raptureready/rapnews_db.php 09 Jan 15 Saudi blogger Badawi flogged for Islam insult A Saudi Arabian blogger has been publicly flogged after being convicted of cybercrime and insulting Islam, reports say. Raif Badawi, who was sentenced to 1,000 lashes and 10 years in jail, was flogged 50 times. The flogging will be carried out weekly, campaigners say. Mr Badawi, the co-founder of a now banned website called the Liberal Saudi Network, was arrested in 2012. First they came for the Jews. Then they came for the journalists The massacre at Charlie Hebdo was part of an all-out assault on freedom in Europe. Jews and cartoonists are on the frontline. France deploys 88,000 troops as Charlie Hebdo manhunt focuses northeast of Paris France deployed tens of thousands of security forces in the hunt for two brothers accused of killing 12 people at the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, a hunt which is now focused on a forest and several woodland villages northeast of Paris. Netanyahu: Paris attack proves world must fight Islamist terror Netanyahu said the motive of Islamist terrorists was to “destroy society and nations, to uproot human culture which is based of freedom, and the freedom to choose.” Therefore, the prime minister continued, “free societies and all civilized people must unite and combat this terrorism.” French losing control over their country French President Francois Hollande, the man who only several days ago instructed Frances representative at the United Nations Security Council to vote in favor of the establishment of a Palestinian state, outdid himself on Wednesday when he declared that the massacre at the office of weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo was a terrorist attack. 6 Times The Obama Administration Said Its Job Was to Promote Islam White House press secretary Josh Earnest announced that the Obama administration would prioritize fighting Islamophobia in the aftermath of the terrorist attack on Charlie Hebdo in France. Never mind that most Westerners aren’t Islamophobic, but rather GettingShotInTheFaceForExpressingMyOpinion-Phobic. The Media’s Main Bias is Anti-American Kudos to the Islamic terrorists yesterday who shot up the Charlie Hebdo offices yesterday for doing so in such a way that the media could not pretend that they were not Muslim or that their belief in radical Islam was not the primary motivating factor for their actions. Having been robbed of their normal playbook of refusing to use Islamic names or to report that terrorists were Muslims or motivated by Islam at all. Earthquakes, Blizzards, Volcanic Activity All Hit Russias Far East on One Day Severe natural upheavals raged across Russias Far East on Thursday, as the region experienced increased volcanic activity, at least five earthquakes, avalanches and a months worth of snow within a day, media reports said. Earthquake rocks Guthrie early Friday GUTHRIE, Okla. —A 4.0 earthquake rocked the town of Guthrie early Friday. Security cameras capture the moment a space rock blazes across sky in Bucharest Bucharest residents witnessed night transform into day after a meteor was seen blazing through the the sky. At 3:05am local time, several security cameras throughout the Romanian city captured the incredible sight of the space rock lighting up the area. South Australia faces heavy rain after bushfire Emergency services in South Australia are preparing to deal with potential severe flooding, with the state facing its heaviest rainfall in three decades. The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) said up to 150mm (6in) of rain could fall in some parts between Friday and Sunday. The wet weather will bring relief to firefighters who have been battling to control a bushfire in Adelaide Hills. Taliban reject offer of Afghan government posts The Taliban have been offered posts in the new Afghan government but have turned them down, the BBC understands. The offer came from new President Ashraf Ghani in a bid to end the insurgency that threatens the recovery of the country. More than three months after coming into office, President Ghani is due to announce the shape of his cabinet. Hurricane-force gusts cause disruption to power and travel Hurricane-force gusts have caused travel disruption and left tens of thousands of homes without power across Scotland. The storm caused the suspension of all ScotRail trains, although some limited services have now started running. More than 70,000 homes are currently without power as the Atlantic jet stream caused gusts of more 100mph (160km/h). Britains MI5 chief warns al-Qaida in Syria planning mass attacks on West Al-Qaida militants in Syria are plotting attacks to inflict mass casualties in the West, possibly against transport systems or iconic targets, the head of Britains MI5 Security Service said on Thursday. Speaking after gunmen killed 12 people in an assault on a French satirical newspaper, MI5 boss Andrew Parker warned a strike on the United Kingdom was highly likely. U.S. to cut European military bases as budgets shrink Facing tight budgets and a shrinking military, the United States said on Thursday it was ending operations at an air base in Britain and handing it and 14 other sites in Europe back to their home governments. Al-Qaeda Is Planning to Attack the U.K. and May Succeed, Says Security Chief Fears are growing the U.K. may be the next European target of a terrorist attack, following the mass killing at the Paris offices of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo. Obama Proposes Free Community College Program The White House on Thursday announced a proposal that President Barack Obama said would make community college free for everybody who is willing to work for it. But administration officials provided no details about the programs costs or where the money would come to pay for it. Boko Haram crisis: Nigerias Baga town hit by new assault Bodies lay strewn on the streets of a key north-eastern Nigerian town following an assault by militant Islamists, officials have told the BBC. The Boko Haram group attacked Baga town on Wednesday, after over-running a military base there on Saturday, they said. Seismic series prompts Dallas suburb to examine emergency plans Seismologists installed more earthquake-monitoring devices in the Dallas suburb of Irving on Thursday as officials examined contingency plans after a series of temblors raised concerns for the area near the former Dallas Cowboys football stadium. Jihadists have declared war, world must respond: Canadas Harper The deadly attacks in Paris serve as a vivid reminder that jihadists are at war with those they disagree with, and the world must confront them, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said on Thursday. Terror suspects in Charlie Hebdo massacre were on U.S. ‘no fly’ list The two brothers wanted in the terror attack on a French weekly that killed 12 people Wednesday had long been viewed by U.S. officials as potential terror suspects, prompting them to be placed on a “no fly” list that banned them from boarding commercial aircraft into and out of the United States, U.S. counterterrorism sources told Yahoo News.
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