News Headlines (74) 20 November 2012

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► Study: If You're 'Keen to Stay Cheery,' 7 Fruits and Vegetables a Day -  By Lindsay Abrams - inShare1 Oct 11 2012

► Children Who Swim Start Smarter, Study Suggests -  ScienceDaily (Nov. 16, 2012)
► At Washington's James Bond exhibit, villains are forever - By Ian Simpson | Reuters – Fri, Nov 16, 2012 
► Oldest Arrowheads Hint at How Modern Humans Overtook Neandertals By Kate Wong | November 7, 2012  || Study: Stone spear tip made by earlier ancestor - By MALCOLM RITTER | Associated Press – Thu, Nov 15, 2012
► Charlie Chaplin's bowler hat and cane fetch over $60,000 at auction
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■ Screensaver reveals new test for synaesthesia - 04 August 2008 by Alison Motluk 
■ Eat Your Words? Some Can Taste Them - People With Rare Condition 'Taste' Words on the Tip of Their Tongue
■ Synesthesia May Explain Healers Claims of Seeing People's 'Aura' - ScienceDaily (May 4, 2012) || Reading in Two Colors at the Same Time: Patterns of Synesthesia Brain Activity Revealed ScienceDaily (Mar. 11, 2011) 

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Rohingya - The Forgotten People. Published on Aug 10, 2012 by WeAreHelpOrg :They are branded as one of the most persecuted communities in the world by the UN, yet nobody knows their name. They are the forgotten people. In recent weeks, the escalating violence has displaced more than 90,000 Rohingya people. Villages are being burnt, people are being abducted, concentration camps are being created, women are being raped and children mercilessly killed. The persecution against the Rohingya can be described in no other terms but that of ethnic cleansing and genocide. || Rohingya: the world's most forgotten people. Published on Jul 22, 2012 by AlJazeeraEnglish : This is what the Bangladeshi authorities don't want you to see: 300,000 Muslim Rohingya refugees from Myanmar living in makeshift camps alone the Bangladesh border. Officially, Bangladeshi authorities do not recognise their existence, but in reality Rohingyas are tolerated and are known as unregistered refugees. Al Jazeera's Nicolas Hague reports


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The Forgotten People - Burma. Published on Jul 3, 2007 by journeymanpictures || Black Friday Massacre - Burma. Uploaded by journeymanpictures on Sep 27, 2007 : April 2004 What really happened the night that Aung Sang Suu Kyi was arrested? Did the military try to kill her? A crowd of cheering people stretch as far as the eye can see. As these pictures show, despite spending most of the last 14 years in detention, Aung Sang Suu Kyi still commands the support of her people. But a few days later, her convoy was attacked by government backed thugs, leaving dozens dead. "The situation was very chaotic and frightening," confides Suu Kyi's bodyguard, Khin Oo. He recalls seeing Suu Kyi being attacked by men wielding sticks. "She was injured on her left shoulder and the left side of her neck." Many of her supporters feared she would be killed. "The security group were shouting 'Drive Away' but instead of running, I heard her say 'How can I run when people are being beaten?'" Khin recalls. But her driver had other ideas. As he whisked her away, eyewitness Naing Naing recalls hearing: "a voice giving orders to fire." Ten to fifteen gunshots were then fired at Suu Kyi's car, narrowly missing. "It was definitely the military," states Naing Naing. "It was meant to kill our leader." After the massacre, the generals took to the world's stage rejecting calls they were responsible. But, nearly a year on, Suu Kyi remains under house arrest. And the future of Burma looks as bleak as ever.
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Obama to Myanmar: America Is With You. Published on Nov 19, 2012 by AssociatedPress : President Obama encouraged Myanmar to continue its transition to democracy, during a speech today at the University of Yangon. Mr. Obama is the first US President to visit Myanmar. (Nov. 19) || Raw: President Joins Democracy Leader in Myanmar.  Published on Nov 18, 2012 by AssociatedPress : President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met with democracy activist and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, at the start of the President's landmark visit to the long-isolated nation of Myanmar. (Nov. 19)

Blah,... what am I looking at? Dear Mrs Suu Kyi,... out here, we do not need that smile and small talk in welcoming the visit. In there, your neutral stance in the massacre of Muslim Rohingya must be questioned because of your position as a Nobel Peace Prize winner, and you also had experienced the intimidation and persecution by the military junta. Supposedly, all of your goals is to uphold human rights and support democracy. But why are you silent when confronted with the internal race like this? It is no exaggeration if I suspect you are applying a double standard. It seems the human rights for you is only valid for people outside of Muslim, but not for Muslims. Aung San Suu Kyi, you are not a pure democracy fighter.

