Austerity-struck Paris has been hit by a wave of street muggings and grave robberies with thieves prepared to exhume bodies to steal gold and jewellery.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/9732943/Paris-hit-by-wave-of-street-muggings-and-grave-robberies.html
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Iran condemns US nuclear test
Iran condemned arch foe the United States on Saturday for conducting a limited nuclear test, saying it showed Washington's "inattention to full disarmament," the state television website reported.
The US Energy Department said it conducted a "subcritical" test at an underground site in Nevada on Wednesday to study the behaviour of nuclear materials without triggering an atomic explosion. It was its first since February last year.
http://www.france24.com/en/20121208-iran-condemns-us-nuclear-test
Matt's summary:
Just so I get it correct:
IRAN: Experienced the suffering and destruction of WMDs.
USA: Never experienced.
ISRAEL: Never experienced.
IRAN: Never used WMDs on another country.
USA: Used, and continues to use, WMDs in every war since WW2, from atomic bombs, to Agent Orange, to depleted uranium.
ISRAEL: Routinely uses weapons banned by international treaty on civilians, such as cluster weaponry, flechette rounds and white phosphorous.
IRAN: Does not possess nuclear weapons.
USA: Possesses thousands of nuclear weapons, of which it has used 2.
ISRAEL: Possesses hundreds of nuclear weapons which it has threatened to use.
IRAN: All evidence currently points towards civilian nuclear usage.
USA: Conducted, and continues to conduct nuclear tests at whim.
ISRAEL: Likely tested at least one nuclear weapon in cooperation with South Africa.
IRAN: Has not started a war in two centuries, and even then has only fought in defense, with its last war involving the repulsion of an Iraqi (US-armed, including WMDs) invasion, although it arms rebel groups across the Middle East including Hamas, Hezbollah and Syria.
USA: Preemptively attacks other nations at whim, conducts internal interference, and conducts "policing actions", including in Korea, Vietnam, Grenada, Panama, Nicaragua, Honduras, Mexico, Cuba, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Mali, Egypt, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the list goes on... (All documented.)
ISRAEL: Preemptively attacks other nations at whim in "pursuit of peace", or conducts special operations in gross violation of international laws, including in Palestine, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Argentina, US, Canada, and who honestly knows who else? (All documented.)
Remember, however, that Iran is our enemy. Iran must be stopped, since they are the aggressor who threatens WMD misuse and international stability.
The US Energy Department said it conducted a "subcritical" test at an underground site in Nevada on Wednesday to study the behaviour of nuclear materials without triggering an atomic explosion. It was its first since February last year.
http://www.france24.com/en/20121208-iran-condemns-us-nuclear-test
Matt's summary:
Just so I get it correct:
IRAN: Experienced the suffering and destruction of WMDs.
USA: Never experienced.
ISRAEL: Never experienced.
IRAN: Never used WMDs on another country.
USA: Used, and continues to use, WMDs in every war since WW2, from atomic bombs, to Agent Orange, to depleted uranium.
ISRAEL: Routinely uses weapons banned by international treaty on civilians, such as cluster weaponry, flechette rounds and white phosphorous.
IRAN: Does not possess nuclear weapons.
USA: Possesses thousands of nuclear weapons, of which it has used 2.
ISRAEL: Possesses hundreds of nuclear weapons which it has threatened to use.
IRAN: All evidence currently points towards civilian nuclear usage.
USA: Conducted, and continues to conduct nuclear tests at whim.
ISRAEL: Likely tested at least one nuclear weapon in cooperation with South Africa.
IRAN: Has not started a war in two centuries, and even then has only fought in defense, with its last war involving the repulsion of an Iraqi (US-armed, including WMDs) invasion, although it arms rebel groups across the Middle East including Hamas, Hezbollah and Syria.
USA: Preemptively attacks other nations at whim, conducts internal interference, and conducts "policing actions", including in Korea, Vietnam, Grenada, Panama, Nicaragua, Honduras, Mexico, Cuba, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Mali, Egypt, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the list goes on... (All documented.)
ISRAEL: Preemptively attacks other nations at whim in "pursuit of peace", or conducts special operations in gross violation of international laws, including in Palestine, Iraq, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Egypt, Argentina, US, Canada, and who honestly knows who else? (All documented.)
