News Headlines (94) 14 December 2012

► Gaza versus the Warsaw Ghetto: Double Standards in Assessing Crimes against Humanity - By Felicity Arbuthnot | Global Research, August 23, 2012

What surprised the world is apparently Israel has been building nuclear weapons, which is basically very dangerous to human beings. Surprisingly, Israel's nuclear is never questioned by the U.S.. This is different from when the U.S. opposes uranium enrichment by Iran for peaceful purposes.

The controversy is now a dangerous domino effect of various controversies, which bear on the distrust between countries in the Middle East, west and Israel itself. However, the existence of Israel's nuclear weapons is a soothing, because it can work for its own benefit. At least, it can be clarified in the "deterrence", which can affect the psychology of the opponent to prevent attacks. Not only that. Possession of nuclear weapons is also able to increase the bargaining power to other countries in various fields.

In fact, in its history, Israel was a group of people who always expelled from various countries. They had been driven out of Egypt by Pharaoh. Britain also expelled Israel. More than that, when Germany occupied by the Nazis,  Hitler had massacred thousands of Jews. At that time Hitler had sensed that the Jewish race was a dangerous race, which would cause the chaos of the world.
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Man of Steel - Official Trailer #2 [HD]. Published on Dec 11, 2012 by WarnerBrosPictures :: In theaters June 14th. :: From Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures comes "Man of Steel", starring Henry Cavill, directed by Zach Snyder. The film also stars Amy Adams, Diane Lane, Kevin Costner, Michael Shannon, Russell Crowe, Antje Traue, Ayelet Zurer, Henry Lennix, Christopher Meloni and Laurence Fishburne. || ► Man of Steel Official Teaser Trailer #1. Published on Jul 21, 2012 by movieclipsTRAILERS :: A child sent to Earth from a dying planet is adopted by a couple in rural Kansas. Posing as a journalist, he uses his extraordinary powers to protect his new home from an insidious evil.



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Pacific Rim Official Trailer. Published on Dec 12, 2012 by warnerbrosuktrailers. SYNOPSIS: When legions of monstrous creatures, known as Kaiju, started rising from the sea, a war began that would take millions of lives and consume humanity's resources for years on end. To combat the giant Kaiju, a special type of weapon was devised: massive robots, called Jaegers, which are controlled simultaneously by two pilots whose minds are locked in a neural bridge. But even the Jaegers are proving nearly defenseless in the face of the relentless Kaiju. On the verge of defeat, the forces defending mankind have no choice but to turn to two unlikely heroes -- a washed up former pilot (Charlie Hunnam) and an untested trainee (Rinko Kikuchi) -- who are teamed to drive a legendary but seemingly obsolete Jaeger from the past. Together, they stand as mankind's last hope against the mounting apocalypse.



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How to Buy Nukes on the Black Market. Published on Jul 6, 2012 by vice :: On the black market in Bulgaria enough money can buy anything from women and drugs to fully functioning nuclear warheads. Shane Smith and Eddy Moretti shop for dirty bombs in the Bulgarian black market. After you see the relative ease with which they were able to meet a real, in the flesh, black market arms dealer, you'll be stocking up on gas masks and radiation sickness pills. We know we are.



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Bangladesh: Culture of Impunity. Published on Nov 19, 2012 by journeymanpictures ::  Despite its many human rights violations, Bangladesh still receives European and international aid. With elections looming, is there any hope for a democratic future? Or will religious intolerance continue?

In Bangladesh, poverty and corruption have long been endemic. Yet religious intolerance is an ever-growing problem. Controlled by an Islamic state, religious minorities - such as Hindus, Christians, Buddhists and others - remain under constant threat, with "crimes against them rarely punished". As Shahriar Kabir explains, "we have recorded more than 3000 incidents of minority persecutions ranging from killings, rape, arson, plundering and looting". But how and why has Bangladesh been allowed to thrive as an "extremist haven"? After all, "a challenge of human rights violations in any place on earth is a challenge for the international community". -  Miles Roston.







