News Headlines (264) 4 June 2013

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► SCIENCE DAILY 29 May 2013 : Childhood Abuse Linked With Food Addiction in Adult Women — Women who experienced severe physical or sexual abuse during childhood are much more likely to have a food addiction as adults than women who did not experience such abuse, according to a new study published in the journal Obesity. The study's findings provide valuable new information regarding potential causes and treatments for food addiction and obesity.

► DAILY TELEGRAPH

■ 4 June 2013 : 40,000 killer bees sting man to death
■ 3 June 2013 : Poor smelly moo stuck in a loo

► HEIDY KLUM [Heidy in my older posts : 3 April 2013 & 4 April 2013]

■ LIFESTYLEMAG 1 June 2013 : Heidi Klum Gets a Sweet 40th Birthday Present From Her Four Kids
■ HUFFINGTON POST  : 1 June 2013
■ DAILY MAIL 20 May 2013 : Turning up the heat! Heidi Klum and boyfriend Martin Kristen can't keep their hands off each other as they hit the beach
■ DAILY MAIL 1 June 2013 : Double duty! Heidi Klum's beau Martin Kristen proves that he's still her number one bodyguard as he protects her at LAX 

► ZEENEWS INDIA 28 April 2013  : EPL: Robin van Persie deserves to be PFA Player of the Year || ► GOAL 21 March 2013 || ► MIRROR 1 June 2013 : Robin van Persie and Gareth Bale share Football Supporters' Federation player-of-the-season gong

► DIGITAL SPY 2 June 2013 : Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines' tops UK singles chart

► TODAY in HISTORY

■ We are in June, right? Well, Marie Curie died on July 4th. Different, is not it? Oh, can it be written earlier? No, it can not. You are wrong. June is not July, Cisca! Although they are gone, dead, and may be forgotten by almost everyone, but there are things that should not be written as you like. That is history.
■ 4 June, 1989:  Tiananmen Square massacre takes place
■ 4 June 2012 : US drone attack kills 15 militants in Pakistan, including high ranking al-Qaeda official, Abu Yahya al-Libi

► 'Drone attacks illegal, fuel terror' - Pakistani FM. American drones hitting targets on Pakistani territory is illegal, and involvement of the Pakistani spy agencies with Taliban not even worthy of comment, said Hina Rabbani Khar, Pakistan's Foreign Minister, exclusively to RT.  Uploaded on Feb 9, 2012 by Russia Today

► CRISIS GROUP

■ 26 June 2012 : Iran & the Nuclear Talks
■ 1 June 2013 : CrisisWatch N°118
■ 13 May 2013 : Too Close for Comfort: Syrians in Lebanon
■ 13 May 2013 : Too Close for Comfort: Syrians in Lebanon

► THE ATLANTIC CITIES 3 June 2013 : Devastating Photos of Central Europe's Massive Floods ::

► TELEGRAPH 2 June 2013 : Assad regime refuses Red Cross access to besieged Syrian town of Qusayr

► Crisisgroup

■ Iran & the Nuclear Talks. Ali Vaez, Crisis Group's Senior Iran Analyst, discusses the latest round of nuclear talks between Iran and the P5+1 and advises how best to avoid a military confrontation. Published on Jun 26, 2012

■ Peña Nieto's Challenge: Criminal Cartels and Rule of Law in Mexico. Javier Ciurlizza, Crisis Group's Latin America Program Director, looks at the challenges and opportunities Mexico faces as it combats drug violence. Published on Mar 15, 2013 

■ Blurring the Borders: Syrian Spillover Risks for Turkey. We held a Google+ Hangout with Hugh Pope, Project Director, Turkey/Cyprus and Didem Akyel Collinsworth, Analyst, Turkey to discuss their new report "Blurring the Borders: Syrian Spillover Risks for Turkey". As the humanitarian crisis reaches catastrophic proportions, Syria needs to open its borders to external aid, while Turkey and its international partners need more long-term planning to meet growing refugee needs and avoid having instability spill over the porous border.  Published on May 4, 2013

► S u d d e n l y

► Taiwan says former president Chen tried to kill himself
► Three storm chasers among 13 killed by Oklahoma tornadoes
► Turkish premier brands protesters extremists
► Red Cross pushing for access to Syria's besieged Qusair
► U.N. rights team believes chemical weapons used in Syria

Is this personification of obsessive compulsive disorder in the news? ehehehe .... Assad has said, "No, we did not use chemical weapons at all!", Meanwhile, they said, "Yes, you use chemical weapons!"
No!
Yes!
No!
Yes!
Stop it! Call your gecko.