Remember, however, that Iran is our enemy. Iran must be stopped, since they are the aggressor who threatens WMD misuse and international stability.
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4.8 Magnitude Earthquake FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA - 9th December 2012
4.8
Date-Time
Sunday, December 09, 2012 at 19:09:32 UTC
Sunday, December 09, 2012 at 09:09:32 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
52.448°N, 170.071°W
Depth
48.3 km (30.0 miles)
Region
FOX ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, ALASKA
Distances
47 km (29 miles) ESE of Yunaska Island, Alaska
4.9 Magnitude Earthquake OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 9th December 2012
4.9
Date-Time
Sunday, December 09, 2012 at 18:59:48 UTC
Monday, December 10, 2012 at 04:59:48 AM at epicenter
Location
37.914°N, 143.913°E
Depth
35 km (21.7 miles)
Region
OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances
268 km (166 miles) E (97°) from Sendai, Honshu, Japan
Decades old report warned New York officials of inevitable superstorm eerily similar to Sandy as Obama plans $60bn relief fund
More than three decades before Superstorm Sandy, a state law and a series of legislative reports began warning New York politicians to prepare for a storm of historic proportions, spelling out scenarios eerily similar to what actually happened: a towering storm surge. Overwhelming flooding. Swamped subway lines. Widespread power outages. The Rockaways peninsula was deemed among the ‘most at risk.’
But most of the warnings went mostly unheeded, either because of tight budgets or the lack of political will to prepare for a hypothetical storm that may never hit.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2245130/Decades-old-report-warned-NY-officials-inevitable-superstorm-eerily-similar-Sandy.html
But most of the warnings went mostly unheeded, either because of tight budgets or the lack of political will to prepare for a hypothetical storm that may never hit.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2245130/Decades-old-report-warned-NY-officials-inevitable-superstorm-eerily-similar-Sandy.html
5.2 Magnitude Earthquake NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA - 9th December 2012
5.2
Date-Time
Sunday, December 09, 2012 at 18:30:07 UTC
Monday, December 10, 2012 at 04:30:07 AM at epicenter
Location
3.644°S, 141.110°E
Depth
58.4 km (36.3 miles)
Region
NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Distances
110 km (69 miles) S (190°) from Vanimo, New Guinea, PNG
Internet governance talks in jeopardy as Arab states, Russia ally
A landmark attempt to set global rules for overseeing the Internet threatened to fall apart on Friday as a rift pitting the United States and some Western countries against the rest of the world widened, participants in the talks said.
A 12-day conference of the International Telecommunications Union, taking place in Dubai, is supposed to result in the adoption of a new international treaty governing trans-border communications.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/08/us-un-internet-treaty-idUSBRE8B704420121208
A 12-day conference of the International Telecommunications Union, taking place in Dubai, is supposed to result in the adoption of a new international treaty governing trans-border communications.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/08/us-un-internet-treaty-idUSBRE8B704420121208
German Finance minister doesn't rule out Eurogroup candidacy: paper
German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble declined to rule himself out as a candidate to replace Jean-Claude Juncker as chairman of euro zone finance ministers, in an interview published on Sunday.
Juncker, Luxembourg's prime minister, said he would step down as Eurogroup chief at the end of this year or early next, leaving policymakers just four weeks to find a successor to fill a potential power vacuum. He has headed the group since 2005.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/09/us-eurozone-eurogroup-idUSBRE8B803R20121209
Juncker, Luxembourg's prime minister, said he would step down as Eurogroup chief at the end of this year or early next, leaving policymakers just four weeks to find a successor to fill a potential power vacuum. He has headed the group since 2005.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/09/us-eurozone-eurogroup-idUSBRE8B803R20121209
Germany's SPD names former finance minister as Merkel challenger
Germany's opposition Social Democrats (SPD) formally nominated former Finance Minister Peer Steinbrueck on Sunday as their candidate to run for chancellor against Angela Merkel in next September's election.
