China? Suddenly relevant.

Chinese traders leave as Kyrgyzstan closes markets

Kyrgyzstan closes border after riots in Uzbekistan

Turkey's Gül goes to Kyrgyzstan


Kazakhstan arrests head of state uranium company


Pakistan battles for Swat capital, 2.38m uprooted

The Taliban Advances: 'If We Now Kill Schoolgirls, You Shouldn't Be Surprised'

Iran says close to gas deal with Pakistan

Riots erupt in Karachi over power outages

Sarkozy may visit Pakistan in autumn: official

Taliban Wages War on Police in Pakistan



India likely to move on U.S. military pact

Gold heist at Mumbai cargo terminal

India Acts to Quell Punjab Riots Over Slain Guru

India rights activist to be freed

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Belarus considers UAE strategic partner in Persian Gulf region

GCC bank decision 'political'

Sarkozy to open new base
Dubbed 'Peace Camp', the base will host up to 500 troops stationed in three sites on the banks of the Strait of Hormuz, just across from Iran: a navy and logistical base, an air base with three fighter planes and a training camp.


Italy to send envoy to Iran

Secret document: Venezuela, Bolivia send uranium to Iran

Have We Already Lost Iran?
That was the plan--
to lose Iran.
Obama's the man!
Yes he can!

Tehran blocks access to Facebook

Reformist Khatami throws weight behind Iran ex-premier

Obama orders Gates to update plan for Iran strike
I'm sure we're going to get right on that.

Iran's Ahmadinejad wants to debate Obama at UN

Iran general says could stop Israel in 'one strike'

Moving closer to Armageddon
Doncha just love these headlines?

Iran within 3 years of nuke: U.S. military chief
Actually, he said one to three years.

Iran says warships sent to Gulf of Aden

Iran arrests 104 devil worshippers: report



Female suicide bomber seized in Iraq

U.S. holds journalist without charges in Iraq

Turkey boosts Euphrates flow after Iraq complaints

Iraq deal to revive gas pipeline

Iraq oil minister under fire over output

Former ICC chairman killed in Iraq
Former Illinois Commerce Commission Chairman Terry Barnich was killed Monday by a roadside bomb while traveling in a U.S. convoy in western Iraq, according to the State
Department.


Syria says MiG deal with Russia still on

Russian FM in Syria for talks on Mideast summit

Syrian FM: Peace talks with Israel 'must bear fruit'


Lebanon and the Hariri murder: all roads lead to Hezbollah

Saudis terms new oil field a 'mega project'

Sovereign Wealth Funds in the Gulf

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Netanyahu evicts settlers on return from Washington
Netanyahu defies Obama on Israeli settlement freeze
Israel scrambles to avoid showdown with Obama

Israel must take risks
By 'take risks' he means 'commit suicide'.

PA minister: Hand Temple Mount over to global Islamic group
The OIC. Yeah, great idea.

Raad Salah: Netanyahu will Try to Rebuild the Jewish Temple
*raised eyebrow* Bibi seems more like a secularish kinda guy, so ask yourself why the issue is coming up now.

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Obama To Provide Weapons To Lebanon, Morocco

Obama to visit Saudi Arabia, meet king, on June 3
Another chance to bow, yay!

Obama Set to Create A Cybersecurity Czar With Broad Mandate
President Obama is expected to announce late this week that he will create a "cyber czar," a senior White House official who will have broad authority to develop strategy to protect the nation's government-run and private computer networks, according to people who have been briefed on the plan.

Obama Administration Tackling Slots, State IDs And Cuba

Sotomayor nominated to high court
Ugh. Another activist judge.

Mullen: Military to comply if gay ban law changes
Not so much an if but a when, I 'spect.

Is Obama Seeking Revolution In Capitalism?
If by "revolution" you mean "overthrow".



Why We Should Listen to Peter Schiff's Bad News

California High Court Rules Against Gay Marriage, Except Those Already Done

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Ecuador says mining, oil must be in state hands

Chavez nationalizes iron, steel companies

Cuba sounds summer energy alarm, plans blackouts

Brazil thwarts neo-Nazi bomb plot

Police foil prison phone delivery



Denmark - 71 demonstrators arrested during climate protest

UK - Nine rioters arrested after 'Luton protest turned violent'



Hotel Hubris: Rich and famous turn out to opening of most expensive hotel in Europe
Turkey, actually. Home of the last caliphate.

