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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the Internet
July 6th, 2013

While Egypt Burns
“What happened in Egypt was not a military coup. It was the army listening to the voice of millions and millions of Egyptians on the street. Many people seem to confuse one election with a democracy.

Egypt clashes after army fire kills Morsi supporters
More than 30 people were killed and more than 1,000 injured in Friday's violence following the ousting of Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi, it has emerged. At least 12 died in Alexandria, and eight in two separate clashes in Cairo, the Health Ministry said. The army removed Mr Morsi from power on Wednesday after millions of people protested over his leadership.

North and South Korean talks on Kaesong economic zone
Officials from North and South Korea are holding talks on reopening the Kaesong industrial complex. The two sides sat down together on Saturday at the truce village of Panmunjom in the demilitarised zone. Work at the factory park was halted in April amid high regional tensions.

Iraq violence: Baghdad mosque suicide bomb kills 15
At least 15 people have died in a suicide bomb attack targeting a Shia mosque in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, officials say. More than 30 people were wounded in the attack, which happened during night prayers, AP news agency reported.

Italian 'top mafia boss' caught in Colombia
Colombian police say they have caught the alleged boss of Italy's Calabrian mafia, who they described as Europe's most wanted drugs trafficker. Roberto Pannunzi was detained in a shopping centre in the capital, Bogota, authorities said. He had been on the run since 2010, when he fled from a clinic in Rome, where he was receiving treatment as a prisoner.

EU threatens to suspend data-sharing with U.S. over spy reports
The European Union is threatening to suspend two agreements granting the United States access to European financial and travel data unless Washington shows it is respecting EU rules on data privacy, EU officials said on Friday.

Europe’s Time to Fend Off Crisis May Be Waning
Portugal’s political sphere has hit a brick wall in governing recently, when prominent member of the minority coalition party Paulo Portas resigned, leaving Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho’s government in a tough position. A growing weariness of austerity has infiltrated Portugal’s political arena, as recession, and a need to comply with bailout lender demands have worn heavily on the country.

Snowden gets Venezuela, Nicaragua asylum offers
The quest by NSA leaker Edward Snowden for a safe haven has taken a turn toward Latin America, with offers for asylum coming from the leftist presidents of Nicaragua and Venezuela.

Switzerland Will Join Race to Be Trading Hub for China’s Yuan
Switzerland plans to bid to become an offshore yuan trading center in Europe, competing with Frankfurt and London to corner trade in the Chinese currency. “It is in Swiss interest to have a renminbi hub in the center of Europe,” Economy Minister Johann Schneider-Ammann said in Beijing today after signing a free trade agreement with Chinese Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng. While no official talks have taken place, Schneider-Ammann said he hopes the idea will become “more serious” in the coming weeks or months.

Looking for His glorious appearing! Titus 2:13