Steinbrueck promised a more just society and called for a united fight against Merkel's centre-right coalition in a speech aimed at winning over the hearts of the oft-divided centre-left SPD at a special party congress.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/09/us-germany-politics-spd-idUSBRE8B807T20121209
Steinbrueck promised a more just society and called for a united fight against Merkel's centre-right coalition in a speech aimed at winning over the hearts of the oft-divided centre-left SPD at a special party congress.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/09/us-germany-politics-spd-idUSBRE8B807T20121209
Tulare County Indian reservation Shooting: 3 dead, 4 wounded
Authorities say three people are dead and four others—including two young girls—are wounded after a shooting Saturday night on a Tulare County Indian reservation.
Sheriff's officials say when deputies were called to trailer on the Tule Indian Reservation at 7:47 p.m. they found the body of a man and a woman in the trailer and a third body— that of a another man—nearby.
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_22157373/3-dead-4-wounded-reservation-shooting
Sheriff's officials say when deputies were called to trailer on the Tule Indian Reservation at 7:47 p.m. they found the body of a man and a woman in the trailer and a third body— that of a another man—nearby.
http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_22157373/3-dead-4-wounded-reservation-shooting
Nigel Farage An Enemy of Brussels, and Not Afraid to Say So
THE floor of the European Union’s cavernous and mostly vacant parliamentary chamber here is hardly known for its lively debates. At least not until Nigel Farage, the Brussels-bashing leader of Britain’s fastest growing political party, gets up to speak.
The vast majority of the European Parliament’s 754 members, as they process the torrent of rules and regulations that Europe bestows upon them, are not inclined to question why they are here. The pay and perks are generous for those elected to five-year terms in low-turnout elections throughout the European Union’s 27 member countries. And the mission — to extend the sweep of European federalism — is for most a shared one.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/08/world/europe/nigel-farages-anti-eu-message-finds-fans.html?pagewanted=all
The vast majority of the European Parliament’s 754 members, as they process the torrent of rules and regulations that Europe bestows upon them, are not inclined to question why they are here. The pay and perks are generous for those elected to five-year terms in low-turnout elections throughout the European Union’s 27 member countries. And the mission — to extend the sweep of European federalism — is for most a shared one.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/08/world/europe/nigel-farages-anti-eu-message-finds-fans.html?pagewanted=all
True danger from Syrian chemical weapons is if militants acquire them – Russian FM
The Syrian government does not intend, and has never planned, to use chemical weapons against rebel forces, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said, addressing rumors the that the Assad regime is preparing to use its chemical weapons arsenal.
The biggest threat surrounding Syria's chemical weapons is their “probable acquisition by militants,” Lavrov said.
“According to our information, and this information we pass to our US colleagues, and European colleagues, [the Syrian] government does not have such intentions and cannot have, because this is all very serious,” the minister said on Sunday.
http://rt.com/politics/chemical-weapons-terrorists-syria-659/
The biggest threat surrounding Syria's chemical weapons is their “probable acquisition by militants,” Lavrov said.
“According to our information, and this information we pass to our US colleagues, and European colleagues, [the Syrian] government does not have such intentions and cannot have, because this is all very serious,” the minister said on Sunday.
http://rt.com/politics/chemical-weapons-terrorists-syria-659/
Egypt's Mursi scraps decree, fails to appease opponents
A concession offered by President Mohamed Mursi failed to placate opponents who accused him on Sunday of plunging Egypt deeper into crisis by refusing to postpone a vote on a constitution shaped by Islamists.
Islamists say they see the referendum as sealing a democratic transition that began when a popular uprising toppled Hosni Mubarak 22 months ago after three decades of military-backed one-man rule.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/12/09/uk-egypt-politics-idUKBRE8B706S20121209
Islamists say they see the referendum as sealing a democratic transition that began when a popular uprising toppled Hosni Mubarak 22 months ago after three decades of military-backed one-man rule.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/12/09/uk-egypt-politics-idUKBRE8B706S20121209
Typhoon Bopha: Fears for Philippines missing
The number of people missing after Typhoon Bopha struck the southern Philippines has risen to more than 800, with 620 confirmed dead.
The number of missing had risen dramatically because contact was lost with 300 fishermen at sea, Civil Defence chief Benito Ramos said.