► Mont Saint Michel an island again. Mont Saint Michel, the World Heritage site in northern France which attracts 2.4 million tourists a year, will become a true island again in a few years' time as work continues to dredge the bay and remove sand and sediment that have built up around the granite rock for centuries. VIDEOGRAPHIC

► Gay Pride in Sao Paulo eyes same-sex marriage rights. More than a million people take to Sao Paulo's streets for a massive Gay Pride parade, aiming to end discrimination and support same-sex marriage rights in Brazil.

► The causes of flooding. Several people have died as torrential rains lashed central Europe on Sunday, forcing hundreds to leave their homes after floods and landslides. Austria, Germany and the Czech Republic sent in army units to help with rescue efforts after rains reached record levels in some areas. VIDEOGRAPHIC || ► Record floods in Germany force thousands out of homes. Flooding hit the Czech Republic, Germany and Austria on Monday after torrential rains left several people dead and forced thousands from their homes across central Europe. ||  ► Flood waters wreck havoc across the Czech Republic. The Czech capital Prague was on high flood alert Monday with businesses shut and transport coming to a halt after torrential rains left at least six people dead and forced thousands from their homes across central Europe. The heavy rainfall has triggered nightmarish memories of devastating floods that killed dozens in the region in 2002. || ► Flood waters wreak havoc across Czech Republic. The Czech capital Prague is on high flood alert with businesses shut and transport coming to a halt after torrential rains left at least several people dead and forced thousands from their homes across central Europe. The heavy rainfall has triggered nightmarish memories of devastating floods that killed dozens in the region in 2002

► Turkey faces fourth day of protests. Turkey's leaders faced a fourth day of protests on Monday after demonstrators clashed with police firing tear gas, in the biggest outburst of anger at the Islamist-rooted government since it took power more than a decade ago. || ► Turkey president says protesters' message 'received'.  Turkey's President Abdullah Gul urged calm on Monday after days of violent clashes between police and anti-government protesters and promised them their message had been "received." ||  ► Turkish demonstrators rally against alcohol proposals. As Turkey's prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan continues to battle a growing wave of discontent, demonstrators have now catalysed behind his proposed restrictions on alcohol consumption, accusing him of seeking to impose conservative Islamic reforms on the secular nation. ||  ► Kerry voices concern over use of force by Turkish police. US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday voiced concern over "reports of excessive use of force" by Turkish police in clashes with demonstrators in Ankara and other Turkish cities. || ► Turkey clashes re-erupt, protestors rage at PM. Clashes re-erupted in Turkish cities Monday as Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan shrugged off mass protests against his Islamic-rooted government that have left at least one man dead.

► Impressionist Pissarro show in Madrid. Works by the french painter Camille Pissarro, one of the founders of the Impressionist movement, go on disply at the Thyssen Museum in Madrid.

"Blessed are they who see beautiful things in humble places where other people see nothing" ― Camille Pissarro

► Obama Calls for End to Mental Illness Stigma. President Barack Obama says he is convening a conference on mental illness to bring the issue "out of the shadows." Obama spoke Monday at the opening of the day-long White House conference. (June 3)


► Michael Douglas' Cancer Highlights HPV Risks. Actor Michael Douglas' comments about throat cancer have thrown a spotlight on risks from HPV, a virus spread through sexual contact. Experts say HPV is a growing cause of certain types of oral cancer. (June 3)



► Want to Look Younger? Factor in Sunscreen. A new skin study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine confirms what doctors have long preached. Daily, year-round sunscreen use can significantly slow the skin's aging process by as much as 24 percent. (June 3)

► Galaxy in Throes of Death Spied for 1st Time
► Storm chasing critical, profitable and dangerous
► GRINDTV : Mysterious sea creature washes ashore in UK
► OMG! : Burning Question: How Much Will Kim Kardashian Make Off Her Baby?
► PICTURES :  Central Europe Hit With Worst Flooding in 70 Years