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Raw: Hanukkah Celebration at White House.  Published on Dec 13, 2012  :: President Barack Obama welcomes Jewish leaders to the annual White House Hanukkah party this evening. It's being held on the sixth night of the eight-day Jewish festival of lights. (Dec. 13)



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Syrian Refugees in a Race Against Winter.  Published on Dec 12, 2012 :: Hundreds of thousands of Syrians have been uprooted by the country's brutal civil war, and now many fear they're losing a battle against winter conditions. AP looks at a refugee camp near the border with Turkey. (Dec. 12) 



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New York Pedicab Fare Regulation Sparks Debate.  Published on Dec 13, 2012 ::  New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has signed off on a law meant to stop pedicab passengers from being taken for a ride. (Dec. 13)

► U.S. says Russia "waking up to reality" on Syria

► Obama Celebrates Hanukkah at White House 

► Russia acknowledges Assad losing control - By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV  || Russia says Assad losing control, rebels could win - By By ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY and VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV 

► 12/12/12 Photo: On this Day, I Can't Help but Think of the Mayans - By Felicity H. Coddington Yahoo! Contributor Network – Wed, Dec 12, 2012

► Baby born on 12/12/12 at 12:12 p.m.

► Obama's 'red line' may be giving Assad an opening - By JULIE PACE

► NKoreans celebrate launch of long-range rocket - By Associated Press 

► Kim Jong Un voted Time's Person of the Year by readers - By Dylan Stableford, Yahoo! News

► Japan scrambles jets as Chinese plane flies over disputed isles - By Kiyoshi Takenaka

► 10-Month-Old British Twins Swim Into YouTube Fame - By ABC News | ABC News Blogs 

► Huge DNA code of the Christmas tree being revealed - By MALCOLM RITTER 

► Danish historian finds unknown Andersen fairy tale- By JAN M. OLSEN 

► New Look at Global Policy After “Failure” of War on Drugs - By Christiane Amanpour, Mary-Rose Abraham, David Miller & Mark Monroy

► Honey, I raised the top tax rates: Outgoing husband and wife representatives at odds on fiscal cliff deal - By Jonathan Karl, Richard Coolidge, Jordyn Phelps & Sherisse Pham 

► Sugar Substitutes. Mon, Dec 10, 2012 :: some valuable substitutes for sugars, including a certain bedroom activity!


► 10 best cruises for 2013  

► Brilliant Geminid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight - By Mike Wall | SPACE.com

► Photos of the Day - A roundup of today's best photos.

► North Koreans mark rocket success 

North Koreans rally to celebrate Wednesday's long-range rocket launch, as South Korea's navy retrieves the rocket's first stage for analysis.
* North Koreans celebrate -VIDEO
* 'Great pride' over launch  - VIDEO
* Key step in missile ambitions
* Neighbours wrong-footed 

► Litvinenko 'was working for MI6'

Former spy Alexander Litvinenko was working for the British secret service when he was murdered in November 2006, a legal review hears.
* Litvinenko inquest details emerge 
* Who was Alexander Litvinenko?

► Syrian rebels may win - Russia

A Russian official says for the first time that the Syrian government is losing "more and more control" and may lose the conflict against rebels.
* Scud: 'Entry level' ballistic missile 
* Fears grow for Ukrainian reporter 

► 13 December 2012   Fate of Assad's Syria still hangs in the balance -  By Jim Muir BBC News, Beirut 

► 13 December 2012 - War photographer Don McCullin in final front-line trip 


► Shark sanctuary area in vast jump

The Cook Islands establishes a 1.9-million-sq-km shark sanctuary, shortly after neighbouring French Polynesia - together creating the world's largest.
* Palau pioneers 'shark sanctuary'
* Vast shark sanctuary for Pacific

► 13 December 2012 -Primate species: new slow loris found in Borneo -  By Matt Walker Editor, BBC Nature

► 13 December 2012 - Fracking: Untangling fact from fiction / By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent, BBC News  || VIDEO - Fracking will give 'control over price'   || VIDEO -What is fracking? - the process explained in 15 seconds  || VIDEO - Fracking decision 'a risky dash for gas' - Friends of the Earth 