Rescuers are continuing to search parts of Mindanao island devastated by the typhoon on Tuesday.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20656846
The number of missing had risen dramatically because contact was lost with 300 fishermen at sea, Civil Defence chief Benito Ramos said.
Rescuers are continuing to search parts of Mindanao island devastated by the typhoon on Tuesday.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-20656846
Jihadist-backed rebels take Syrian army command post
Syrian rebels backed by radical Islamists captured a northern regimental command center of President Bashar al-Assad's army, activists said on Sunday, as Russia dismissed speculation that it is preparing for its ally's possible exit from power.
Assad's forces hammered rebel units on the outskirts of Damascus as they tried to drive back opposition fighters rebels seeking to advance toward the embattled leader's seat of power.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/09/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE8AJ1FK20121209
Assad's forces hammered rebel units on the outskirts of Damascus as they tried to drive back opposition fighters rebels seeking to advance toward the embattled leader's seat of power.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/09/us-syria-crisis-idUSBRE8AJ1FK20121209
4.8 Magnitude Earthquake OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 9th December 2012
4.8
Date-Time
Sunday, December 09, 2012 at 14:42:17 UTC
Monday, December 10, 2012 at 12:42:17 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
37.745°N, 143.978°E
Depth
34.2 km (21.3 miles)
Region
OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances
246 km (152 miles) ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan
5.0 Magnitude Earthquake BOUVET ISLAND REGION - 9th December 2012
5.0
Date-Time
Sunday, December 09, 2012 at 12:38:40 UTC
Sunday, December 09, 2012 at 12:38:40 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
54.038°S, 1.941°W
Depth
9.9 km (6.2 miles)
Region
BOUVET ISLAND REGION
Distances
348 km (216 miles) W of Bouvet Island, Bouvet Island
4.6 Magnitude Earthquake OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 9th December 2012
4.6
Date-Time
Sunday, December 09, 2012 at 11:47:04 UTC
Sunday, December 09, 2012 at 09:47:04 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
38.172°N, 143.749°E
Depth
34.8 km (21.6 miles)
Region
OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances
202 km (125 miles) SE of Kamaishi, Japan
What comes first – a Syrian chemical attack or a US-led military showdown?
For the past week, US officials have kept up a flow of leaks to the media suggesting that Syrian President Bashar Assad was on the verge of ordering his army to unleash chemical weapons. The details built up as the week went by, starting with the detection of “unusual movements” of Syrian chemical weapons units, advancing to reports that the Syrians were “mixing precursor chemicals” for the nerve gas sarin and on Thursday, Dec. 6, that bombs had been made ready with sarin gas for loading onto Syrian Air Force fighter-bombers when Assad gave the word.
http://www.debka.com/article/22598/What-comes-first-%E2%80%93-a-Syrian-chemical-attack-or-a-US-led-military-showdown-
http://www.debka.com/article/22598/What-comes-first-%E2%80%93-a-Syrian-chemical-attack-or-a-US-led-military-showdown-
US Navy sends 2 more warships for N. Korean missile launch
The Navy has positioned two more warships in the Pacific to monitor North Korea’s upcoming long-range missile launch.
The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain and the guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh have joined the USS Benfold and the USS Fitzgerald, both guided-missile destroyers, to monitor the launch, a Navy official said Saturday.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/dec/8/navy-sends-2-more-warships-for-n-korean-missile-la/#ixzz2EZOI1cpx
The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain and the guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh have joined the USS Benfold and the USS Fitzgerald, both guided-missile destroyers, to monitor the launch, a Navy official said Saturday.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/dec/8/navy-sends-2-more-warships-for-n-korean-missile-la/#ixzz2EZOI1cpx
U.S. drone strike kills another al Qaeda commander in Pakistan
A U.S. drone attack killed a senior al Qaeda commander in Pakistan's northwest on Sunday, military intelligence officials said, the second militant leader to be killed in strikes by the unmanned aircraft in three days.
The attack killed Mohammad Ahmed Almansoor and three others in a village close to Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan, near the Afghan border.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/09/us-pakistan-drone-qaeda-idUSBRE8B802620121209
The attack killed Mohammad Ahmed Almansoor and three others in a village close to Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan, near the Afghan border.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/09/us-pakistan-drone-qaeda-idUSBRE8B802620121209
U.S. fights Russia against regimes' attempt to bring Internet under MORE government control at worldwide talks
A comprehensive telecommunications treaty involving nearly 200 nations has hit a roadblock, as questions about increased government control of the Internet have pitted two former adversaries against each other.