■ Obama, Suu Kyi And The Forbidden Kiss - BY Palash R. Ghosh | November 19 2012

■ The hug that says you're not alone: Obama and Clinton meet with activist Aung San Suu Kyi in historic Presidential visit to Myanmar.  Obama becomes first president to visit Myanmar and Cambodia. n Myanmar, Obama and Hillary Clinton met with Aung San Suu Kyi who was under house arrest for two decades after fight for democracy. Commended country for progress but urged further reforms. In 'tense' talks in Cambodia, Obama urged politicians to hold fair elections, while leader Hun Sen denied severity of human rights abuses. By Associated Press and Meghan Keneally | PUBLISHED 19 November 2012

► Israeli offensive in Gaza was years in the making - By JOSEF FEDERMAN | Associated Press
► Gazans apply lessons learned from last battle - By IBRAHIM BARZAK and KARIN LAUB | Associated Press
► Israeli aircraft hit Hamas bank HQ in Gaza -By KARIN LAUB | Associated Press
► Turkey's Erdogan calls Israel a "terrorist state" 
► Russia calls for end to Israel-Palestinian strikes - Reuters
► Worshipping the sun gods. Celebrating the Hindu religious festival "Chhat," devotees worship the Sun god and fast all day for the betterment of their family and society during the festival. 

► Asia trip takes Obama White House into Myanmar time warp - By Matt Spetalnick || (PHOTOS) Obama's historic Myanmar visit - In a historic breakthrough, President Barack Obama on Nov. 19 stepped onto the soil of long-shunned Myanmar and into the flag-waving embrace of its once repressed people. "You gave us hope," he declared, the first U.S. president to visit what not long ago had been an international outcast. 

► Tensions loom as Obama meets Japan, China leaders - By Jeff Mason
► Photos of the Day - A roundup of today's best photos.
► Even apes have 'midlife crises,' study finds - By MALCOLM RITTER | Associated Press

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► 20 November 2012 - Gaza death toll 'rises over 100' 

Israeli air strikes have killed at least 105 Palestinians in Gaza in six days of violence, Hamas officials say, as militants continue rocket fire on Israel.
* Israel-Gaza violence 
* What is Israel's military plan?
* Israel targets Hamas homes - VIDEO 
* Israel moves to protect children - VIDEO 
* Latest pictures 
* Israel-Gaza violence in map
* Q&A: Israel-Gaza violence 

► Islamists reject Syria opposition

Islamist rebel groups in the Syrian city of Aleppo say they reject the new Western-backed opposition coalition, and seek to establish an "Islamist state".
* Syria's displaced 'number 2.5m'
* What chance for new opposition? 

► 19 November 2012  - What did Barack Obama achieve in Burma? | By Jonathan Head BBC News, Rangoon  || VIDEO :: US President Obama hails Burma's 'remarkable journey' 

► 19 November 2012- Berlusconi accountant 'kidnap' leads to six arrests 
► 19 November 2012  - Great apes may have 'mid-life crisis', a study suggests | By Jeremy Coles Reporter, BBC Nature 
► 20 November 2012 - Solzhenitsyn's One Day: The book that shook the USSR | By Steve Rosenberg BBC News, Moscow 

► 20 November 2012 -  In pictures: Life in Kashmir

► 'Hamas using civilians as human shields' - Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman. Published on Nov 19, 2012 by RussiaToday : Israel continues to shower Gaza with rockets from both air and sea, with the number killed in the strikes almost doubling within the past day. The Palestinian death toll reportedly exceeds 100 - around half of them civilians, including women and children. As the civilian death toll mounts, so does criticism of Israel - for what many see as a disproportionate response. RT spoke to Paul Hirschon, Foreign Ministry spokesperson, who says Israel does its best to prevent the killing of innocents. (VIDEO) 

► Firm Ground? 36-hr ultimatum to Hamas leaked by Israeli minister. Published on Nov 19, 2012 by RussiaToday : Israel's Finance Minister told IDF radio the time left before Israel escalates its attacks can be measured in "hours, not days." Israel is said to have issued a 36-hour ultimatum demanding that Hamas stops firing rockets at Israeli territory. (VIDEO)

► CrossTalk on China: Generation Next. Published on Nov 19, 2012 by RussiaToday : What to expect from China's new leadership? How assertive will its foreign policy be over the next decade? How worried should the West be over its growing military and sea power? What are the chances of a US-China confrontation in the next 10 years? CrossTalking with Jonathan Holslag, Brian Becker and Dru Gladney. (VIDEO)

► Bloodlust in Israel: 'Flatten Gaza, send it back to Middle Ages, they need to die!' Published: 20 November, 2012 - Edited: 20 November, 2012

(Israel, you're less introspective. If you know how painful the memories of genocide, why do you have the heart to hurt other people with the same memories of murder?)

