News Headlines (278) 18 June - 19 June 2013

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► SCIENCE DAILY 12 June 2013 : Male Guppies Reproduce Long After Death  — Performing experiments in a river in Trinidad, a team of evolutionary biologists has found that male guppies continue to reproduce for at least ten months after they die, living on as stored sperm in females, who have much longer lifespans (two years) than males (three-four months).

► ABC  net 20 May 2013 : Protein opens path to diabetes cure

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■ 16 June 2013  ; Guinea Pig Suit Of Armor Being Sold On eBay Makes Us Say, 'Huzzah!' (PHOTOS)
■ 18 June 2013 : China 'Hair Stockings' May Help Scare Off 'Perverts,' Everyone (PHOTO) 

► DAILY MAIL 18 June 2013  : How to get a Man of Steel body: Superman star Henry Cavill flexes his incredible muscles in workout video

► HOLLYWOOD REPORTER 11 June 2013  : Man of Steel's' Henry Cavill on Fame: 'Going to Starbucks Is Now a Thing of the Past' (Video) ||  ► METRO UK  ||  ► DAILY MAIL

► TODAY in HISTORY

■ 18 June 1965 : SAC B-52s are used for the first time in South Vietnam
■ 18 June 1943 : SS Police in Amsterdam sentence for 12 resistance fighter to death (Jewish, communists, homosexuality) at the census bureau

► DIGITAL JOURNAL 16 June 2013 : Russia strongly rejects no-fly zone in Syria, saying it's illegal

► NY DAILY NEWS 17 June 2013 : Miss USA 2013: Miss Connecticut Erin Brady wins the crown

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EDUCATION : The Long Way Home - Israel Documentary. Published on Mar 16, 2013 by george dubya

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► TRI▲NGLE
► Nokta 
► The Crisis of Credit Visualized

► NSA head, lawmakers defend spying programs
By Patricia Zengerle and Tabassum Zakaria -  WASHINGTON - The head of the National Security Agency said U.S. surveillance programs had helped disrupt more than 50 possible attacks since September 11, 2001, as members of Congress also defended the use of the top-secret spying operations.

* Moves to limit contractor access to secrets meets resistance

► Putin torpedoes G8 efforts to oust Assad
By Andrew Osborn and Maria Golovnina - ENNISKILLEN - Russia's Vladimir Putin derailed Barack Obama's efforts to win backing for the downfall of Syria's Bashar al-Assad at a G8 summit on Tuesday, warning the West that arms supplied to the rebels could be used for attacks on European soil.  | Video

* Analysis: Saudi role in Syria driven by fear of Shi'ite 'full moon'

► VIDEOS

■ Iran's newly-elected President meets with outgoing Ahmadinejad
■ George Washington letter about the U.S. Constitution for sale

► The British royal family
► Baby elephant rescued from well in Thailand
► British PM to target tax and trade at G8 summit
► Iranian president-elect visits Khomeni shrine
► Afghan forces take over security from NATO

► Obama, Putin clash on Syria but pledge talks. Barack Obama and Vladimir Putin air clashing views on Syria, but pledge to try to keep alive a frail and much-delayed effort to hold a Geneva peace conference.

► Raw: Obama, Putin Meet at G8. Russian President Vladimir Putin told President Barack Obama on Monday that their positions on Syria do not coincide but both leaders agree on the need to push for negotiations in Syria's two-year-old civil war. (June 17)


► Obama: US Has Helped Syrian Rebels. President Obama told PBS's Charlie Rose that the US has been helping Syrian rebels, even before the White House's recent decision to provide lethal aid. (June 18)



► Obama: NSA Secret Data Gathering 'Transparent'. President Barack Obama defended top secret National Security Agency spying programs as legal in a lengthy interview Monday, and called them transparent _ even though they are authorized in secret. (June 18)  ||  ►RAW:  NSA Director Says 50 Plots Foiled

 

► Assad foes cannot set conditions for Syria talks: Russia
► FINANCE : Headhunter for the Rich Turns on Them
► OMG! : Kate Middleton's Look-Alike Has Us Looking Twice
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► NEWS

■ Obama defends Syria policy, plays down NSA spying 'ruckus'
■ UN says Libya political exclusion law likely violates rights
■ UK's Cameron wants Syria peace plan, with or without Russia
■ Russia says it will not allow Syria no-fly zones 
■ Obama: Syria Isn't Another Iraq

► MAGAZINE

■ Does a child die of hunger every 10 seconds?
■ Return to Auschwitz: How Israel keeps Holocaust memories alive

Quote of the day : "I do think chickens are unjustly maligned" - Animal behaviour lecturer Siobhan Abeyesinghe on report chickens are cleverer than toddlers

► US Taliban move prompts Afghan ireAfghan President Hamid Karzai speaks during a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of Kabul University in Kabul
Afghanistan suspends talks on a bilateral security agreement with the US, after Washington's announcement of peace talks with the Taliban.