Eight die in Turkey hospital fire

Georgia's opposition blocks railway station

33 arrested in connection with Georgian mutiny

OIC condemns Armenian aggression against Azerbaijan
Well, then.

Bomb neutralized at gas pipeline in North Caucasus

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Gazprom to cut gas production amid recession

Putin warns outsiders over Ukraine
Don't mess with Vlad!

Unemployment in Russia Rises, Retail Sales Slide

Desperate Russians won't turn up their nose at expired food
The cheeses are spotted with mold. The sausages are ominously gray. Slime is beginning to overtake the chicken.

Russian Uranium Sale to U.S. Is Planned
That's right. We're buying from Vlad now.

Vladimir Putin tries hand at journalism
And here I thought OTV was creepy.

Senior Muslim cleric assassinated in south Russia
This is why there are no moderates--those that are end up like this guy.

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Somali gunmen kidnap cleric in Kenya camp
Or this guy.

At least 208 killed in recent Mogadishu fighting

Eritrea behind attack on Somalia: AU

Rebels claim Somali suicide bomb

Somali pirates hone their tactics

NATO disarms suspected pirates in Gulf of Aden

Canadian sailors uncover biggest weapons haul

Swedish navy arrests seven pirates in Gulf of Aden
Sweden has a navy?

Kenya awash in Somali pirates' cash



Air strike on Sudan convoy killed 119 - state media
KHARTOUM, May 25 (Reuters) - A total of 119 people were killed when unidentified aircraft attacked a convoy of vehicles travelling close to Sudan's border with Egypt in January, state media reported.

Rebels attack Woyanne targets in northern Ethiopia

Accused Ethiopians again remanded
Ethopia - Opposition politician says government invented alleged coup plot

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UN financial summit may be delayed
After extensive discussion, that dragged into Friday evening, the 192-memer world body reached general agreement to delay the summit until June 24-26.
Hmm. That would be after the Iranian elections.

The race to secure larger continental shelves

G8 energy leaders press for oil price stability

World Bank warns of social unrest
He pointed to Eastern Europe, which faces the "tricky situation" of fast-shrinking economies and protests.
Mr Zoellick suggested governments should start preparing for high levels of unemployment.


The Dawning of the Biometric Age



India’s Monsoon Arrives on Southern Coast Earlier Than Forecast

Flood Kills Three in Eastern Georgia

18 U.S. soldiers have H1N1 in Kuwait - official

Cyclone Aila Kills at Least 97 in India, Bangladesh



Four earthquakes in three days across East Tennessee

Magnitude 4.7 - CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
Moderate quake rolls through Central California

Magnitude 4.8 - GOLFO DE FONSECA, HONDURAS

Magnitude 6.1 - KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
Magnitude 5.3 - KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
Magnitude 5.1 - KERMADEC ISLANDS REGION
6.1-magnitude earthquake hits New Zealand's Kermadec Islands

Magnitude 5.1 - LUZON, PHILIPPINES

Magnitude 4.7 - BARBADOS REGION, WINDWARD ISLANDS

Magnitude 5.0 - SOUTHEAST INDIAN RIDGE

Magnitude 5.1 - CENTRAL EAST PACIFIC RISE

Magnitude 5.1 - SOLOMON ISLANDS

Magnitude 5.4 - MACEDONIA
Magnitude 5.0 - MACEDONIA
A series of earthquakes shook the Balkans

Magnitude 4.6 - NEAR THE COAST OF ECUADOR

Magnitude 5.4 - OFFSHORE ATACAMA, CHILE

Magnitude 5.0 - SOUTHWEST INDIAN RIDGE

Earthquake List for Map Centered at 45°N, 110°W - Yellowstone
Rumbly!
Geologists witness rare Yellowstone hydrothermal explosion
Is an Eruption Brewing at Yellowstone National Park?

Magnitude 5.0 - NEW BRITAIN REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Magnitude 5.1 - NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL PERU

Officials Say Grumpy Volcanos Waking Up
Grumpy. Bwah! I love it.

Magnitude 4.2 - OFF THE COAST OF OREGON