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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the Internet   
April 12th, 2013

The Euro Zone Crisis Is Back - on Multiple Front
Europe's finance ministers meeting in Dublin on Friday are facing a renewed crisis on multiple fronts,with a backlash against austerity acting as a gloomy backdrop for negotiations over bailout extensions for Portugal and Ireland, while tackling Cyprus's botched bailout and growing worries about Slovenia.

Austrian FM: We may pull Golan peacekeepers
Austria may pull its soldiers from the UNDOF peacekeeping force on the Golan Heights if the European Union fails to renew its arms embargo against Syria, Austrian Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger told The Jerusalem Post on Thursday.

Turkey Converts Church of Hagia Sophia from Museum to Mosque
The Church of Hagia Sophia on Turkey's Black Sea coastline may not be as prominent as its famous namesake in Istanbul. But a recent court ruling to re-convert the smaller church-turned-museum into a mosque could make it a "stalking horse" for Istanbul's mega-tourist attraction, as well as other Turkish historical sites.

Being White in Philly
At the same time, white Philadelphians think a great deal about race. Begin to talk to people, and it’s clear it’s a dominant motif in and around our city. Everyone seems to have a story, often an uncomfortable story, about how white and black people relate.

Busting out all over: Black mob violence
Welcome to the new normal: Large-scale black mob violence is busting out in Philadelphia, Chicago, Utica, Jacksonville, St. Louis, Wilmington (Delaware), Greenville (South Carolina), Grand Rapids, Peoria, Springfield (Ohio), Newark, Boston and Brooklyn.

A New Muslim Vision: Rebuilding Solomon's Temple Together
Freedom of worship is an essential issue. The Temple Mount where the first and second temple stood, is the holiest place to the people of Israel. However it is no less holy to both Muslims and Christians. Since this is a location that God has announced to be a "house of prayer for all nation", it should be a place of festivity for all believers. As all who call on the God of Abraham are brothers, Jews and Christians should be able to offer prayers there in dignity and peace along with Muslims.

'Spooky Action at a Distance' Aboard the International Space Station
In a new study published today, 9 April, in the Institute of Physics and German Physical Society's New Journal of Physics, researchers have proposed using the International Space Station (ISS) to test the limits of this "spooky action" and potentially help to develop the first global quantum communication network. Their plans include a so-called Bell experiment which tests the theoretical contradiction between the predictions of quantum mechanics and classical physics...

Crashing passenger jet with Android phone?
a German hacker demonstrated how to remotely hijack and bring down an airplane using an app for the Android phone. The presentation called ‘Aircraft Hacking: Practical Aero Series' by Hugo Teso has become the highlight of the Hack In The Box security conference in Amsterdam on April 10-11, terrifying most of those, who attended it.

‘Consumed in nuclear flames’: N. Korea threatens strike on Tokyo
Pyongyang warned that Tokyo would be its primary target if war broke out on the Korean Peninsula, if Japan maintains its “hostile posture.” It also threatened a nuclear strike against the island nation if it intercepts any North Korean test missiles.

Climate change did not cause 2012 US drought, says government report
The historic drought that blazed across America's corn belt last year was not caused by climate change, a federal government study found. The summer of 2012 was the driest since record-keeping began more than a century ago, as well as one of the hottest, producing drought conditions across two-thirds of the continental United States.

Turkey says terrorists planned to bomb US Embassy, synagogue
Al-Qaeda-linked operatives planned to bomb the US Embassy in Ankara, a synagogue in Istanbul and other sites, Turkish police said on Thursday.

Settlements not main issue
Abbas trying to divert attention from real Palestinian problems; Obama takes the bait.

INCREASING CHANCE OF FLARES
NOAA forecasters have raised the odds of an X-class solar flare today to 15%. The move was prompted by yesterday's almost-X flare (M6) The magnetic field of sunspot AR1719 erupted on April 11th at 0716 UT, producing an M6-class solar flare.

Obama Pick for NATO Commander Calls for Russia ‘Partnership’
Obama’s nominee to become supreme allied commander of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) said Thursday that the United States should not pursue an antagonistic relationship with Moscow but rather one of partnership and reciprocity.

Biggest solar flare of the year knocks out radio transmissions
NASA on alert for more after-effects of geomagnetic storm to satellites and spacecraft.

William Hague: Syria on track to be 'catastrophe of the 21st century'
At the foreign ministers G8 summit, William Hague warns that Syria is "on track to be the biggest humanitarian catastrophe of the 21st century".

North Korea 'inputs target coordinates into warheads'
North Korea was keeping the world on edge over an expected missile launch with a new round of bellicose rhetoric apparently warning that untis were on standby for launch.

Magnitude-5.2 earthquake shakes southwest Mexico; no immediate reports of damage
Buildings swayed in Mexico City at 10:45 p.m. local time, but offices were largely empty for the night. Authorities in Mexico City reported no damages or deaths.

Kerry lands amid 'reckless' rhetoric
John Kerry said Friday that the United States is prepared to enter into talks with North Korea, but only if it is serious about negotiating the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula

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