At the World Conference on International Telecommunication held in the United Arab Emirates, the United States has been butting heads with Russia and several Middle Eastern states, which have offered proposals that would give governments more control over the Internet.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2245237/U-S-fights-autocratic-regimes-attempt-bring-Internet-MORE-government-control-worldwide-talks.html
At the World Conference on International Telecommunication held in the United Arab Emirates, the United States has been butting heads with Russia and several Middle Eastern states, which have offered proposals that would give governments more control over the Internet.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2245237/U-S-fights-autocratic-regimes-attempt-bring-Internet-MORE-government-control-worldwide-talks.html
Britain's new heart of darkness: Are we kick-starting another bloody war amid Africa's latest gold rush?
For the best part of a decade, beginning in 1996, the Democratic Republic of Congo was ravaged by the deadliest conflict since World War II - a civil war that left over five million dead. Now the country is set to become Africa's new El Dorado. There are vast gold reserves worth an estimated $20billion in the country's Orientale province, an area twice the size of the UK.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-2243965/Britains-new-heart-darkness-Are-kick-starting-bloody-war-amid-Africas-latest-gold-rush.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-2243965/Britains-new-heart-darkness-Are-kick-starting-bloody-war-amid-Africas-latest-gold-rush.html
Britain gives millions in 'climate aid' to tackle flatulent Colombian cows... plus £31m to Turkish wind farms and funding for talks with Kenyan 'rain-makers'
Millions of pounds of British taxpayers’ money is to be spent on a scheme aimed at reducing the flatulence of Colombian cattle, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.A £15 million grant to ranchers and other organisations in the South American country is part of a £2.9 billion package of ‘climate aid’ to developing countries which critics have called ‘ludicrous’.
The initiative aims to improve animal diets by cultivating trees and plants on their grazing lands – in doing so reducing the amount of methane escaping through belching and flatulence.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2245300/Britain-gives-millions-climate-aid-tackle-flatulent-Colombian-cows--plus-31m-Turkish-wind-farms-funding-talks-Kenyan-rain-makers.html
Prime Minister hires plane for £700,000 trade mission jaunt from London to New York, Brazil and back again
The nation may be braced for many more years of austerity but it appears that the Prime Minister doesn’t always share his Chancellor’s love of financial prudence.
Despite the country’s economic woes, David Cameron spent more than £700,000 hiring a plane to fly at less than a quarter capacity for five days.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2245303/Thats-nuts-Prime-Minister-hires-plane-700-000-trade-mission-jaunt-London-New-York-Brazil-again.html
Despite the country’s economic woes, David Cameron spent more than £700,000 hiring a plane to fly at less than a quarter capacity for five days.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2245303/Thats-nuts-Prime-Minister-hires-plane-700-000-trade-mission-jaunt-London-New-York-Brazil-again.html
Radio station behind prank Kate hospital call pulls ALL advertising from its shows following global outrage at hoax
The radio network Austereo announced it had suspended all advertising on the controversial radio show following a number oh high-profile advertiser boycotts.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2245271/Radio-station-prank-Kate-hospital-pulls-ALL-advertising-shows-following-global-outrage-hoax.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2245271/Radio-station-prank-Kate-hospital-pulls-ALL-advertising-shows-following-global-outrage-hoax.html
Mel Greig and Michael Christian in intense counselling
Southern Cross Austereo has expressed concerns about the mental health of 2Day FM presenters Mel Greig and Michael Christian following global condemnation after Jacintha Saldanha's death on Friday.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/media/broadcast/fragile-2day-fm-djs-mel-greig-and-michael-christian-in-intense-counselling/story-fna045gd-1226533071130
Japan authorises N. Korea rocket interception
Japan on Friday ordered its military to shoot down a North Korean rocket if it threatens the nation's territory as Washington put anti-missile destroyers into position, ramping up pressure on Pyongyang.
