News Headlines (282) 23 June 2013

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► MSN 5 December 2012 : Women can tell a cheating man just by looking at him: study  || ► News.NineMsn.Au. 5 December 2012 : Women can pick cheating strangers: study. Love rats beware: women can spot a cheating stranger at a glance.

► GUARDIAN 21 June 2013 : London Collections: Men - reflections on the spring summer 2014 shows || ► GUARDIAN 18 June 2013 : 10 things we learned from the London 2014 menswear collections  ||  ► DAILY MAIL 17 June 2013: Leather straitjackets, poodle fringes and racy lace halternecks: More crazy fashion from the Men's Collections shows

► SCIENCE DAILY 17 June 2013 : Bullfrogs May Help Spread Deadly Amphibian Fungus, but Also Die from It — Amphibian populations are declining worldwide and a major cause is a deadly fungus thought to be spread by bullfrogs, but a two-year study shows they can also die from this pathogen, contrary to suggestions that bullfrogs are a tolerant carrier host that just spreads the disease.

► SCIENCENEWSFORKIDS 14 June 2013 Infection time - Disease is more severe when it hits in the morning, at least in mice

► SPACE 19 June 2013 : New Clues Into Mystery of Mars Meteorites & Rocks Revealed

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■ ATLANTIC 6 May 2013 : What Does Sarin Do to People? The "nerve agent" does not directly kill. Rather, within seconds, it turns our own nervous systems against us.

■ GOOGLE 6 May 2013 : Syrian rebels 'used sarin': UN rights investigator

■ BBC 6 May 2013 : UN's Del Ponte says evidence Syria rebels 'used sarin'

■ REUTERS 6 May 2013 : U.N. has testimony that Syrian rebels used sarin gas: investigator

► CNN 21 June 2013 : Judge orders Texas actress held in ricin case to undergo mental evaluation

► INQUISITR 21 June 2013 : Afro Puffs And Braids Banned By Ohio School

► YAHOO CANADA OMG! 21 June 2013 : Star Splurge: Carlos Santana Spends $6 Million on Completely Automated Vegas Home

► INDEPENDENT 22 June 2013 : Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff breaks silence over unrest, promising reforms

► SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST 23 June 2013 : SNOWDEN LEAVES HONG KONG ON COMMERCIAL FLIGHT TO MOSCOW

► FILM : Jobs TRAILER 1 (2013) - Ashton Kutcher, Amanda Crew Movie HD. Published on Jun 21, 2013 by MovieclipsCOMINGSOON

► GAMING : The Last Of Us Gameplay - Part 9 - Scariest Part!. Published on Jun 22, 2013 by PewDieDie

► FILM : K-11 (2013) - Official Trailer [HD]. K-11" is a powerful new tense prison thriller - but this time it's no usual latino/creeps/blacks gangs - it's the transgender nightmare.  PLOT: Raymond Saxx Jr. (Goran Visnjic from "ER" "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo", "Beginners"), a powerful record producer wakes from a drug-induced blackout to find himself locked up in K-11, the section of the Los Angeles County Men's Central jail for gay and transgender inmates. Plunged into a nightmarish world ruled by a transsexual diva named Mousey (Kate del Castillo, La Reina del Sur; "Weeds"), Raymond is truly a fish out of water. Complicating matters are a troubled young transgender named Butterfly (Portia Doubleday, Kimberly Peirce's Carrie, Almost Kings), a predatory child molester (Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, The Dark Knight) and the ruthless Sheriff's Deputy, Lt. Johnson (D.B. Sweeney, Hard Ball, Atlas Shrugged: Part II). Ray's struggle to contact the outside world and regain his freedom seems impossible, so he must learn to navigate this new power structure if he is ever going survive and regain control of his life.

Starring: Goran Visnjic,Kate del Castillo, Portia Doubleday, Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, DB Sweeney

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► Brazil's president pledges to hold dialogue with protesters

► U.S. seeks Snowden's extradition, urges Hong Kong to act quickly
WASHINGTON - The United States said on Saturday it wants Hong Kong to extradite Edward Snowden and urged it to act quickly, paving the way for what could be a lengthy legal battle to prosecute the former NSA contractor on espionage charges.

* Snowden latest accused by Obama administration of leaking
* Snowden extradition battle in Hong Kong could go on for years
* Virginia court, home to cyber cases, to hear Snowden case
* Video: Snowden charged with espionage

► Former NSA contractor Snowden leaves Hong Kong for Moscow: paper

► Malaysia declares emergency as Indonesia smoke pollution thickens

► Brazil president promises changes amid mass protests. Embattled president Dilma Rousseff admits in a televised address that Brazil can do better and pledges to do more to fight corruption, a day after more than a million people marched to demand better living conditions. Meanwhile, football officials say there are no plans to call off the Confederations Cup.

