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“Let the Headlines Speak”
by From the internet
September 7th, 2014

Abbas Threatens to End Hamas Unity Deal
Abbas spoke to Arab journalists in Cairo on Saturday night, warning that the unity deal he sealed with the Hamas terrorist organization in April - torpedoing peace talks with Israel - is on the brink of collapse. "I don't trust Hamas much because they change their words all the time. There must be a unified Palestinian Authority," remarked Abbas.

Rural hospitals pressured to close as healthcare system changes
In January, Linden Texas native Richard Bowden suffered a mild stroke. Within minutes, medics had taken the 68-year-old to the local hospital emergency room, less than a block from his house. “They checked me out real good,” said the former city councilor, whose East Texas community of nearly 2,000 has relied on the Linden hospital since the 1960s.

Saudi builds northern border fence against infiltrators
Saudi Arabia has inaugurated a multilayered fence along its northern borders, as part of efforts to secure the kingdom's vast desert frontiers against infiltrators and smugglers, state media said. King Abdullah announced late Friday the launch of the first stage of a border security programme, covering 900 kilometres (560 miles) of the northern frontier, SPA state news agency reported.

US strikes Islamic State militants at Iraq's Haditha dam
The US has carried out a series of air strikes on Islamic State militants close to the vital Haditha dam in western Iraq, US officials say. The US strikes, the first in the area, were to protect the Iraqi forces and Sunni tribesmen in control of the dam. The US has carried out scores of air strikes to support Iraqi and Kurdish forces as they try to halt the advance of the militants in the north and west.

Sierra Leone's Ebola lockdown will not help, says MSF
A three-day lockdown announced by Sierra Leone to combat Ebola will not help contain the virus, medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) says. The charity said a lockdown would force people underground, destroy trust between doctors and the public and ultimately help spread the disease. Sierra Leone officials say the measure, due to begin on 19 September, will let health workers isolate new cases.

Obama delays immigration reform plan
In June, he promised to use executive orders that were expected to change visa rules, boost border security and give a path to citizenship for some 11 million US-based illegal immigrants. But the White House says the plans have been shelved until after mid-term elections in November. Each year tens of thousands try to get into the US from Mexico.

Former Mossad chief: There are signs of support for Islamic State in Israel
Israel should be concerned with the possibility that its own citizens will potentially volunteer to join the Islamic State terrorist group, former Mossad chief Efraim Halevy warned on Sunday. Speaking during an interview with Army Radio, Halevy said that Israeli-Arabs volunteering for the group pose a greater threat than the possibility of the organization threatening Israel's borders.

Henry Kissinger: Iran 'A Bigger Problem Than ISIS'
Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said that Iran "is a bigger problem than ISIS." In an interview with NPR that was released on Saturday, Kissinger explained that because Iran has a stronger footing in the Middle East, it has a greater opportunity to create an empire.

Boko Haram offensive looks to form copycat caliphate in Nigeria
Fears are growing in Nigeria about a spreading Islamic insurgency which has seen fleeing residents reporting extremists actively recruiting. The Nigerian defence ministry confirmed “challenges in the counter-terrorism efforts” but promised to defeat “rampaging terrorists”.

Syrian airstrikes target Islamic State stronghold
Syria launched a series of airstrikes targeting a stronghold of the Islamic State extremist group on Saturday, killing at least 29 people, most of whom died when one of the missiles slammed into a crowded bakery, activists said.

Iraq crisis: Kurds retake strategic mountain from IS
Kurdish forces in northern Iraq have recaptured a strategically important mountain from Islamic State (IS) militants, helped by US air strikes. Mount Zartak overlooks a plain that stretches to Mosul, the city seized by IS in June. The mountain fell to the Islamists last month when they staged a lightning attack on Iraqi Kurdistan.

Ukraine crisis: Shelling near Mariupol threatens tense truce
Explosions have been heard near the south-eastern Ukrainian city of Mariupol, a day after the government and rebels agreed a ceasefire. A BBC correspondent in the city says intense blasts from the eastern edges have rippled across the city.

Somalia's al Shabaab name new leader after U.S. strike, warn of revenge
The Somali Islamist militant group al Shabaab confirmed on Saturday that its leader Ahmed Godane had been killed in a U.S. air strike this week and named a new leader, promising "great distress" to its enemies.

North Korea to put US citizen on trial Sept 14
North Korea will put a detained US citizen on trial on September 14, state media said on Sunday, less than a week after Matthew Miller made a highly unusual televised plea for help from Washington.

Putin is under Satan's influence: leader of Kiev Orthodox Church
President Vladimir Putin has fallen under the spell of Satan and faces eternal damnation unless he repents, a top Ukrainian clergyman said on Saturday in an unusually blunt statement that squarely blamed the Russian leader for the war in Ukraine.

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