The moves came as a US think tank said recent heavy snow could hamper the hermit nation's launch effort.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i0wklmd6hXh9uflPQnlT-UrU0UTw?docId=CNG.599152554ef73f7999b483d40c673303.5e1
The moves came as a US think tank said recent heavy snow could hamper the hermit nation's launch effort.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i0wklmd6hXh9uflPQnlT-UrU0UTw?docId=CNG.599152554ef73f7999b483d40c673303.5e1
Israel tracking Syria's WMD arsenal
Sunday Times says Israeli special forces engaged in 'secret war' meant to thwart any chemical weapons use by Assad regime
Israel is engaged in a "secret" war meant to stop Syrian President Bashar Assad from using chemical weapons, the Sunday Times reported.
According to the British paper, the "cross-border operation is part of a secret war to trail Syria’s non-conventional armaments and sabotage their development."
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4317278,00.html
Israel is engaged in a "secret" war meant to stop Syrian President Bashar Assad from using chemical weapons, the Sunday Times reported.
According to the British paper, the "cross-border operation is part of a secret war to trail Syria’s non-conventional armaments and sabotage their development."
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4317278,00.html
Kate hoax call: Scotland Yard contacts Australian police
Scotland Yard has been in touch with Australian police over the death of a nurse from the hospital where the Duchess of Cambridge was being treated for morning sickness.
Jacintha Saldanha, 46, died on Friday, days after she answered a prank phone call from Australian DJs pretending to be the Queen and Prince Charles.
An inquest into the apparent suicide is due to be opened this week.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20656911
Jacintha Saldanha, 46, died on Friday, days after she answered a prank phone call from Australian DJs pretending to be the Queen and Prince Charles.
An inquest into the apparent suicide is due to be opened this week.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20656911
6 killed as small planes collide in Germany
Police say two small planes have collided in midair over central Germany, killing at least six people.
Police in Friedberg, north of Frankfurt, said the collision happened Saturday afternoon near the small town of Woelfersheim.
It wasn't immediately clear where the aircraft came from, where they were headed, how many people were on board or what caused the crash.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4317180,00.html
Police in Friedberg, north of Frankfurt, said the collision happened Saturday afternoon near the small town of Woelfersheim.
It wasn't immediately clear where the aircraft came from, where they were headed, how many people were on board or what caused the crash.
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4317180,00.html
Penghu reports high pathologic H5N2 avian flu; chickens culled, Taiwan
Outlying Penghu Island has reported the first highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak and all chickens on the affected farm have been destroyed, an official from the Council of Agriculture (COA) said Friday.
Huang Kuo-ching, deputy director of the COA’s Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine, said the owner of the chicken farm first detected a massive die-off of 150 chickens Nov. 19 and alerted the health authorities.
Another 50 chickens died the next day and test results obtained Nov. 22 showed that H5N2 was to blame, prompting the Penghu county government to order the surviving 431 chickens killed.
http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aALL&ID=201212080021
Huang Kuo-ching, deputy director of the COA’s Bureau of Animal and Plant Health Inspection and Quarantine, said the owner of the chicken farm first detected a massive die-off of 150 chickens Nov. 19 and alerted the health authorities.
Another 50 chickens died the next day and test results obtained Nov. 22 showed that H5N2 was to blame, prompting the Penghu county government to order the surviving 431 chickens killed.
http://focustaiwan.tw/ShowNews/WebNews_Detail.aspx?Type=aALL&ID=201212080021
North Sulawesi's Mount Lokon Enters Second Day of Eruption
“People are asked to remain alert and not conduct any activities within a 2.5 kilometer radius around the Tompuluan crater of Mount Lokon,” said Farid Bima, who heads the volcano monitoring outpost near the mountain.
The 1,579-meter-high volcano first erupted at around 5:18 p.m. on Thursday, sending a column of ash and smoke that reached some 3,500 meters high.
http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/news/north-sulawesis-mount-lokon-enters-second-day-of-eruption/560409
Tornado in Yogyakarta Injures Dozen, Damages Hundreds of Houses, Indonesia
Sleman, Yogyakarta. More than a dozen people have been injured and hundreds of houses left damaged after a tornado swept through the Yogyakarta district of Sleman on Friday.