* Mardell: Meeting the enemy
* Nato hands over Afghan security
* Q&A: The Taliban's Doha office
* Ex-envoy predicts a bumpy road

► VIDEOS

■ Obama in Berlin to give Brandenburg Gate speech
■ Broad agreement over Syria at G8 summit

For me, the most handsome country is Russia, represented by the most handsome guy from Russia : Vladimir Putin. See? The most handsome guy always prefer to walk more quietly, then stands up straighter and smiles as necessary.

■ Syria's sectarian conflict spreads to Lebanon

I think West are playing the Middle East by using the issue of ethnic conflict/belief.  Things that they say that there is a war as between Sunni and Shia, between races, between Kurds and non-Kurds, Arabs and non-Arabs or Persians are just slander of Israel backed by Western countries. They are just trying to build the image of a country in accordance with their wishes. One of them is the development of democracy and energy development efforts in a country.

► Faberge eggs become symbols of power in new Russia

► Today's African Proverb : "Milk and honey have different colours but they share the same house peacefully" - Sent by Luka Geng Geng, Kuajok in South Sudan

I'm not friends with grandiose things today. And this sentence sounds a bit grandiose. Do you know that the smell of our sweat is also determined by the skin's color? And you do not say that even though they have almost the same color but between milk powder and wheat flour are also sharing the same house peacefully or not? Anyway, at least you know the honey and milk still have similarities in terms of flavor. Sweet.

So, no need to pretend to be nice to me today. I already told you. I'm not friends with things grandiose in any manifestation today. Look, there is no word, song, poetry, seduction, fantasy, bid, performance, or even at a still.

► Obama's 'transparent' NSA interview points debunked
► Edward Snowden: Truth is coming, and it cannot be stopped
► 'Syrian insurgency holding seven of G8 hostage'
► Russia blocks mention of Assad's fate in G8 Syria declaration
► OP-ED : Syria in-depth analysis: Where the anti-Assad coalition went wrong
► OP- ED : 'Libya desperately needs foreign funds to recover'
► Bloomberg and NYPD sued for spying on Muslims
► Four US troops killed in Afghan militant attack ahead of peace talks with Taliban
► Russia to introduce no smoking cells for remand prisoners
► G8 leaders sign tax evasion declaration

► VIDEOS

■ NSA Leaks: US spied on frmr President Medvedev at 2009 G20 summit
■ CrossTalk: US of Security
■ Arsenal Inferno: Explosions at ammo depot spark mass evacuation in Russia
■ Snowden: Truth is coming, US draconian responses build better whistleblowers ||  ■ 'US pushes smear campaign against Snowden to distract from NSA leak'

■ 'Intervention will make Syria 10 times worse than extremist-ravaged Libya'. Assad troops have made a strong push in recent weeks, and rebel leaders say they are in dire need of support. They've already got al-Qaeda-linked militants and foreign mercenaries fighting on their side, and are now set to start getting weapons from the West. Meanwhile, government forces have the backing of Lebanon's Hezbollah, and may soon get a four-thousand-strong troop reinforcement from Iran. The British National Party's Nick Griffin was part of a European fact-finding delegation that's just returned from Damascus. He told RT that any third-party involvement only aggravates the conflict.



■ Putin: Russia wasn't isolated at G8, not all agree Assad used chemical weapons. The G8 summit has just drawn to an end in Northern Ireland with Syria, as predicted, one of the most pressing topics up for discussion. Despite major disagreements, the leaders did manage to come up with a joint statement. Russia's President commented on what's been achieved and what differences still remain. RT's Polly Boiko was following the news conference at Lough Erne.



■ G8 backs Syria conference, calls for chemical probe & removal of al-Qaeda fighters
■ Foe or Friend? US to hold talks with Taliban amid mounting insurgent violence

Oh, it's easy: So, Afghanistan, your future is on Taliban. Maybe that's it, more or less.

► Inside Story - Iran: A victory of moderation? 
► UK reportedly 'spied' on G20 delegates
► Obama and Putin discuss Syria conflict 
► Inside Story - Can Afghans be in charge?
► Inside Story Americas - The quagmire of Guantanamo?
► Inside Story Americas - Brazil: Protests of discontent
► The Cure - Special : Doctors on Everest

► The G-8 Clamps Down on Tax Evasion, but Critics Say Plan Falls Short
► After Slow Start, Obama Administration Finds its Voice on Surveillance
► Viewpoint: Why Surveillance Outrage Falls Flat in China
► VIDEO : The Iranian President-Elect: TIME Explains 

► WORLD : Obama to call for joint U.S.-Russia nuclear arms reduction
► SCIENCE & HEALTH : AMA declares obesity a disease
► OBITUARIES : Michael Hastings dies at 33; his article led general to resign
► COLUMN ONE : Old guard, young blood clash in Salinas' halls of power
► POLITIC : White House pushes gun safety, but it means little without Congress