► Israel gives Hamas 36-hours ultimatum before starting major offensive. Published: 19 November, 2012 - Edited: 19 November, 2012 
► Israeli missiles hit Gaza media center for 2nd time, top militant killed (VIDEO, PHOTOS). Published: 19 November, 2012 - Edited: 19 November, 2012 
► Breaking the 'filibuster': Russia to propose UN resolution on Gaza crisis. Published: 20 November, 2012 
► Russian FM calls for Israel-Hamas ceasefire following attacks on Gaza media center.  Published: 19 November, 2012 

► Morsi's Gaza dilemma hits home. Published on Nov 19, 2012 by AlJazeeraEnglish :Egypt's president Muhammad Morsi is under pressure both at home and abroad to help end the crisis in Gaza. Unlike his predecessor Hosni Mubarak who had cordial relations with Israel, Morsi has to tread carefully over obligating his country's Camp David Treaty with Israel and showing support to Hamas, an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood.  - Al Jazeera's Peter Greste reports from Cairo.

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■ Israel, Hamas Trade Fire and Tough Truce Proposals 
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Conflict Minerals, Rebels and Child Soldiers in Congo || SC President, Hardeep Singh Puri (India) on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) - Security Council Media Stakeout (17 November, 2012). 17 Nov 2012 - Press statement and informal comments to the media by H. E. Mr. Hardeep Singh Puri, Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of November 2012, on Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). 



■ Judge Denies Bid for Park Nativity displays 
■ Brazilian Soccer Star on Trial For Killing Lover 
■ Judge Facilitates Talks Between Hostess and Union
■ Intel CEO Otellini to Retire in Surprise Move 
■ Iran Starts Building Gas Pipeline to Syria 
■ Even Apes Have 'Midlife Crises,' Study Finds
■ U.S. Home Sales Rise 2.1 Percent in October 
■ Lebanese Army Dismantles Rockets Aimed at Israel
■ Petraeus Biographer: Devastated by Affair Fallout 
■ CNN: Debt Ceiling May Collide With Fiscal Cliff
■ SI: Maryland Leaves ACC to Join Big Ten

► In the Line of Fire: Photos from Gaza

* Egypt and Gaza: Can Cairo Manage a Tricky Relationship?
* Gaza Assault: How Surgical Are Israel's Strikes?

► Forget the Fiscal Cliff: Why President Obama is in Asia 

* Obama's Burma Visit Builds Hope, Criticism 

► France's Right-Wing Civil War: Leadership Vote Plunges UMP into Chaos

► Colorado Marijuana Law Could Be Black Market Boon 

* Marijuana in Colorado: Ready for Business

► Secession Reality Check: No, Texas Can't Legally Leave the Union    
► Can Online Courses Keep Students from Cheating?
► Senator Marco Rubio's Long Road to 2016 Begins Now
► Monday, November 19, 2012 | By TIME Photo Department - Art for Sandy Relief: Iconic, Collectible Photographs to Benefit Hurricane Sandy Relief
► Monday, November 19, 2012 | By Richard Lacayo - This Means War: A Look at Conflict Photography
► Ecocentric - The Earth as Art: Satellite Images of Our Planet from Orbit | By Kari CollinsNov. 19, 2012 

► Marco Rubio: A hip-hop fan unsure of Earth's age
► Sikh religion joining California universities' curriculum. Mistaken for Muslims — and targeted — after 9/11, members of the faith have sought to educate Americans about the religion. UC Santa Cruz is the latest to offer a course.
► Santa Monica at war with tradition, if not with Christmas 
► Mayor Villaraigosa discusses poverty report with D.C. think tank 
► Did Romney deserve the negative media coverage he received? 
    ► Republicans abandoning Romney over 'gifts' remark
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► Op-Ed - Goldberg: Obama needs a family plan - He could show some leadership on the state of the black family, and the American family in general.
► Pictures in the News | Nov. 19, 2012