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) spokesman said on Saturday that the tornado — which had a radius of two kilometers at a speed of 60 kilometers per hour — lasted for 10 minutes and hit 10 villages in Sleman, with the Bromonila village in the subdistrict of Purwomartani reporting the most damages.
http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/nvironment/tornado-in-yogyakarta-injures-dozen-damages-hundreds-of-houses/560500
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) spokesman said on Saturday that the tornado — which had a radius of two kilometers at a speed of 60 kilometers per hour — lasted for 10 minutes and hit 10 villages in Sleman, with the Bromonila village in the subdistrict of Purwomartani reporting the most damages.
http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/nvironment/tornado-in-yogyakarta-injures-dozen-damages-hundreds-of-houses/560500
U.S., China turned EU powers against airline pollution law
The European Union's landmark effort to charge foreign airlines for carbon emitted on flights in and out of Europe was already failing by the time French President Francois Hollande shared his deep concerns with the European Commission chief in October.
The U.S. aviation industry had mustered fierce political opposition, China was threatening to withhold aircraft orders from Airbus and the most influential European nations feared retaliation against their national carriers. Chinese and Indian airlines refused to submit emissions data; U.S. lawmakers were readying a law that could make it illegal to pay the tariff.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/09/us-eu-airlines-climate-idUSBRE8B801H20121209
The U.S. aviation industry had mustered fierce political opposition, China was threatening to withhold aircraft orders from Airbus and the most influential European nations feared retaliation against their national carriers. Chinese and Indian airlines refused to submit emissions data; U.S. lawmakers were readying a law that could make it illegal to pay the tariff.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/09/us-eu-airlines-climate-idUSBRE8B801H20121209
Joseph V. Loughrey fatally shoots 7 year old son outside Pennsylvania gun store
A seven-year-old boy was shot to death by his father on Saturday in the parking lot of a gun store in western Pennsylvania in an apparent accident, state police told Reuters.
Craig Allen Loughrey was shot in the chest by a handgun his father, Joseph V. Loughrey, 44, was holding as they were getting into the family vehicle at Twig's Reloading Den in Mercer, about 60 miles north of Pittsburgh, a Pennsylvania State Police spokesman said.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/09/us-usa-pennsylvania-shooting-idUSBRE8B800S20121209
Craig Allen Loughrey was shot in the chest by a handgun his father, Joseph V. Loughrey, 44, was holding as they were getting into the family vehicle at Twig's Reloading Den in Mercer, about 60 miles north of Pittsburgh, a Pennsylvania State Police spokesman said.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/09/us-usa-pennsylvania-shooting-idUSBRE8B800S20121209
NI Police On Alert Amid Union Flag Tensions
Up to 2,000 people took part in a loyalist protest in the city centre on Saturday, which passed off peacefully.
http://news.sky.com/story/1022670/ni-police-on-alert-amid-union-flag-tensions
Josh Brent Charged with drink-driving manslaughter
Defensive linesman Josh Brent was arrested in the early hours of Saturday following the death of Jerry Brown, a linebacker with the team's reserve squad.
http://news.sky.com/story/1022789/dallas-cowboys-star-charged-over-fatal-crash
Egypt's President Backs Down On New Powers
Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has annulled a decree he issued last month expanding his powers, an official has said.
But a referendum on a draft constitution would still go ahead as planned on December 15, Islamist politician Selim al Awa added.
He explained that constitutionally President Morsi was unable to change the date, as Mr al Awa spoke to reporters after talks between the President and political leaders.
http://news.sky.com/story/1022778/egypt-president-morsi-backs-down-on-powers
But a referendum on a draft constitution would still go ahead as planned on December 15, Islamist politician Selim al Awa added.