► Turkey apology to wounded protesters. Turkey Deputy PM Arinc says initial protests 'just'

► MAGAZINE

■ By car and canoe. The daring mission to rescue Timbuktu's priceless manuscripts
■ Baby asleep in one of the maternity boxesCardboard cradle. Why most Finns put their babies to sleep in a box 
■ How did stevia get mainstream?
■ DSM-5: What's in a name? Codifying mental illness

► FEATURES :  Ahmadinejad: Iran's populist and pariah leaves the stage
► ENTERTAINMENT: The emerging art scene in post-Saddam Iraq

► VIDEOS

■ Surviving the recession communist-style in Spain
■ Tiananmen anniversary: Calls for truth 24 years on
■ Great British Bake Off hits the US
■ Wildfires force thousands from homes in California

► PICTURE

■ Central European floods
■ California wildfires

► Today's African Proverb : "If you are filled with pride, then you will have no room for wisdom" - Sent by Martin Manyiel Wugol, Juba, South Sudan

► Second fatality, thousands injured as police try to curb Turkey protests 
► Day one of Manning trial focuses on intent of WikiLeaks source
► US missile defense system may remain on Jordan-Syria border after drills
► Anti-WikiLeaks hacker group attacks RT.com as Manning trial begins
► Court-martial trial for Bradley Manning over WikiLeaks starts Monday
► Kick the habit: Smoking ban comes into effect in Russia

► VIDEOS

■ 'Looks Like War': Barricades & tear gas fill Turkish streets as clashes continue. A wave of violence in Turkey has seen riot police clash with protesters for a fourth day running. Security forces used tear gas and water cannons, as protesters responded with stones and built barricades. Activists also tried to break through police lines and attack the Prime Minister's office. RT's Irina Galushko reports from Istanbul.   ||  ■ 'I thought I'd die': Turkish police brutality shocks & enrages protesters. The unrest in Turkey has claimed a second life. Police, already facing widespread criticism for using excessive force, are being accused of being behind the killing of a 22-year-old man. Human rights groups have also hit out at the security forces in Turkey for their brutal response to the protests.You may find some of the images in the report disturbing.



■ Secrecy Cult: 'Manning leaked less than 1% of classified docs'. One hundred fifty four years: The amount of time whistleblower Bradley Manning could spend behind bars. His espionage trial begins later today in the US, after his arrest in 2010, which saw him charged with aiding the enemy after he leaked thousands of classified documents online. As RT's Marina Portnaya reports - his court martial process begins at a time when the US is accused of being anything but truthful or transparent.



■ US missiles & F16 jets may remain on Jordan-Syria border after drills. Washington is deploying Patriot missiles and F16 fighter jets to Jordan. The US Central Command says they'll be used in military drills first and may remain afterwards in a nation which borders war-torn Syria. It's fueling concern that tensions in the region could escalate even further. RT's Paula Slier looks at what's behind a move the US insists is only aimed at helping an ally.



■ 'Manning trial exposes attack on press freedom'. The trial of the American whistleblower Bradley Manning, who handed classified military data to Wikileaks, takes place on Monday in Maryland. The army private faces a list of charges - among them aiding the enemy - which could land him in prison for the rest of his life. Wikileaks spokesman, Kristinn Hrafnsson, says the clampdown on freedom of speech in US, will not stop people from blowing the whistle on the government's wrongdoings. 

■ First EU Problem: Brussels busy bottling olive oil amid raging crisis. As if EU bureaucrats don't have enough on their hands trying to extinguish financial fires raging across the broken continent, they've now decided to take their unlimited powers to the holy of holies: EU eateries. Yes, at a time when harsh austerity measures, delayed retirements and high unemployment levels are pushing Europeans to vent their outrage on the cobblestone streets, Brussels decided this was the perfect time to impose strict new rules on how restaurants serve olive oil to their customers.

■ CrossTalk: Do Interventions to Mid-East Drive Christians Out?  What is happening to Christians in the Middle East? How are they being treated? With the rise of an Islamist state what kind of protection do the Christians need? And in this sense, has the promotion of democracy really worked? CrossTalking with Michael Maloof, Matthew Feeney and Sabah Al-Mukhtar.