► First marriage at Abbey's high altar since royal wedding. 14 December 2012  - In the first marriage to take place at Westminster Abbey's high altar since the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Minor Canon, the Reverend Dr James Hawkey and his fiancée, Carol Ripley, tie the knot in September 2012. Weddings at the high altar are extremely rare, confined to royalty and the abbey community. The BBC were given special behind-the-scenes access to Westminster Abbey, following the lives of the people who work, worship and live in the unique community, over the course of a year. (VIDEO) 

► How to get back to the Moon in seven steps 

► How fake images change our memory and behaviour

► Peru's lost world 

► Gift guide 2012: Budget traveller (PHOTOS)

► 13 December 2012 - Day in pictures: 13 December 2012 

► Today's African Proverb :: "A cooking pot for the chameleon is a cooking pot for the lizard" - A Nigerian proverb sent by Michael Okorie, Tromso, Norway

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Amazing video: 'Bladerunner' Pistorius wins race against Arabian stud 'Maserati'. Published on Dec 13, 2012 :: Fresh from competing against the world's best athletes this summer, South Africa's 'Bladerunner' Oscar Pistorius took on a new challenge on Wednesday. The double amputee raced against an Arabian stud 'Maserati' in the Qatari capital Doha - and won. 

■ Oscar Pistorius beat a horse in a race, but did the horse take a dive? 

Oscar can change everyone's view on what the meaning of the word "physical disability". We will no longer talk about the weaknesses and imperfections, but rather on what he could do.

► Rebel victory possible in Syria, but at unacceptable price - Russia.  Published on Dec 13, 2012 :: Russia says it doesn't rule out the possibility of a rebel victory in Syria's long-running conflict, admitting that the Assad government is losing control of the country. The statement follows an international conference, where around a hundred states pledged to boost their support for the opposition.  (VIDEO)  ||  NEWS

► US held 200 teenagers as Afghan 'enemy combatants' - report.  Published on Dec 13, 2012 :: The U.S. has admitted detaining more than 200 Afghan teenagers - some as young as 13 - and keeping them locked up for about a year without charge. A report to the UN said imprisoning the youngsters was a preventative measure against insurgency. More from RT's Anastasia Churkina. (VIDEO)

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'Iranians know US, Israel not as powerful as they claim'.  Published on Dec 13, 2012 :: UN atomic experts are back in Iran - to try and make headway over tensions surrounding its controversial nuclear programme. It's the first visit since talks hit a deadlock in August, and the IAEA team is hoping to get access to some sites suspected of carrying out nuclear activities. They're unlikely to get inside the Parchin military facility, which Tehran insists is a non-nuclear site, saying that inspectors have no right to access it. Tehran University Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi told RT that the assassinations of nuclear scientists is partly to blame for Iran's reluctance to give inspectors access to the Parchin site.



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Apocalypse Balls: Chinese invention to defend against doomsday. Published on Dec 13, 2012 :: As people across the globe tremble in anticipation of next week's supposed Mayan-predicted apocalypse, one Chinese villager says he may have just what humanity needs: tsunami-proof survival pods. Camouflage-clad former farmer and furniture maker Liu Qiyuan, 45, inspected his latest creation, a sphere several metres tall he calls "Noah's Ark", designed to withstand towering tsunamis and devastating earthquakes.


■ Chinese survival pods to defend against 'apocalypse' (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
► US sending Patriot surface-to-air missiles to Turkey - reports
► Litvinenko worked for 'MI6 and gave Spain intel on Russian Mafia' – widow's lawyer
► Tehran and IAEA lock horns over inspecting Parchin facility
► Congress outraged by the secrecy behind Obama's drone war
► Everyone is fair game: Spy agency conducts surveillance on all US citizens
► Military judge bans the release of CIA torture techniques used against 9/11 suspects
► Ice palace: Sweden builds 23rd annual Icehotel (PHOTOS) 
► Russians ranked number 2 in retail spending around the world

► Putin on Magnitsky Act: Why do those behind Guantanamo lecture us on human rights? 

