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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the internet
August 10th, 2014

Bangkok Post Strong magnitude 6.0 quake hits off northern Japan
A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said, but Japanese authorities did not issue a tsunami warning and there were no immediate reports of damage.

Fighters abandoning al-Qaeda affiliates to join Islamic State, U.S. officials say
U.S. spy agencies have begun to see groups of fighters abandoning al-Qaeda affiliates in Yemen and Africa to join the rival Islamist organization that has seized territory in Iraq and Syria... The movements are seen...as a worrisome indication of the expanding appeal of a group known as the Islamic State that has overwhelmed military forces in the region and may now see itself in direct conflict with the United States.

De-Dollarization Accelerates - China/Russia Complete Currency Swap Agreement
The last 3 months have seen Russia's "de-dollarization" plans accelerate. First Gazprom clients shift to Euros and Renminbi, then the UK signs currency swap agreements with China, then NATO ally Turkey cuts ties and mulls de-dollarization, Switzerland jumps in the currency swap agreements, and BRICS create their own non-US-based funding vehicle, and then finally this week, Russia's oligarchs have shifted cash holdings to Hong Kong.

Russia Forces US Submarine Out of Boundary Waters
Russia's Northern Fleet's anti-submarine forces have detected and forced out a US submarine from Russian boundary waters, a high-ranking source in Russia's Navy told RIA Novosti Saturday. "On August 7, 2014, the patrol forces of the Northern Fleet detected a foreign submarine, supposedly a US Navy Virginia-class one, in the Barents Sea.

Gaza conflict: Fresh fears for ceasefire talks in Cairo
Talks in Cairo aimed at securing a fresh ceasefire in Gaza are under renewed strain, with both sides in the conflict issuing warnings. Palestinian negotiators said they would leave on Sunday if Israel did not attend without preconditions. Israel says it will not negotiate "under fire", warning its military campaign "will take time".

Ebola virus: Liberia health system 'falling apart'
The charity Medecins sans Frontieres (MSF) has told the BBC that Liberia's medical services have been completely overwhelmed by the Ebola outbreak. The MSF co-ordinator in Liberia said official figures were "under-representing the reality", and that the health system was "falling apart". Nearly 1,000 people have died and 1,800 have become infected in West Africa.

Ex-hurricane Bertha brings high winds and rain across UK
Heavy rain and winds are hitting England and Wales as remnants of what was Hurricane Bertha cross the country. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning for rain for most of the UK, and is urging people to be aware of flooding, strong winds and large waves. The storms starting in the south and west are expected to head north-east and hit Scotland later on Sunday.

Netanyahu: Gaza operation continues, Israel will not negotiate under fire
Operation Protective Edge will continue until quiet is returned, and Israel will not negotiate under fire, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said at the opening of the weekly cabinet meeting Sunday in Tel Aviv. “I said at the beginning of the campaign that it will take time, and patience is needed,” Netanyahu said...

Jordan's Abdullah: Israel must be held accountable for what is happening in Gaza
Jordanian King Abdullah harshly criticized Israel's Operation Protective Edge on Sunday, saying that the Jewish state bears the primary responsibility for hostilities and that the whole world must act now to end the "occupation." ...Abdullah said the Arab countries and the international community must hold Israel accountable for what it was doing in Gaza.

Typhoon Halong triggers evacuation orders in Japan
More than one million people have been told to evacuate their homes as a powerful typhoon hit south-west Japan. Typhoon Halong made landfall near Aki, Kochi prefecture, at around 06:00 (21:00 GMT Saturday), the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

Venezuela to close Colombia border each night
Venezuela says it will close its border with Colombia at night from Monday, to try to stop large-scale smuggling of petrol and food. The government says that tonnes of goods - produced in Venezuela and heavily subsidised - are sold in Colombia at much higher prices.

Egypt court bans Muslim Brotherhood's political wing
A court in Egypt has dissolved the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), the Muslim Brotherhood's political wing. The ruling will effectively prevent the banned Islamist movement from formally participating in parliamentary elections expected later this year. The government declared the Brotherhood a terrorist group in December.

Hamas plays dangerous poker game in Cairo
Limited skirmishes or a new round of killing? Friday's resumption of hostilities may see Hamas overplay its hand in a dangerous poker game that could plunge Gaza back into chaos, analysts said.

US launches 4 airstrikes against Iraqi militants
The U.S. military says American jet fighters and drones have conducted four more airstrikes on Islamic militants in Iraq, taking out armored carriers and a truck that were firing on civilians.

Kurdish pleas for weapons may finally be heard
For years, Kurdish officials have beseeched the Obama administration to let them buy U.S. weapons. For just as long, the administration has rebuffed America's closest allies in Iraq.

McCain says U.S. airstrikes in Iraq can't stop Islamic State
Republican U.S. Senator John McCain said on Saturday that President Barack Obama's limited military action against Islamic State militants in northern Iraq showed a "fundamental misunderstanding of the threat," and called for strikes against the group's positions in Syria, The New York Times reported.

Women stoned to death in Syria for adultery
A cleric read the verdict before the truck came and dumped a large pile of stones near the municipal garden. Jihadi fighters then brought in the woman, clad head to toe in black, and put her in a small hole in the ground. When residents gathered, the fighters told them to carry out the sentence: Stoning to death for the alleged adulteress.

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