► Rescuers race against time as India monsoon toll nears 600. Relief teams are racing against time to rescue tens of thousands of stranded people in rain-ravaged northern India as the death toll from flash floods and landslides nears 600.

► Raw: Van Crashes Into Thai Restaurant. A drunk driver crashed through the front of a Thai restaurant in Melbourne on Friday night, injuring a number of patrons most of whom were from the same family. (June 22)

► Hong Kong lets Snowden leave, with Cuba among possible destinations

► Obama to lay out climate change plan in speech on Tuesday

► 'Friends of Syria' discuss arming rebels

► FREEDOM VS. SECURITY

► GOOD MORNING AMERICA : Supermoon This Sunday: Look Out the Window to See Brightened Sky

► Obama Urges Congress to Pass Immigration Reform

► Russia commemorates WWII anniversary

► India floods death toll 'could rise to 1,000 ||  VIDEO

► VIDEOS
■ How do you run a business despite civil war? Bakdash is an ice cream shop in the heart of Damascus - which before the civil war was popular with locals and tourists alike. The tourists are no more but business goes on - so what is it like running a company with fighting just streets away? Samir Bakdash, the manager at Bakdash, says times are hard but that the show must go on.



► TECHNOLOGY : Street View: Google given 35 days to delete wi-fi data

► Do not forget to tag Barista Dritan Alsela on 20 June 2013

► NSA leaker Snowden on flight to 'third country' via Moscow

► US urges Hong Kong to act soon on NSA whistleblower extradition

► New Snowden leak reveals US hacked Chinese cell companies, accessed millions of sms - report

► Colonel Gaddafi;s Legacy? Unregulated Libyan weapons 'flood' Syria


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■ Dark Times: Pakistan in energy crisis, global hitters hinder solution. Terror attacks, constant drone strikes, and vicious sectarian strife. Pakistan's newly-elected government faces a lot of ugly challenges. But amid the outbreaks of violence, many other issues such as an immense lack of energy, are left on the sidelines. However even when the government starts looking for answers to the shortfall, it stumbles upon a whole host of hurdles. RT's Lucy Kafanov reports.



■ CCTV: Van slams through restaurant wall in Australia. A drunk driver crashed through the front of a Thai restaurant in Melbourne injuring a number of patrons most of whom were from the same family. Incredibly no one was seriously hurt although a male and two women were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. The 57 year old male driver who crashed into the restaurant is assisting police with their investigation. The driver was breath tested for alcohol and was found to be three times over the legal limit, local media reported.

■ British Big Bro: UK spy agency & NSA 'siblings', share mined data. With the US grappling with privacy debates over its recently exposed surveillance tactics President Obama has nominated James Comey to lead the FBI. He is a former high ranking Justice Department official under President George W. Bush. RT talks about this surveillance issue with Glenmore Treaner Harvey, editor in chief of the World Intelligence Review website. || ■ Revealing Reality: US & UK 'evolve into full blown police states'. The US government has filed criminal charges against Edward Snowden - the man who told the world about the scope of America's global surveillance network. Washington now wants help from Hong Kong officials - because Snowden's been hiding in the Chinese territory since unleashing the revelations about the National Security Agency. Julian Assange has meanwhile published a speech in which he severely criticizes President Obama for his handling of whistle blowers. RT is joined by geopolitical analyst Eric Draitser, stopimperalism.com.;

■ Alternative for Germany? Eurosceptic party ready to make waves in elections. There's a growing political threat to Angela Merkel in Germany - in the form of a Eurosceptic party. RT's Peter Oliver talks to the leader of Alternative for Germany, Bernd Lucke.

■ UN: Impossible to determine Syria chemical attack perpetrator. The UN has rejected Washington's claims the Syrian government used chemical weapons, saying it wasn't at all convinced. Meanwhile the ''Friends of Syria'' group of nations meeting in Qatar, have defended their efforts to arm rebels. U.S. Secretary of State, John Kerry said America will increase political and military support to the Syrian opposition. Paula Slier reports and we are joined by Karl Sharro who writes extensively about the Middle East in his blog.

► Inside Story - Greece: Embattled but defiant. Will a political fallout derail the Greek prime minister's plans to push through austerity measures? David Foster discusses with guests: Petros Doukas, a former Greek deputy finance minister; Petros Fassoulas, the chairman of the European Movement in the UK; and Yanis Varoufakis, a professor of economics at the University of Athens.