► 101 East - Jaws: Danger or hype? Published on Dec 13, 2012 ::  Western Australia is known as the world's deadliest place for shark attacks but its beaches attract tens of thousands of tourists. 101 East tackles the growing debate in Australia on whether it's more hype, and if killing sharks is the solution.




► The Stream - The return of #SudanRevolts. Published on Dec 13, 2012 :: We look at the most recent round of protests in Sudan. Will they create political change? (VIDEO) 

► Inside Story Americas - The US' school to prison pipeline.  Published on Dec 13, 2012 :: Is an over-reliance on punitive school discipline policies pushing children out of education and into the criminal justice system? Plus, how HSBC became the preferred bank for Mexico's drug cartels. (VIDEO) 

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China marks 75 years since Nanjing Massacre. Published on Dec 13, 2012 :: China is marking the 75th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre. Beijing says 300,000 civilians and soldiers were killed in the first six weeks of the Japanese occupation which started in 1937. On its website, the Japanese foreign ministry concedes only that "the killing of a large number of noncombatants ... occurred" and says that "it is difficult to determine which the correct number is". The issue remains one of the biggest factors that divide the two nations to this day. | Al Jazeera's Stephanie Scawen reports.

Latest Headlines

■ Russia Denies Its Diplomat Talked of Assad's Fall
■ Dispute Raises Doubt for China Stocks in U.S. Market
■ Night Talks: Obama, Boehner Meet on 'Fiscal Cliff'
■ Russia Positions Itself for Fall of Syrian Regime
■ VP: Chavez Recovery Favorable After Complications 
■ Obama's 'Red Line' May Be Giving Assad an Opening
■ South Africa Deputy President in Race to Lead ANC 
■ Hamas Stages First West Bank March Since 2007
■ European Court Condemns CIA in Landmark Ruling 
■ Man Shoots Himself Inside Ala. Federal Courthouse
■ NKorea Still Years Away From Reliable Missiles 
■ Panetta: Karzai to Meet Obama in Washington
■ Cheaper Gas Drives Down U.S. Wholesale Price Index 
■ CNN Trends: Top Trends of 2012
■ CNN: Japan Scrambles Fighter Jets Over Disputed Islands

► The Nanjing Massacre: Scenes from a Hideous Slaughter 75 Years Ago

* Election Set to Boost Japan's Military — Honestly 
* Why Japan Is Still Not Sorry Enough for World War II

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History of China: Second Sino-Japanese War, Bloody Saturday, Nanking Massacre. Published on Aug 18, 2012 by thefilmarchives

► Susan Rice Withdraws Bid for Secretary of State

* Obama: Attacks on Rice 'Unfair and Misleading'

► Will Russian Science Be Stunted by Putin's Fear of Espionage?  

► Egypt Divided: The Brotherhood Fails to Find Common Ground

► A Punch Turns Political in Michigan Labor Protests

► Fareed Zakaria: The Baby Boom and Financial Doom

► The Fed Ties Interest Rates to Jobs: A Very Big Deal

► TIME Picks the Top 10 Photos of 2012

► Eagle Eye: The Best Satellite Views of the Earth (PHOTOS)

► Who wants to define the psychogeography of Los Angeles?
► Susan Rice withdraws from secretary of State consideration
► Americans want compromise in 'fiscal cliff' talks
► Defiant Boehner presses for 'fiscal cliff' cuts
► Boehner: Obama's 'fiscal cliff' deal 'mainly tax hikes'

► Southern California: Mountain High expects to reopen this weekend

► Canada: Making tracks to Quebec's Le Massif de Charlevoix  

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* Geminid meteor shower peaks tonight
* NASA ready for GRAIL spacecraft to crash into moon
* Hubble spots galaxies near edge of cosmic dawn
* Robotic space plane launched for classified mission
* More: Incredible images from space

► Pictures in the News | Dec. 13, 2012