■ Central Europe on high alert over record floods. Four people have died and at least eight are missing as torrential rains in central Europe caused landslides and took rivers to dangerously high levels. Emergency operations are under way in Austria, Germany and the Czech Republic to deal with record levels of flooding in some places. Thousands of homes across the region have been evacuated. 

■ RT becomes 1st TV news channel to break YouTube 1 billion views barrier. RT is the first TV news channel to reach 1 billion views on YouTube. In this special program we look at some of our videos you liked best, find the heroes of some clips and even have some happy endings.

► Inside Story - Is Turkey in turmoil? Anger over plans to develop a city park in Turkey, escalate into nationwide protests against the government. It started as a protest over a park, but plans to redevelop a public open space in Istanbul have sparked wider civil unrest. Tens of thousands have joined nationwide protests, directed at the government. Dozens of demonstrations have taken place in 48 cities across the country, rights groups have accused police of being excessively heavy-handed. 

► Mass grave uncovered in Israel's Jaffa. The remains of around 200 bodies have been found in an unmarked mass grave in the coastal Israeli town of Jaffa. Forensic experts have taken some of the remains for examination. But Palestinians who were alive during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war say they saw what happened in the town. Al Jazeera's Sue Turton reports.


► The Stream - Married at 11 

► Iranians mark Khomeini's death. Iranians are marking 24 years since the death of the founder of the Islamic Republic Ruhollah Ayatollah Khomeini. The commemoration on Tuesday at his shrine in Tehran is being attended by Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, along with other high-ranking officials and clerics.  Al Jazeera's Soraya Lennie reports from the Iranian capital.



► Inside Story - Hezbollah Under Pressure. As the fighting spreads into Lebanon,the pressure on Hezbollah to end its involvement in Syria is mounting.And Lebanon's former Prime Minster, Fouad Siniora, has made it clear that he is calling Hezbollah members to put an end to their implication in the Syrian affair. To discuss this, Inside Story, with presenter Mike Hanna, is joined by guests Ahmad Mousalli, professor at the American University in Beirut and a specialist on Islamic groups; Naim Salem, professor at Notre Dame University in Lebanon and a specialist on international affairs and diplomacy and Salman Shaikh, director at Brookings Doha Center and advisor to the U.N. Secretary General on the Middle East.



► Inside Story Americas - The trial and times of Bradley Manning. We follow the trial of the world's most famous whistle blower and discuss the impacts thereof. Inside Story Americas with Shihab Rattansi discusses with Chase Madar, a lawyer and the author of 'The Passion of Bradley Manning'; Faiza Patel,a co-director of the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University law school. We also hear from Daniel Ellsberg, a former military analyst and whistleblower who famously leaked the Pentagon Papers in 1971.

► Syria's Air-Defense Arsenal: The Russian Missiles Keeping Assad in Power
► Hold The Onions: Spanish Beer Ad Stirs Up A Paella Controversy

► Powerhouse fire takes tough twisting path
By Hector Becerra and Christine Mai-Duc - The blaze, which has burned more than 32,000 acres and destroyed seven structures, has been pushed in several directions by hot winds through dense chapparal and flammable grasses. | Photos | Map

► COLUMN ONE : Daughter and dad share dream of UCLA softball

► SCIENCE : Stress, anxiety and pain disturb Americans' sleep, survey finds

► LOCAL : Rare back-to-back fatalities occur at Yosemite

► POLITICS

■ Prosecutors look to closely link Bradley Manning and Julian Assange
■ Obama: Lautenberg 'improved the lives of countless Americans'
■ Bradley Manning decided in 2009 to leak U.S. secrets, his lawyer says
■ Bradley Manning court-martial opens over WikiLeaks scandal

► FRAMEWORK

■ Powerhouse fire
■ Marine Corps' annual Mud Run at Camp Pendleton 
■ Los Angeles City Hall in color

■ Pictures in the News | June 3, 2013 - Posted By: Marc Martin



Duesseldorf, Germany — A bee collects pollen on a blossom in Duesseldorf, western Germany. PHOTOGRAPH BY: MARTIN GERTEN / AFP / Getty Images