► Listening Post - Edward Snowden: Shooting the messenger? Before Edward Snowden blew the whistle on the NSA's extensive surveillance programmes on American citizens, he travelled to Hong Kong to escape the reach of the United States' justice system.  Perhaps he was mindful of the fate of Bradley Manning, who faces life in prison for releasing thousands of classified documents to Wikileaks. But while Snowden may have outrun the long arm of the law, he could not avoid trial by media. Snowden has been described as a "weasel", a "narcissist" and a "punk" - not by US politicians or officials but by the journalists and newscasters leading the debate over his actions. And the discussion in the mainstream media seems more focused on Snowden's pole-dancing girlfriend and high school record than on one of the most comprehensive telephone and online surveillance programmes in human history.  It raises the question: Why focus on the character of the leaker and not the content of the leak? Is the media once again, shooting the messenger?

This week's News Divide takes US journalism to task over its treatment of Edward Snowden and those who dare to leak government secrets to the press. We interviewed former whistleblower Thomas Drake, who revealed classified information on NSA surveillance in 2010; Jesselyn Radack, from the Government Accountability Project; and reporters Hamilton Nolan of Gawker; and Dana Priest from the Washington Post.



► Inside Story - Inside Story Americas - Obama's choice: Continuity over change? How will the nomination of James Comey as FBI director impact civil liberties and US foreign policy? Kimberly Halkett discusses with guests: David Sirota, a columnist with Salon.com; Simon Rosenberg, president of the New Democratic Network think tank; and Shahid Buttar, the executive director of the Bill of Rights Defense Committee.

► Counting the Cost - Turkey - an economic miracle under threat? The model for bail delinquents may be fraying at the edges as continued protests start to rattle the economy. We speak to Inan Demir, the chief economist at Finansbank, Dr Thitinan Pongsudhirak and Airbus' chief executive Fabrice Bregier.

► Thousands of Iranians protest in Paris. Thousands of Iranians have rallied in Paris to show their opposition to Iran's newly elected president Hassan Rouhani.It is the annual gathering of a controversial anti-government group, the National Council of Resistance of Iran.But it has the backing of major international figures, including former Spanish leader Jose Luis Zapatero, ex-New York mayor Rudy Guiliani and a former CIA director.Al Jazeera's Renee Odeh reports.

► ENTERTAINMENT : TIME Presents the 12 All-Time Great Summer Reads

► Rome's Graffiti Boom: Eternal City Finally Welcomes Street Art

► Supermoon puts on quite a show; social media takes note

NASA | Supermoon 2013. Dr. Michelle Thaller answers questions about what a Supermoon is and talks about how NASA is studying the moon with the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. Published on Jun 21, 2013 by NASAexplorer



► LOCAL : Transgender pride festival celebrates freedoms but isn't carefree

Sssh, ... let them so. After all, they have to know themselves, right?

I have a story about a gay who killed by his/ her gay partner.

So, here's his story. After they were having sex, gay A asked his/her partner (gay B) to act as the "man". Gay B refused the request because he/she was too tired to take on the role as "the woman".

Gay A did not want to understand the situation and continue to force gay B to role as the "man". (Argghh, dunno..., is there a volcanic eruption? Can't wait?)

Gay B was getting mad. Gay A still continued to force gay B. Finally, gay B took a kitchen knife and repeatedly stabbing gay A until he/she died.

After killing gay A, gay B didn't feel regret. He surrendered himself to the police and made recognition of his deed.

When visiting him in prison I asked him, "Why do you kill your partner?"

B responded with laughter, "Huaahahaa, ...what's my problem? Now I am proud to be a man. Do you see that? I can kill a man, hahahha. Now I am the man"

Well, I finally concluded that B found his prowess as a real man by one thing, not to act as the "woman" in a gay relationship, but by killing gay A.

Done.

My fiance just shaking his head when he heard my conclusion. (As easy, huh? Thus, what is the problem?)

ehehehhee....I'm not insulting gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender, not at all. But, well you know yourself. That's it. You do not have to create a lot of problems in order to seek attention and affirmation of existence. What exactly do you want? Mating? Already legalized, right? What else? Learn to recognize your self limitations. Yet you know your self.
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► POLITICS : Pelosi booed by activists after criticizing leaker Edward Snowden

(Now what, America? Want to find him as Bin Laden? Tsk! Ah, come on,... do your self introspection, ok?)