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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the internet
August 4th, 2014

Illegals Hail from Countries with Ebola Outbreaks, Terror Ties
Illegal immigrants from more than 75 countries are attempting to enter the United States, including some from countries with outbreaks of the Ebola virus and others from terrorist hotbeds.

Over 11,000 jump on European 'class action' privacy suit against Facebook
A lawsuit filed in Austria against Facebook over the company’s privacy policies has gathered over 11,500 participants since Friday, raising the claim against the company to €5.75 million (US$7.7 million), complainant Europe-v-Facebook said Monday. “It is much more than we expected,” said privacy campaigner and Europe-v-Facebook front man Max Schrems. The group is trying to get €500 in damages on behalf of every backer.

Ebola scare: S. Korea cancels Nigerian students’ visit
A university in South Korea has “politely withdrawn” invitations for three Nigerian students to attend a conference. Also canceled were trips by medical volunteers to West Africa, stricken by the Ebola virus, which has claimed over 700 lives since March.

Russia staging military exercises near Ukraine: Interfax
Russia announced new military exercises involving bombers and fighter jets on Monday in a show of strength near the border with Ukraine.

Kurds plan counter-offensive against Islamic State: Kurdish officials
One of the officials told Reuters the Kurds had been overstretched in a vast region but were now calling in a large number of fighters to hit back. "It is a very dangerous situation for the region. Something needs to be done soon."

Hacker says to show passenger jets at risk of cyber attack
Cyber security researcher Ruben Santamarta says he has figured out how to hack the satellite communications equipment on passenger jets through their WiFi and inflight entertainment systems - a claim that, if confirmed, could prompt a review of aircraft security.

Gaza cease-fire window opens hours after Israeli strike kills militant leader
The group said that its commander in the northern part of the strip, Daniel Mansour, died when the Israeli strike hit his home just before dawn Monday. The Islamic Jihad group is an ally of Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip.

Thousands stranded, at least 1 killed by Southern California mudslides
Authorities made reverse 911 calls to urge residents to stay put while crews clear the roads with bulldozers. The muck was so thick it submerged a van in Forest Falls, while on Mount Baldy water swept a hot tub into the road.

Diseases carried by illegals 'coming to your town'
An agent stationed at the McAllen, Texas, Border Patrol station told a radio host Sunday that diseases carried by illegal aliens crossing the Rio Grande are “slipping through the cracks” and will soon begin affecting the entire nation, possibly even “coming to your town.”

AMAZING NEW PHOTO OF THE ROSETTA COMET
This weekend the ESA released a new image of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko as seen from the Rosetta probe only 1000 km away. It shows the rough surface of the comet's double nucleus in amazing detail.

China joins plans to build 'Panama Canal on land'
China has recently agreed to join in the construction of a railway linking the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans, running through the world's most important shipping routes, including Pakistan, Myanmar, the Silk Road economic belt and Greece's Piraeus Port, the Guangzhou-based Southern Weekend reports.

US enhances nuclear strike capability at Guam: Sankei Shimbun
The United States is enhancing its nuclear strike capability at Guam for a potential confrontation against China in the Far East, the Tokyo-based Sankei Shimbun reported on July 30.

Ebola terror at Gatwick as passenger collapses and dies getting off Sierra Leone flight
The woman, said to be 72, became ill on the gangway after she left a Gambia Bird jet with 128 passengers on board. She died in hospital on Saturday.

Obama throws tantrum over GOP border bill
As has become standard for Obama, whenever he doesn’t get what he wants he reverts to natural state of a spoiled and petulant nine year-old.

Turkey's Erdogan lashes out at Israel at election rally
Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan accused Israel on Sunday of deliberately killing Palestinian mothers and warned it would "drown in the blood it sheds"... Addressing hundreds of thousands of supporters at his biggest rally...Erdogan again likened Israel's actions to those of Hitler, comments that have already led Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to accuse him of anti-Semitism...

UN warns of 'tragedy' as militants take over Iraq towns
The UN has warned that up to 200,000 people have been forced to flee their homes after militants took over more towns in northern Iraq. Islamic State (formerly known as Isis) militants are reported to have taken over the town of Sinjar near Syria. It follows the IS takeover of the town of Zumar and two nearby oilfields from Kurdish Peshmerga forces on Saturday.

Gaza conflict: Israeli partial ceasefire under way
A seven-hour "humanitarian window" announced by Israel has come into effect in parts of Gaza. A senior Israeli military official said the ceasefire would not apply to the town of Rafah and that Israeli troops would respond if they were attacked. Palestinian officials have already accused Israel of breaking the truce with a strike on a house in Gaza City.

Nato to strengthen military exercises after Russia 'aggression'
Nato chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen has said the transatlantic military alliance will draw up new defence plans following Russia's "aggression" in Ukraine. In an interview with French regional newspaper Midi Libre, published Sunday (4 August), he said that “Russia's aggression was a warning and created a new security situation in Europe”.

5 police officers injured during riot on Temple Mount
At least five police officers were lightly injured Monday morning on the Temple Mount when hundreds of masked Muslims rioted and erected roadblocks in an attempt to block reinforcements from dispersing the mob. According to police, at approximately 7:30 a.m. officers charged with opening Mughrabi Gate for Jewish and Christian visitors were pelted with rocks and fire crackers.

Liberman calls for UN mandate in Gaza
If Israel destroys Hamas, a UN mandate can control Gaza, Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman said Monday at the opening of a Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting, emphasizing that Operation Protective Edge is not yet over. There are three options for Gaza, Liberman said: Destroying Hamas, a diplomatic arrangement, or "limbo, something undefined where they shoot and we respond."

Ukrainian forces advance to edge of rebel stronghold Donetsk
Ukrainian government forces advanced to the edges of the rebel-held city of Donetsk on Sunday as civilians fled the conflict close to the MH17 crash site. There was fierce fighting between Ukrainian army units supported by irregular forces and the pro-Russian rebels, whose two self-proclaimed "people's republics" in eastern Ukraine are shrinking before the onslaught.

Second American with Ebola to return Tuesday
A second American stricken with the Ebola virus is expected to return to the USA Tuesday, three days after a doctor being treated for the disease arrived at an Atlanta hospital for intensive care. Nancy Writebol, a medical missionary aiding in the treatment of Ebola victims in Liberia, is scheduled to leave that African nation around 1 a.m. Tuesday on a specially equipped medical evacuation plane, Liberian Information Minister Lewis Brown said, according to the Associated Press.

Quake death toll rises in southern China
A strong earthquake struck a remote, mountainous part of China's southwest Sunday, killing at least 381 people, injuring more than 1,800 and toppling more than 12,000 homes, state-run media reported.

German magazine reports Israel spied on Kerry last year
German magazine Der Spiegel reported on Sunday that Israel and at least one other intelligence agency were listening in on U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's unsecured phone calls last year when he was holding nearly daily negotiations for peace with various leaders in the Middle East.

Iraqi Militants Capture Two Oil Fields in North, Kurdish Towns
Militants from Islamic State, a breakaway al-Qaeda group, took control of two oil fields and some predominantly Kurdish towns in northern Iraq following clashes, according to the Northern Oil Co.

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