Japan issues tsunami advisory after strong quake near Fukushima
A strong 6.8 magnitude quake was detected 103 miles east of Iwaki city on the Japanese island of Honshu early on Saturday morning. The Japan Meteorological Agency said a local tsunami of up to 3.3 feet could impact the Pacific coastline in Fukushima, Iwate and Miyagi prefectures after the quake.
Homeland Security, Feds Swarm Small Town in Bizarre Unannounced Show of Force
Residents of Livingston, IL., population 850, were shocked to see agents from Homeland Security, the US Customs and Border Patrol and local police agencies swarm a field belonging to a grade school yesterday, with one local telling news channel KTVI, “When all the armored trucks started showing up and everything it made me kind of nervous."
Assisted dying: Ex-Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey backs bill
Former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Carey says he will support legislation that would make it legal for terminally ill people in England and Wales to receive help to end their lives. Lord Carey writes in the Daily Mail that he has dropped his opposition to the Assisted Dying Bill "in the face of the reality of needless suffering". But the current Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has called the bill "mistaken and dangerous".
Liberman says Israel must 'go all the way and eradicate Hamas regime in Gaza'
Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman called on the government to “go all the way” and “eradicate the Hamas regime in Gaza.” In an interview with Channel 2 on Friday, Liberman laid out a more ambitious goal for Israel than that mentioned hours earlier by his boss, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, who spoke of continuing the operation until “quiet was restored.”
1st the blood moon, now the Supermoon
It’s the first of three so-called Supermoons this summer. And the discoverer of the blood moons phenomenon, Pastor Mark Biltz, author of “Blood Moons” and the inspiration for a documentary movie of the same name, sees a connection to the “signs in the sun, moon and stars” promised in the Bible.
NSA Whistleblower Speaks: "The Ultimate Goal is Total Population Control"
At least 80% of fibre-optic cables globally go via the U.S. This is no accident and allows the US to view all communication coming in. At least 80% of all audio calls, not just metadata, are recorded and stored in the US. The NSA lies about what it stores.
Expansion of ‘secret’ facility in Iraq suggests closer U.S.-Kurd ties
A supposedly secret but locally well-known CIA station on the outskirts of Irbil’s airport is undergoing rapid expansion as the United States considers whether to engage in a war against Islamist militants who’ve seized control of half of Iraq in the past month.
Negative views of Russia and Putin on the rise globally
Russia's global image is increasingly negative, according to a survey from the Pew Research Center. This is despite Russians believing that President Vladimir Putin's actions in Ukraine would improve the country's reputation abroad.
Germany defends CIA chief’s expulsion as ‘necessary’
Berlin has ordered its intelligence services to conduct a full sweep for double agents but denied reports they should reduce co-operation with US agencies to a minimum. Foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier described the de facto expulsion of the CIA’s intelligence chief at the US embassy, announced on Thursday, as a “necessary step and a measured reaction to the breach of trust” following the alleged discovery of two double-agents.
U.S. anthrax probe reveals new bird flu mishap, widespread safety lapses
Federal health officials on Friday disclosed a new safety breach at a high-security U.S. government laboratory involving dangerous avian flu, a lapse that came to light as they investigated the potential exposure of researchers to live anthrax bacteria.
Lebanese rockets hit Israel as Palestinian deaths in conflict exceed 100
A strike from Lebanon hit the northern part of Israel Friday, leading Israeli officials to suspect Lebanese fighters may be joining the four-day conflict. The Lebanese military said three rockets were fired toward Israel around 6 a.m. and the Israelis retaliated by firing about 25 artillery shells on the area. Israeli military spokesman Lt. Col. Peter Lerner confirmed that the Israeli military had responded to the new attack with force.
Philippines arrests Australian over ties to militant group ISIS
The Philippines on Friday arrested an Australian national with suspected links to foreign Islamist militants after he urged Philippine Muslims on social media sites to support conflicts in Iraq and Syria, recruiting them to go to the Middle East.
Ukraine says rebels will pay as missiles kill 23 soldiers
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko vowed to "find and destroy" pro-Russian rebels who killed 23 servicemen and wounded nearly 100 in a missile attack on Friday.
Pentagon Successfully Tests First Small-Caliber, Self-Guided Bullets
The Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has announced the first successful live-fire tests of the military’s first smart, self-guided bullets.
Iraq forces executed 250 Sunni prisoners: watchdog
Iraq's security forces and allied Shiite militias executed at least 255 Sunni prisoners as they fled a lightning jihadist-led advance last month, Human Rights Watch said on Friday.