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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the Internet
April 7th, 2013

‘God Is Great, Hang the Atheist Bloggers!’: Hundreds of Thousands Rally in Bangladesh for Anti-Blasphemy Laws
Hundreds of thousands of hardline Islamists rallied in Bangladesh’s capital on Saturday to demand authorities enact anti-blasphemy laws punishing bloggers and those believed to have insulted Islam. “God is great – hang the atheist bloggers!” some chanted, according to the Agence France-Presse and Al Jazeera.

Iran nuclear talks end without agreement
Negotiations designed to break the deadlock over Iran's nuclear ambitions ended without agreement on Saturday, with the two sides conceding they remain "far apart" and failing to fix another meeting. The talks between Iran and six world powers in Kazakhstan began amid guarded optimism that a limited agreement might be possible.

China to open disputed Paracel islands to tourism
China is to begin running tourism cruises to a chain of disputed islands in the South China Sea by next month, state media reports. The Xinhua news agency said tourists would live on board ships, as the largest island has only one hotel and no fresh water. The islands, known in China as Xisha but the Paracels elsewhere, are claimed by China, Vietnam and Taiwan.

Venezuelan candidate Maduro puts curse on rival voters
The acting president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro, has put a curse on citizens who do not vote for him in next week's election. He likened his main rival candidate, Henrique Capriles, to Spanish conquerors fighting indigenous people in the 16th Century. A centuries-old curse, he said, would fall on those who did not vote for him.

North Korea tension prompts US missile test delay
The US has delayed an intercontinental ballistic missile test scheduled for next week, defence officials say. The Minuteman 3 test was put off over concerns it could be misinterpreted by North Korea, amid fears of a conflict. It could be postponed until May, in what correspondents say will be portrayed by Pyongyang as a victory.

Study: Global anti-Semitism rises by 30 percent
Global violence and vandalism against Jews has increased by 30 percent, according to an annual survey released by The Kantor Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry, on Sunday. In contrast to a relative decline in numbers of anti-Semitic acts...the report noted that a “correlation was observed between the political strengthening of extreme right parties and the high level of anti-Semitic... incidents of violence and vandalism.”

Hackers target Israeli websites
A weekend cyberattack campaign targeting Israeli government websites failed to cause serious disruption, officials said Sunday. The attacks followed warnings in the name of the group Anonymous that it was launching a massive hacking assault to protest Israeli policy toward the Palestinians. Yitzhak Ben Yisrael, of the government's National Cyber Bureau, said hackers had mostly failed to shut down key sites.

Egypt call for calm after deadly Christian-Muslim clashes
Egypt's presidency appealed for calm on Saturday after religious insults sparked a gun battle in a poor town north of Cairo in which four Christians and a Muslim died. Fighting flared on Friday night in Al-Khusus, in Qalyubia governorate, after a Muslim in his 50s objected to children drawing a swastika on a religious institute, a security source told AFP.

John Kerry in Turkey for talks on Israel and Syria
US Secretary of State John Kerry has arrived in Turkey, where he will hold talks expected to address relations with Israel and the conflict in Syria. After helping broker a reconciliation between Turkey and Israel, Mr Kerry will urge them to "fully normalise" relations, US officials said.

Defense Department classifies Catholics, evangelicals as extremists
The Defense Department came under fire Thursday for a U.S. Army Reserve presentation that classified Catholics and Evangelical Protestants as "extremist" religious groups alongside al Qaeda and the Ku Klux Klan. The presentation detailed a number of extremist threats within the U.S. military, including white supremacist groups, street gangs, and religious sects.

Saddleback Church Says Rick Warren’s Son Has Committed Suicide
Pastor Rick and Kay Warren’s youngest son, Matthew, has committed suicide, Saddleback Valley Community Church announced Saturday. The evangelical megachurch announced the death of the 27-year-old in a statement. He died Friday night.

Protecting Yourself From Japanese Insanity
I'd hate to say it but this time really is different. Never before has there been coordinated global money printing of the scale of today. Ever. Japan intends to double its money in circulation in just two years. This is incredible stuff. But it only mimics the U.S. Federal Reserve which has tripled the amount of dollars in circulation since 2008.

China says North Korea embassy operating normally
China's Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that its embassy in North Korea was operating as normal, and asked Pyongyang to ensure the safety of its diplomats, citizens and investments there.

‘If Anyone Wants to Call Me a Bible-Thumper, Go Ahead’: Blaze Readers Respond to O’Reilly
Bill O'Reilly's charged gay marriage debate with conservative radio host Laura Ingraham drew a strong reaction from TheBlaze audience, particularly over O'Reilly's contention that same-sex marriage opponents often "thump the Bible" to make their point.

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