He explained that constitutionally President Morsi was unable to change the date, as Mr al Awa spoke to reporters after talks between the President and political leaders.
http://news.sky.com/story/1022778/egypt-president-morsi-backs-down-on-powers
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake COSTA RICA - 9th December 2012
4.5
Date-Time
Sunday, December 09, 2012 at 06:03:18 UTC
Sunday, December 09, 2012 at 12:03:18 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
9.905°N, 83.930°W
Depth
24.3 km (15.1 miles)
Region
COSTA RICA
Distances
5 km (3 miles) NNW of Cartago, Costa Rica
4.3 Magnitude Earthquake IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION - 9th December 2012
4.3
Date-Time
Sunday, December 09, 2012 at 03:09:49 UTC
Sunday, December 09, 2012 at 12:09:49 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
29.234°N, 139.355°E
Depth
389.8 km (242.2 miles)
Region
IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
Distances
367 km (228 miles) NW of Chichi-shima, Japan
4.9 Magnitude Earthquake NEAR NORTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA - 9th December 2012
4.9
Date-Time
Sunday, December 09, 2012 at 02:50:51 UTC
Sunday, December 09, 2012 at 12:50:51 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
3.502°S, 145.357°E
Depth
34 km (21.1 miles)
Region
NEAR NORTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, P.N.G.
Distances
156 km (96 miles) ENE of Angoram, Papua New Guinea
5.3 Magnitude Earthquake OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN - 9th December 2012
5.3
Date-Time
Sunday, December 09, 2012 at 02:34:19 UTC
Sunday, December 09, 2012 at 12:34:19 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
37.791°N, 143.590°E
Depth
30 km (18.6 miles)
Region
OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
Distances
212 km (131 miles) ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan
4.5 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTHERN GREECE - 9th December 2012
4.5
Date-Time
Sunday, December 09, 2012 at 01:23:07 UTC
Sunday, December 09, 2012 at 03:23:07 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
37.895°N, 22.621°E
Depth
13.9 km (8.6 miles)
Region
SOUTHERN GREECE
Distances
10 km (6 miles) NNW of Nemea, Greece
4.3 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTHERN IRAN - 9th December 2012
4.3
Date-Time
Sunday, December 09, 2012 at 00:14:07 UTC
Sunday, December 09, 2012 at 03:44:07 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
27.956°N, 57.369°E
Depth
10.1 km (6.3 miles)
Region
SOUTHERN IRAN
Distances
94 km (58 miles) NNE of Minab, Iran
4.4 Magnitude Earthquake OFFSHORE GUATEMALA - 8th December 2012
4.4
Date-Time
Saturday, December 08, 2012 at 23:44:11 UTC
Saturday, December 08, 2012 at 05:44:11 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
13.875°N, 91.820°W
Depth
35.2 km (21.9 miles)
Region
OFFSHORE GUATEMALA
Distances
47 km (29 miles) SSE of Champerico, Guatemala
4.8 Magnitude Earthquake VANUATU - 8th December 2012
4.8
Date-Time
Saturday, December 08, 2012 at 21:46:08 UTC
Sunday, December 09, 2012 at 08:46:08 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
14.777°S, 167.220°E
Depth
134.9 km (83.8 miles)
Region
VANUATU
Distances
35 km (21 miles) NNE of Port-Olry, Vanuatu
4.7 Magnitude Earthquake SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA - 8th December 2012
4.7
Date-Time
Saturday, December 08, 2012 at 20:47:24 UTC
Sunday, December 09, 2012 at 03:47:24 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
5.172°S, 102.270°E
Depth
28.9 km (18.0 miles)
Region
SOUTHERN SUMATRA, INDONESIA
Distances
151 km (93 miles) S of Bengkulu, Indonesia
5.1 Magnitude Earthquake NEAR SOUTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA - 8th December 2012
5.1
Date-Time
Saturday, December 08, 2012 at 19:00:11 UTC
Sunday, December 09, 2012 at 05:00:11 AM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
7.192°S, 144.001°E
Depth
32.8 km (20.4 miles)
Region
NEAR SOUTH COAST OF NEW GUINEA, P.N.G.
Distances
104 km (64 miles) S of Ialibu, Papua New Guinea
4.1 Magnitude Earthquake GUERRERO, MEXICO - 8th December 2012
4.1
Date-Time
Saturday, December 08, 2012 at 18:49:25 UTC
Saturday, December 08, 2012 at 12:49:25 PM at epicenter
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
Location
17.296°N, 100.114°W
Depth
49.2 km (30.6 miles)
Region
GUERRERO, MEXICO
Distances
29 km (18 miles) N of Coyuca de Benitez, Mexico
