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Mortar Shells Fired from Gaza at Israel, Anti-Tank Missile Strikes Schoolbus

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By Anshel Pfeffer, Yanir Yagna and Haaretz Service – “Two people were wounded Thursday after an anti-tank missile exploded into a bus traveling in one of the communities surrounding the Gaza Strip.

Following the attack, 16 additional mortar shells were fired at Israeli towns in the western Negev, most of them hitting open areas.

Magen David Adom crew who arrived at the scene said that a 16-year-old boy was critically wounded as a result of the attack, and that the bus driver was moderately hurt by shrapnel wounds in his leg.” Read more.

 

Christian in Saudi Arabia Faces Death Penalty for Sharing His Faith

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“An Eritrean Christian is facing the death penalty in Saudi Arabia after being arrested for sharing his faith with Muslims.

Mussie Eyob was detained by the authorities at a mosque in Saudi’s second largest city, Jeddah, on 12 February. He had gone there to meet and talk with local Muslims after speaking about Christianity at the Eritrean Embassy for three days. Eyob was arrested for preaching to Muslims, an offence that carries the death penalty in Saudi Arabia.”  Read more.

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Earth Finds New, Unusual Giant Asteroid Companion

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“Earth has found a new companion that has joined its orbit around the sun, scientists have revealed.

It may not have the most romantic of names, but Asteroid 2010 SO16 could pursue Earth for anywhere between the next 120,000 to a million years.

And at a few hundred metres across, it is the largest space rock ever discovered so close to earth.

But there is something unusual about SO16, say Apostolos Christou and David Asher who discovered the giant floating rock last September at the Armagh Observatory in Northern Ireland.”  Read more.

 

Superbug Gene Rife in Delhi Water Supply

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By Sarah Boseley – “A gene that causes a wide range of bacteria to become resistant to antibiotics has been found in the water supply in Delhi, with worrying implications for the rest of the globe.

International travel and medical tourism have already brought the gene, known as NDM-1, to the UK. A team of scientists reported last year that they had found NDM-1 positive bacteria in a small number of patients who had visited India for kidney or bone marrow transplants, dialysis, pregnancy care or burns treatment, while others had undergone cosmetic surgery.”  Read more.

 

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Superbugs Threaten to Render Antibiotics Useless, Warns WHO

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By Richard Alleyne – “The overuse and misuse of antibiotics, which is leading to “unprecedented levels” of resistance, and a lack of development of new drugs means we could see current treatments become useless.

Already 25,000 people die each year from superbugs in Europe and there are a number of bacteria which are now resistant to all drugs.

That figure will increase to ever greater numbers unless new more powerful antibiotics are developed and we stop overusing antibiotics.”  Read more.

 

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Nuclear Evacuation Zone May Be Expanded in Japan

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“The Government says it may order residents of some areas within 20 to 30 kilometers of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to evacuate.

Residents within 20 kilometers of the plant have been evacuated, while those living between 20 to 30 kilometers have been advised to remain indoors.

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano told reporters on Thursday that existing evacuation guidelines assume large amounts of radiation being released over a short period of time and are not relevant in considering the impact of long-term exposure.”  Read more.

 

Categories: Man-Made Disasters

7.1 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Tsunami-Hit Japan

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By CARA RUBINSKY – “TOKYO – Japan was rattled by a strong aftershock and tsunami warning Thursday night nearly a month after a devastating earthquake and tsunami flattened the northeastern coast.

Announcers on Japan’s public broadcaster NHK told coastal residents to run to higher ground and away from the shore.

The Japan meteorological agency issued a tsunami warning for a wave of up to 6 feet (two meters) after the magnitude-7.4 aftershock.” Read more.

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6.5 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Wide Area of Southern Mexico

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“MEXICO CITY – A magnitude-6.5 earthquake shook a wide area of southern and central Mexico on Thursday, sending people fleeing into the streets, but causing only minor reported damage.

The epicenter was located near Las Choapas, a town of about 83,000 residents about 370 miles (600 kilometers) southeast of Mexico City. It swayed buildings for several seconds in the capital, and in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz, people ran from their homes and school children assembled on playgrounds.”  Read more.

 

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Islamic Conquest – Past and Present

04/06/2011 1 comment

I highly recommend listening to the full radio interview below.  Length: 45 minutes.

“Most Americans have no idea about the violent history of Islam. Master historian Bill Federer brings to light the facts and connections of Islam that every American needs to know.

Within 100 years of Mohammed’s death, Muslim warriors were just outside of Paris, having conquered North Africa, the Holy Land, Persian, and Spain. From the Indian Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean, the Umayyad Muslim Caliphate, and later the Ottoman Empire, were for centuries the largest empires in the world!

At present, the Muslim Brotherhood – along with its many international subdivisions – is attempting to form an international caliphate of Muslim nations. What has happened in the Middle East this past month emphasizes the danger.”

NBC’s Brokaw: Saudis ‘So Unhappy’ With Obama They Sent Emissaries to China, Russia Seeking Enhanced Ties

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By Susan Jones – “(CNSNews.com) – Reporting from Baghdad, Iraq yesterday, NBC’s Tom Brokaw said the Saudi Arabian monarchy is ‘so unhappy with the Obama administration for the way it pushed out President Mubarak of Egypt’ that it has sent senior officials to the Peoples’ Republic of China and Russia to seek expanded business opportunities with those countries.”  Read more.

http://www.eyeblast.tv/public/eyeblast.swf?v=hdaG6U8zkU

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Muslim Gang Leader Terrorizing Christians in Egyptian Village

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“Cairo (AINA) — Ten human rights organization staged a rally on March 30 in front of the building of the Attorney General to bring to public attention the tragedy of some nine thousand Coptic villagers living in terror since end January in the Upper Egyptian villages of Badraman and Nazlet Badraman in Deir Mawas, Minya. Rights activists and Badraman villagers were joined by attorney activist Peter elNaggar, who filed a complaint with the Attorney General against 34-year-old Muslim police informer Ali Hussein, nicknamed ‘Holaku’ after the ruthless Mongol leader.

Hussein was accused of terrorizing the Copts, raping their wives, kidnapping their children for ransom and extortion. Attorney elNaggar said that I f proven these charges are punishable by the death penalty.

Security forces were informed last January of the incidents in both villages, ‘but they just turned a blind eye,’ said Coptic activist Nader Shoukry …”  Read more.

 

Categories: Radical Islam

Malaysia: Non-Muslims Who Recite Quranic Verses “Insincerely” Can Be Charged With Blasphemy

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“KUALA LUMPUR, April 6 (Bernama) – The government can take action against people who abuse Quranic verses for certain interests and dispute all forms of worship by Muslims in this country.

Minister in the Prime Minister”s Department Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom said this followed the special conference of the National Fatwa Council on Dec 3 last year to discuss issues including abuse of Quranic verses.

‘The muzakarah agreed that non-Muslims who cite Quranic verses according to their own understanding without sincerity is an affront to the sanctity of al-Quran and can cause doubt and slander in society,’ he told Dewan Rakyat today.”  Read more.

 

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